Levi Houkes

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NetherlandsNetherlands  Levi Houkes Ice hockey player
Date of birth October 2, 1991
place of birth Nijmegen , the Netherlands
size 184 cm
Weight 83 kg
position striker
Shot hand Left
Career stations
2006-2008 Krefelder EV
2008-2010 Nijmegen Devils
2010-2011 HYS The Hague
2011–2012 Eindhoven Kemphanen
2012-2013 HYS The Hague
2013-2015 Friesland Flyers
since 2015 Tilburg Trappers

Levi Houkes (born October 2, 1991 in Nijmegen ) is a Dutch ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Tilburg Trappers since 2015 , which plays as the Dutch team in the German Oberliga Nord .

Career

Clubs

Levi Houkes began his career as an ice hockey player at Krefelder EV on the other side of the German-Dutch border, for whom he made his debut in the German youth league at the age of 15 . In 2008 he returned to his hometown and played for two years with the Nijmegen Devils in the honor division . With the devils, he won the Dutch cup competition in 2009 and the country’s championship title a year later . Despite these successes, he left Nijmegen in 2010 and played one season each in The Hague , Eindhoven and again in The Hague in the following years . With HYS The Hague he won the Belgian-Dutch North Sea Cup in 2011 and the national championship title in 2013. From 2013 to 2015 he was on the ice with the Friesland Flyers from Heerenveen . He then moved to the Tilburg Trappers , who have been participating in the German Oberliga Nord since 2015 . With the team from the province of North Brabant , he won the German league championship straight away in 2016. A promotion to the DEL2 was not possible for Tilburg as a Dutch team.

International

For the Netherlands, Houkes took part in the games of the U18 World Cup in Division II 2007 and 2009 and Division I in 2008 and the U20 Junior World Championships in 2008 , 2009 , 2010 and 2011 in Division II.

He made his debut for the men's national team at the World Championship Division I in 2009 . He was also on the ice for the Dutch in Division I at the 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 and 2015 World Championships .

In the Olympic qualification for the Games in Sochi 2014, which took place in November 2012 and February 2013 , he also played for his colors. The Dutch managed to survive the first qualifying round after victories against Croatia , Lithuania and hosts Hungary , but then suffered significant defeats in the decisive second round against Austria , Germany and Italy .

Achievements and Awards

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Ehrendivision main round 7th 262 91 156 247 392
Honor Division Playoffs 7th 50 9 22nd 31 40
BeNe League main round 1 1 1 1 2 0
BeNe League playoffs - - - - - -
Oberliga main round 1 40 15th 22nd 37 68
Major League Playoffs 1 15th 3 6th 9 26th

(Status: end of the 2015/16 season)

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personal data
SURNAME Houkes, Levi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Nijmegen , the Netherlands