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Belgium: Solid Entry Into the Indoor Red Lions at the Euro

Belgium Indoor - Belgium: Solid Entry Into the Indoor Red Lions at the Euro - Lhe Lions did not miss their entry into this European Championship. They delivered a very high performance against the local team, surprised by the enthusiasm but above all by the game put in place by the proteges of Maxime Bergez, impressive in maturity and mastery during a large part of the meeting. They then had to give in to German pressure when their opponents withdrew their goalkeeper at the start of the last quarter, when the score was largely in favor of Belgium.

The Belgians shared the stake with the German world champions in their first duel of the competition. A convincing result but a performance that offers, above all, magnificent prospects for the rest of the tournament. Lhe Lions did not miss their entry into this European Championship. They delivered a very high performance against the local team, surprised […]

Netherlands: Jeroen Hertzberger Selected in European Indoor Squad

Jeroen Hertzberger Indoor - Netherlands: Jeroen Hertzberger Selected in European Indoor Squad - National coach Robert Tigges of the Oranje Heren Zaal has announced his selection for the upcoming European Championship. The battle for the men's European title will take place in Hamburg from 8 to 11 December.

National coach Robert Tigges of the Oranje Heren Zaal has announced his selection for the upcoming European Championship. The battle for the men’s European title will take place in Hamburg from 8 to 11 December. The team of twelve contains six players who have never played with the Orange in a title tournament before: Bram van […]

New Zealand: Black Sticks Icon Appointed as Women’s Head Coach

Phil Burrows NZ - New Zealand: Black Sticks Icon Appointed as Women’s Head Coach - Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) is proud to announce that Phil Burrows has been appointed as the Vantage Black Sticks women head coach.

Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) is proud to announce that Phil Burrows has been appointed as the Vantage Black Sticks women head coach. A well-known figure within New Zealand’s hockey landscape after an international playing career spanning 16 years which included 343 international caps and 151 goals scored (both New Zealand records). For the past six […]

Great Britain: Squads Announced for Pro League Games Against Argentina & Netherlands

WSP2807217273 - Great Britain: Squads Announced for Pro League Games Against Argentina & Netherlands - Great Britain has named the 41 men and women chosen to represent their nation in the teams’ first games of the new FIH Pro League 2022/23 season, including seven potential debutants.

Great Britain has named the 41 men and women chosen to represent their nation in the teams’ first games of the new FIH Pro League 2022/23 season, including seven potential debutants. Britain’s squads fly to Argentina for a mini tournament of games against hockey powerhouses Argentina and the Netherlands as part of a new structure […]

Wales: Wales Match Schedule for Road to India Tournament Released

Toby Reynolds-Cotterill

The match schedule for Wales’ World Cup preparation tournament in Cadiz, The road to India 2023, has been released. Playing six high-level games over the 12-day tournament, Wales will take on world leading teams including Belgium, Germany, and hosts Spain, who are ranked second, fourth, and eighth in the FIH World Rankings respectively. Wales will […]

Germany: DHB President Declares Resignation

SDS 5 - Germany: DHB President Declares Resignation - Carola Morgenstern-Meyer has announced her resignation as President of the German Hockey Association (DHB) with immediate effect. Morgenstein-Meyer informed the DHB Presidium of their decision last Monday. She has held the office of President since 2019 and has shared leadership with Henning Fastrich since 2021. Fastrich will lead the association as sole president with immediate effect. The rest of the presidency of the DHB remains unchanged.

Carola Morgenstern-Meyer resigns as president of the dual leadership of the German Hockey Association Carola Morgenstern-Meyer has announced her resignation as President of the German Hockey Association (DHB) with immediate effect. Morgenstein-Meyer informed the DHB Presidium of their decision last Monday. She has held the office of President since 2019 and has shared leadership with Henning Fastrich […]

Olympics: Carbon Zero Turfs at Paris 2024

Paris 2024 Hockey Stadium - Olympics: Carbon Zero Turfs at Paris 2024 - Each Olympics since Sydney has seen a reduction in the amount of water required for optimum play. For example, the Tokyo Olympic turfs required 39% less water than the turfs at Rio 2016.

Paris 2024 will be played on hockey’s first carbon-zero turf Poligras Paris GT zero helps Paris 2024 meet its environmental goals With every Olympic Games comes the opportunity to strive for better. As the athletes train to raise their game for Paris, Poligras has invested a further two years of R&D into the Green Technology that […]

Netherlands: The Netherlands and Belgium to Host the Double World Cup in 2026

2022 1388 16515 001 c4 41 - Netherlands: The Netherlands and Belgium to Host the Double World Cup in 2026 - We still have a few years to look forward to, but it's already on the agenda. The 2026 double World Cup will be held in the Netherlands and Belgium, the FIH world hockey association announced on Thursday.

We still have a few years to look forward to, but it’s already on the agenda. The 2026 double World Cup will be held in the Netherlands and Belgium, the FIH world hockey association announced on Thursday. It will be the sixth time that a hockey World Cup is held in our country. Also in 1973, 1986, […]

England: England Hockey & Hockey Wales Miss Out On FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2026 Bid

2022 1386 16531 001 c4 03 - England: England Hockey & Hockey Wales Miss Out On FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2026 Bid - England Hockey and Hockey Wales have today expressed disappointment that both countries will not get the opportunity to host a home World Cup after the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced that the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2026 will take place in Netherlands and Belgium. They will also host the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup at the same time.

England Hockey and Hockey Wales have today expressed disappointment that both countries will not get the opportunity to host a home World Cup after the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced that the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2026 will take place in Netherlands and Belgium. They will also host the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup at […]

Germany: DHB Withdraws World Cup Bid

Germany men - Germany: DHB Withdraws World Cup Bid - "We have other events in the pipeline, but we will now focus again on the European Field Championships 2023 in our own country. At the same time, we would like to stay in regular and very good contact with all stakeholders and work together to ensure that Germany qualifies as the best host country for a hockey world championship in the future," says Niclas Thiel, commercial director of the DHB

DHB withdraws its interest in the application to host the Field Hockey World Championship 2026 The German Hockey Federation will not make an offer to host the 2026 Hockey World Championship. This decision was extremely difficult for the German umbrella organization for hockey after an initial expression of interest in the spring of this year. However, it […]