Phil Groeneveld (born September 18, 1974) is a

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retired professional

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. He last played for

HC Alleghe HC Alleghe is a professional ice hockey team in Alleghe, Italy. The team plays in the country's second-tier Italian Hockey League and plays at Stadio Alvise De Toni in Alleghe. The team was the surprise winner of the 1992-93 Alpenliga. Curr ...

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league, and retired in 2009.

Career

Born in

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, Groeneveld has played for clubs in

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, the

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, and

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, Groeneveld attended Ohio State University for a brief time however began his pro career in the United States in 1995 with the

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. Later in the same season, he joined the

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, also of the CHL, where he scored the first ever goalie goal in league history. The following season he joined French club Viry-Châtillon EH where he remained for two years before joining a second French team, Rouen HE 76, for whom he played the next four seasons, where he won two championships, two top goaltender awards, and scored another goalie goal. Groeneveld spent 2003–5 with Amsterdam Bulldogs again winning two championships while suffering an ACL injury. For 2005-06, he played for SV Renon in

in Italy, assisting the club to the league final for the first time in 32 years. Groeneveld spent 2006-07 playing 5 games for Riviere-du-Loup

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of the CQSHL, and 33 games for

in Serie A. For 2007-08, he played for

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in Serie A Italy, where he won another championship. In 2008-09, he played for

. Groeneveld was a member of the Netherlands National Team from 2004 to 2010, winning two top goaltender awards in World Championships and a bronze medal. Amazingly, Groeneveld scored a third goalie goal in an exhibition game between France and the Netherlands.

International

Groeneveld plays internationally for the Netherlands national ice hockey team. In 2005, he played for the Netherlands national team for the first time, in Olympic qualifying and the 2005 World Championships (Division 1), winning a bronze medal. In 2005 and 2007, Groeneveld won the best goaltender award of the World Championships.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Groeneveld, Phil 1974 births Living people Amsterdam Bulldogs players Bolzano HC players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the Netherlands Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Canadian people of Dutch descent Dutch ice hockey goaltenders Eredivisie (ice hockey) players Fort Worth Fire players HC Alleghe players Ice hockey people from Oshawa Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands Ritten Sport players Rouen HE 76 players TYSC Trappers players Viry-Châtillon EH players Wichita Thunder players