The White Caps Turnhout were an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps played in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They played their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.

White Caps Turnhout
CityTurnhout, Belgium
LeagueBelgian Hockey League
Founded1981
Home arenaKempisch ijsstadion
ColoursBlue, white
   
Websitewww.white-caps.be
Franchise history
White Caps Turnhout

History

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The club was founded in 1981, and won their first Belgian Hockey League title in 2004. They then won their first Belgian Cup in 2006, and repeated their success by winning it in 2007, 2008, and 2009. They also won the Belgian Championship in 2007, 2008, and 2011. They participated in ten games of the 2011-2012 season of the North Sea Cup before dropping out due to a lack of available players and their game results were annulled. The team returned to the all-Belgian Elite League for 2012-2013.

Season results

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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
2012-2013 18 14 1 0 3 174 52 44 2nd, Belgian Elite League Lost Belgian Championship to Leuven Chiefs (1W-2L)
2011–12 - - - - - - - - Withdrew from North Sea Cup Lost Belgian Championship to HYC Herentals
2010–11 28 5 0 1 22 76 146 14 7th, North Sea Cup Won Belgian Championship vs. HYC Herentals (4-2)

Achievements

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  • Belgian champion (4): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
  • Belgian Cup champion (4): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009

IIHF Continental Cup

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2012 Round 1 Continental Cup.[1] Hosted in Ankara, Turkey.

Team Country W L GF GA
White Caps Turnhout   Belgium 0 0 0 0
Başkent Yıldızları   Turkey 0 0 0 0
Tartu Kalev-Välk   Estonia 0 0 0 0
HC Metulla*   Israel 0 0 0 0
  • HC Metulla withdrew from tournament in July, 2011

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "2012 Preliminary". Iihf.com. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
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