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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 2005-2006: Eerste Divisie | Netherlands U20 League
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Stefan di Tolve |  | 14.06.1984 | 174 cm | 65 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| G | Tom Korte | | 15.07.1985 | 198 cm | 87 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Adam Blossey |  | 06.09.1982 | 178 cm | 79 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Arjen Dijkstra | | 18.05.1980 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Robert Eefting | | 29.12.1983 | 183 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Henk Göbel | | 02.04.1961 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D | Kenneth Keijzer | | 12.09.1989 | 190 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Kor Kostwinder | | 15.07.1985 | 192 cm | 85 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Jeroen Oosterwijk | | 11.02.1987 | 193 cm | 87 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Arjan Peters | | 15.06.1978 | 195 cm | 95 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Jaap van Sluijs | | 08.02.1988 | 187 cm | 77 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Allan Wong |  | 14.02.1982 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| D/F | David Bartos |  | 07.03.1978 | 186 cm | 84 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D/F | Kevin Kuiper | | 01.11.1986 | 186 cm | 77 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Jacco Borger | | 10.08.1978 | 189 cm | 94 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Dennis Braker | | 02.08.1981 | 175 cm | 70 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Martin de Wilde | | 20.05.1971 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Brandon Doria | | 05.03.1981 | 178 cm | 81 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Ryan Dudgeon | | 21.01.1980 | 177 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Wouter Eefting | | 12.11.1979 | 190 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Reinier Holthof | | 20.02.1988 | 180 cm | 79 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Juha Kaari |  | 02.11.1982 | 182 cm | 82 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Danny Kerstholt | | 06.09.1983 | 187 cm | 80 kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Chris Lok | | 27.07.1988 | 175 cm | 71 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Klaver-Jan Middelweerd | | 01.12.1982 | 184 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Mark Poeteray | | 08.02.1979 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | |
| F | Duncan Rode | | 06.07.1987 | 186 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| F | Tjalling Stellema | | 06.03.1984 | 170 cm | 60 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| F | Matt Tremblay | | 05.08.1983 | 178 cm | 77 kg | right | Show profile» |
| Coach name | State | Born | Coach position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henk Göbel | | 02.04.1961 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Henk Göbel | | 02.04.1961 | Head Coach | Show profile» |
| Martin de Wilde | | 20.05.1971 | Assistant Coach | Show profile» |
| Martin de Wilde | | 20.05.1971 | 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), Czechia (1), Finland (1), The Netherlands (20), USA (2)GIJS Bears Groningen participates in season 2005-2006: Eerste Divisie, Netherlands U20 League
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