The Netherlands men’s national ice hockey team, nicknamed Oranje, represents the Netherlands in international ice hockey competitions and has a long history dating back to its first official match in 1935. Over the decades the team has appeared in numerous World Championship tournaments and even competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, making it an important part of Dutch winter sports culture despite ice hockey’s relatively modest profile in the country compared with field hockey or speed skating.
The team currently competes in the lower tiers of the IIHF World Championships and continues to develop its roster as it works to improve its international standing.
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Scores24 provides all the important information about the team: past match results, upcoming game schedule, lineup data, and much more.
Current Tournaments
As of today, Netherlands is participating in the following tournaments: World Championship Division 1, Group B.
Last Match
The team played their last match on 05 May 2026 against Spain. The game Spain - Netherlands took place in the World Championship Division 1, Group B tournament and ended in regulation time with a score of 4:0. Full details of the latest matches are always available on Scores24.
Last 10 Matches Statistics
During this period, the team won 3 (including overtime) and suffered 7 losses. Goal statistics: goals scored – 21; goals conceded – 38; average total goals scored – 2.1; average total goals conceded – 3.8. Average home arena performance: goals scored – 2.2, goals conceded – 4.2; away performance: goals scored – 2, goals conceded – teamGoalAgainstAwayAvg.