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  Gene Muller

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  Gene Muller appointed FHC General Manager

  Will lead implementation of High Performance Strategy

  Posted 7 months ago.

  Field Hockey Canada is pleased to announce Gene Muller as the new General Manager (GM). In this new role, Muller will lead the implementation of FHC’s High Performance Strategy and manage the National Team Programs.  x 2 More

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  Quilmes set for Men’s Champions Challenge

  Preview: Argentina Men’s Hockey Champions Challenge 1 2012

  Posted 7 months ago.

  This Saturday, the Argentina Men’s Hockey Champions Challenge 1 tournament gets underway in the city of Quilmes, 17 kilometres south of capital city Buenos Aires. The competition – which features Korea (World Ranking 7), Argentina (10), South Africa (12), Malaysia (13), Canada (14), Ireland (15), Japan (16) and Poland (19) – will give the competing teams vital World Ranking points, with the winner of the event gaining automatic qualification for the next edition of the men’s Champions...  x 35 More

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  The Riverbank Arena, host venue of the London 2012 hockey competition.

  (Photo: FIH / Stanislas Brochier)

  Olympic “Smurf Turf” heads to Sheffield

  Iconic hockey pitch finds a new home in Yorkshire

  Posted 7 months ago.

  The iconic blue and pink Olympic hockey pitch will have a new home in Yorkshire with Sheffield Hockey Club chosen to receive the turf as part of its Olympic legacy following a comprehensive bidding process.  x 165 More

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  2012 Olympic Games (women), London

  (Photo: Frank Uijlenbroek)

  Youngsters named in Black Sticks women's squad

  Eight new players given the chance to shine by coach Hager

  Posted 7 months ago.

  Eight new players have been named in the 2013 Black Sticks Women’s National Squad, with all debutants likely to get a run during the upcoming six-test series against India.   More

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  Job Opening: FIH Marketing Coordinator

  Full-time position based in Lausanne, Switzerland

  Posted 7 months ago.

  The FIH is seeking a highly motivated individual with experience and an interest in marketing to join our team at FIH (the International Hockey Federation) based in Lausanne, Switzerland. We are now looking to develop our marketing and digital presence to raise the profile of the sport and the FIH worldwide.  x 5 More

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  Darren Smith

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  Darren Smith named coach of Ireland women

  New Zealander to begin Green Army challenge in January

  Posted 7 months ago.

  Irish Hockey is delighted to announce Darren Smith as new Ireland Women’s National Coach. Smith, a New Zealand native, takes up the role following 6 years as Assistant Coach to the New Zealand Men’s team who recently finished 9th at the Olympic Games in London 2012.  x 3 More

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  Chinese umpires on the road to success

  Two courses give the nation's umpires a valuable learning opportunity

  Posted 7 months ago.

  In August 2012 the Chinese Hockey Association asked the FIH to assist by sending two Umpire Managers to assist in conducting Men’s and Women’s Umpiring Courses, which were held in conjunction with National Men's and Women's Tournaments in Beijing. The Men’s tournament took place September 24-29 and the Women’s October 16-21. The two Conductors, Amarjit Singh (MAS) and Sarah Garnett (NZL) recount their experiences from both the course and watching the games:  x 13 More

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  Grant Schubert holds the FIH Champions Trophy after winning the competition in 2009. Schubert was named player of the tournament at the event.

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  Schubert and McRae announce retirements

  Grant and Jacklyn step away from international game

  Posted 7 months ago.

  Kookaburra Grant Schubert and Hockeyroo Jacklyn McRae have announced their respective retirements from international hockey. Schubert played 180 international matches scoring 96 goals after debuting in 2003. Schubert was also a member of the first Australian men’s hockey team to win an Olympic Gold medal in Athens in 2004, he was also a member of the 2008 Bronze team in Beijing and the 2010 World Cup team in New Delhi. More

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  Qualification system for World Cup 2014 Finalized

  Posted 7 months ago.

  The FIH has today published the Qualification System for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014, which will be played in The Hague in the Netherlands between 2 and 15 June 2014. In total 12 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams will take part in the biggest hockey-only event in the four-year cycle.  x 55 More

• Morocco and Ireland named FIH Congress hosts

  2014 Congress to be held in Marrakech, 2016 goes to Dublin

  Posted 7 months ago.

  At the recently concluded FIH Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the torch was passed onto the next Congress host as it was announced that Marrakech, Morocco will host the next FIH Congress the first week of November in 2014 with the actual Congress day scheduled for November 1st. It was also announced at the same time that the 2016 FIH Congress will be held in Dublin, Ireland.  x 2 More

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  The American men celebrate their World League Round 2 berth

  (Photo: USA Field Hockey)

  Six more teams move onto World League Round 2

  USA men cruise, Trinidad men and women also advance

  Posted 7 months ago.

  Six more teams earned a place in the Hockey World League Round 2 after three tournaments concluded on Sunday. The USA men were the lone survivors from a three-team tournament in Chula Vista, California. Joining the Americans on the men’s side in Round 2 will be Trinidad & Tobago and Chile, which finished first and second, respectively in the tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. Rounding out the qualifiers are the three women’s teams of Canada, Uruguay and Trinidad & Tobago.  x 6 More

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  USA were rampant in their 16-0 win against Guatemala on Saturday

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  USA top table in Chula Vista

  Big win over Guatemala puts North Americans top on goal-difference

  Posted 7 months ago.

  The U.S. Men’s National Team kicked off their World League Round 1 campaign against Guatemala on Saturday at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. The U.S. rolled away with a convincing victory over Guatemala, recording eight goals in the first half en route to a 16-0 shutout performance. More