White Caps Turnhout

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White Caps Turnhout
City Turnhout, Belgium
League Belgian Hockey League
Founded1981
Home arenaKempisch ijsstadion
ColoursBlue, white
  
Website www.white-caps.be
Franchise history
White Caps Turnhout

The White Caps Turnhout were an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps played in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They played their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.

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History

The club was founded in 1981, and won their first Belgian Hockey League title in 2004. They then won their first Belgian Cup in 2006, and repeated their success by winning it in 2007, 2008, and 2009. They also won the Belgian Championship in 2007, 2008, and 2011. They participated in ten games during the 2011-2012 North Sea Cup season before dropping out due to a lack of available players, and their game results were annulled. The team returned to the all-Belgian Elite League for 2012-2013.

Season results

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

SeasonGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
2012-2013181410317452442nd, Belgian Elite LeagueLost Belgian Championship to Leuven Chiefs (1W-2L)
2011–12 --------Withdrew from North Sea CupLost Belgian Championship to HYC Herentals
2010–11 285012276146147th, North Sea CupWon Belgian Championship vs. HYC Herentals (4-2)

Achievements

IIHF Continental Cup

2012 Round 1 Continental Cup. [1] Hosted in Ankara, Turkey.

TeamCountryWLGFGA
White Caps TurnhoutFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0000
Başkent Yıldızları Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0000
Tartu Kalev-Välk Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0000
HC Metulla*Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0000

Notable players

References

  1. "2012 Preliminary". Iihf.com. Retrieved 2011-08-11.