Nijmegen Devils
# Nijmegen Devils

The Select4-u Devils Nijmegen is an ice hockey club in Nijmegen, Netherlands, they play in the BeNe League, the top-tier league in the Netherlands and Belgium. Formerly the team played in the semi-professional Dutch Eredivisie where they were the 7 time national champions; the most recent championship was in 2009–2010. Home games are played at the Triavium. As of 2019, the team are sponsored by decorating firm AHOUD.

## History

Ice hockey in Nijmegen began in 1968, with the Nijmegen Tigers winning its first national championship in 1984. At the end of the 1980s, several players moved to Rotterdam to join the short-lived Rotterdam Panda's. Beginning in the early 1990s, financial difficulties hurt the Nijmegen Tigers, forcing the team to dissolve and reform in 1994. In 2003, the Tigers went bankrupt. The Nijmegen Emperors joined the Eredivisie in 2004, winning the national championship in 2006. However, the Emperors also went bankrupt in 2006. In 2007, the Devils joined the league with a title sponsor. In the 2009–10 season, the Devils won the Cup (In Dutch, "Beker"), an annual tournament of Eredivisie teams played before the beginning of the regular season, finished the regular season in first place, and won the national championship.

## Season results

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 133 | 115 | 51 | 4th, North Sea Cup | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-1) |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 128 | 80 | 63 | 1st, Eredivisie | Won National Championship (3-0) |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 92 | 83 | 39 | 4th, Eredivisie | Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-2), Won Beker Cup |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 107 | 14 | 6th, Eredivisie | Did not qualify |

## Roster

Updated March 8, 2019.

Goaltenders :

| Number | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | Jefrey Vermeulen | L | 2010 | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| 33 | Deniz Mollen | L | 2018 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |

Defencemen :

| Number | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Luke Zwartbol | L | 2018 | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| 24 | Rick Wijnen | L | 2007 | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| 63 | Rick van Haren | L | 2016 | Venray, Netherlands |
| 66 | Nick de Jong | L | 2015 | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| 69 | Boris van Bergen | R | 2014 | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| 81 | Evo Suurhoff | L | 2018 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |

Forwards :

| Number | Player | Shoots | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Ritchie van Hulten | L | F | 2018 | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| 9 | Branden Eden | R | C | 2018 | Huntsville, Canada |
| 10 | R.J. Reed | L | LW | 2018 | Millet, Canada |
| 14 | Justin Evers | L | LW | 2018 | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 15 | Wessel Copier | R | F | 2013 | De Meern, Netherlands |
| 17 | Kayo van Zoest | L | F | 2018 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 19 | Jeffrey Melissant | L | C | 2018 | Tilburg, Netherlands |
| 25 | Marcel Kars | R | C | 2018 | Toronto, Canada |
| 41 | Levi Houkes (C) | L | F | 2017 | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| 44 | Jay Plamont | L | LW | 2013 | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| 77 | Harley Verkroost | L | F | 2015 | Netherlands |
| 94 | Jim Gudden | L | F | 2018 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |

## Championships

### Eredivisie National Championships

Once (2009–10). (Seven times as Nijmegen Tigers: 1983–4, 1987–8, 1992–3, 1996–7, 1997–8, 1998–9, 1999–2000. Once as Nijmegen Emperors: 2005–06.)

### Bekers (Cups)

Once (2009)

## Former players

* TJ Sakaluk
* Brad Smulders
* Akim Ramoul
* Phil Aucoin
