Germany: Four German Hockey Players Nominated for the Most Valuable Individual Award in Hockey
Once a year, the world association FIH (International Hockey Federation) presents the “FIH Hockey Star Awards” to the best female hockey player, the best female goalkeeper and the best goalkeeper in the world. German national hockey players were nominated in all four categories. Julia Sonntag (national goalkeeper), Sonja Zimmermann (national team captain), Jean-Paul Danneberg (national goalkeeper) […]
Germany: Men’s National Coach André Henning
“Our aim is to show our top hockey in January, whether in Muscat or Valencia. We want to dominate the tournament and also send a signal that we are a force to be reckoned with in 2024.” 27. October 2023 Two months after the EuroHockey Championships 2023 in Mönchengladbach, our national coaches look back on the […]
Germany: Successful Autumn Conclusion for the Northern Newcomers
DHC Hannover had to wait eight games of the season for a sense of success. Apart from a single point in the draw against co-promoted Aachen, there was nothing for the newly promoted team to gain. The negative series ended in the last field game of the year. Against Blau-Weiß Köln, the Lower Saxony team turned around a […]
Germany: Lichterfelde Second Again After Six-point Weekend
The Berliners were the only one of the ten teams in the southern group that were able to get full points on the last field weekend of the year. The 5-1 win on Saturday over HG Nürnberg was followed by a 1-0 win over TuS Obermenzing on Sunday. Jenna Gabel scored the golden goal after 35 minutes. […]
GERMANY: DÜSSELDORFER HC PROBABLY HAS TO PUT ASIDE RETURN PLANS
The DHC lost 1:2 to league leaders Schwarz-Weiß Köln. After a goalless first half, U18 European champion Ferdinand Steinebach gave Cologne the lead (34′), and in the final phase Felix Elm made it 2-0 from a corner (53′), but that wasn’t a decision as the guests immediately reduced the gap Nicolas Melgarejo (54th). But the DHC couldn’t […]
GERMANY: BREMEN WOMEN ENTER WINTER BREAK WITH A SIX POINT LEAD
First division relegated Bremer HC won 2-1 at the Hamburg Polo Club at the end of the first half of the season. Maria Granatto (23rd) and Thora Schneider (26th) ensured the 2-0 half-time lead, which lasted for a long time. The Polo goal from former Bremen player Svea Böker (60th) came far too late to bring anything […]
GERMANY: 2.BL MEN: COLOGNE INCREASES LEAD TO FIVE POINTS
Schwarz-Weiß Köln consolidated their lead in the North Group with a 2-1 home win over Schwarz-Weiß Neuss. Kai Aichinger (4th) and Arne Ries (37th) gave the hosts a 2-0 lead, the follow-up goal from Bartosz Zaworski (E, 55th) gave Neuss hope again, but it wasn’t enough. Because their pursuer Großflottbek had no games at the weekend, Cologne […]
GERMANY: 2.BL WOMEN: TSV MANNHEIM UNSTOPPABLE
First against second, both teams unbeaten so far – the ingredients for a top game couldn’t be better in the game TSV Mannheim against TuS Lichterfelde. In the end, the Berliners were unable to reduce their four-point gap to the relegated team from the first division, but ultimately had to acknowledge their superiority. Marie Fischer (6th) gave […]
Germany: Niclas Thiel Receives HORIZONT SPORTBUSINESS AWARD
On Thursday, October 12th, Niclas Thiel, Commercial Director of the German Hockey Association until the end of September, was awarded the renowned HORIZONT SPORTBUSINESS AWARD. Thiel was named “Player of the Year” for his work for the German Hockey Association and his special achievements in the sports business industry. He joins the ranks of former prize winners […]
EuroHockey: Germany bounce back to defeat England and win bronze
Germany stormed past the challenge of England to claim bronze in front of a packed house in the SparkassenPark, running up a 3-0 victory. The English side kept out a glut of early penalty corners before Ellie Rayer had two brilliant efforts denied by the German defence, Julia Sonntag diving full-length to tip one away. […]
