Bill Wensink
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Bill Wensink is a Canadian former ice hockey
player. A Dutch Canadian, he spent 14 years playing in the Eredivisie
and in two IIHF World Championships for the Netherlands national ice hockey team
.
Wensink played very briefly in tier-I junior hockey
, recording an assist and 2 penalty minutes in 2 games with Kingston Canadiens.
Wensink joined Nijmegen Tigers
in 1978, staying with the club until 1985. In his final year at Nijmegen, he played with his uncle John Wensink
. He spent the next two years with Smoke Eaters Geleen and then for 1987-8 again for one last season for Nijmegen. Wensink spent this final four seasons with Rotterdam Panda's
.
Wensink played 7 games in each in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships
and the 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
. Going scoreless in 1991, he recorded 2 goals and 2 assists in 1987.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. A Dutch Canadian, he spent 14 years playing in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
and in two IIHF World Championships for the Netherlands national ice hockey team
Netherlands national ice hockey team
The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I....
.
Wensink played very briefly in tier-I junior hockey
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
, recording an assist and 2 penalty minutes in 2 games with Kingston Canadiens.
Wensink joined Nijmegen Tigers
Nijmegen Tigers
Nijmegen Tigers was a Dutch ice hockey club based in Nijmegen until 2003, when it was forced into bankruptcy. It has been succeeded by the Nijmegen Devils.-Source:*...
in 1978, staying with the club until 1985. In his final year at Nijmegen, he played with his uncle John Wensink
John Wensink
John Wensink is a retired professional ice hockey player.Growing up in Maxville, Ontario the son of Dutch immigrants, Wensink is best remembered for his time with the Boston Bruins, where he teamed with Terry O'Reilly and Stan Jonathan as the team's enforcers...
. He spent the next two years with Smoke Eaters Geleen and then for 1987-8 again for one last season for Nijmegen. Wensink spent this final four seasons with Rotterdam Panda's
Rotterdam Panda's
Rotterdam Panda's was a professional ice hockey team in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Eredivisie, the highest-level hockey division in the Netherlands. Home games were played at the Weena-ijshal, a arena near Rotterdam Central train station.-History:Ice hockey had been...
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Wensink played 7 games in each in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships
1987 World Ice Hockey Championships
The 1987 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 52nd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was also the 63rd ice hockey European Championships. Teams representing 28 countries participated in four levels of competition....
and the 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
-Final Round:-Consolation Round:No team was relegated because of the expansion to twelve teams.-World Championship Group B :...
. Going scoreless in 1991, he recorded 2 goals and 2 assists in 1987.