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National coach Jeroen Delmee announced on Wednesday who he will be taking with him to the Men’s World Cup of Hockey, to be held January 13-29 in India. Joep de Mol is a notable absentee.
The selection has eighteen players, including Seve van Ass (HGC) who has the most international matches to his credit: 201. The other veterans are Thierry Brinkman (Bloemendaal) and Pirmin Blaak (Oranje-Rood). The latter is the first goalkeeper to be preferred to Maurits Visser (Bloemendaal).
Under the former national coach, defender De Mol (Orange-Red) was still part of the selection for the Tokyo Olympics. Other names missing from Delmee’s squad are striker Jelle Galema (Orange-Red) and defender Tim Swaen (Bloemendaal).
Jasper Brinkman (Bloemendaal, 9 internationals) and Dennis Warmerdam (Bloemendaal, 15 internationals) have been appointed as substitutes. They will travel to India and can come on as a substitute if needed due to injury.
The World Cup will take place in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India. The Netherlands are placed in a group with Malaysia, New Zealand and Chile. The first match will take place on Saturday, January 14. The Dutch will then face Malaysia.
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