Eaters Geleen
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history | Eaters Geleen (since 1968) |
Location | Geleen , Netherlands |
Club colors | yellow, blue, white |
league | BeNe League |
Venue | Glanerbrook |
capacity | 2,000 seats |
Head coach | Chris Eimers |
captain | Dennis ten Bokkel |
Season 2017/18 | 6th place main round, playoff quarterfinals |
The LACO Eaters Geleen are a Dutch ice hockey club from Geleen , which was founded in 1968 and currently plays in the BeNe League . The club plays its home games in Glanerbrook , which holds 2,000 spectators.
history
The team was founded in 1968 based on the Canadian junior team Trail Smoke Eaters under the name Geleen Smoke Eaters . The foundation followed the construction of the ice rink in the same year. The team played their first game on November 2, 1968 against Amstel Tijgers Amsterdam . Since their first season in the Eredivisie , the 1971/72 season, the team was almost exclusively represented in this. The team's greatest success was winning the national cup competition in the 1992/93 and 2009/2010 seasons. In the 2011/2012 season the team won the Dutch championship for the first time. With the Germans Haiko Hirsch and Benjamin Finkenrath , as well as the American Jake Brenk , three players played for Geleen, all of whom were later active for the EHC Dortmund .
Names
- 1968-1984: Smoke Eaters
- 1984-1985: Data Union
- 1985–1988: Smoke Eaters
- 1988-1991: Intercai Geleen
- 1991-1994: Meatpoint Eaters
- 1994-1995: Hatulek Eaters
- 1995-1996: Smoke Eaters
- 1996-1997: Datak Eaters
- 1997-1999: Smoke Eaters
- 1999–2013: Ruijters Eaters
- 2013–2014: Noptra Eaters Geleen
- 2014–2018: Laco Eaters Limburg
- since 2018: Microz Eaters Limburg
successes
- Dutch Cup: 1992/93, 2009/10
- Dutch champion: 2011/12
Known players
Web links
- Official homepage (Dutch)