Smoke Eaters Geleen

National Cup assigned in Netherlands and Spain

CH Jaca has brought home the Copa del Rey (Spanish National Cup) by beating 2-1 trophy holder Txuri Urdin with 2 goals by Canadian Frédérik Diséi in the final played at Valdemoro rink. It's the 15th Cup for Jaca, the biggest winner of the competition. In the semifinals, Jaca easily won 5-0 against Majadahonda, while regular season champion Txuri Urdin won 4-2 against FC Barcelona

With four goals and three assists veteran Marco Postma was the undisputed protagonist of Dutch Cup final, played at Eindhoven Icerink: his team Heerenveen Flyers trashed 8-1 Limburg Eaters in front of 1300 spectators to grab second consecutive trophy, a revenge after losing the Supercup to Eaters at the start of the season

Fan brawl in Geleen

The final round robin match in the Larry van Wieren Cup had to be abandoned at the 45 minute mark after a brawl in the stands had broken out. According to IJshockey the atmosphere inside the arena had been unpleasent for some time and a hit finally set things off. The father of ref Ramon Sterkens and Eindhoven back-up goalkeeper Michael Sterkens was hit that set both of them off, Ramon tried to get off the ice to help his father, while Michael climbed up onto the glass. The NIJB gave the victory to Eindhoven who was leading 5:1 at the time. Both Eindhoven and Geleen will see each other in the Finals next weekend.

Video of the fight can be seen here

Geleen Eaters averted bankruptcy

Geleen Eaters has a victory on the road to a financially stable future.
The attempt by the Tax Foundation to file for insolvency by was rejected by the court.
As reported in a press release, the club itself calls it "a first small success" in the fight against the tax and for survival. "The board is behind the scenes working on finding a permanent solution and, supported by this success, confident that they come out of this situation." said the release