What league does Capitals Leeuwarden play in?

Capitals Leeuwarden play in the Netherlands.

Where is Capitals Leeuwarden based?

Capitals Leeuwarden is based in Leeuwarden, NED.

Who is the head coach of Capitals Leeuwarden?

The head coach of Capitals Leeuwarden is Arjan Peters.

What arena does Capitals Leeuwarden play in?

Capitals Leeuwarden play their home games at De Elfstedenhal in Leeuwarden, NED.

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2022-2023 Capitals Leeuwarden Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#21	Arwen ten Cate (G)	21	2005		5'11"	139	L
	#21	Jorrit Vos (G)	29	1997	Heerenveen, NED	6'5"	187	L
	#24	Johan van der Werff (G)	27	1999	Leeuwarden, NED	-	-	-
	#60	Nadia Zijlstra (G)	36	1989	Leeuwarden, NED	4'11"	117	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#23	Rouel Hollander (D)	26	1999		-	-	-
	#13	Brend de Jong (D)	23	2003	Leeuwarden, NED	-	-	-
	#25	Brend de Jong (D)	28	1997	Oldeboorn, NED	-	-	-
	#14	Niek van der Meulen (D)	29	1997	Groningen, NED	5'9"	176	L
	#26	Joel Muizer (D)	19	2006		6'2"	198	L
	#16	Otso Riipi (D)	22	2004	Tampere, FIN	5'9"	168	L
	#40	Niek Strating (D)	24	2002	Groningen, NED	-	-	-
FORWARDS
	#28	Perttu Ahola (LW)	25	2001	Ii, FIN	5'10"	187	L
	#56	David Bartos (F)	48	1978	Pardubice, CZE	6'1"	185	L
	#97	Matt Beer (C/RW)	36	1990	Corunna, ON, CAN	6'0"	205	R
	#91	Tristan Houben (F)	23	2003	Leeuwarden, NED	5'5"	132	-
	#9	Tycho Houben (F)	25	2001	Leeuwarden, NED	5'11"	159	R
	#77	Joonas Huovinen (C/RW)	32	1994	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	176	R
	#68	Hessel de Jong (F)	27	1999	Leeuwarden, NED	-	-	-
	#85	Koen Koopmans (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#10	Pim van der Meulen (F)	24	2002	Groningen, NED	6'0"	161	L
	#17	Jildert Okkema (F)	34	1992	Dronrijp, NED	-	-	L
	#86	Rodion Podolyanyuk (F)	27	1998	Vinnytsia, UKR	5'10"	176	L
	#71	Jasper Poelsma (F)	23	2003		-	-	-
	#19	Marco Postma (C)	43	1983	Leeuwarden, NED	6'5"	209	L
	#88	Joppe Verboom (F)	22	2004		-	-	-
	#2	Steijn Werkhoven (F)	22	2004	Leeuwarden, NED	6'2"	-	-

Position: G: 2, D: 7, F: 14Av Age: 23.96 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 Capitals Leeuwarden Staff

Head CoachArjan Peters
Asst. CoachJitze Jong
Asst. CoachNiels Wierstra

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Capitals Leeuwarden Facts

Plays in: Eredivisie
Team Colors: -
Town: Leeuwarden, NED Map
Founded: -

2022-2023 Capitals Leeuwarden Roster Facts

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Experience

Capitals Leeuwarden: 1 053 GP
Liiga: 53 GP

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Arena Information

Arena Name: De Elfstedenhal
Location: Leeuwarden
Capacity: -
Construction Year: 2005

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06/29/2026

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Erkki Laiho (F)

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06/18/2026

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Niko Ervasti (D)

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05/22/2026

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Misa Pietilä (G)

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08/26/2025

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Misa Pietilä (G)

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Niko Ervasti (D)

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Erkki Laiho (F)

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Leevi Juntunen (D)

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09/19/2023

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Perttu Ahola (F)

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Capitals Leeuwarden History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	Netherlands	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	10	-
2025-2026	Netherlands2	22	15	5	-	0	2	152	73	47	2.14	4	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	Netherlands2	22	17	3	-	1	1	154	70	54	2.45	2	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	Netherlands2	22	17	4	-	0	1	158	66	52	2.36	3	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	Netherlands2	24	16	5	-	0	3	148	74	51	2.13	5	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	Netherlands2	7	4	3	-	0	0	33	28	12	1.71	4	Quarterfinal loss
	Netherlands2	5	3	1	-	1	0	30	12	11	2.2	2	-
2020-2021	Netherlands2	1	0	0	-	1	0	5	4	2	2	5	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	Netherlands2	19	7	9	-	2	1	78	73	26	1.37	9	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	Netherlands2	22	9	12	-	1	0	77	115	29	1.32	8	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	Netherlands2	18	3	15	-	0	0	42	89	9	0.5	10	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	Netherlands2	24	9	11	-	1	3	81	85	32	1.33	6	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	Netherlands2	10	1	9	0	-	-	36	80	255	25.5	6	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Marnix Pieters (F)	2026-2027	Hiti Academy Bled Hawks U20	Austria U20i	2	1	0	1	0
2.	Jeremy ten Brink (D)	2026-2027	Heerenveen Flyers	Eredivisie	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Daniel Spratek (F)	2026-2027	HK Opava	2. liga	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Moby Kruizinga (F)	2026-2027	GIJS Groningen	Eredivisie	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Dylan Foks (F)	2026-2027	GIJS Groningen	Eredivisie	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Zahir Hup (F)	2026-2027	GIJS Groningen	Eredivisie	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Leevi Juntunen (D)	2026-2027	Zoetermeer Panters	Eredivisie	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	25.95
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	27.83
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	25.78
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	24.57
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	23.96

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rastislav Veres (F)	66	94	147	241
2.	Pim van der Meulen (F)	107	74	103	177
3.	Patrik Janac (F)	44	66	105	171
4.	Tycho Houben (F)	166	74	64	138
5.	Jildert Okkema (F)	115	38	72	110

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rastislav Veres (F)	66	94	147	241
2.	Pim van der Meulen (F)	107	74	103	177
3.	Tycho Houben (F)	166	74	64	138
4.	Patrik Janac (F)	44	66	105	171
5.	Joonas Huovinen (F)	41	55	52	107

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rastislav Veres (F)	66	94	147	241
2.	Patrik Janac (F)	44	66	105	171
3.	Pim van der Meulen (F)	107	74	103	177
4.	Jildert Okkema (F)	115	38	72	110
5.	Tycho Houben (F)	166	74	64	138

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Brend de Jong (D)	101	7	18	343
2.	Tobias Meijer (D)	99	12	45	244
3.	Rouel Hollander (D)	137	5	11	185
4.	Emiel Rispens (F)	59	7	12	177
5.	Gill Göbel (F)	32	10	35	167

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Tycho Houben (F)	166	74	64	138
2.	Hessel de Jong (F)	163	29	24	53
3.	Rouel Hollander (D)	137	5	6	11
4.	Niek Strating (D)	133	4	18	22
5.	Tristan Houben (F)	124	37	36	73

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Matthew Giannini (F)	2	6	9	4.50
2.	Patrik Janac (F)	44	66	171	3.89
3.	Rastislav Veres (F)	66	94	241	3.65
4.	Joonas Huovinen (F)	41	55	107	2.61
5.	Erkki Laiho (F)	21	26	52	2.48

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Rastislav Veres (F)	2023-2024	22	35	87
2.	Patrik Janac (F)	2024-2025	22	30	87
3.	Patrik Janac (F)	2025-2026	22	36	84
4.	Rastislav Veres (F)	2024-2025	22	33	79
5.	Rastislav Veres (F)	2025-2026	22	26	75

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Patrik Janac (F)	2025-2026	22	36	84
2.	Rastislav Veres (F)	2023-2024	22	35	87
3.	Rastislav Veres (F)	2024-2025	22	33	79
4.	Joonas Huovinen (F)	2022-2023	22	31	52
5.	Patrik Janac (F)	2024-2025	22	30	87

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Patrik Janac (F)	2024-2025	22	57	87
2.	Rastislav Veres (F)	2023-2024	22	52	87
3.	Rastislav Veres (F)	2025-2026	22	49	75
4.	Patrik Janac (F)	2025-2026	22	48	84
5.	Rastislav Veres (F)	2024-2025	22	46	79

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Rouel Hollander (D)	2022-2023	20	0	94
2.	Sietse van den Brink (F)	2016-2017	23	15	89
3.	Jente Sijtsema (D)	2018-2019	20	5	88
4.	Gill Göbel (F)	2018-2019	20	20	86
5.	Niek van der Meulen (D)	2022-2023	24	21	83