Groningen Grizzlies

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Pecoma Grizzlies Groningen is the professional ice hockey team of Groningen, The Netherlands. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games are played at the Sportcentrum Kardinge. 
==History==
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. 
==Season results==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP	W 	OTW	T	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts	Finish 	Playoffs
2008–09 	24	10	2 	-	0 	12	77 	90 	34 	6th, Eredivisie	Lost quarter-finals to Geleen
2007–08 	24	1 	1 	-	1 	21	61 	207	6 	7th, Eredivisie	Did not qualify
1988–2006 Did not compete in Eredivisie	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1986–87 	10	4 	- 	2	- 	4 	52 	54 	12 	4th, Eredivisie	Did not qualify
1985–86 	16	10	- 	2	- 	4 	87 	60 	22 	1st, Eredivisie	Won National Championship
1984–85 	36	27	- 	1	- 	8 	289	136	55 	4th, Eredivisie	3rd in playoff round (3-0-3)
1983–84 	10	3 	- 	0	- 	7 	39 	65 	6 	5th, Eredivisie	Lost semi-final to Nijmegen (0-2)
1981–83 Did not compete in Eredivisie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980–81 	32	13	- 	5	- 	14	171	136	31 	6th, Eredivisie	Did not qualify
1979–80 	18	10	- 	3	- 	5 	102	76 	23 	4th, Eredivisie	3rd in playoff round (1-2-3)
1978–79 	18	11	- 	1	- 	6 	91 	76 	23 	4th, Eredivisie	2nd in playoff round (3-0-3)
1977–78 	20	15	- 	0	- 	5 	114	86 	30 	1st, Eredivisie	2nd in playoff round (4-0-2)
1976–77 	24	9 	- 	1	- 	14	127	154	30 	6th, Eredivisie	None (regular season determined champion)
1975–76 	14	9 	- 	2	- 	7 	62 	77 	12 	5th, Eredivisie	None (regular season determined champion)
==Championships==
;Eredivisie National Championship
once: 1985-86
;Eerste divisie championship
twice: 2005-06; 2006-07
==External links==
* Groningen Grizzlies offial website 
* Netherlands Ice Hockey Union 
Category:Eredivisie team
Category:Established in 1969
Category:Dutch ice hockey teams