Belgium: Tom Boon Crowned Best Hockey Player of the Year
After a delicate summer of 2021 despite winning Olympic gold, Tom Boon managed last season with impressive maturity. Untenable in the division of honor with Leo and hard-hitting with the Red Lions during the Pro League, the Brussels resident confirmed that he was stronger and more regular than ever. The announcement of his name, emotion invaded […]
Great Britain: Ward – “I’ve Given My All and It’s My Time to Call It a Day”.
Becky Ward retires from international hockey After 179 caps for Scotland and 14 years playing in the senior women’s squad, Becky Ward has retired from international hockey. During a tremendous international career Becky has represented Scotland at three Commonwealth Games, several EuroHockey and FIH tournaments, and been a key part of Scotland women’s programme. Becky […]
England: The Annual Y1 Championship Is Here
This weekend, on the 27-28th August, the annual Y1 Championship will be taking place at Sugden Road, Surbiton. It’s an exciting new club tournament set up by Y1 Hockey to enhance the coverage and fan experience of club hockey. Not only is this set to be a great spectacle for hockey fans but there will […]
New Zealand: Top Flight International Hockey Returns to NZ
Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) is delighted to announce the return of international hockey competition to our shores after what will have been a three year hiatus. March 2020 was the last time the Vantage Black Sticks (VBS) played a country, other than Australia, in NZ when they faced Argentina in Season 2 of the FIH […]
Ireland: Irish Men Look to Take Down France in Euro Qualifiers
Jonny Lynch, Luke Witherow, Callum Robson and Nick Page will make their ranking tournament debuts as Ireland’s men begin their EuroHockey Championship qualifiers in Calais on Wednesday with a first ever meeting with Lithuania (world ranked 61st). A day later, they come up against hosts France (ranked 11th) in what looks to be the vital […]
England: The Thriving Heart of Stafford Hockey Laid Bare
Following on from the announcement from Beacon Sport and Fitness that they are re-laying their artificial pitch and turning it into a 3G surface, Stafford Hockey Club are looking for support from their local community and further afield in securing a new playing pitch surface in the local area. After 30 years at Beacon Sport […]
Malaysia: DBKL HT Stage Fabulous Fightback to Win Boys’ Division Two of TNB Mjhl 2022
SSBJ Juniors had earlier gone ahead in the fourth minute when Ahmad Ariff Daniel Mohd Shahrein converted a penalty corner as they pushed DBKL hard for much of the opening quarter. However, DBKL maintained focus all the way through to the third period for Mohammad Syafiq Abdullah to draw level with a 34th minute Penalty Corner. […]
Netherlands: Eva De Goede, Biggest Surprise in Oranje World Cup Selection
Eva de Goede is the biggest surprise in the World Cup selection of interim national coach Jamilon Mülders. The captain of the Orange Women has not played a single game since her knee injury, but is still fit in time to participate in the world championship to be held from July 1-17 in the Wagener […]
France: French Success Modelled on Belgium
Players from France have landed in droves in the Division d’honneur in recent seasons. An essential and beneficial transhumance for his national team, now at the gates of the world top 10. The Blues now dream of identical exploits and a future as bright as that of the Red Lions. Chis weekend, France will punctuate their very […]
Netherlands: Seve Van Ass, Calm Under the Pressure of Bloemendaal’
The statistic that Bloemendaal had lost only two of its last 37 home games in the regular competition and play-offs until Saturday afternoon, makes HGC’s 1-3 victory even more impressive than it already was. The team of coach Paul van Ass faced a 1-0 deficit in the second semi-final with De Mussen, but then surprisingly turned […]
