KHC Dragons

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Full nameKoninklijke Hockey Club Dragons
Nickname(s)The Reds, The Dragons
Founded26 October 1946;76 years ago (1946-10-26)
Home groundThe Mansion of Dragons, Brasschaat
League Men's Belgian Hockey League
Women's Belgian Hockey League
2021–22 Men: 7th
Women: 2nd
Website Club website
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Koninklijke Hockey Club Dragons, also known as KHC Dragons or simply Dragons, is a Belgian professional field hockey club based in Brasschaat, Antwerp Province. The club was founded in 1946. [1] [2] [3] Since the end of the eighties the club competes in Belgium's first tier, Honour Division.

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History

HC Dragons were founded on the 26th of October 1946 at Café Royal in Berchem. With only 11 members the club played recreational hockey in the Belgian lower divisions.

Before moving in 1961 to the present location in Brasschaat the club played on different fields around Antwerp. The club's turning point came in 1981 when Jacques Daems became the president of the club. It was his ambition that the club should be one of the best in Belgium. A few years later the club installed its first artificial turf and promoted in 1988 to the Honour Division. A year later the women's team promoted to the Honour Division as well.

In 1996 the club celebrated its 50th anniversary and changed its name to Koninklijke Hockey Club Dragons (Royal Hockey Club Dragons). Meanwhile, the club installed its second artificial turf and the club won its first silverware when the women's team won in 1994 the Belgian double.

Ather the first successes with the women's team, the men's team won its first championship in 1997. Ever since both Dragons men and women are considered Belgian top teams.

Together with the rise of Belgian hockey, Dragons flourished as well at the European level. After winning its 6th national title in 2010 Dragons participated for the first time in the Euro Hockey League. Beating the reigning UHC Hamburg. One year later Dragons won the Bronze medal and played the EHL final 2013.

Besides the successes, the club kept growing in numbers and added a third artificial turf in 2013. In 2015 Dragons was the host of the World League Semi-Final and added even a fourth field. At the moment KHC Dragons count 1500 members and are the biggest hockey club in Belgium.

Pronunciation

In English communication, the club is often pronounced in an English manner. Officially though, the club has to be pronounced in the French way (drʁagõ) without 's'.

Therefore, the Dragons (De Draken) is a nickname for the players. (sometimes female players are referred to as Dragonettes).

Players

Current squad

Men's squad

As of 2021–22 [4]

Head coach: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Dijkshoorn

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Victor Foubert
2GKFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Loic Van Doren
4MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Lucas Putters
5DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Max Lootens
7MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Robbert Rubens
8GKFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Vincent Schroyen
9DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Mathew Cobbaert
10FWFlag of Argentina.svg  ARG Nicolás Della Torre
11FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Florent Van Aubel
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Timothy Luyten
13MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Simon Gougnard
17DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Sebastiaan Geers
19MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Félix Denayer (Captain)
20DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Robert Snoeck
21GKFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Frédréric Beeckman
22FWFlag of Argentina.svg  ARG Lucas Martínez
23FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Henri Raes
27DFFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  IRE Conor Harte

Women's squad

As of 2021–22 [5]

Head coach: Justus Robert

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Marie Goethals De Mude
2GKFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Roos Knijff
3MFFlag of Argentina.svg  ARG Rocio Emme
5DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Stephanie De Groof (Captain)
7DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Ophélie Marien
8MFFlag of Germany.svg  GER Anabel Herzsprung
9MFFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Imke Verstraeten
10FWFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Fleur Broers
11MFFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Valerie Magis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Fleur Verboven
14FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Manon Simons
15FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Abigail Raye
17MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Delphine Marien
18FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Margaux Struyf
23MFFlag of Argentina.svg  ARG Jimena Cedrés
24DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Carolien Jakus
25DFFlag of Uruguay.svg  URU Manuela Vilar del Valle

Notable players

Men's internationals

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland

Source: [6] [7]

Women's internationals

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Source: [8]

Honours

Men

Belgian Hockey League
Euro Hockey League
EuroHockey Club Trophy
EuroHockey Cup Winners Trophy
Belgian Cup
Belgian Indoor Championship

Women

Belgian Hockey League
EuroHockey Club Trophy
Belgian Cup

Belgian Indoor Championship

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References

  1. ↑ ":: KHC Dragons ::" . Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  2. ↑ "KHC Dragons - Twitter" . Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Championnat de Belgique de hockey - Competitions" . Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Club detail Dragons - Men".
  5. ↑ "Club detail Dragons -Women".
  6. ↑ "O'Donoghue and Good continue Dragons' Irish connection". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Shimmins set to breathe fire with Dragons next season". www.hookhockey.com. 13 June 2018. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Beatty, Lloyd and Carey set for foreign pastures". www.hookhockey.com. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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