Pecoma Grizzlies Groningen were a professional ice hockey team in Groningen, Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were 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 for three seasons. However, after three losing seasons and weak ticket sales, the team dropped out of the Eredivisie in the summer of 2010. Season results Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Squad 2008-09 Goalies 31 Mathieu Blanchard 35 Tom Korte Defence 13 Jeroen Oosterwijk 14 Noel Coultice 19 Ronald Trip 4 Preston Cicchine 44 Blair Tassone 98 Ricardo Dijkema Forwards 9 Derek Bachynski 11 Danny Kerstholt 14 Blair Lefebvre 15 Ram Sidhu 19 Jolke Balt 20 Zahir Hup 21 Alwin Assenberg 22 Reinier Holthof 24 Klaver Jan Middelweerd 29 Nick Pomponio 69 Arjan Peters Coaches Coach: Sergey Yashin Teammanager: Kees Lok Championships Eredivisie National Championship once: 1985-86 Eerste divisie championship twice: 2005-06; 2006–07 External links Netherlands Ice Hockey Union Ice hockey teams in the Netherlands Ice hockey clubs established in 1969 Sports clubs in Groningen (city) 1969 establishments in the Netherlands