Pecoma Grizzlies Groningen were a professional ice hockey team in Groningen, Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Sportcentrum Kardinge.
History
Founded on December 23, 1969, as Groninger IJshockey Stichting (GIJS), the team played in the lower divisions until 1976, when it began competing in the Eredivisie. It won its first and only Eredivisie championship in the 1985-86 season, with 7 wins and 1 loss in the playoffs.
Failure to attract a major sponsor forced the team out of the Eredivisie from 1988 until 2007. In 2007-2008, after winning two straight championships in the eerste divisie (the top amateur division), the team re-entered the Eredivisie for three seasons. However, after three losing seasons and weak ticket sales, the team dropped out of the Eredivisie in the summer of 2010.
Season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Squad 2008-09
Goalies
31 Mathieu Blanchard
35 Tom Korte
Defence
13 Jeroen Oosterwijk
14 Noel Coultice
19 Ronald Trip
4 Preston Cicchine
44 Blair Tassone
98 Ricardo Dijkema
Forwards
9 Derek Bachynski
11 Danny Kerstholt
14 Blair Lefebvre
15 Ram Sidhu
19 Jolke Balt
20 Zahir Hup
21 Alwin Assenberg
22 Reinier Holthof
24 Klaver Jan Middelweerd
29 Nick Pomponio
69 Arjan Peters
Coaches
Coach: Sergey Yashin
Team manager: Kees Lok
Championships
Eredivisie National Championship
once: 1985-86
Eerste divisie championship
twice: 2005-06; 2006–07
External links
Netherlands Ice Hockey Union
Ice hockey teams in the Netherlands
Ice hockey clubs established in 1969
Sports clubs and teams in Groningen (city) 1969 establishments in the Netherlands