Background
He was born in Barrie, Ontario and since his retirement has continued to reside in the Barrie area where he owns a successful swimming pool construction business.
He was born in Barrie, Ontario and since his retirement has continued to reside in the Barrie area where he owns a successful swimming pool construction business.
Koopmans played 15 seasons in the Eredivisie, becoming the league"s top scorer for 1977-1978. A 196 cm, 97 kg forward, Koopmans first played in the Dutch top division with HYS Veronica 538 in 1972.The next season he left The Hague to join the Heerenveen Flyers. In 1975 he played for Tigers Amsterdam and for 1976-1977 Nijmegen Tigers.
He remained with the Flyers until 1984, when he joined GIJS Groningen.
He retired from top-level play in 1987. He played 20 times for the Netherlands at an international level, including at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Koopmans went scoreless in all 5 of the Netherlands games in Lake Placid as the team finished 8th. He played in two world championships.
In 1981, the only time the country has competed in the contest"s top tier, Koopmans scored 4 goals and an assist in 8 games.
In Pool Bachelor in 1987, he scored 5 goals and collected 5 assists in 7 games.