Amsterdam G's
| Amsterdam G's | |
|---|---|
| Club information | |
| history |
Amsterdam Capitals (2011–2012) Amsterdam G's (since 2012) |
| Location | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| Club colors | |
| league | Eredivisie |
| Venue | Jaap Edenhal |
| capacity | 4,000 seats |
| Head coach | Alexander Schaafsma |
The Amsterdam G’s are a Dutch ice hockey club from Amsterdam that was founded in 2011 and played in the Eredivisie until 2013 . The club played its home games in Jaap Edenhal , which holds 4,000 spectators.
history
The Amsterdam G's were founded in 2011 under the name Amsterdam Capitals as the successor club to the professional club Amstel Tijgers and began playing in the Eredivisie and the North Sea Cup .
In the summer of 2012, the new club was on the verge of dissolution due to financial problems, before the game operations for the 2012/13 season could be secured with a fundraising campaign and a new main sponsor. The new main sponsor, an energy drink manufacturer, was added to the club name with its product Gangster as an abbreviation. After the end of the 2013 season, the team that had finished last in the honor division withdrew from the professional field.
Web links
- Hockey in Amsterdam is saved - Last week Amsterdam Capitals announced their withdrawal from Eredivisie, but a huge fund-raising campaign did the miracle at eurohockey.com
- Official homepage (Dutch) ( Memento from August 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive )