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All the news for Wednesday 5 November 2014


Kookas win Indian opener

Jeremy Edwards' first goal & Glenn Simpson's comeback strike seal 4-0 win


Jeremy Edwards celebrates scoring in the Kookaburras win against India

Glenn Simpson marked his comeback from injury with a goal and Tasmanian Jeremy Edwards netted the first strike of his young international career as the Kookaburras ran out 4-0 winners over fellow Commonwealth Games finalists India in Perth on Tuesday night. 

Playing the new four-quarter format, Jeremy Hayward’s powerful penalty corner on the stroke of quarter time gave the Australian men a deserved early lead, doubled 15 minutes later by Jake Whetton. Edwards’ diving goal four minutes into the second half put the match beyond the visitors at 3-0 before Glenn Simpson announced his comeback with a fourth and final goal.

In his first match in charge since succeeding Ric Charlesworth in September, Kookaburras coach Graham Reid called it “a reasonable start”, adding, “We don’t care about the score, it’s about how we’re playing and tonight we were reasonably happy with how we played.

“There are lots of things we’ve got to work on; our circle efficiency is one of the major things we’re trying to work on and there’s a lot of work there still to do. We still made a lot of opportunities and didn’t finish off so that was a little disappointing but some good efforts.”

The coach said he was happy with the performances of Australia’s three debutants, Matt Dawson, Flynn Ogilvie and Dylan Wotherspoon, adding, “Three guys have started their careers and played well. I was happy enough with them.”

Wotherspoon was involved in Australia’s second goal as he crossed for Whetton’s close range deflection into the roof of the net on the stroke of half time.

Another of the newer faces in the squad, 22 year old Edwards’ diving goal shortly afterwards came as the result of Daniel Beale’s dogged determination in the face of pressure from Indian goalkeeper Sreejesh Parattu, forcing the ball to break to Edwards. Playing in just his third full international, Edwards launched himself at the ball, forcing it home under the diving goalkeeper.

And there were plenty of cheers for one of Australia’s more experienced faces as Glenn Simpson announced his return to fitness with a flicked penalty corner into the left side of the net to conclude the scoring. The Victorian was cruelly ruled out of the Kookaburras’ World Cup campaign at the 11th hour in June, breaking his ankle in a training match against England.

Speaking after the match, goal scorer Jeremy Edwards said, “It was nice to get on the score sheet. We had a bit of an attacking wave and the ball spilled out, it was loose for a bit and I dived forward and snuck it under the ‘keeper and it rolled in. Good to get on the score sheet but even more pleasing to win 4-0.”

Debutant Matt Dawson said, “[I’m] Pretty happy. [It was a] Good experience to get the first one out of the way and I was pretty happy with how I played.”

Australia’s debutants all received their jerseys in a presentation from former Kookaburras earlier in the day with Dawson receiving his from recently retired double World Cup winner Rob Hammond.

He added, “Rob Hammond, former number six, presented my shirt today so I was pretty happy to receive that from him. Red head to red head so it was pretty exciting. He played for 14 years so that’s the aim, 14 years; hopefully I can stay around for a bit.”

The two teams will go head-to-head again on Wednesday night in the second match of the four game series with two more games on Saturday and Sunday. Both teams are preparing for next month’s Champions Trophy, which starts in Bhubaneswar, Indian, on 6 December.

All of the remaining matches will be live on the Hockey Australia YouTube channel and tickets are available at the gate at Perth Hockey Stadium from 6pm WST each match day.

Official Match Report – Kookaburras v India, Match 1
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Perth Hockey Stadium

KOOKABURRAS 4 (2)
Jeremy Hayward 15 (PC)
Jake Whetton 30 (FG)
Jeremy Edwards 34 (FG)
Glenn Simpson 39 (PC)

INDIA 0 (0)
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Watch the whole of match 1on YouTube.

Match 2 will be broadcast live on Youtube starting 10:30 GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONOwF6ucQ2A&feature=youtu.be

Kookaburras squad v India
Name (Hometown, State) Caps/Goals
Started
Kiel Brown (Toowoomba, QLD) 152/4
Andrew Charter (GK) (Canberra, ACT) 77/0
Matthew Dawson (Central Coast, NSW) 1/0
Tim Deavin (Launceston, TAS) 92/4
Jeremy Edwards (Hobart, TAS) 3/1
Matt Gohdes (Rockhampton, QLD) 101/30
Jeremy Hayward (Darwin, NT) 18/7
Eddie Ockenden (Hobart, TAS) 222/56
Jake Whetton (Brisbane, QLD) 69/30
Dylan Wotherspoon (Mulwillumbah, QLD) 1/0
Aran Zalewski (Margaret River, WA) 44/4

Used Substitute
Daniel Beale (Brisbane, QLD) 35/7
Craig Boyne (Perth, WA) 7/1
Chris Ciriello (Melbourne, VIC) 147/94
Tyler Lovell (GK) (Perth, WA) 29/0
Flynn Ogilvie (Woonona, NSW) 1/0
Glenn Simpson (Melbourne, VIC) 109/21
Matthew Willis (Tamworth, NSW) 4/1

Hockey Australia media release



Sardar Singh's men go down 0-4 to Australia



Both teams played attacking hockey right from the start of the match in Perth on Tuesday

It was India's first match post the entire Terry Walsh resignation saga. And the result was much on expected lines. Sardar Singh & Co went down 0-4 to Australia in the first of their four-match series in Perth on Tuesday.

Both the teams started with aggression, challenging each other's defence line. Australia earned their first penalty corner in the 15th minute and forward Jeremy Hayward successfully converted it, giving the hosts an early lead.

The second quarter also saw a fierce battle as India fought hard to equalise. The visitors managed to create a few opportunities but, as has been their problem for quite some time now, failed to convert those chances into goals. Australia pounced on those missed opportunities to make it 2-0, courtesy a field goal by forward Jacob Whetton in the 30th minute.

India continued to attack in the third quarter, but Australia stuck to their strength -- counter attack. Jeremy Edwards made it 3-0 in the 34th minute and five minutes later, midfielder Glenn Simpson successfully converted a penalty corner to make it 4-0. The second match of the series will be played on Wednesday.

Stopwatch: Australia 4 (J Hayward 15, J Whetton 30, J Edwards 34, G Simpson 39) beatt India 0

DNA



India lose 0-4 to Australia in first hockey Test

PERTH: The Indian men's hockey team suffered a 0-4 loss against Australia in the first of the four-match Test series at the Perth Hockey Stadium here Tuesday.

Dragflicker Jeremy Hayward (15th, 34th minutes), Jacob Whetton (30th) and Glenn Simpson (39th) scored for the world champions Australian team, which dominated the contest.

Both the teams started aggressively but it was Australia who capitalised on the first opportunity. Hayward sounded the board in the 15th minute to help his team take 1-0 lead which was doubled with Whetton's field goal in the 30th minute.

India found the going tough as Australia stepped up the pressure and scored the third goal in the 34th minute with Edwards' second goal. Five minutes later. mid-fielder Simpson made it 4-0 with a perfectly executed penalty corner.

The Terry Walsh-coached Indian team will play its next match Wednesday.

The Times of India



Future Black Sticks Women win opener


Pictured: Danielle Sutherland in action last year. Credit: Photosport.co.nz

Future Black Sticks Women’s head coach Jude Menezes is pleased with a first-up 2-1 win against the India Juniors at the TET Multisports Centre in Stratford today.

All the action came in the second half with Rachel McCann, aged 21, scoring from a penalty corner rebound and Danielle Sutherland, aged 20, scoring off a pass from Erin Goad.

"I thought it was very impressive the way the girls played, the team have only just come together and there seemed to be a good understanding of the structure that we want to play. There’s still work to be done, but with the limited time we have had together, we played well," said Menezes.

"We had far more chances than India, we probably hit the post around 2-3 times throughout the game, we were forcing a lot of turnover ball, we were well structured in defence."

Menezes said that although the team is happy with the result, it is game one and there is still a lot of work to do.

"This is a development opportunity for players and so the aim is to progress and get better with every game."

Stand out players today were Goad, Sutherland, McCann and the captain Cass Reid.

The visiting India team have five players who played at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and four who are in the National Squad.

The two teams face each other again tomorrow at the TET Multisports Centre at 3pm. Free entry to all games.

Hockey New Zealand Media release



Hockeyroos Champions Trophy squad

Four new faces but core of World Cup and Commonwealth Games teams remain


Amelia Spence will make her Senior debut for the Hockeyroos against New Zealand before heading to the Champions Trophy in Mendoza, Argentina

The Hockeyroos squads for the forthcoming Champions Trophy and warm-up series against New Zealand have been announced with Coach Adam Commens naming 11 of his Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning side and handing debuts to four new faces.

In all, every state and territory of Australia is represented.

Previously uncapped Georgina Morgan (New South Wales), Kathryn Slattery (Western Australia), Audrey Smith (Queensland) and Amelia Spence (Tasmania) will make their first senior appearances for Australia in the Hockeyroos’ warm-up series against New Zealand in Wellington next week. Slattery, Smith and Spence will remain part of the squad that will compete at the Champions Trophy in Mendoza, Argentina.

For National Development Squad athlete Spence in particular, the call-up signifies a welcome conclusion to a 12-month rehabilitation lay-off to treat an ankle injury.

While several senior athletes are given an extended period of rest, the Hockeyroos welcome back the vastly experienced Teneal Attard, the 189-times capped midfielder from Mackay, who missed out on the World Cup and Commonwealth Games campaigns through a leg injury. Also returning to the squad is fellow Queenslander Rebecca Dwyer (née Reuter) and, for the New Zealand series only, Western Australian Kate Denning, who has made one previous appearance for Australia, back in 2009. Denning is the daughter of former Hockeyroo Elspeth, an Olympic gold medallist in 1988.

Due to commitments with their clubs in the Dutch Hoofdklasse league, World Cup and Commonwealth Games winners Anna Flanagan and Casey Sablowski (née Eastham) will join up with the team at the Champions Trophy and will not take part in the New Zealand series. Kate Denning and Georgina Morgan will take their places in Wellington but will not travel to the Champions Trophy.

The first Test against New Zealand will likely see forward Emily Smith reach a century of appearances for Australia with the 22 year old celebrating 99 matches in the green and gold in August’s Commonwealth Games final. After initially being rested for the Champions Trophy campaign, Ashleigh Nelson is recalled in place of the injured Jane Claxton.

​ National Coach Adam Commens said, “This is a team of athletes that have performed well in our daily training environment over the past month and have earned their places on the back of good performances in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).

“It’s important that we include new talent. We have previously identified the need to expand the pool of talent available to us as we look ahead to the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. The selection of the likes of Kate Denning, Rebecca Dwyer, Georgie Morgan, Kathryn Slattery, Audrey Smith and Amelia Spence gives those athletes the chance to be exposed to top quality international opposition.

“Georgie Morgan has been influential at the last two AHLs and Bec Dwyer has performed well in the development squad over the past couple of years. Kate Denning’s inclusion is deserved as she has performed well in our development squad this year having previously played at the 2009 Junior World Cup.”

Speaking on the inclusion of 11 members of the Hockeyroos’ World Cup silver medal-winning team and 11 of its Commonwealth Games winners, Commens added, “It’s important to be sure we are still competitive at the Champions Trophy, hence the inclusion of the majority of our World Cup and Commonwealth Games squads.”

The Hockeyroos will face New Zealand Black Sticks in three Tests in Wellington next week, on 15, 16 and 18 November, prior to departure for the Champions Trophy, which begins in Mendoza on 29 November. There, Australia’s women will face Commonwealth Games silver medallists England, defending champions and hosts Argentina, and Germany in the opening rounds.

The matches against New Zealand will be shown live on the Hockey New Zealand website while the ABC will broadcast the Hockeyroos’ Champions Trophy campaign to Australian audiences.

Hockeyroos’ Squad – New Zealand series, 15-18 November
Wellington, New Zealand
Teneal Attard (Mackay, QLD)
Edwina Bone (Evatt, ACT)
Mathilda Carmichael (Willoughby, NSW)
Kate Denning (South Perth, WA)
Kirstin Dwyer (Mackay, QLD)
Rebecca Dwyer (née Reuter) (Toowoomba, QLD)
Jodie Kenny (Wamuran, QLD)
Karri McMahon (Berri, SA)
Georgina Morgan (Armidale, NSW)
Georgia Nanscawen (Melbourne, VIC)
Ashleigh Nelson (Wagin, WA)
Brooke Peris (Darwin, NT))
Kathryn Slattery (South Stirling, WA)
Audrey Smith (GK) (Wynnum, QLD)
Emily Smith (Crookwell, NSW)
Amelia Spence (Hobart, TAS)
Ashlee Wells (GK) (Morwell, VIC)
Kellie White (Crookwell, NSW)

Hockeyroos’ Squad – Champions Trophy, 29 November – 7 December
Mendoza, Argentina
Teneal Attard (Mackay, QLD)
Edwina Bone (Evatt, ACT)
Mathilda Carmichael (Willoughby, NSW)
Kirstin Dwyer (Mackay, QLD)
Rebecca Dwyer (née Reuter) (Toowoomba, QLD)
Anna Flanagan (Canberra, ACT)
Jodie Kenny (Wamuran, QLD)
Karri McMahon (Berri, SA)
Georgia Nanscawen (Melbourne, VIC)
Ashleigh Nelson (Wagin, WA)
Brooke Peris (Darwin, NT)
Casey Sablowski (née Eastham) (South Coast, NSW)
Kathryn Slattery (South Stirling, WA)
Audrey Smith (GK) (Wynnum, QLD)
Emily Smith (Crookwell, NSW)
Amelia Spence (Hobart, TAS)
Ashlee Wells (GK) (Morwell, VIC)
Kellie White (Crookwell, NSW)

Hockeyroos’ Upcoming Fixtures
All times and dates are Australian Eastern Daylight Savings time
Saturday 15 November – Test v New Zealand – Wellington, New Zealand – 3:00pm AEDT
Sunday 16 November – Test v New Zealand – Wellington, New Zealand – 3:00pm AEDT
Tuesday 18 November – Test v New Zealand – Wellington, New Zealand – 6:00pm AEDT
Sunday 30 November – Champions Trophy v England – Mendoza, Argentina – 6:30am AEDT
Monday 1 December – Champions Trophy v Argentina – Mendoza, Argentina – 9:00am AEDT
Wednesday 3 December – Champions Trophy v Germany – Mendoza, Argentina – 3:00am AEDT
Friday 5 December – Champions Trophy quarter finals – Mendoza, Argentina
Sunday 7 December – Champions Trophy semi-final/playoffs – Mendoza, Argentina
Monday 8 December – Champions Trophy medal matches/playoffs – Mendoza, Argentina

Hockey Australia media release



KO16/FINAL4 draw made for Bloemendaal 2015



Brussels – The draw for this season’s KO16/FINAL4 double event at Easter in Bloemendaal, has set up some potentially enthralling encounters in the battle to become the eighth Euro Hockey League (EHL) champion.

The EHL and the European Hockey Federation (EHF) are pleased to reveal the draw today for the KO16 round of the competition. KO16/FINAL4 marks the start of an intense, action-packed five-day knock-out phase, with 16 teams toughing it out until only the new EHL champion is left standing.

In the new format of the competition, the KO16 sees a number of big dogs make their tournament bow this season including the return of three-time champions UHC Hamburg, hosts and two-time winners Bloemendaal as well as reigning champions Harvestehuder THC.

KO16: The so-called KO16 is the jewel in the crown of the EHL, being an event that witnesses 16 of the finest club teams in Europe going head-to-head in knock-out action. Just four teams will remain in the competition at the end of this three day event that encompasses the last 16 and quarter-final stages, building the line-up for the grand finale: EHL FINAL4. The knock-out format ensures that every game has meaning, with each team knowing that defeat will result in elimination from the world’s greatest club hockey competition. The KO16 rounds start from April 1 and end on April 2. Then, four quarter finals will be played on April 4.

Grand finale: FINAL 4 - The final stage of the EHL tournament is the thrilling FINAL4. This will be the grand finale. During Easter, the four best teams will challenge each other and fight for the prestigious EHL 2015 title and win the much-coveted Alain Danet Trophy. These finals will be played on Sunday, April 5 and Monday April 6.

Players that make the difference: The EHL tournament is always a showcase for some of the world’s greatest players, giving their all to achieve the dream of winning the greatest prize in club hockey. This year is no different with Dutch masters Robbert Kemperman (SV Kampong), Robert van der Horst (Oranje Zwart) and Jaap Stockmann (Bloemendaal) German legends Christopher Zeller (Rot-Weiss Köln) and Mortiz Fürste (UHC Hamburg); Belgian poster boys Felix Denayer (KHC Dragons) and Tanguy Cosyns (Royal Daring), English superstar Adam Dixon (Beeston) as well as many, many more.

New competitors: This year’s KO16 sees Austria’s SV Arminen, KS Pomorzanin Torun, from Poland, and Royal Daring – the Belgian third place qualifiers – taking part in the knock-out phases of the competition for the first time.

Arminen were the fairytale story of Round 1 in Barcelona, winning a group that featured Atlètic Terrassa. Torun received their ticket due to their victory in the Polish championship last season while Daring showed serious confidence in Barcelona in their EHL debut, beating Irish and French opposition.

The complete draw can be found below. Please note that the full match schedule will be released in due course.

We look forward to meeting you on Bloemendaal in 2015!

Round 2 (KO16): April 1st/2nd

M.H.C. Oranje Zwart (NED) v SV Arminen (AUT) (KO16 -1)
Saint Germain HC (FRA) v Club Egara (ESP) (KO16 -2)
Beeston HC (ENG) v Royal Daring (BEL) (KO16 -3)
Real Club de Polo Barcelona (ESP) v Rot Weiss Koln (GER) (KO16 -4)
Harvestehuder THC (GER) v KHC Dragons (BEL) (KO16 -5)
KS Pomorzanin Torun (POL) v HC Bloemendaal (NED) (KO16 -6)
Dinamo Kazan (RUS) v UHC Hamburg (GER) (KO16 -7)
Waterloo Ducks (BEL) v SV Kampong (NED) (KO16 -8)

Round 3 (Quarter Finals): April 4th

KO16 -1 v KO16 -2 (QF 1)
KO16 -3 v KO16 -4  (QF 2)
KO16-5 v KO16-6 (QF 3)
KO16 -7 v KO16 -8 (QF 4)

Round 4 (FINAL4): April 5th

Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 (SF 1)
Winner QF 3 v Winner QF 4 (SF 2)

Round 5 (Final): April 6th

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2

Note:Match times and schedule subject to change due to the requirements of television or other factors as determined by EHL.

Euro Hockey League media release



Punjab XI start with a win


Punjab-XI (Pakistan) beat Punjab National Bank Delhi 4-1 in the Surjit Hockey Tournament on Tuesday. Malkiat Singh

Jalandhar - Punjab XI (Pakistan) made a flying start by beating Punjab National Bank (Delhi) 4-1 in the Surjit Hockey Tournament at Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium.

CAG Delhi drew with Namdhari XI Sirsa (1-1). In women’s category, Punjab XI (India) beat Rest of Pakistan 4-0. Narinder Kaur helped the team earn three points in the league fixture with a sensational hatrick.

It was Narinder Kaur's day as she toyed with the Rest of Pakistan women team. Punjab girls took the lead in the 23rd minute when their outside right Ramandeep Kaur scored a field goal (1-0). From then on, Narinder took the charge and scored three goals in succession to make it a one-sided affair.

In Pool C, a star-studded Punjab XI (Pakistan) comprising six Olympians and seven international stars took the lead in the very first minute through Mohammad Afzal. 15 minutes later, they earned a earned penalty corner and Olympian Toseeq made it 2-0. Punjab National Bank Delhi reduced the margin with penalty corner conversion by Lakhwinder Singh in the second half. Pakistan's Olympian Waqas struck in the 51st minute to set the bankers back by 3-1. Punjab XI's Dogar rounded off the tally with 4-1.

In the second match, CAG Delhi and Namdhari XI Sirsa played well but missed two chances each in the first half. In 25th minute CAG Delhi took the lead with penalty corner conversion by DS Darshan. In the second half, Namdhari XI returned favour through Sumeet Singh, making it 1-1.

Punjab XI (Pakistan) will take on Rail Coach Factory (women), while Punjab XI (India) will play Haryana XI (women). Indian Oil Mumbai will clash with Indian Overseas Bank and Bharat Petroleum Mumbai face Army XI on Wednesday.

The Tribune



UBC wins fourth straight Canadian University field hockey Championship

Toronto takes silver and Victoria earns bronze



TORONTO (CIS) – The UBC Thunderbirds continue to rewrite history as they claimed their fourth-straight McCrae Cup with a 2-0 victory over the previously unbeaten and host Toronto Varsity Blues in the gold-medal game of the 40th CIS-FHC field hockey championship Sunday afternoon at Back Campus Fields.

The T-Birds also add to their own record with a 16th national banner in program history. UBC is now 16-6 all-time in the CIS title match, while Toronto, who is tied with Victoria for second place with 11 national banners, drops to 11-6 in CIS finals.

It was the seventh meeting between UBC and Toronto in the gold-medal game, with UBC now holding a 5-2 advantage.

“It feels really good. I am so proud of the girls,” said first-year UBC head coach Robin D’Abreo. “This team has improved so much since we first started. It’s absolutely incredible. It’s a credit to the girls. They completely bought in to every single thing that the coaching staff put out there.”

Fifth-year midfielder Poonam Sandhu of Vancouver scored the game-winner in the 47th minute and becomes the first player to win five CIS field hockey titles. The 2014 CIS all-Canadian was also named a member of the tournament XI all-star team.

“Scoring that goal was the most amazing feeling ever,” said Sandhu. “My team played so well, so it was so easy to just put it in for them. Coming into this tournament, we were definitely an underdog because of the age difference. Coming out of last year we lost 11 players and this year we had a really young team but I think we did so well from the beginning of the season to now.”

Second-year UBC midfielder Sarah Keglowitsch of Shawnigan Lake, B.C., added an insurance marker for the T-Birds in the 56th minute off a penalty corner opportunity.

The OUA champion Blues, who came into the match with a perfect 17-0-0 record, settle for silver after allowing only one goal in the previous six games.

“I really feel bad for the girls,” said U of T head coach John DeSouza, who was named the 2014 CIS coach of the year at Wednesday night’s award banquet. “I thought we put everything we could out on the line. It was great season for us and it’s tough to lose at home. We were really hoping to write history on our new turf - it just wasn’t our day today.”

Fourth-year Blues midfielder and 2014 CIS player of the year Amanda Woodcroft of Waterloo, Ont., was named the tournament MVP.

Field Hockey Canada media release



Field Hockey Tournament Bracket Announced

Terrapins earn No. 1 seed in Big Ten Tournament

ROSEMONT, Ill. – After earning its first Big Ten Championship, Maryland clinched the No. 1 seed in the 2014 Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament. The tournament will be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., beginning Thursday, Nov. 6. The tournament champion will earn the Big Ten’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

The top-seeded Terrapins will face No. 8 Ohio State in the tournament’s opening game at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday. Maryland defeated Ohio State, 6-0, on Oct. 3.

Michigan earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament, and will face No. 7 Rutgers at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday in the tournament’s third game. The Wolverines defeated the Scarlet Knights, 2-1, on Sept. 28. Along with Maryland, Rutgers will be making its first Big Ten Tournament appearance.

As the No. 3 seed, Northwestern will face sixth-seeded Iowa in Game 4 on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. ET. The Wildcats recorded a 3-1 win over Iowa on Oct. 5.

Penn State garnered the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, and will face fifth-seeded Michigan State in the tournament’s second game at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. The Nittany Lions earned a 2-1 victory at Michigan State on Sept. 26.

The first semifinal is slated for 1 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 7, while the second semifinal will begin at 3:45 p.m. ET.

Live streamed coverage of all four quarterfinal matches will be available on BTN Plus. BTN and BTN2Go will provide live coverage of the semifinals on Friday. The championship game will air live at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 9. Follow all the Big Ten Tournament action at bigten.org and on Twitter @bigtenchamps.

2014 Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament Bracket

Big Ten Sports



U-14 hockey: Azizan double steers Pahang to third win

By Aftar Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Azizan Azlan scored a brace to steer Pahang to a convincing 4-1 win over Penang to register their third consecutive win in the boys’ Group A match of the 1MAS-MHC-Milo Under-14 hockey championships at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Azizan was on the target in the 50th and 66th minutes. Makmurmasuha Faisal (second minute) and Mohd Nazrey Din (54th) netted the other goals for Pahang in Tuesday’s match.

Mohd Alif Farhan replied for Penang in the 17th minute.

Pahang have maximum points from three matches and just need a win over Selangor on Wednesday to seal a place in the semi-finals.

Pahang will wrap up their last group match against Perak on Friday.

Pahang coach Mohd Sufian Mohamed was delighted with his players’ performance.

“My boys are improving from game to game and I believe we have a good chance of beating Selangor to seal a place in the semi-finals.

“I want my players to maintain their good form and make use of the goalscoring chances in the group matches,” said Sufian.

Former champions Kuala Lumpur’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals suffered a major setback after they were beaten 3-2 by Kelantan in Group B.

KL have three points from one win and two defeats with two matches remaining while Kelantan have six points from two wins and a defeat.

Muhammad Ridhwan gave KL the lead in the ninth minute but Kelantan stormed back to score two goals through Darwish Ashran (53rd) and Mohd Noor Firdaus (62nd). KL equalised four minutes later through Shafiq Ikhmal Daniel, but Mohd Adam Daniel secured the winning goal for Kelantan in the 69th minute.

The Star of Malaysia



The 2014 Congress Awards

 
Danae Andrada President of the Uruguay Hockey Federation receiving the Pablo Negre Trophy from FIH President Leandro Negre

In a glittering Awards ceremony, the 2014 Congress recognised and celebrated the achievements of individuals, teams and National Associations who contribute so much to the sport of hockey.

The evening began with the award of the Order of Merit, which went to recently retired Australian Coach, Ric Charlesworth (AUS) for his unique personal achievements and contribution to international hockey.  Peter Child (GER) and Ben Rea (ENG) received Diploma of Merit Awards for their efforts in the development of, and growing popularity of Masters Hockey.

President’s Awards were presented to Dr Narinder Batra (IND) and Valentina Quaranta (ITA), for their lengthy and valuable services to hockey.  Dr Narinder Batra, for his commitment to the development of hockey in India during the last five years, including the creation of the Hockey India League.  And Valentina in recognition of her tireless work to promote hockey in Tanzania.

In recognition of her outstanding career dedicated to umpiring at the highest standards, the Guust Lathouwers Memorial Trophy went to retired World Cup and Olympic umpire Renée Cohen (NED).

The René G. Frank Super Fair Play Trophy was presented to South Africa hockey.  The teams and athletes of South Africa travel far and wide to attend as many events as possible at expense to the players as they are not fully funded.  This commitment and also the production of outstanding officials from the country, were recognised with the Award.

The Pablo Negre Trophy went to the Uruguay Hockey Federation in recognition of the increase in popularity of hockey over the last two years in Uruguay. A highlight being hockey was the only team sport from Uruguay to qualify for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.  Uruguay received a new hockey pitch and lighting, kindly donated by Polytan STI and Musco lighting respectively.

Hockey has become the fastest growing sport in the small nation of Vanuatu, as identified by their Olympic Committee.  This accolade from the Committee, is due in no part to the efforts of the Vanuatu Hockey Federation over the last four years.  Their efforts were duly recognised with the Etienne Glichitch Award.

The Theo Ykema Award went to the Czech Republic Hockey Federation for their development initiatives and subsequent increase in hockey activities and players across the country.

The hockey world lost a true friend with the passing of HRH Sultan Azlan Shah earlier this year. Many people regarded Sultan Azlan Shah as the ‘father of Asian hockey’, and the Sultan Azlan Shah international tournament, which he inaugurated in 1983, remains one of the most prestigious invitational tournaments in the world.  His life, services to and passion for hockey were honoured by the FIH with a Posthumous Honorary Membership.

FIH President, Leandro Negre commented on the ceremony: “It has given me great pleasure to be a part of tonight’s Awards ceremony and I extend my congratulations once again to the winners for their fantastic achievements.”

FIH site



FIH gives its President's Award to Batra

MARRAKESH: In an honour for Narinder Batra, the Hockey India chief has been awarded the prestigious President's Award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) at the conclusion of its Congress here.

The President's Awards were presented to Batra and Italian Valentina Quaranta for their "lengthy and valuable services" to the sport.

"Narinder Batra, for his commitment to the development of hockey in India during the last five years, including the creation of the Hockey India League (HIL) (got the award)," FIH statement said in a statement today.

Batra was recently included in the FIH Executive Board at Ordinary Congress.

During the event, a new ten-year strategy for hockey was launched and well-received by delegates.

The event was titled the 'Hockey Revolution Congress' and delegates learnt about the Hockey Revolution -- FIH's ten-year strategy set to deliver a global sport, inspiring the next generation.

The Times of India



FIH double for HIL mentor Narinder Batra

s2h Team

Globally acclaimed Hockey India League mentor, and also Hockey India president Narinder Batra has been bestowed with a double honour by the FIH during its Ordinary Congress held recently in Marrakesh.

Batra has been elected to Executive Board of FIH and also given President Award

During the last week Congress, President’s Awards were presented to Dr Narinder Batra and Valentina Quaranta of Italy, for their lengthy and valuable services to hockey. Dr Narinder Batra, for his commitment to the development of hockey in India during the last five years, including the creation of the Hockey India League. And Valentina in recognition of her tireless work to promote hockey in Tanzania.

No Indian was in the reconstituted Executive Board of FIH since the preceding Executive Council and Advisory Council concept was abolished with Spaniard Leondro Negre defeating Els van Breda Vriesman in the US Congress six years ago.

Before that in the late 90s, KPS Gill was the Executive Council member from India.

Narinder Batra went to attend the Congress, but had to return due to tragic development, as his 27-year old son, Dhruv Batra, who accompanied him to Marrakesh, where the FIH's Ordinary Congress was held, died due to stomach infection.

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FIH appoints final members to the FIH Athletes’ Committee



The FIH is pleased to announce it has appointed the final members to the FIH Athletes’ Committee following the 2014 Congress in Marrakesh.   The members of the FIH Athletes’ Committee serve as a consultative body and make recommendations to the FIH Executive Board, FIH Committees, Advisory Panels and other bodies. Thereby playing a vital role in representing the interests of the athletes.

At the 2014 World Cup in June, for the first time, four of the eight seats on the FIH Athletes’ Committee were elected by the participating World Cup athletes. South Africa skipper Marsha Cox, England’s Annie Panter, Germany’s Moritz Fürste and Australia’s Liam De Young, who are all current or recently retired players will join the Committee from 2015 for the next term.   These four will be joined by New Zealand’s Beth Smith and Scott Sandison from Canada who were both re-appointed at the Congress and additionally by Sanaz Heidari from Iran.

Sanaz is the first-ever female representative from the Middle East to join the Committee.  She has played indoor hockey for ten years with the last three as a member of the Iranian national team.

Upon hearing of her appointment, Sanaz said: ““I am really excited to join the FIH Athletes’ Committee. This is a great opportunity to be an ambassador for Iran and help promote the development of hockey, women and sport. I have the chance over the next four years to be a voice and ambassador for hockey.”

Michael Green who will continue as Chairman of the FIH Athlete’s Committee for the next term said: “As I said directly after the elections this is a big step forward. For the next term we have representatives from all five continents, an excellent gender balance and a very good knowledge transfer due to the re-appointment of Beth and Scott. In a couple of weeks’ time we will have a Skype conference to define everybody´s role and responsibilities. As the term will end for some members soon, I would like to thank them for the terrific job they have done.”

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