Entry tickets for the first rounds of the 2011/12 Edition of the Euro Hockey League are now available for purchase.
Round 1.1 takes place in Germany at Mülheim’s HTC Uhlenhorst, and will feature 12 of Europe’s finest club teams competing in Pools B, C, G and H. Teun de Nooijer’s HC Bloemendaal, Spanish giants Atlétic Terrassa and RC de Polo de Barcelona are just three of the teams that will join the host club in action. The tournament takes place between 7th and 9th of October, and is sure to be a thrilling event.
Round 1.2 will take place between 21st and 23rd of October at the home of Belgian champions KHC Dragons (Brasschaat, near Antwerp), and will feature the teams in Pools A, D, E and F. The host club will be in action alongside double EHL champions UHC Hamburg (GER), Taeke Taekema’s Amsterdam H&BC (NED) and Club de Campo de Madrid (ESP), a team that reached the Final of last season’s Euro Hockey League. Other top sides include Jeroen Hertzberger’s H.C. Rotterdam (NED) and 2010-11 EHL Bronze Medallists Reading HC (ENG), home of Great Britain internationals Richard and Simon Mantell.
In total 24 teams will take to the field over the six Round 1 competition days, with the winners and runners of each pool qualifying for Easter’s exciting KO16 event.
Pricing for the event begins at just € 5 (youth day ticket), with an adult day ticket costing just €11. 50. Three-day passes (Passepartout) tickets offer exceptional value for money for those people who are planning on attending at the events, with prices ranging from €10 (Youth – Round 1.2 only) and €27.50 (Adult). Children aged 5 and under will be allowed free entry into both events. Full information about the tournament and purchasing tickets can be found at www.ehlhockey.tv .
