Eaters Limburg

Eaters Limburg (formerly known as the Geleen Smoke Eaters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Geleen, The Netherlands. They play in the BeNe League, the highest-level hockey league in the Netherlands and Belgium. Home games are played at the Glanerbrook.
==History==
The Geleen Smoke Eaters, named after the Trail Smoke Eaters, played their first game against Amsterdam on November 2, 1968. They first competed in the Eredivisie in 1971 and have participated in most of its seasons. Since 2015 the team have played in the BeNe League, and have been sponsored by food supplement company Microz
==Season results==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Season 	GP	W 	OTW	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts	Finish 	Playoffs
2012-13	36	16	5 	0 	15	136	126	58 	4th, Eredivisie 	Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0W-3L)
2011–12	14	12	0 	0 	2 	72 	36 	36 	2nd, North Sea Cup	Won National Championship (3W-2L)
2010–11	28	10	2 	2 	14	105	127	36 	6th, North Sea Cup	Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0-3)
2009–10	28	13	6 	1 	8 	100	77 	52 	4th, Eredivisie 	Lost semi-finals to Nijmegen (1-3)
2008–09	24	11	3 	2 	8 	96 	89 	41 	3rd, Eredivisie 	Lost semi-finals to The Hague (0-3)
2007-08	24	11	1 	1 	11	102	69 	36 	4th, Eredivisie 	Lost semi-finals to Tilburg (2-4)
2006-07	20	14	0 	1 	5 	101	60 	43 	1st, Eredivisie 	Lost semi-finals to Heerenveen (0-3)
2005-06	20	8 	5 	2 	5 	84 	71 	36 	3rd, Eredivisie 	Lost semi-finals to Heerenveen (1-2)
==Roster== 
Updated February 28, 2019.
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders
Number 	 	Player 	Catches 	Acquired 	Place of Birth
34 	 	Rowan Delil 	L 	2007 	Spaubeek, Netherlands
31 	 	Michael Sterkens	L 	2017 	Tilburg, Netherlands
30 	 	Sander Kösters 	L 	2013 	Beek, Netherlands
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Acquired 	Place of Birth 	
3 	 	Remco Knoren 	R 	2017 	Wijlre, Netherlands 	
6 	 	Vadim Gyesbreghs (A)	L 	2017 	Wilrijk, Belgium 	
14 	 	Sebastian Kragt 	R 	2018 	Amsterdam, Netherlands	
24 	 	Mordy Munichman 	L 	2017 	Sittard, Netherlands 	
27 	 	Levi Smeets 	L 	2015 	Heerlen, Netherlands 	
49 	 	Glenn Bakx (C) 	L 	2006 	Geleen, Netherlands 	
55 	 	Yan Turcotte 	L 	2018 	Montreal, Canada 	
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
7 	 	Mitch Koumans 	L 	F 	2014 	Heerlen, Netherlands
8 	 	Nick Verschuren 	R 	F 	2018 	Eindhoven, Netherlands
9 	 	Lars van Sloun (A)	L 	F 	2006 	Brunssum, Netherlands
11 	 	Tom Marx 	L 	F 	2014 	Sittard, Netherlands
17 	 	Thom Smits 	L 	F 	2017 	Roermond, Netherlands
20 	 	Luca Heutmekers 	R 	F 	2012 	Geleen, Netherlands
22 	 	Renzo Meulenbeek 	L 	F 	2014 	Geleen, Netherlands
22 	 	Jord Smit 	R 	RW 	2014 	Grouw, Netherlands
67 	 	Joey Geurts 	R 	F 	2013 	Geleen, Netherlands
81 	 	Lukasz Bartak 	L 	LW 	2018 	Poland
90 	 	Matt Beer 	L 	C/RW 	2018 	St. Clair, Canada
93 	 	Dean Moors 	L 	F 	2009 	Geleen, Netherlands
==Championships==
; Eredivisie National Championship
One (2011–2012)
; Netherlands Cup Winners
Twice. (1992–1993);(2009–2010)
==Former players==
* Nathan Daly
* Benjamin Finkenrath
* David Coderre
==References==
==External links==
* Geleen Eaters official website (Dutch)
* Netherlands Ice Hockey Union (Dutch)
* Ijshockey.com information on the Eredivisie teams (Dutch)
Category:BeNe League teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in the Netherlands
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1968