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Netherlands Niek van der Meulen
#14 Capitals Leeuwarden / Netherlands2 - 25/26
1-time Dutch Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 30, 1997
Position
D
Age
28
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Groningen, NED
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Netherlands
Shoots
L
Youth Team
GIJS Bears Groningen
Contract
-

Brother: Pim van der Meulen

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Niek van der Meulen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 GIJS Bears Groningen Netherlands2 10* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2012-13 GIJS Bears Groningen Netherlands2 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2013-14 Heerenveen Flyers II Netherlands3 14* 3* 5* 8* 6* -* | Relegation 2 0 0 0 2 -
Netherlands U18 WJC-18 D2A 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Heerenveen Flyers II Netherlands2 18* 1* 2* 3* 14* -* |
Netherlands U18 WJC-18 D2A 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2015-16 Heerenveen Flyers BeNeLiga 20* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 0 -
Heerenveen Flyers II Netherlands2 13* 3* 12* 15* 10* -* |
Netherlands U20 WJC-20 D2A 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2016-17 Eindhoven Kemphanen BeNeLiga 18* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
Netherlands U20 WJC-20 D2A 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -5* |
2017-18 Eindhoven Kemphanen BeNeLiga 23* 1* 7* 8* 12* -* |
2018-19 EC Nordhorn Germany4 20* 4* 10* 14* 18* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -
2019-20 Heerenveen Flyers BeNeLiga 20* 0* 4* 4* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2021-22 Capitals Leeuwarden Netherlands2 10* 2* 8* 10* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -
2022-23 Capitals Leeuwarden Netherlands2 24* 3* 18* 21* 83* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -
2023-24 Capitals Leeuwarden Netherlands2 20* 1* 10* 11* 49* 1* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 -
2024-25 Capitals Leeuwarden Netherlands2 22* 2* 6* 8* 14* -* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -
2025-26 Capitals Leeuwarden Netherlands2 13* 0* 4* 4* 0* -* |
Projected Netherlands2 22* 0* 7* 7* 0* -* |

Niek van der Meulen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 GIJS Bears Groningen Dutch Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2015-16 Heerenveen Flyers Dutch Cup 9* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |

Niek van der Meulen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BeNeLiga (CEHL) 4 81* 2* 14* 16* 0.20* 14* -* | 3 11 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
Dutch Cup 2 12* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany4 1 20* 4* 10* 14* 0.70* 18* -* | 1 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 4 * - *
Netherlands2 9 135* 13* 61* 74* 0.55* 186* 2* | 4 14 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.14 * 18 * - *
Netherlands3 1 14* 3* 5* 8* 0.57* 6* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
WJC-18 D2A 2 10* 0* 1* 1* 0.10* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D2A 2 10* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Niek van der Meulen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/04/2019
07/04/2019 Confirmed EC Nordhorn Heerenveen Flyers
08/10/2018
08/10/2018 Confirmed Eindhoven Kemphanen EC Nordhorn