In the Dutch Hoofdklasse the first playoff team is known. Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam defeated L&D Amsterdam 3-1 on Saturday after their 1-6 loss on Thursday to claim first place after the first half of the regular season. The second team will be known after a couple of make-up games, as contests between Rotterdam and Amsterdam on Friday and between Corendon Kinheim and the Vaessen Pioniers on Sunday were rained out and got rescheduled for Tuesday, June 2 (KIN-PIO) and June 9 (AMS-NEP).
The second phase starts at zero for all teams on June 11 and will determine the remaining two participants in the semi-final round robin. This past weekend Kinheim had won the first two games of their series against the Pioniers. HCAW won two of three against DSS. Additionally UVV celebrated a pair of shutouts against Mampaey The Hawks after their tie on Thursday. Next weekend will be without Hoofdklasse games due to the European Cup in Rotterdam.
Results:
| Sunday, May 31 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hawks | 0 – 13 | UVV | ||
| DSS | 4 – 8 | HCAW Bussum | ||
| Saturday, May 30 | ||||
| HCAW Bussum | 3 – 5 | DSS | ||
| Curaçao Neptunus | 3 – 1 | L&D Amsterdam P. | ||
| UVV | 2 – 0 | The Hawks | ||
| Corendon Kinheim | 8 – 7 | Vaessen Pioniers | ||
| Thursday, May 28 | ||||
| HCAW Bussum | 1 – 0 | DSS | ||
| L&D Amsterdam P. | 6 – 1 | Curaçao Neptunus | ||
| UVV | 9 – 9 | The Hawks | ||
| Corendon Kinheim | 10 – 0 | Vaessen Pioniers | ||
Standings:
| # | Team | GW | W | G | V | MIN | Pnt | RV | RT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaçao Neptunus | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 135 | 46 |
| 2 | L&D Amsterdam P. | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 117 | 39 |
| 3 | Corendon Kinheim | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 116 | 64 |
| 4 | Vaessen Pioniers | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 97 | 70 |
| 5 | UVV | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 90 | 92 |
| 6 | DSS | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 102 |
| 7 | HCAW Bussum | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 144 |
| 8 | The Hawks | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 166 |