HYC Herentals is an ice hockey team in Herentals

Herentals

Herentals is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and Noorderwijk. On January 1, 2006 Herentals had a total population of 26,071...

, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. They play in the North Sea Cup

North Sea Cup

The North Sea Cup is the only professional ice hockey league in the Netherlands and Belgium and the highest level of competition organized by the Nederlandse IJshockey Bond and sanctioned by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation...

, the highest-level league in the Netherlands and Belgium. They also participate in the national cup and national championship tournaments of the Belgian Hockey League

Belgian Hockey League

The Belgian Hockey League was the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation until 2011 . The league winner was the Belgian Champion. It is played since 1912...

, the elite level of ice hockey in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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History

The club was founded in 1971, and won the first Belgian Cup

Belgian Cup (ice hockey)

The Belgian Cup is the national ice hockey cup in Belgium. It has been competed for since 1986. It is currently competed for by the three Belgian teams of the North Sea Cup hockey league, in a separate tournament that runs prior to the North Sea Cup season....

 in 1986. After three more cup victories, in 1989, 1991, and 1995, Herentals finally won their first of four Belgian Hockey League

Belgian Hockey League

The Belgian Hockey League was the highest level of competition sanctioned by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation until 2011 . The league winner was the Belgian Champion. It is played since 1912...

 titles in 1997. They repeated their success in 1998, 2002, and 2009. In the 2008 season, they were defeated in the final, four games to two by the White Caps Turnhout

White Caps Turnhout

The White Caps Turnhout are an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps play in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They play their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.-History:...

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North Sea Cup Results

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime Wins, OTL = Overtime Losses, L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points

Season	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Playoffs
2010–11	28	4	0	2	22	89	188	14	8th, North Sea Cup	Lost Belgian championship to White Caps Turnhout White Caps Turnhout The White Caps Turnhout are an ice hockey team in Turnhout, Belgium. The White Caps play in the Belgian Hockey League and North Sea Cup. They play their home games in Kempisch Ijsstadion.-History:... (2-4)

Achievements

• Belgian champion: (4) 1997, 1998, 2002, 2009.
• Belgian Division II champion: (1) 2005.
• Belgian Cup (7): 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003

External Links

• Club profile on hockeyarenas.net