1983–84 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season

Last updated March 03, 2019

The 1983–84 Eredivisie season was the 24th season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Six teams participated in the league, and the Nijmegen Tigers won the championship.

The Eredivisie was, during its existence, the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and the highest level of competition organized by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond. Formed in 1945 and playing continuously since 1964, the league mainly featured Dutch teams, although in some seasons certain Belgian teams competed. The league featured a mix of Dutch, European and overseas players. The winner of the Eredivisie was crowned the Dutch National Champion and represented the Netherlands in the IIHF Continental Cup. In 2015, with most of its teams facing financial problems and its top team, Tilburg Trappers, joining the German Oberliga, the Eredivise was suspended with the remaining teams joining the BeNe League.

The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Including three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.

Regular season

	Club	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Heerenveen Flyers	10	8	2	65	36	16
2.	Nijmegen Tigers	10	7	3	52	30	14
3.	Tilburg Trappers	10	6	4	52	37	12
4.	Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam	10	5	5	48	39	10
5.	G.IJ.S. Groningen	10	3	7	39	65	6
6.	Eaters Geleen	10	1	9	38	87	2

Playoffs

Semifinals

Heerenveen Flyers - Eaters Geleen 2:0 on series
Nijmegen Tigers - G.IJ.S. Groningen 2:0 on series
Tilburg Trappers - Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam 2:1 on series

Nijmegen Tigers was a Dutch ice hockey club based in Nijmegen until 2003, when it was forced into bankruptcy. It has been succeeded by the Nijmegen Devils.

Pecoma Grizzlies Groningen were a professional ice hockey team in Groningen, Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Sportcentrum Kardinge.

The Tilburg Trappers are a professional ice hockey club based in Tilburg, The Netherlands. They previously played in the highest level ice hockey league in the country, but have played in the German Oberliga Nord since the 2015-16 season. Founded on 21 October 1938, they were officially recognised by the National Federation on 18 January 1939. The Trappers were crowned Eredivisie champions for the first time in the 1946-47 season, adding another 14 National Dutch Championships, 15 Dutch National Cups and 3 German Oberliga Championships over the years. The Trappers have won more national championships than any other team.

Final round

	Club	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Nijmegen Tigers	8	6	2	49	25	12
2.	Heerenveen Flyers	8	4	4	38	48	8
3.	Tilburg Trappers	8	2	6	34	48	4

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