Welcome to Canterbury Hockey Club

All the latest news, information and action for the 2012 season.

Help! Canterbury Hockey Club is looking for Girls aged 9 – 11 for the U12 team. If you are interested or know of anyone who might be, please get in touch as we would love to hear from you. For more details, please go to the Juniors page of the website.

Canterbury Women Win Again

Canterbury Under18 State players Lily Kirkland, Grace Calvert and Ione Patten leaving the pitch after trouncing Western Australia 4 -1

Brownlow Cup

Please note that the Brownlow Cup played between Canterbury & POWW will be held in the very first game this season, Sat 14 April.  It is our turn to host the event and details are on the attached flyers.

Of course we would like as many players from any grades, families and supporters to cheer on the Lions and then meet up at the New Sydney Hotel for the presentations.

2012 BROWNLOW CUP FLYER

BROWNLOW CUP HISTORY

Saturday March 31 Junior Gala Day on THC3

There will be a Junior Gala Day on THC3 with some clinics and games targeted at kids new to the game. Southern competitions are hoping to form an U9′s mixed competition this season as an intro to U11′s & U12′s. Cost: Free for Junior Gala Players and $3 over 16yrs.

The Lightning Partnership 2012 A Grade 9-a-side tournament

 Southern Hockey League Lightning Premiership

9 a side A-grade round robin competition using the Lanco rules
Women play 1st half, men play 2nd half
$2 entry – all gate takings go to the cash prize for the winning team. Saturday 31st March 2012 @ the Tasmanian Hockey Centre
Bar, kiosk and BBQ available.
Games from 9am with full roster on Hockeynet
Winners presented with a trophy and cheque

Canterbury Players Join the Military

Tim Williams and Nicholas Hill were on WIN News on Friday night and in the Mercury newspaper on Saturday due to both of them joining the Australian Defence Forces and going to university in Canberra at ADFA.

Tim is joining the Army and undertaking a Business Degree.

Nicholas is joing the Air Force and undertaking an Aeronautical Engineering and will then train as an Air Traffic Controller.

They are now undertaking a 6 week intensive bootcamp which makes Cocky’s pre-season training look like a stroll in the garden before starting their university studies.

Canterbury Junior Registration Day

The 2012 Canterbury Junior Registration Day will be held from 9.30am to 11.30am on Sunday 4th March at the THC. Please come along, register and enjoy a free Hockey Clinic and BBQ. All Players welcome.

Canterbury Women Players Going To England!

Congratulations to goalie, Linda Gaskell, on being selected in the AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S MASTERS HOCKEY OVER 40s TEAM which will compete in the International Masters Hockey Tournament (Masters World Cup) in England in August, 2012. Linda was a member of the Over 40s Tasmanian Womens Masters team which was runner-up, by a goal, in the grand final at the Australian Masters Games in Perth in October, 2011.
Congratulations to Peri Buckley on her selection as a Technical Official (Match Manager) at the Olympic Games in London next year. Peri is one of only four TOs from around the world invited to take part in the women’s games.

Canterbury Christmas Drinks – Date Change

The 2011 Canterbury Christmas Drinks are being held at the New Sydney Hotel on Monday 19th December, 6:00-9:00 PM. Make sure you get along and support our sponsor!

Check out the flyer here.