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All time leagues: Dutch Cup | Eredivise | HTG-Bokaal | Juniors | Challenge Cup (NL) | Eerste Divisie | Eerste Divisie placing round 1-3 (NL) | Tweede divisie (NL) | Netherlands U20 League
This club in 1988-1989: Eerste Divisie
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Theo Mertens |  | 11.02.1963 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| G | Marcel Nijland | | 02.08.1972 | 175 cm | 79 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Martin Kiel | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Edwin Mulder | | 02.03.1972 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Gert Nijland | | 26.01.1969 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Erik Noorman | | 17.03.1966 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Bert Alberts | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Ger Beukeveld | | 20.06.1967 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Gerard Carras | | 09.10.1957 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Herman Carras | | 01.03.1956 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Martin de Wilde | | 20.05.1971 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| RW | Chris Eimers | | 09.06.1972 | 189 cm | 95 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Andrew Finlay |  | 03.01.1965 | 192 cm | 95 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Henk Keijzer | | 12.05.1959 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Henk Mertens | | 01.04.1960 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Ebel Noorman | | 19.04.1967 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Peter Obdam | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Hans Prak | | 04.08.1958 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Brian Small | | 23.05.1964 | 182 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Arjan Smid | | 21.07.1970 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Brian Sproxton | | 23.02.1957 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Robert Swiers | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Johan Toren | | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| ??? | Johan Bazuin | | 11.01.1971 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sproxton | | 23.02.1957 | Playing coach | Show profile» |
| Johan Toren | | ??.??.???? | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
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. In 2009\2010 team lost its main sponsor, finished season at bottom place and decided to dropped out from Eredivisie and restrt from 2nd division
Notable players:
Canada (3), The Netherlands (21)GIJS Bears Groningen participates in season 1988-1989: Eerste Divisie
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