UNIS Flyers Heerenveen | |
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City | Heerenveen, Netherlands |
League | BeNe League 2015-present Eredivisie 1971-2015 Dutch Cup |
Founded | 1967 |
Home arena | Thialf (capacity: 2,500) |
Colours | Blue, white, red |
General manager | Rob van Aalderen |
Head coach | Mike Nason |
Asst. coach | Jacco Landman |
Website | UNIS Flyers |
The UNIS Flyers are an ice hockey club located in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The team competes in the BeNe League and also takes part in the Dutch Cup. Home games are played in the ice hockey arena which forms part of the Thialf complex.
The UNIS Flyers were founded in 1967 [1] and played their first season in the Eredivisie in 1971-72. The Flyers set the Eredivisie record for the most consecutive championships with 7 between 1976 and 1983.
Heerenveen is the smallest Dutch city currently represented in the BeNe League (although the Belgian city of Herentals is smaller).
Over the years, the Flyers have competed under a variety of different names, since 2013 they have been known as the UNIS Flyers, due to a sponsorship deal with industrial electronics company UNIS Group.
Competed name | Seasons | Notes |
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Thialf Heerenveen | 1971/72 - 1973/74 | |
Peters & Jagers Heerenveen* | 1974/75 | |
Feenstra Verwarming Heerenveen* | 1975/76 - 1977/78 | |
Feenstra Flyers* | 1978/79 - 1983/84 | |
Freriks Flyers* | 1984/85 | |
BP Flyers* | 1985/86 - 1989/90 | |
Forbo Flyers* | 1990/91 - 1991/92 | |
Flyers | 1992/93 - 1994/95 | (until January 1995) |
Pelgrim Flyers* | 1994/95 - 1999/00 | (from January 1995) |
Formido Flyers* | 2000/01 - 2003/04 | |
Vadeko Flyers* | 2004/05 - 2007/08 | |
Hajé Flyers* | 2008/09 - 2009/10 | |
A6.nl Flyers* | 2010/11 | |
Friesland Flyers | 2011/12 - 2012/13 | (until January 2013 still sponsored by A6.nl) |
UNIS Flyers* | 2013–present |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Season | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
2012–13 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 138 | 97 | 70 | 3rd, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (0W-3L) |
2011–12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 63 | 16 | 6th, North Sea Cup | Lost qtr.final round-robin to The Hague and Tilburg(0W-1OTL-7L) |
2010–11 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 118 | 105 | 53 | 3rd, North Sea Cup | Lost quarter-finals to Geleen (0-2) |
2009–10 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 125 | 88 | 51 | 5th, Eredivisie | Lost quarter-finals to Geleen (0-2) |
2008–09 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 87 | 79 | 37 | 5th, Eredivisie | Lost quarter-finals to Nijmegen (0-3) |
2007-08 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 119 | 53 | 57 | 2nd, Eredivisie | Lost finals to Tilburg (1-4) |
2006-07 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 78 | 30 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Geleen (0-3) |
2005-06 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 92 | 56 | 41 | 2nd, Eredivisie | Lost finals to Nijmegen (2-3) |
Updated February 25, 2019. [2]
Goaltenders | |||||
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Number | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
31 | Sjoerd Idzenga | L | 2006 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | |
46 | Jeff Honebeeke | L | 2017 | Delfzijl, Netherlands |
Defencemen | ||||||
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Number | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | ||
3 | Pippo Limnell Finocchiaro | R | 2015 | Catania, Italy | ||
14 | Niels van der Vossen | L | 2011 | Netherlands | ||
18 | Kenny Welles | L | 2010 | Oudeschoot, Netherlands | ||
24 | Trevor Hunt | L | 2018 | Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | ||
52 | Mark Hoekstra | R | 2010 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||
76 | Viktor Nordemann | L | 2018 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
91 | Ernesto Klem | R | 2016 | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
91 | Todd Ratchford | R | 2018 | Howell, Michigan, United States |
Forwards | ||||||
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Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
7 | Jasper Nordemann | R | F | 2018 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
10 | Brent Janssen | R | F | 2013 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | |
11 | Aldo van Aalderen | L | F | 2013 | Joure, Netherlands | |
16 | Ronald Wurm | R | RW | 2014 | The Hague, Netherlands | |
19 | Marco Postma | L | C | 2014 | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
21 | Tony Demelinne | L | LW | 2012 | The Hague, Netherlands | |
22 | Adam Bezak | L | RW | 2016 | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
27 | Rick Neef | L | F | 2017 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | |
28 | Lars den Edel | R | F | 2016 | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
84 | Kevin Nijland | L | F | 2008 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | |
92 | Dennis Sikma | L | F | 2014 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | |
97 | Marc Nijland | L | F | 2015 | Netherlands |
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