Marcel Bruinsma

Marcel Bruinsma
Date of birth	June 21, 1986
place of birth	Abbotsford , British Columbia , Canada
size	190 cm
Weight	95 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
2002-2003	Williams Lake Timberwolves
2003-2006	Langley Hornets
2006-2007	Westside Warriors Victoria Grizzlies
2007-2010	HYS The Hague
2010-2011	Heerenveen Flyers
2011–2012	HYS The Hague

Marcel Bruinsma (born June 21, 1986 in Abbotsford , British Columbia , Canada ) is a former Canadian - Dutch ice hockey player who won the Dutch championship and the Dutch cup competition with HYS The Hague .

Career

Marcel Bruinsma, who was born in British Columbia as the son of Dutch ancestors , began his career as a hockey player in his Canadian homeland, where he was drawn in 2001 by the Kamloops Blazers in the 8th round of the WHL Bantam Draft as the 145th player, but never signed . Instead, he played for various clubs in the lower class British Columbia Hockey League , where he was captain of the Langley Hornets from 2003 to 2006. In 2007 he moved to the land of his ancestors, where he played mainly for HYS The Hague until his retirement in 2012 . Only in 2010/11 he was on the ice at the Heerenveen Flyers . With HYS The Hague, he won the Dutch championship in 2009 and the cup competition there in 2012 .

International

Bruinsma played with the Dutch national team at the 2010 World Cup in Division I.

Achievements and Awards

• 2009 Dutch champion with HYS The Hague
• 2012 Dutch cup winner with HYS The Hague

Honorary Division Statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
First division main round	5	148	68	99	167	294
Honorary division playoffs	4th	21st	4th	4th	8th	6th

(Status: end of the 2015/16 season)

Web links

• Marcel Bruinsma at hockeydb.com (English)
• Marcel Bruinsma at eliteprospects.com (English)