Groninger Pinguins
- Short name: GIJS Groningen
- Nickname: GIJS Bears
- Year of foundation: 1969
- Colours: red,black,white
- Club status: active
- Address: Kardingerplein 1
Groningen
Netherlands, 9735 AA - Phone: +31 050 367 67 67
- WWW: GIJS Groningen
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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
Season 1992-1993
This club in 1992-1993: HTG-Bokaal | Eerste Divisie
# | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
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G | Patrick Dijkema | 24.09.1975 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
G | Theo Mertens | 11.02.1963 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
D | Bas de Jong | 30.05.1971 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
D | Ricardo Dijkema | 14.09.1972 | 189 cm | 96 kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
D | Greg Hess | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
D | Dennis Miller | 17.06.1972 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
D | Richard Wagenaar | 09.04.1971 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Ronald Bockhoudt | 04.12.1975 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Hans Coffeng | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Martin de Wilde | 20.05.1971 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Cees Dijkhuis | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Bennie Dilling | ??.??.???? | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Marten Froma | 02.02.1974 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Peter Kiernan | 15.03.1961 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Jerry Miller | 25.12.1975 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Hans Prak | 04.08.1958 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Arjan Smid | 21.07.1970 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» | ||
F | Klaas van Dijk | 02.07.1976 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
Sportcentrum Kardinge Groningen
- Adress: Sportcentrum Kardinge
Kardingerplein 1
9735 AA Groningen - Phone: +31 050 367 67 67
- Email: info@kardinge.groningen.nl
- Web: http://www.kardinge.nl/schaatsen
- Capacity: 800
- Opened in: 1993
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:- from 1990 to 1991: Naturo Kurk GIJS Groningen
- from 1991 to 1992: Martini North Stars Groningen
- from 1992 to 2003: Groninger Pinguins
- from 2003 to 2007: GIJS Bears Groningen
- from 2007 to 2009: Pecoma Grizzlies Groningen
- from 2009 to 2010: Groninger Grizzlies
- from 2010 to 2016: Gijs Bears Groningen
- from 2016 to 2020: Gijs Groningen
- from 2020 to 2024: GIJS HEPRO Groningen
- from 2024 to present: GIJS Marne Groningen
- Eredivisie Championship: 1985-86
Eerste divisie Championship : 2005-06; 2006-07
- 2017-2018: Eerste Divisie
- 2015-2016: Eerste Divisie
- 2013-2014: Eerste Divisie
- 2006-2007: Eerste Divisie
- 2005-2006: Eerste Divisie
- 1992-1993: HTG-Bokaal
- 1988-1989: Coupe der Lage Landen
- 1988-1989: Eerste Divisie
- 1985-1986: Eredivise
- 1972-1973: Eerste Divisie
- Youngest player: Klaas van Dijk (17 years)
- Oldest player: Hans Prak (35 years)
- Shortest player: Ricardo Dijkema (189 cm)
- Tallest player: Ricardo Dijkema (189 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (2), The Netherlands (15)
Groninger Pinguins participates in season 1992-1993: HTG-Bokaal, Eerste Divisie
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