IHC Leuven

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| city = Leuven

| league = BeNe League

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| founded = 1993

| arena = IJsbaan Leuven

| colours = Black, white, red
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| coach = Gilbert Paelinck

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| website = [http://www.ihcl.be IHC Leuven]

| name1 = IHC Leuven

| dates1 = 1993–present

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IHC Leuven (French: IHC Louvain) is a professional ice hockey team in Leuven, Belgium. Leuven plays in the BeNe League (Belgian Elite League), where it competes as the Leuven Chiefs. The team are the current Belgian national ice hockey champions, having won the league playoffs in 2013. It also competes annually for the Belgian Cup.

The club also organizes affiliated recreational junior and senior hockey teams.

History

IHC Leuven was founded in 1993, and won their first Belgian Championship in 2005. In 1998 and 1999, they participated in the IIHF Continental Cup. In 1998, they were paired with Frisk Tigers, Esbjerg IK, and Lyon Hockey Club, they lost to Frisk 26–1, and their best results was a 15–1 loss to Lyon. They fared marginally better in 1999, in a group with Sokil Kyiv, Ducs d'Angers, and CHH Txuri Urdin. They were hammered by Angers 26–0, but only lost 4–3 to Txuri Urdin.

In 1999–2000, they won their first and only Belgian Cup. In 2005 and 2010, Leuven won their first and second Belgian Championship. In 2011, it joined the higher level North Sea Cup, a mixed Dutch-Belgian league, although it struggled against the bigger-budget Dutch teams and lost the Belgian championship to HYC Herentals. For 2012–2013, it withdrew from the Dutch league and returned to the Belgian Elite League, winning the Belgian national championship against White Caps Turnhout.

Roster

Updated February 25, 2019.{{cite web|title=Antwerp Phantoms Roster|url=https://chiefsleuven.be/list/bene/|website=chiefsleuven.be|language=nl|access-date=February 25, 2019}}

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|Karl Luypaert

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|align=center| 2004

|Vilvoorde, Belgium

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|Keanu Evers

|align=center|L

|align=center| 2011

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Ryan Malinowski

|align=center|L

|align=center| 2018

|East Amherst, New York, United States

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|Ben Boute

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|Ghent, Belgium

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|Quinten Franckx

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|align=center| 2014

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Adam Logozzo

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|align=center| 2018

|Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada

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|Pieter-Jan Wouters

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|align=center| 2010

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Seppe Vanwelssenaers

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|align=center| 2014

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Reyn Vanwelssenaers

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|align=center|L

|align=center| 2018

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Rino Dhondt

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|align=center| 2016

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Basim Laeremans

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|align=center| 2017

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Alec James

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|align=center|C

|align=center| 2016

|Simi Valley, California, United States

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|Dean Thurura

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|align=center| 2010

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Jeffie Versin

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|align=center| 2016

|Belgium

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|Dries Blockx

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|align=center|F

|align=center| 2015

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Lukas Tambeur

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|align=center| 2017

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Iniaz Steyaert

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|align=center|F

|align=center| 2018

|Humbeek, Belgium

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|Gregor James

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|align=center|C

|align=center| 2014

|Viersen, Germany

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|Mickey Evers

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|align=center|C

|align=center| 2011

|Leuven, Belgium

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|Michael van Egdom

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|align=center|F

|align=center| 2018

|Belgium

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|Boris Kolyasnikov

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|align=center| 2006

|Nizhny Tagil, Russia

Achievements

Belgian champion (3): 2005, 2010, 2013
Belgian Cup champion (1): 2006

Season Results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

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2012–13	18	17	0	1	0	199	35	52	1st, Belgian Elite League	Won Belgian championship (2W-1L vs. Turnhout)
2011–12	14	1	1	1	11	26	85	6	7th, North Sea Cup	Lost Belgian championship to Herentals (0W-3L)

References

External links

[http://www.ihcl.be Official Site]
[http://www.hockeyarenas.net/index.php?page=4002&c=wl&lcID=be&cupID=be&type=0&tmID=616&tdSaison=2005 Club profile] on hockeyarenas.net

Category:BeNe League (ice hockey) teams

Category:Ice hockey teams in Belgium

Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1993

Category:1993 establishments in Belgium

Category:Sport in Leuven