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  A thumbnail of the new London Tube station map

  (Photo: Transport For London)

  London tube stops re-named for Olympic stars

  Former hockey greats among those honored by the unique project

  Posted 1 year ago.

  To celebrate the Games, the names of 361 tube station stops in London have been changed to the names of Olympic athletes. Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled the special Olympic Legends Underground Map featuring icons such as four-time gold medallist Jesse Owens as station stops on the map. Former hockey greats are also included in the project...  x 79 More

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  Germany and the Netherlands faced off in a two-game series

  (Photo: Frank Uijlenbroek)

  Exhibition Hockey Round-up

  Recaps from events around the world

  Posted 1 year ago.

  Teams are busy preparing for the Olympic Games or the upcoming test event in Japan. Below is a brief summary of some of the key series that have taken place around the world in the last week.  x 2 More

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  Front l-r: Sarah Massey, FIH; Kelly Fairweather, FIH CEO; Claire Digby, Africa rep. Back l-r: Fumio, Ogura Asian rep, R.David Balbirnie, European rep, Derek Sandison, Pan American rep, Bob Claxton, Oceania rep.

  (Photo: EHF)

  Continental Federations meet in Brussels

  EHF plays host to meeting of five federation representatives

  Posted 1 year ago.

  The EHF hosted an annual meeting of the Continental Federations with the FIH. The meeting was held in the EHF Office, Brussels on 23rd March 2012. The main items discussed dealt with the strategic plans of all the continental federations and the FIH. It covered all areas of hockey such as generating revenue and raising the profile of events to team performance and governance.  x 2 More

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  London 2012: The line-up of teams to date

  How the 22 qualified teams made it to the Games

  Posted 1 year ago.

  With 11 of the 12 teams now qualified for both the men’s and women’s hockey tournaments at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the Olympic picture is clearing up. But with so many teams making it to the games through so many different events, here's a reminder of which teams are headed to London and how they earned their berth to the Games.  x 16 More

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  Gene Muller in one of his last games leading the Irish team

  (Photo: Stanislas Brochier)

  Ireland women's coach Gene Muller retires

  End of the Olympic dream is also the end of an era

  Posted 1 year ago.

  Ireland’s National Women’s Hockey coach, Gene Muller, has today announced his decision to retire from Irish Hockey. South African born Muller took over the reins from Riet Kuper in October 2006 to become Ireland’s first full time Women’s coach taking the team through a period of dramatic change during his time.  x 2 More

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  The Hockeyroos get in the Ausdrill spirit

  (Photo: Hockey Australia)

  Australia Hockey lands major sponsorship

  Ausdrill to back the Hockeyroos for at least two years

  Posted 1 year ago.

  The Australian Women's National Team 2012 campaign got a big boost, after signing a major two-year sponsorship deal, with a globally recognised company Ausdrill as the first multi-year sponsor since the team's gold medal success in 2000. More

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  GB stars Kerry Williams, Ashleigh Ball, Laura Bartlett & Georgie Twigg.

  (Photo: FIH / England Hockey)

  It’s a sell-out!

  London 2012 hockey test event tickets snapped up in 14 minutes

  Posted 1 year ago.

  The British public recently showed that their appetite to watch world class hockey is not just restricted to the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games when tickets for the London Prepares test event sold out in less than quarter of an hour.  x 2 More

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  Belgium celebrates its first-ever berth to the Olympics

  (Photo: Stanislas Brochier)

  Welcome to the London Olympics, Belgium

  With 4-1 win against Ireland, Belgium earns a 2012 spot

  Posted 1 year ago.

  Belgium became the 11th women’s team to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics after powering past Ireland, 4-1, in the Athlon Car Lease FIH Road to London tournament in Antwerp. In front of a capacity crowd, Sofie Gierts had the game of her life and it came at just the right time as her three goals paced Belgium to the win and to London. Spain picked up the bronze medal with a 5-1 win against Russia.  x 69 More

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  Taeke Taekema

  (Photo: FIH / Frank Uijlenbroek)

  Dutch name Olympic men's training team

  de Nooijer and Taekema back on the London long-list team

  Posted 1 year ago.

  Head coach of the Dutch men's national team, Paul van Ass, announced the 26-man Olympic training group that will make up the core of the team headed to the London 2012 Games.The big news out of the well-attended, hour-long press conference was that Dutch veterans Teun de Nooijer and Taeke Taekema have been dded to the Olympic training group after being cut late last year.  x 5 More

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  An aerial shot of the Beerschot hockey club in Kontich

  (Photo: Beerschot THC)

  Beerschot giving the Olympic Qualifiers a shot

  Hockey club has first Olympic experience since 1920

  Posted 1 year ago.

  KONTICH – There’s a saying ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. In Kontich, you could say ‘it takes a village to organize a hockey tournament.’ Fans, players and official have been treated to a world class event that has been organized at a local level thanks to the grass roots efforts of the local hockey club, Beerschot.  x 44 More

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  France got a sneak peek at their fifth place opponent Mexcio and came out with a 5-4 win.

  (Photo: Stanislas Brochier)

  Sneak preview day at qualifier in Kontich

  All three games a glimpse of what awaits on Final Sunday

  Posted 1 year ago.

  If odds makers were looking for help at the Athlon Car Lease FIH Road to London Tournament, they didn't get much despite today's games all being exactly the same as Sunday's final. Both Ireland vs. Belgium and Spain vs. Russia ended in 1-1 a draw, while France won by a slim 5-4 margin against Mexico. The results set up what is sure to be a thrilling finale to the Kontich qualifier. More

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  Luciana Aymar and Casey Eastham in action

  (Photo: FIH / Hockey Australia)

  Argentina captures series with victory

  Las Leonas edge out Hockeyroos in test series

  Posted 1 year ago.

  World No. 2 Argentina defeated the Hockeyroos tonight 2-1 and with the victory, captured the series 1-0 after drawn results in the first two matches. Captained by seven time World Player of the Year Luciana Aymar, Argentina was too strong tonight against a tired Hockeyroos outfit. More