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Rotterdam Pandas was a professional ice hockey team in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Weena-ijshal, a (now-closed) arena near Rotterdam Central train station.
History
Ice hockey had been played in Rotterdam since the 1950s. The Rotterdam Panda's team played six seasons in the Eredivisie, winning its first national championship during its first season. It attracted several players from other teams in the Eredivisie, especially Nijmegen.
The team sported a green and white jersey with the logo of the World Wildlife Fund panda as a crest.
Securing a home arena was a major problem for the Panda's. The Weena-ijshal shut its doors in 1993. Since then, there has been no commitment to build a new ice hockey arena in Rotterdam, despite discussions as lately as 2007.
Season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Notable players
Ron Berteling
Henk Hille
Mari Saris
Alexander Schaafsma
Sean Simpson
Ben Tijnagel
Harrie van Heumen
Bill Wensink
Championships
Dutch National Championship
3 times: 1986–87; 1988–89; 1989–90
References
External links
1986 Team photo with player and staff names (Dutch)
Netherlands Ice Hockey Federation history (Dutch)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rotterdam Pandas
- Pandas (disambiguation)
- Rotterdam
- Feyenoord
- Sparta Rotterdam
- Marten Toonder
- Harrie van Heumen
- Excelsior Rotterdam
- Andy Otto
- Ben Tijnagel
