By Kate Allman Young guns will be blooded against international stars, and reigning premiers face fired-up underdogs, as NSW go on the road to meet Adelaide Fire at MATE Stadium tonight. The Women of the NSW Pride are hunting their first win of the 2022 season in round three of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League. They come of read more »
Season 2 of the Sultana Bran Hockey One has started with a bang as Australian domestic elite hockey attendance records tumble across the first three rounds. With 1,406 at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra last night, expectations are building that over 12,000 people will have attended the first 3 Rounds of the season. Wi read more »
By Kate Allman Icons of Australian hockey will take the pitch this Thursday night as Hockey Club Melbourne go on the road to take on Canberra Chill in this season’s first double header in the nation’s capital. Both men’s teams are chasing their first wins in Round 3 of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League. Tickets are av read more »
By Simon Orchard Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room… The Brisbane Blaze women were my preseason pick to win the 2022 Sultana Bran Hockey One League title. I haven’t given up on them yet but losses to the Tassie Tigers and Canberra Chill in the opening two rounds were surprising, and with a season-defi read more »
By Adam Clifford American civil and children’s rights activist Marian Wright Edelman famously coined the phrase: “you can’t be what you can’t see,” words that have made a lasting impression on the Sultana Bran Hockey One League’s first openly gay male hockey player, Davis Atkin. At the heart of Wright Edelman’s read more »
By Kate Allman Hockey Club Melbourne hosts the Perth Thundersticks in a clash of titans between historically dominant clubs. Both women’s teams recorded outright (non-shootout) wins last week, earning five points and shooting to the top two spots on the ladder as they prepare for tonight’s encounter at Melbourne Sports Ce read more »
To celebrate Adelaide Fire’s first home game of the season and the school holidays, kids 12 years and under receive free entry to Saturday night’s Hockey One League double header against the Tassie Tigers. As Adelaide Fire gear up to host the Tassie Tigers, here are three reasons to cheer and support South Australia’s team read more »
By Kate Allman Here comes the Chill. After a bye in week one of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League 2022 Season, Canberra Chill will run out for the first time on Thursday night against Brisbane Blaze at the Queensland State Hockey Centre. Tickets are available through Ticketek. Catch all the action LIVE on Kayo and FOX Spor read more »
By Simon Orchard Let’s talk about press, baby… The first round of the Sultana Bran Hockey One league is in the books and already it’s fascinating to see which pressing strategies are being used by each side. For the uninitiated, a ‘press’ is the defensive structure and tactics employed by the team who doesn’t h read more »
The Sultana Bran Hockey One League 2022 Season may only one round in but the impact of a swagger of quality international recruits is already being felt. While there is a major focus on the Kookaburras, Hockeyroos and impressive local Australian hockey talent competing in the Hockey One League, hockey fans are no doubt keeping a read more »