Hockey World News

January 9, 2025
hockey.nl
Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

Netherlands: KNHB Podcast: a final look back at an exceptional year

The KNHB podcast Podje Hockey takes a brief look back at 2024. We say it again: a unique year for our sport. Never before have the Dutch women and...

netherlands weg richting oranje ligt open voor ehren na vertrek bij belgie 66e866b3187c8 - Netherlands: Road to Oranje Open for Ehren After Departure from Belgium - Raoul Ehren has resigned as coach of the Belgian women's team. The Belgian federation KBHB reports that both parties are parting ways. This opens the way for the Brabander to the Oranje Dames. A vacancy has arisen at the Olympic champions after the departure of national coach Paul van Ass.

September 18, 2024
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Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

Netherlands: Road to Oranje Open for Ehren After Departure from Belgium

Raoul Ehren has resigned as coach of the Belgian women’s team. The Belgian federation KBHB reports that both parties are parting ways. This opens the way for the Brabander...

netherlands zes nederlanders in de race voor eretitels van wereldhockeybond 66e947b66f185 - Netherlands: Six Dutchmen in the race for honorary titles - No fewer than six Dutch players have been nominated for the annual awards of the world hockey association FIH. Thierry Brinkman and Joep de Mol have a chance of becoming World Players of the Year. Xan de Waard and Yibbi Jansen have been placed on the provisional list of five for the women.

September 18, 2024
hockey.nl
Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

Netherlands: Six Dutchmen in the race for honorary titles

No fewer than six Dutch players have been nominated for the annual awards of the world hockey association FIH. Thierry Brinkman and Joep de Mol have a chance of...

netherlands van ass zwaait af want mooier dan dit wordt het niet 66c7551575da5 - Netherlands: Van Ass retires: 'Because it doesn't get any better than this' - Thirteen days ago, Paul van Ass won gold with the Orange women at the Games in Paris. But it has already become clear that the Olympic final against China was his last duel as national coach. He is not closing the coaching book yet. 'They can call six months before Los Angeles.'

September 3, 2024
hockey.nl
Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

Netherlands: Van Ass retires: ‘Because it doesn’t get any better than this’

Thirteen days ago, Paul van Ass won gold with the Orange women at the Games in Paris. But it has already become clear that the Olympic final against China...

netherlands de mooiste platen van de laatste wedstrijd van margot van geffen 66d1ce2b89862 - Netherlands: The Most Beautiful Pictures of Margot van Geffen's Last Competition - Margot van Geffen was put in the spotlight by her teammates of HGC on Thursday evening during a practice match against Huizen (2-0 win). Van Geffen participated in the preparation in Wassenaar to stay fit, before she gets on the plane for her Australian adventure in early September. The star received flowers, hugs, praise and a guard of honour. Despite it being a practice match, it was a worthy farewell. Exactly as she deserves.

August 31, 2024
hockey.nl
Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

Netherlands: The Most Beautiful Pictures of Margot van Geffen’s Last Competition

After eighteen seasons in the Tulp Hoofdklasse, it’s over for power hockey player Margot van Geffen (34). She will spend her last months on the hockey field in Adelaide,...

netherlands nieuwe bondscoach gezocht geen geschiktere kandidaat dan ehren 66d1547173b69 - Netherlands: New National Coach Wanted: 'No More Suitable Candidate than Ehren' - The search for a new national coach is in full swing. Since Paul van Ass announced his departure last week, the most important spot in the dugout for the Oranje Dames is vacant. Who is suitable for this golden position? We discussed it with Oranje experts Kim Lammers, Marc Lammers and Marloes Keetels.

August 30, 2024
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Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

Netherlands: New National Coach Wanted: ‘No More Suitable Candidate than Ehren’

The search for a new national coach is in full swing. Since Paul van Ass announced his departure last week, the most important spot in the dugout for the...

netherlands paul van ass stopt als bondscoach van de oranje dames 66c72ae22a6ed - Netherlands: Paul van Ass steps down as national coach of the Dutch Women - Van Ass began his tenure with the Oranjevrouwen in September 2022, as successor to interim national coach Jamilon Mülders. Under Van Ass' leadership, the Dutch team confirmed its status as the undisputed number one in the world rankings, with attacking and often eye-catching hockey.

August 22, 2024
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Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

Netherlands: Paul van Ass steps down as national coach of the Dutch Women

The successful collaboration between national coach Paul van Ass and the Oranjevrouwen will not be continued. The 64-year-old coach and the KNHB have decided not to extend their agreement...

netherlands van geffens australisch avontuur bijzonder laatste hoofdstuk 66c57f566127e - Netherlands: Van Geffen's Australian adventure - 'Special final chapter' - She played eighteen seasons in the Hoofdklasse. She actually wanted to add a nineteenth year to that, at HGC. Until an opportunity came along that she couldn't pass up. That's why Margot van Geffen won't be playing her last official match in the Netherlands, but in Australia.

August 22, 2024
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Australia, Hockey1, Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

Netherlands: Van Geffen’s Australian adventure – ‘Special final chapter’

She played eighteen seasons in the Hoofdklasse. She actually wanted to add a nineteenth year to that, at HGC. Until an opportunity came along that she couldn’t pass up....

netherlands oranje hockeyvrouwen schrijven geschiedenis met dubbel goud 66b6876819a46 - NETHERLANDS: ORANGE HOCKEY WOMEN MAKE HISTORY WITH DOUBLE GOLD - The Dutch women's team made Dutch hockey history on Friday evening by winning the gold medal at the Paris Games: for the first time ever, both Dutch teams are on the highest podium at the same Games. The Dutch women's hockey team were able to hang their second gold medal in succession, after winning the final after a 1-1 final score via shoot-outs against China, coached by Alyson Annan. The Australian who won gold with the Dutch women's team in Tokyo three years ago.

August 9, 2024
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Hoofdklasse, Netherlands

NETHERLANDS: ORANGE HOCKEY WOMEN MAKE HISTORY WITH DOUBLE GOLD

The Dutch women’s team made Dutch hockey history on Friday evening by winning the gold medal at the Paris Games: for the first time ever, both Dutch teams are...

August 9, 2024
Hockey World News
Netherlands, Olympic Games

Olympics: Annan’s Special Ending to a Chinese Fairy Tale

For the third consecutive Games, Alyson Annan will be coaching the women’s hockey final. In Rio 2016, she lost with the Dutch team to Great Britain, in Tokyo 2020...

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