Before we get started with the draw, we confirm that, following opinions from fans, players and umpires, we will discontinue the double field goal trial! From
#EHLROUND1
, one goal (pc or field goal) is one goal!
Michelle Meister and Laurine Delforge will become the first female umpires to officiate in
#EHLROUND1
in Barcelona in October at the world’s best club hockey competition.
Read about how they got involved in umpiring and their journey to the top!
What an achievement!
@SurbitonHC
win an
#EHL
, ending a 10-year wait for English clubs as they won three out of four matches here in Amsterdam!
They match Reading's 2012 BRONZE!
Waterloo Ducks became the first Belgian club to win the Euro Hockey League as they put in a monumental defensive performance to beat 2017 champions Rot Weiss Koln to the crown.
#EHL
In a laws of the game meeting with
@FIFAcom
, I proposed a law to allow the team that has been fouled to take the freekick as quickly as they want, and the player taking it to even take a quick one to themselves. Would speed the game up & punish the offending team. Thoughts?
What an incredible end to the match, with
@AtleticTerrassa
taking the victory after 3 goals were scored in the final few minutes.
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#EquallyAmazing
GREAT NEWS!
The EHL and the EHF are delighted to announce ABN AMRO
#EHL
Men and Women tournaments will take place at the Wagener Stadium in Amsterdam at Easter following clearance from the Dutch government on a FINAL4 basis!
Mark Knowles announced his retirement from the
@Kookaburras
this week; no better time to revisit his amazing
#EHL
strike for
@HCRotterdam
in front of a bumper home crowd back in the day!
What a goal from Lee Morton, he jinks through the defence to finish high into the net to put Old Georgians ahead against Mannheimer
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Olympic champion Gonzalo Peillat and Mannheimer Hockeyclub have renewed their contract with each other for another three years, extending his commitment to the club until 2021.
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James Carson smashes home a pin-point Ashley Jackson aerial pass to score his second in two minutes against Club Campo de Madrid.
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#EHL
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It is a team sport and you can only win with all 18 players and today we showed what a great team and family we are.”
Thomas Briels on the Belgian Red Lions World Cup win:
An
#EHL
icon announced he will retire at the end of the season after an epic career! A winner in 2015 with Oranje Zwart and a silver medallist with both
@HCOranjeRood
and
@HCRotterdam
, here's one of our favourite memories from
@Horst24
!
Thomas Briels concluded his spectacular international career on a high note as he confirmed he would retire in the wake of Belgium’s Olympic gold medal.
Quite simply, one of the most exciting games of hockey you will ever see! SV Kampong v Rot-Weiss Koln in the EHL FINAL4.
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#EHL
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¡¡AQUI LAS TENEIS!!
@Sub21femHockey
Nuevas ¡¡¡CAMPEONAS DE EUROPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
#RedSticksU21
Big win for
@HWHCofficial
, a first for an English side vs Dutch opposition since 2013 when Reading knocked out Rotterdam. They also beat Oranje Zwart in 2011. We think
@chriscargo25
is a common link between the three wins!
#EHLKO16
Beeston Hockey Club will televise all of their men’s and ladies’ home English league games from the start of the 2018-19 season, becoming the first club in the UK to commit to live coverage on such a scale.
#EHL
Inspirational England and Great Britain striker Sam Ward – who suffered a career threatening eye injury in 2019 – was revealed as the recipient of the Super Fair Play Trophy René G Frank at the FIH Awards on Friday.
Darcy Bourne gives Surbiton the lead right at the end of the first quarter from the penalty spot in the early ranking match against SCHC.
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#FINAL8
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Club de Campo became the first side to reach the EHL Women’s GRAND FINAL as they held their nerve to see off Germany’s Der Club an der Alster at the Wagener Stadium.
Report here:
SV Kampong head coach Alexander Cox will add another high profile job to his CV as he takes on the role as Ireland's senior coach ahead of their first World Cup bid since 1990.
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Hockey continues to be a ground-breaking sport when it comes to equality, with the European Hockey Federation (EHF), in its 50th year, announcing the launch of a new Gender Balance Charter.
Read more here:
With 30 days to go to
#EHLKO16
, we are dipping into the archives this week for moments off EHL magic. Is this the best ever goal in the competition from
@knowlesy09
from 2009?
Tickets:
@HCRotterdam
@eurohockeyorg
“I’ve watched the EHL since it started and the old theme tune… we sang that a lot! EuroHockey’s hashtag
#EquallyAmazing
is giving the stage for the women so it is very exciting.”
@clubanderalster
's Amy Gibson interview ahead of the
#EHL
Women's FINAL4!
EHL and German legend Moritz Fuerste played his final club game for UHC Hamburg on Sunday in a 4-3 loss against Harvestehuder THC in the German league.
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The English champions, Old Georgians beat Club Campo de Madrid in the first men's match, with James Carson got a brilliant hat trick
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#EHL
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Will we ever see a corner goal quite like this again?
@xlleonart
's incredible strike from last year's final! It all starts again in 20 days time in
@HCOranjeRood
Tickets:
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Happy birthday to the one and only "Voice of the
#EHL
"
@NickIrvine12
! Just a few days until we hear his dulcet tones once again at the
#KO16
in Rotterdam
Glorious team move, sparkling skill and a pass to die for from Arthur van Doren - all around magic from the Belgian Red Lions
Loads more awesome stuff via the European Hockey Federation's online platform on
Cardiff Hockey Club won an incredible final quarter shoot-out with SC Stroitel Brest to win the men’s Euro Hockey Trophy in Wettingen, Switzerland 4-3 after six goals came in the closing 12 minutes.
All of Beeston Hockey Club’s men’s and women’s England Hockey Premier Division home games next season will be broadcast on terrestrial, free-to-air television via Notts TV in what the club is hailing as a first for domestic hockey in England.
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Three Rock Rovers produced the biggest win by an Irish club in EHL history as they beat Racing Club de France 6-0, giving them a great shot at reaching the KO16.
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