What league does Chiefs Leuven play in?

Chiefs Leuven play in the Belgium.

When was Chiefs Leuven founded?

Chiefs Leuven was founded in 1993 in Leuven, BEL, Belgium.

Where is Chiefs Leuven based?

Chiefs Leuven is based in Leuven, BEL.

Who is the head coach of Chiefs Leuven?

The head coach of Chiefs Leuven is Pascal Ryser.

What arena does Chiefs Leuven play in?

Chiefs Leuven play their home games at IJsbaan Leuven in Leuven, BEL.

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2023-2024

2023-2024 Season

Chiefs Leuven were 5-8-3 in the 2023-24 BeNeLiga season with 18 points, 6th in the Stage 1 - Beker BeNe League and 13th overall.

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2023-2024 Chiefs Leuven Player Stats

All Positions

Chiefs Leuven — 2023-2024 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
BeNeLiga
1.		Grayden Gottschalk (RW)	32	27	18	45	28	-	2	2	1	3	2
2.		Boris Kolyasnikov (LW)	32	13	21	34	59	-	2	1	0	1	2
3.		Jake Payette (D)	31	8	21	29	4	-	2	0	3	3	0
4.		Alec James (C)	32	10	18	28	12	-	2	1	1	2	0
5.		Dries Blockx (F)	32	10	12	22	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
6.		Basim Laeremans (F)	32	8	10	18	58	-	2	0	0	0	0
7.		Maxim Tsaplin (F)	9	5	13	18	26	-	1	1	0	1	25
8.		Shaun Dosanjh (D)	19	4	14	18	24	-
9.		Iniaz Steyaert (F)	31	6	11	17	8	-	2	0	0	0	0
10.		Nathan Compere (F)	29	4	7	11	2	-	2	0	2	2	2
11.		Lukas Tambeur (D/F)	32	2	4	6	51	-	2	0	1	1	4
12.		Ben Boute (D)	29	1	5	6	8	-
13.		Warre Van Monfort (F)	24	4	1	5	6	-	2	0	0	0	0
14.		Seppe Vanwelssenaers (D)	19	1	1	2	8	-	2	0	1	1	0
15.		Jeffie Versin (F)	1	1	0	1	0	-
16.		Vladislav Afonin (F)	26	1	0	1	12	-
17.		Flavio Deverchin (F)	26	0	1	1	8	-	2	0	0	0	2
18.		Matteo Vandezande (F)	32	0	1	1	20	-	2	0	0	0	0
19.		Mickey Evers (D/C)	2	0	0	0	0	-
20.		Kaelan Lauwerysen (F)	6	0	0	0	0	-
21.		Niels Nijs (D)	12	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
22.		Sebastiaan Zweegers (F)	16	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
23.		Robbe Delport (F)	20	0	0	0	2	-

Chiefs Leuven — 2023-2024 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
BeNeLiga
1.		Rune van Couteren (G)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Kristof Verlinden (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Stijn Raeymaekers (G)	2	6.75	-	0	1	-	0	80:00	-
4.		Jelle Lievens (G)	23	4.55	-	6	17	-	0	1373:00	-

2023-2024 Chiefs Leuven Staff

Head CoachPascal Ryser
Asst. CoachSebastien Deverchin
Asst. CoachSami Lipsonen
Team ManagerKoen Haesevoets
Equipment ManagerPeter Michiels

Team Staff History

2023-2024 Chiefs Leuven Demographics

Chiefs Leuven Facts

Plays in: Belgian First Division
Team Colors: -
Town: Leuven, BEL Map
Founded: 1993

2023-2024 Chiefs Leuven Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

Chiefs Leuven: 1 958 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Chiefs Leuven U16 (Belgium U16)
Chiefs Leuven U18 (Belgium U18)
Chiefs Leuven-2 (Belgium2)
Chiefs Leuven-3 (Belgium other)

Arena Information

Arena Name: IJsbaan Leuven
Location: Leuven
Capacity: 800
Construction Year: -

Chiefs Leuven Games

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Latest Transactions

Chiefs Leuven — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
06/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Nick Prestia (D)	Nijmegen Devils	Details
05/21/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Brett Roloson (F)	Vänersborgs HC	Details
01/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Matias Virta (F)	No team	Details
09/25/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Erik Miller (F)	Wichita Thunder	Details
08/18/2025	Extension		Lukas Tambeur (D)		Details
12/16/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Anton Vasilyev (F)	Mont-Blanc	Details
07/28/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Grayden Gottschalk (F)	EA Schongau	Details
06/08/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Maxim Tsaplin (F)	HK Chelny	Details

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Chiefs Leuven History and Standings

Chiefs Leuven — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Belgium	1	1	0	-	0	0	3	7	1	3	7	-
2025-2026	CEHL	21	1	3	-	3	14	12	47	91	0.57	7	Quarterfinal loss
	CEHL	14	5	1	-	1	7	18	36	63	1.29	5	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	CEHL	16	5	1	-	0	10	17	64	78	1.06	7	Quarterfinal loss
	CEHL	16	6	0	-	2	8	20	48	61	1.25	6	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	BeNeLiga	16	4	1	-	0	11	14	50	77	0.88	8	Quarterfinal loss
	BeNeLiga	16	5	0	-	3	8	18	55	78	1.13	6	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	BeNeLiga	28	7	1	-	2	18	25	82	157	0.89	6	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	BeNeLiga	26	4	1	-	1	20	15	74	135	0.58	8	Placement game win
2020-2021	BeNeLiga	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	BeNeLiga	20	10	1	-	1	10	30	86	82	1.5	6	Playoffs Interrupted
2018-2019	BeNeLiga	22	7	3	-	1	11	28	92	96	1.27	7	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	BeNeLiga	24	9	0	-	3	12	30	89	124	1.25	8	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	BeNeLiga	19	5	2	-	1	11	18	65	123	0.95	5	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	BeNeLiga	22	8	1	-	0	13	26	80	96	1.18	5	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	Belgium	10	6	1	-	0	3	20	51	42	2	2	Final group
2013-2014	Belgium	18	10	0	-	1	6	31	84	58	1.72	4	Semifinal loss
2012-2013	Belgium	18	17	0	-	1	0	52	199	35	2.89	1	Champion
2011-2012	Belgium	8	3	1	-	0	4	11	26	38	1.38	2	Final loss
	Netherlands	30	4	2	0	2	22	18	71	175	0.6	7	No playoffs held
2010-2011	Belgium	13	10	0	-	0	3	30	123	46	2.31	3	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	Belgium	16	9	1	-	1	5	30	74	60	1.88	2	Champion
2008-2009	Belgium	20	9	2	-	1	8	32	78	76	1.6	5	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	Belgium	19	10	1	-	0	8	32	81	69	1.68	4	Semifinal loss
	Belgium	20	9	1	-	0	10	29	77	77	1.45	4	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	Belgium	12	7	0	-	2	3	23	58	40	1.92	4	Final loss
	Belgium	-	-	-	-	-	-	33	-	-	-	3	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	Belgium	16	7	1	-	2	6	25	47	49	1.56	3	Final loss
2004-2005	Belgium	6	2	0	-	0	4	6	16	21	1	4	Champion
2003-2004	Belgium	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Semifinal loss

Chiefs Leuven Tournament Statistics

Chiefs Leuven — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Belgian Cup	7	6	0	-	1	0	19	94	5	2.71	1	-
2014-2015	Belgian Cup	12	8	0	-	0	4	24	81	41	2	2	-
2013-2014	Belgian Cup	12	6	1	-	1	4	21	58	45	1.75	4	-
2009-2010	Belgian Cup	16	13	0	-	1	2	40	102	47	2.5	1	Final loss
1999-2000	Cont Cup	3	0	-	1	-	2	0	3	49	0	4	-
1998-1999	Cont Cup	3	0	-	0	-	3	0	2	59	0	4	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Chiefs Leuven — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Bryan Kolodziejczyk (F)	2026-2027	Liege Bulldogs	Belgium	8	18	34	52	2
2.	Kaelan Lauwerysen (F)	2026-2027	Almaguin Spartans	GMHL	15	10	13	23	21
3.	Vadim Gyesbreghs (D)	2026-2027	Sharks Mechelen	Belgium	9	10	11	21	2
4.	Erik Miller (F)	2026-2027	Smoke Eaters Geleen	Eredivisie	4	9	12	21	6
5.	Oscar Delbrassine (F)	2026-2027	Liege Bulldogs	Belgium	8	7	13	20	4
6.	Frank Neven (D)	2026-2027	Liege Bulldogs	Belgium	8	4	16	20	4
7.	Michael Distate (D)	2026-2027	Liege Bulldogs	Belgium	8	3	16	19	2
8.	Guillaume Gommeren (F)	2026-2027	Hiti Academy Bled Hawks U20	Austria U20i	16	7	7	14	35
9.	Vladislav Afonin (F)	2026-2027	Haskey Hasselt	Belgium	7	8	3	11	12
10.	Marek Ziarny (F)	2026-2027	Sharks Mechelen	Belgium	7	6	5	11	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Chiefs Leuven — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	165 lbs	22.43
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	24.68
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	25.27
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	172 lbs	24.09
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	170 lbs	24.32

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	296	436	372	808
2.	Alec James (F)	232	140	153	293
3.	Jesse Raekelboom (F)	150	78	156	234
4.	Boris Kolyasnikov (F)	184	55	140	195
5.	Dries Blockx (F)	227	70	111	181

Franchise All-Time Goals

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	296	436	372	808
2.	Alec James (F)	232	140	153	293
3.	Sami Saarinen (F)	44	89	88	177
4.	Jesse Raekelboom (F)	150	78	156	234
5.	Olivier Roland (F)	63	73	105	178

Franchise All-Time Assists

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	296	436	372	808
2.	Jesse Raekelboom (F)	150	78	156	234
3.	Alec James (F)	232	140	153	293
4.	Boris Kolyasnikov (F)	184	55	140	195
5.	Dries Blockx (F)	227	70	111	181

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	David Vychodil (D)	52	26	64	453
2.	Basim Laeremans (F)	155	26	87	416
3.	Boris Kolyasnikov (F)	184	55	195	288
4.	Bruno Evers (D)	161	49	123	261
5.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	296	436	808	253

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	296	436	372	808
2.	Ben Boute (D)	238	10	41	51
3.	Alec James (F)	232	140	153	293
4.	Dries Blockx (F)	227	70	111	181
5.	Dean Thurura (F)	211	31	73	104

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Curtis Millen (D)	15	30	67	4.47
2.	Sami Saarinen (F)	44	89	177	4.02
3.	Mike McBride (F)	2	2	7	3.50
4.	Heikki Saarinen (F)	6	16	20	3.33
5.	Keith Audy (F)	13	15	39	3.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	1997-1998	Belgium	29	80	80	160	5.52	12
2.	Sami Saarinen (F)	1997-1998	Belgium	24	61	60	121	5.04	116
3.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	1991-1992	Belgium2	23	75	45	120	5.22	20
4.	Olivier Roland (F)	2010-2011	Belgium	12	41	33	74	6.17	41
5.	Curtis Millen (D)	1997-1998	Belgium	15	30	37	67	4.47	14

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	1997-1998	Belgium	29	80	80	160	5.52	12
2.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	1991-1992	Belgium2	23	75	45	120	5.22	20
3.	Sami Saarinen (F)	1997-1998	Belgium	24	61	60	121	5.04	116
4.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	1990-1991	Belgium2	13	42	23	65	5.00	10
5.	Olivier Roland (F)	2010-2011	Belgium	12	41	33	74	6.17	41

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	1997-1998	Belgium	29	80	80	160	5.52	12
2.	Sami Saarinen (F)	1997-1998	Belgium	24	61	60	121	5.04	116
3.	Gilbert Paelinck (F)	1991-1992	Belgium2	23	75	45	120	5.22	20
4.	Jesse Raekelboom (F)	2006-2007	Belgium	22	12	38	50	2.27	20
5.	Curtis Millen (D)	1997-1998	Belgium	15	30	37	67	4.47	14

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Chiefs Leuven — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	David Vychodil (D)	2015-2016	BeNeLiga	15	8	9	17	1.13	154
2.	Basim Laeremans (F)	2022-2023	BeNeLiga	26	5	11	16	0.62	128
3.	David Vychodil (D)	2013-2014	Belgium	13	6	10	16	1.23	127
4.	Sami Saarinen (F)	1997-1998	Belgium	24	61	60	121	5.04	116
5.	Basim Laeremans (F)	2024-2025	CEHL	28	5	14	19	0.68	115