Doug Stienstra

Doug Stienstra
Date of birth	June 18, 1976
place of birth	Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada
size	185 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1991-1992	Columbia Valley Rockies
1995-1996	Cowichan Valley Capitals
1996-2000	Cornell Big Red
2000-2001	Adirondack Ice Hawks
2001-2002	Bracknell Bees
2002-2003	Nijmegen Tigers
2003-2005	Amsterdam Bulldogs
2005-2009	Tilburg Trappers

Doug Stienstra (born June 18, 1976 in Kelowna , British Columbia , Canada ) is a former Dutch - Canadian ice hockey player who could celebrate four Dutch championship titles and four cup wins.

Career

Clubs

Doug Stienstra, who was born to parents of Dutch origin in the Canadian province of British Columbia , began his career as a hockey player with the Columbia Valley Rockets junior team and later played for the Cowichan Valley Capitals in the British Columbia Hockey League . During his studies he played for the Cornell Big Red , the team from Cornell University , with whom he won the 1997 ECAC Hockey , one of the universities of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . 2000/01 he played with the Adirondack Ice Hawks in the United Hockey League . He then moved to Europe, where he first stood on the ice for a year in Great Britain for the Bracknell Bees in the Ice Hockey Superleague . In 2002 he moved to the homeland of his ancestors, where he first played for one year for the Nijmegen Tigers and then for two years with the Amsterdam Bulldogs in the honor division . With the Bulldogs he was able to win both the championship and the cup competition in both years . After these successes, he joined the league competitor Tilburg Trappers , where he continued until his end of career in 2009. With the team from the province of North Brabant , he won the Dutch championship title in 2007 and 2008, and the Dutch cup competition in 2006 and 2008. In 2007 and 2008 he was elected the most valuable player in the honor division, and in 2008 he was also the best assists in the league.

International

Stienstra first played for the Netherlands in November 2004 in the Olympic qualification for the 2006 Winter Games in Turin . He then stood on the ice at the World Championships in Division I in 2005 and 2008 .

Achievements and Awards

• 1997 ECAC Hockey win with the Cornell Big Red
• 2000 ECAC Best Defensive Forward
• 2004 Dutch champion and cup winner with the Amsterdam Bulldogs
• 2005 Dutch champion and cup winner with the Amsterdam Bulldogs
• 2006 Dutch cup winner with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2007 Dutch champion with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2007 Most valuable player in the honor division
• 2008 Dutch champion and cup winner with the Tilburg Trappers
• 2008 Most valuable player and best goal setter in the honor division

Honorary Division Statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	7th	224	149	241	390	429
Playoffs	6th	45	22nd	35	57	107

Web links

• Doug Stienstra at hockeydb.com (English)
• Doug Stienstra at eliteprospects.com (English)