Erik Tummers

Erik Tummers
Date of birth	May 1, 1985
place of birth	Geleen , Netherlands
size	192 cm
Weight	91 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2001-2002	Limbricht
2002-2003	Eaters Geleen
2003-2004	Växjö Lakers Hockey
2004-2007	Nijmegen Emperors
2007-2016	Eaters Geleen

Erik Tummers (born May 1, 1985 in Geleen ) is a former Dutch ice hockey player who was under contract with the Eaters Geleen for most of his career . With the club he was twice Dutch champion . He previously won the title with the Nijmegen Emperors .

Career

Clubs

Erik Tummers began his career as an ice hockey player with the Geleener district club from Limbricht. In the 2002/03 season he made his debut in the Ehrendivision with the Eaters Geleen , but played mostly in the second team in the Eerste divisie . After he spent the 2003/04 season for the U20 of the Växjö Lakers in the Swedish J20 Elit, he then returned to the Netherlands and played there for three years for the Nijmegen Emperors in the honor division. With the Gelderlander he won the Dutch championship in 2006 . In 2007 he returned to the Eaters Geleen, for whom he has played ever since. With the club from his hometown, he won the Dutch Cup in 2010 and the championship in 2012. In his last season in 2015/16 he played with the club in the newly founded BeNe League .

International

For the Netherlands Tummers took part in the games of the U18 World Cup in Division II in 2002 and 2003 and the U20 Junior World Championships in 2004 and 2005, also in Division II.

At the World Cup Division I in 2006 he made his debut for the men's national team . He was also on the ice for the Dutch in Division I at the 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2011 , 2014 and 2015 World Championships . After relegation in 2015, he played with the Dutch at the 2016 World Cup in Division II and, as top scorer, best assists and best defender, as well as with the best plus / minus balance of the tournament, made a significant contribution to the immediate resurgence.

He also represented his colors in qualifying for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver .

Achievements and Awards

• 2006 Dutch champion with the Nijmegen Emperors
• 2010 Dutch cup winner with the Ruijters Eaters Geleen
• 2011 Dutch champion with the Ruijters Eaters Geleen
• 2016 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Cup Division II, Group A
• 2016 Best defender, top scorer, best assist and best plus / minus balance at the World Cup in Division II, Group A.

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Honor division main round	12	321	53	128	181	260
Honor division playoffs	6th	31	2	6th	8th	18th
BeNe League main round	1	15th	3	14th	16	6th
BeNe League playoffs	1	4th	0	4th	4th	4th

(Status: end of the 2015/16 season)

Web links

• Erik Tummers at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Erik Tummers at hockeydb.com (English)