National coach Max Caldas has announced 21-strong names for the games against New Zealand, Australia and Spain for the FIH Pro Hockey League.
Sander de Wijn and Thijs van Dam will be missing. Sander got injured during the World Cup on his hamstring and Van Dam recently was operated on his hip.
Robbert Kemperman and Valentin Verga have been dropped due to their commitments with Malaysian League in January and February.
Caldas has also appointed eighteen players for the third game against Spain. He may possibly have De Wijn and Van Dam again.
Caldas has appointed Billy Bakker as captain of the Dutch team in the games against New Zealand and Australia. Mink van der Weerden plays the captain’s armband against Spain.
Squad against Australia and New Zealand
| Name | Club |
| Sander Baart | Braxgata |
| Billy Bakker | Amsterdam |
| Lars Balk | Kampong |
| Teun Beins | Orange-Red |
| Pirmin Blaak (k) | Orange-Red |
| Justen Blok | Rotterdam |
| Thierry Brinkman | Bloemendaal |
| Roel Bovendeert | Bloemendaal |
| Jorrit Croon | Bloemendaal |
| Jonas de Geus | Almere |
| Jeroen Hertzberger | Rotterdam |
| Jip Janssen | Kampong |
| Bjorn Kellerman | Kampong |
| Joep de Mol | Orange-Red |
| Terrance Pieters | Almere |
| Mirco Pruyser | Amsterdam |
| Diede van Puffelen | Rotterdam |
| Glenn Schuurman | Bloemendaal |
| Sam van den Ven | HGC |
| Derck the Skinner | Kampong |
| Mink van der Weerden | Orange-Red |
Squad against Spain
| name | club |
| Sander Baart | Braxgata |
| Lars Balk | Kampong |
| Pirmin Blaak (k) | Orange-Red |
| Thierry Brinkman | Bloemendaal |
| Roel Bovendeert | Bloemendaal |
| Jorrit Croon | Bloemendaal |
| Jelle Galema | Den Bosch |
| Jonas de Geus | Almere |
| Jip Janssen | Kampong |
| Arjen Lodewijks | Den Bosch |
| Joep de Mol | Orange-Red |
| Johannes Mooij | Atletic Terrassa |
| Terrance Pieters | Almere |
| Mirco Pruyser | Amsterdam |
| Sam van der Ven (k) | HGC |
| Derck the Skinner | Kampong |
| Bob the Guardian | Orange-Red |
| Mink van der Weerden | Orange-Red |
The Pro League starts in January and ends in June, with the Netherlands, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, Spain (last two only in men), China and the United States (last two only at the women) as participating countries.
Everyone plays two times against each other, after which the top four of the ranking places themselves before a final tournament, for which another location is sought.
The Pro League is the successor of the Champions Trophy and the Hockey World League. The tournament is also one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
