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UNIS Flyers

The UNIS Flyers are a professional ice hockey club located in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The team competes in the BeNe League and also takes part in the Dutch Cup. Home games are played in the ice hockey arena which forms part of the Thialf complex.

History

The UNIS Flyers were founded in 1967 and played their first season in the Eredivisie in 1971-72. The Flyers set the Eredivisie record for the most consecutive championships with 7 between 1976 and 1983.

Heerenveen is the smallest Dutch city currently represented in the BeNe League (although the Belgian city of Herentals is smaller).

Over the years, the Flyers have competed under a variety of different names, since 2013 they have been known as the UNIS Flyers, due to a sponsorship deal with industrial electronics company UNIS Group.

<small>Names marked with * are sponsorship names.</small>

Championships

National Championship
9 times Champion: 1976-77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2015-16, 2016-17
Dutch Cup
12 times winner: 1976-77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1987–88, 1997–98, 2001-02, 2015-16, 2016-2017

Season results

Recent seasons from 2005-06 to 2012-13.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

Roster

Updated February 25, 2024

Staff

  • Mike Nason – Head Coach
  • Pippo Limnell Finocchiaro – Assistant Coach
  • Rob van Aalderen – Team manager
  • Jan Berkenpas - Equipment manager
  • Sean Berkenpas - Assistant to the Equipment manager
  • Erik Veen – Physiotherapist
  • Piety Elsinga - Physiotherapist

Former coaches

Notable players

  • Alwin Assenberg
  • Jolke Balt
  • Jeroen Beeksma
  • Pim van de Strijkerburg
  • Cole Byers

References

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