Hoofdklasse: Xan de Waard World Player of the Year for second time
Xan de Waard (30) has been voted World Player of the Year for the second time. In the annual election of the world hockey federation FIH, the SCHC midfielder remained well ahead of her competitors Alix Gerniers (Belgium) and Li Hong (China). De Waard won the prestigious hockey award for the first time in 2023. […]
FIH Pro-League: FIH Hockey Pro League: Pre-Season Interview with Netherlands men’s coach Jeroen Delmee
As we inch ever closer to the start of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26 season on 9 December, we are excited to bring you an exclusive pre-season interview series with players and coaches from the world’s top hockey nations participating in the “League of the Best”. This series will dive into the minds of […]
EHL: Danneberg named FIH men’s goalkeeper of the Year
Rot-Weiss Köln and Germany goalkeeper Jean-Paul Danneberg has been named the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year awards following his sublime EuroHockey Championship performances in Mönchengladbach. He was player of the match in the final as Germany lifted the trophy in dramatic fashion — a victory sealed in shoot-outs in which Danneberg played a starring role. […]
Hoofdklasse: No one scored as many goals as Joep Troost in 2025
Joep Troost may call himself the most prolific player of 2025. The Pinoké striker finished the calendar year in the Tulp Hoofdklasse with 28 goals. With that number, Troost remained narrowly ahead of competitors Boris Burkhardt (of Amsterdam) and Timo Boers (Den Bosch). They each reached 26 league goals this calendar year. Troost proved to […]
EHL: Oranje-Rood take advantage in men’s Hoofdklasse
After a couple of wild weeks in the men’s Hoofdklasse, Oranje-Rood have emerged at the winter break with a three-point lead ahead of comeback kings Pinoké. It follows a highly competitive autumn phase of the competition with the top seven all showing form at different times. Oranje-Rood secured their narrow advantage thanks to a 2-1 […]
EHL: Railway with ground to make up in Ireland
Irish champions Railway Union go into the winter break in third place of the women’s EY Hockey League with ground to make up on league leaders Loreto in the new year. Railway are the only side to take points off their fellow Dublin outfit thus far with a 1-1 draw early in November; they subsequently […]
EHL: Gantoise carry healthy leads into new year
Gantoise’s men and women both carry healthy leads in the Belgian Carlsberg 0.0 Hockey League going into the winter break after strong autumns. For the women, they have dropped just two points so far with 11 wins out of 12, closing out this phase with a 2-0 away win over KHC Leuven. It puts them […]
Hoofdklasse: Top scorers: Joep Troost has Burkhardt and Walker in his sights
The battle for the top scorer title in the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men is alive and well. Pinoké striker Joep Troost is for now the main challenger to Boris Burkhardt and Struan Walker. In the women’s side, Yibbi Jansen and Frédérique Matla joined the chasers of Jip Dicke. Tulp Hoofdklasse Women Exactly halfway through the league […]
HIL: Hero Hockey India League unveils Men’s and Women’s schedule for 2025–26 season
~Women’s league to be held in Ranchi from 28th December to 10th January, while the men’s league will run from 3rd to 26th January across Chennai, Ranchi, and Bhubaneswar~ New Delhi, 25 October 2025: The Hero Hockey India League (HIL) on Saturday announced the official schedule for the 2025–26 season of the Hero HIL Men’s and […]
FIH Pro-League: FIH Hockey Pro League: Pre-Season Interview with England men’s coach Zak Jones
As we inch ever closer to the start of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26 season on 9 December, we are excited to bring you an exclusive pre-season interview series with players and coaches from the world’s top hockey nations participating in the “League of the Best”. This series will dive into the minds of […]
