UNIS Flyers

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UNIS Flyers Heerenveen
UNIS Flyers logo.png
City Heerenveen, Netherlands
League BeNe League
2015-present
Eredivisie
1971-2015
Dutch Cup
Founded1967
Home arena Thialf
(capacity: 2,500)
ColoursBlue, white, red
   
General manager Rob van Aalderen
Head coach Mike Nason
Asst. coach Pippo Limnell Finocchiaro
Website UNIS Flyers

The UNIS Flyers are a professional 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.

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History

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.

Names marked with * are sponsorship names.
Competed nameSeasonsNotes
Thialf Heerenveen1971/72 - 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
Flyers1992/93 - 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 Flyers2011/12 - 2012/13(until January 2013 still sponsored by A6.nl)
UNIS Flyers*2013–present

Championships

National Championship
9 times Champion: 1976-77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2015-16, 2016-17
Dutch Cup
12 times winner: 1976-77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1997–98, 2001-02, 2015-16, 2016-2017

Season results

Recent seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

SeasonGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
2012–13 3621231013897703rd, EredivisieLost semi-finals to Tilburg (0W-3L)
2011–12 1450185263166th, North Sea CupLost qtr.final round-robin to The Hague and Tilburg(0W-1OTL-7L)
2010–11 2815409118105533rd, North Sea CupLost quarter-finals to Geleen (0-2)
2009–10 281522912588515th, EredivisieLost quarter-finals to Geleen (0-2)
2008–09 241112108779375th, EredivisieLost quarter-finals to Nijmegen (0-3)
2007-08 241811411953572nd, EredivisieLost finals to Tilburg (1-4)
2006-07 2083098078304th, EredivisieLost semi-finals to Geleen (0-3)
2005-06 20121349256412nd, EredivisieLost finals to Nijmegen (2-3)

Roster

Updated February 25, 2024 [2]

Goaltenders
NumberPlayerCatchesAcquiredPlace of Birth
41 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martijn Oosterwijk L2019 Groningen, Netherlands
43 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Almer de Boer L2022 Heerenveen, Netherlands
Defencemen
NumberPlayerShootsAcquiredPlace of Birth
3 Flag of Finland.svg Pippo Limnell Finocchiaro R2015 Catania, Italy
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels van der Vossen L2011 Netherlands
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kenny Welles L2010 Oudeschoot, Netherlands
24 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Hunt L2018 Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
52 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Hoekstra R2010 Heerenveen, Netherlands
76 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Viktor Nordemann L2018 Amsterdam, Netherlands
91 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ernesto Klem R2016 The Hague, Netherlands
91 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Ratchford R2018 Howell, Michigan, United States
Forwards
NumberPlayerShootsPositionAcquiredPlace of Birth
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Nordemann RF2018 Amsterdam, Netherlands
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brent Janssen RF2013 Heerenveen, Netherlands
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wessel Copier RF2021 De Meern, Netherlands
19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Speel RF2021 Netherlands
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tony Demelinne LLW2012 The Hague, Netherlands
22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dave van den BosLF2019 Netherlands
27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Barwell LC2023 Oakville, Canada
28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lars den Edel RF2016 Leeuwarden, Netherlands
84 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Nijland LF2008 Heerenveen, Netherlands
92 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Sikma LF2014 Heerenveen, Netherlands
97 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marc Nijland LF2015 Netherlands

Staff

Former coaches

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Unis Flyers Heerenveen details - Eurohockey.com". www.eurohockey.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  2. ↑ "UNIS Flyers Roster". unisflyers.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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