Larry van Wieren

Who is Larry van Wieren?

Larry Titus van Wieren is a former professional ice hockey player in the Netherlands. He competed for the Dutch national team for the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.

A forward and shooting right-handed, van Wieren joined the Den Haag Wolves in 1971 and played three seasons. After a year away from the Netherlands, he played 1975-6 with IJshockey Club Utrecht. Van Wieren then spent the next 9 seasons with Heerenveen Flyers. He best season offensively was his first with the Flyers, 1976-7, when he scored 42 goals and 106 points in 37 games. His second best was his second last, 1983-4, when he netted 40 and collected 57 assists for 97 points in 47 games.

At the Lake Placid Olympics, van Wieren, who led the team as Captain, played all 5 games, scoring a goal and four assists. The next year saw the Netherlands compete in Pool A at the IIHF World Championships. van Wieren collected a goal and 3 assists in 8 games.