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.

Select4-u Devils Nijmegen
CityNijmegen, Netherlands
LeagueBeNe League
2015-present
Eerste Divisie
2012-2015
Eredivisie
1989-2011
Dutch Cup
Founded1968
Home arenaTriavium
(capacity: 1450)
Colours     
Head coachAlexander Jacobs
Asst. coachFrank Janssen
WebsiteSelect4-u Devils Nijmegen

History
The 1993 champions outside the Nijmegen town hall

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
The Triavium ice rink

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

SeasonGPWOTWOTLLGFGAPtsFinishPlayoffs
2010–1128161110133115514th, North Sea CupLost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-1)
2009–10281833412880631st, EredivisieWon National Championship (3-0)
2008–0924122199283394th, EredivisieLost semi-finals to Tilburg (3-2), Won Beker Cup
2007–08243211845107146th, EredivisieDid not qualify

Roster

Updated March 8, 2019.[1]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
27 Netherlands Jefrey Vermeulen L 2010 Nijmegen, Netherlands
33 Netherlands Deniz Mollen L 2018 Eindhoven, Netherlands
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
21 Netherlands Luke Zwartbol L 2018 Dordrecht, Netherlands
24 Netherlands Rick Wijnen L 2007 Nijmegen, Netherlands
63 Netherlands Rick van Haren L 2016 Venray, Netherlands
66 Netherlands Nick de Jong L 2015 Nijmegen, Netherlands
69 Netherlands Boris van Bergen R 2014 Nijmegen, Netherlands
81 Netherlands Evo Suurhoff L 2018 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
6 Netherlands Ritchie van Hulten L F 2018 Tilburg, Netherlands
9 Canada Branden Eden R C 2018 Huntsville, Canada
10 Canada R.J. Reed L LW 2018 Millet, Canada
14 Netherlands Justin Evers L LW 2018 Utrecht, Netherlands
15 Netherlands Wessel Copier R F 2013 De Meern, Netherlands
17 Netherlands Kayo van Zoest L F 2018 Eindhoven, Netherlands
19 Netherlands Jeffrey Melissant L C 2018 Tilburg, Netherlands
25 Netherlands Marcel Kars R C 2018 Toronto, Canada
41 Netherlands Levi Houkes (C) L F 2017 Nijmegen, Netherlands
44 Netherlands Jay Plamont L LW 2013 Nijmegen, Netherlands
77 Netherlands Harley Verkroost L F 2015 Netherlands
94 Netherlands 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

References
  1. "select4u Devils Nijmegen Roster". Select4-udevils.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved March 8, 2019.
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