News for 06 April 2023
All the news for Thursday 6 April 2023
Fresh faces and familiar friends to take on Australia & Great Britain
The Vantage Black Sticks have unveiled their men’s and women’s squads for the upcoming FIH Pro League games, presented by Sentinel Homes, in Christchurch against Australia and Great Britain, including the highly anticipated ANZAC Day double header. The games will take place at the Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub April 22-30.
U-18 USWNT Has a Promising Start to Europe Tour
IMAGES TAKEN BY MAX FULHAM PHOTOGRAPHY
UTECHT, Netherlands – The U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team opened their Europe Tour with a 3-3 draw against The Netherlands on April 3 at Kampong Hockey Club in Utrech, The Netherlands. In a match which the USA never fell behind on the score sheet, the team demonstrated resilience and determination to set the pace.
Jillaroos and Burras squads named with eye to World Cups
This year’s Women’s and Men’s Australian Junior (Under 21) squads (Jillaroos and Burras) have been announced with an eye towards December’s FIH Junior Hockey World Cups and also the future success of Australian hockey at the elite level.
Men’s EHL FINAL8 head-to-head previews
It is finally game day for the ABN AMRO EHL FINAL8 as the action hits the turf at the Wagener Stadium for five days of elite, knock-out club hockey.
Women’s EHL FINAL8 head-to-head previews
On the eve of the ABN AMRO EHL FINAL8, it is time to focus in on the head-to-head battles that will define the opening phase of the competition. Today, we look at the women’s competition which looks set for some historic showdowns of the excitement that will add to the EHL carnival atmosphere.
Jr hockey team coaches, players mistreated
LAHORE: In an unfortunate incident, officials of Pakistan Navy allegedly adopted an inappropriate behaviour with the probables and coaches of the national junior hockey team during a training camp for the Asia Cup here at the DHA Hockey Stadium.
Indian Hockey stars share special messages to celebrate #WhiteCard Campaign on International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
The #WhiteCard is a symbol to promote worldwide peace efforts 
New Delhi: As the world observes the 10th anniversary of International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on Thursday, the Indian hockey stars joined the #WhiteCard Campaign to support peace through sport movement. To celebrate the day, the members of Indian hockey teams shared special messages to mark the occasion. Just like various colour cards in the sporting world such as green, yellow, and red, the #WhiteCard is a symbol to promote and support worldwide peace efforts.
Day 1 Results: Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U21 - Final Phase)
Lucknow: Pritam Siwach Sports Foundation and SAI Bal registered victories in their respective games on the opening day of the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U-21 – Final Phase), in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Day 2 Results: Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U21 - Final Phase)
Lucknow: SAI Bal and Salute Hockey Academy won their respective games in the Khelo India Women's Hockey League (U-21 - Final Phase) today in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Hockey Legend - Gonzalo Peillat
By Tariq Ali
Field hockey legend Gonzalo Peillat who played for two countries Argentina and Germany
Gonzalo Peillat made his debut in senior international hockey for Argentina in 2011continued playing for Argentina upto 2019 appeared in 153 matches later he migrated to Germany and he joined Germany national field hockey team in 2022 and he appeared in 23 matches for Germany.
Gonzalo Peillat scored 176 goals in 153 matches for Argentina with the strike rate of 115 and the goal averages 1.15.
He has a unique distinction in men's international hockey he was the Top Scorer of the events for 11 times in the major events:
Goals/ Championship/ Venue/ Year
7 FIH World League Semi Finals Johor Bahru 2013
16 South American ODESUR Games Santiago 2014
10 FIH Hockey World Cup The Hague 2014
14 Pan American Games Toronto 2014
8 FIH World League Finals Raipur 2015
11 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016
12 FIH World League Semi Finals London 2016
7 Pan American Championship Lancaster 2017
8 Azlan Shah Cup Ipoh 2018
6 FIH Champions Trophy Breda 2018
7 Four Nations invitational tournament Chile 2019
Gonzalo Peillat scored 10 or more goals in the tournament for six times, only Jorge Lombi (Argentina) 10 times, Sohail Abbas (Pakistan) 9 times and Paul Litjens (Netherlands) 8 times were ahead of him
Following is the records of Gonzalo Peillat in international hockey for Argentina otherwise for the Germany team indicated in the bracket:
Olympic Games
Year Venue. Matches Goals Rank
2012 London. 6. 4. 10
2016 Rio de Janeiro 8. 11. 1
FIH World Cup
2014 The Hague. 7. 10. 3
2018 Bhubaneswar. 4. 6. 7
2023 Bhubaneswar
and Rourkela. 7. 6. 9 (for Germany)
FIH Champions Trophy
2014 Bhubaneswar. 6. 2. 6
2018 Breda. 6. 6 4
FIH World League
2013 Round 2 Rio. 5. 3. 1
2014 Finals New
Delhi. 6. 1. 8
2015 Semi Finals
Buenos Aires. 7. 5. 2
2015 Finals Raipur. 5. 8. 5
2016 Semi Finals
London. 7. 12. 2
2017 Finals
Bhubaneswar 6. 3. 2
FIH Pro League
2021-22 various. 8. 5. 4 (for Germany)
2022-23* various. 8. 3. in progress (for Germany)
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto. 6. 14. 1
Pan American Championship
2013 Brampton. 5. 8. 1
2017 Lancaster. 5. 7 1
South American ODESUR Games
2014 Santiago. 6. 16. 1
South American Championship
2013 Santiago. 6. 10. 1
Azlan Shah Cup
2012 Ipoh. 6. 2. 2
2018 Ipoh. 6. 8. 3
Ireland's most capped sportswoman, Co Tyrone hockey player Shirley McCay: I train now as much as I ever did
Gail Bell asks experts and people in the public eye what keeps them going. This week: Shirley McCay from Co Tyrone, Ireland's most capped international hockey player, with more than 270 appearances before her retirement
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SoftCo Extends Partnership with Hockey Ireland and Looks to the Future.
SoftCo, the global leader in Procure-to-Pay and Compliance solutions, is proud to announce the extension of their award-winning partnership with Hockey Ireland, the governing body for hockey in Ireland. SoftCo will continue to support both the men’s and women’s high performance hockey teams and development squads in their pursuit of excellence on the international stage until the end of 2024.
Hockey for society
As the world celebrates International Day of Sport for Development and Peace today, April 6, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) reinforces its commitment towards using hockey as a tool to promote peace and well-being within communities.
Hockey4All: Exploring new frontiers
Midway through the month of March, a highly successful, first-of-its-kind demonstration of hockey on wheelchairs was held in Lousada, Portugal under the Erasmus Hockey4All (H4A) program of the European Hockey Federation (EHF). The Erasmus Hockey4All program was launched by the EHF in 2022 to use hockey as a means to encourage people, young and old, including those with physical and mental disabilities, to see beyond their differences and lead a physically healthy lifestyle through sports.
St Joseph Girls and St Anthony's Boys Kitale rule hockey in Rift Valley, Kenya
By Washington Onyango
St Jospeh Kitale Girls celebrate after a past win.[Washington Onyango,Standard]
Trans Nzoia County hockey champions St Joseph Girls Kitale and St Anthony’s Boys Kitale ruled the Rift Valley Regional School games that started on Wednesday in Eldoret.
Will hockey in England always be an ‘independent school’ sport?
Addressing imbalance in state and private school player selection is an England Hockey priority, reports ELIZABETH CONWAY
A few months ago, England Hockey announced the names of the talented players selected to be part of the England U16 Age Group programme. 80% of the under-16 boys and girls squads selected to be part of this programme attend independent schools.