Years in Existence 1986–1992 City Rotterdam, Netherlands Championships 3 1987, 1989, 1990 | Home Ice Weena-ijshal Team Colors Green, white, black | |
Rotterdam Panda's was a professional ice hockey team in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Weena-ijshal, a (now-closed) arena near Rotterdam Central train station.
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History
Ice hockey had been played in Rotterdam since the 1950s. The Rotterdam Panda's team played six seasons in the Eredivisie, winning its first national championship during its first season. It attracted several players from other teams in the Eredivisie, especially Nijmegen.
The team sported a green and white jersey with the logo of the World Wildlife Fund panda as a crest.
Securing a home arena was a major problem for the Panda's. The Weena-ijshal shut its doors in 1993. Since then, there has been no commitment to build a new ice hockey arena in Rotterdam, despite discussions as lately as 2007.
Season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Notable players
Johan van Rij
Championships
3 times: 1986-87; 1988–89; 1989–90