18 Facts About Ron Berteling

1. Ron Berteling was born on 6 September 1957 and is a Dutch retired ice hockey player and coach.

2. Ron Berteling represented the Netherlands ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and served as captain of the Netherlands men's national ice hockey team from 1982 to 1993.

3. Ron Berteling appeared in 14 Ice Hockey World Championships, and holds the record of 213 games played for the national team.

4. Ron Berteling played in 26 seasons of the Eredivisie, competing the Netherlands' top league for the Amsterdam Tigers and the Rotterdam Panda's.

5. Ron Berteling received the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1994, was made the namesake of the Ron Berteling Schaal in 2007, and received the Torriani Award from the International Ice Hockey Federation in 2020.

6. Ron Berteling began playing ice hockey in 1964, on the only outdoor rink in Amsterdam.

7. Ron Berteling was attracted to the game due to its speed and the desire to play a team sport.

8. Ron Berteling won his first Dutch Cup as a player, with Amsterdam in 1980.

9. Ron Berteling became captain of the Netherlands national team in 1982, serving in the role until 1993.

10. Ron Berteling changed teams in 1986, and won another Eredivisie title and a Dutch Cup with Rotterdam in 1987.

11. Ron Berteling won two more Eredivisie titles with Rotterdam in 1989 and 1990, and two Dutch Cups in 1990 and 1991.

12. Ron Berteling finished his career playing 213 games and scored 195 points for the Netherlands national team at World Championships, the Olympic Games and other international events.

13. Ron Berteling holds the record of the most games played for the national team as of 2020.

14. Ron Berteling scored more than 1,600 points and played over 900 career games combined in all levels of play, and appeared in 14 Ice Hockey World Championships.

15. Ron Berteling was referred to as "Mister Ice Hockey" in the Netherlands, and was respected for his sportsmanship and was regularly among the least penalised players in the Netherlands.

16. Ron Berteling served as head coach of the Amsterdam Tigers from 2006 to 2011.

17. Ron Berteling felt hockey teams should use social media to attract people to the game.

18. Ron Berteling was the first Dutch person to received the Torriani Award.