🏒📹Tilburg Trappers U17 vs Utrecht Dragons U17📹🏒

The U17 game played at Ireen Wüst IJsbaan in Tilburg on January 18, 2026, saw the Tilburg Trappers U17 defeat the Utrecht Dragons U17 by a score of 7-2.

The first period ended scoreless, though both teams served penalties for tripping, roughing, slashing, and tripping again, totaling 8 penalty minutes combined.

The offense came alive in the second period, with Tilburg scoring five goals to Utrecht's two. Tim Overbeek opened the scoring for the Trappers at 23:25, followed closely by Simon Reniers at 26:33 to make it 2-0. Utrecht responded quickly, with Fynn Hellwig scoring unassisted at 27:20 to cut the lead to 2-1. Just a minute later, at 28:20, Hellwig struck again, assisted by Joshua Visser, tying the game at 2-2. However, the Trappers surged back. Rocco Huiskes scored an even-strength goal at 30:49 to regain the lead, and then added two power-play goals in quick succession—one at 35:00 and another at 39:10—both assisted by Jari Janssen and Tim Overbeek, completing a natural hat-trick and giving Tilburg a 5-2 lead at the intermission.

In the third period, Tilburg continued to control the game. Jari Janssen scored at 43:40, assisted by Jaap van Assouw, to make it 6-2. Tim Overbeek then netted his second goal of the game on the power play at 47:28, assisted by Jens Donders, sealing the 7-2 victory. The Dragons struggled with penalties throughout the game, accumulating 14 penalty minutes compared to Tilburg's 12, which proved costly as they conceded three power-play goals.

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