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Chill blow with Edwina Bone to miss Season 2

The adage ‘do you want the good news or the bad news?’ could not be more fitting following the announcement former Hockeyroos defender Edwina Bone will not play for Canberra Chill in the Sultana Bran Hockey One League 2022 Season. The bad news is just that. Bone’s absence and experience will be sorely missed by a Canberra read more »

Record crowd set for Tassie v Blaze clash

By Kate Allman The Tassie Tigers will be hoping a large parochial home crowd will give them the edge as they look to freeze out two fiery Brisbane Blaze teams on Friday night at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre. Catch all the action LIVE on Kayo or get along to the matches. Tickets are available through Ticketek. Brisbane Blaze d read more »

East-coast rivals clash in season opener

By Kate Allman An east-coast clash between heavyweights of Australian hockey will hit off the first week of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League in 2022. NSW Pride fly south to take on Hockey Club Melbourne in a highly anticipated double header to open Season Two of Hockey One. Catch all the action LIVE on Kayo or get along to read more »

Could the Sultana Bran Hockey One League be the next Seinfeld?

By Simon Orchard To many Australians, high-level hockey has always been a bit like an eclipse of the sun. It’s worth watching when it takes place – it’s just not something you expect to see all that often. Every few years the country’s attention turns to the sky to watch one of the planet’s more wondrous astronom read more »

2022 Season starts Thursday with blockbuster

The Sultana Bran Hockey One League makes its long-awaited return to the Australian sport scene with a highly anticipated double header this Thursday night to kick off the 2022 season. Hockey Club Melbourne and NSW Pride will go toe to toe in a men’s and women’s double header to open Season 2 at the Melbourne Sports Centres â read more »

Conversions add to goalkeepers’ significance

By Adam Clifford The role of the goalkeeper has evolved drastically in the modern game, with the Sultana Bran Hockey One League’s unique field goal conversion rule and requirement for a mandatory winner of each match placing added emphasis on those between the posts. In addition to all drawn matches heading to a penalty sho read more »

Drama, rivalries and rising stars: Season 2 preview

By Kate Allman It has been three long years between drinks but finally the Sultana Bran Hockey One League is back. Season 2 commences this Thursday 29 September, with women’s and men’s double headers being played weekly on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturday nights. Who are the players to watch, and which teams will claim read more »

CDM Australia shoot for success with Hockey One partnership

Hockey fans will become familiar with CDM Australia this spring after the company signed on as an Official Partner of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League for the 2022 season. The logo of the leading Australian-owned information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and services company will be displayed on the in-goa read more »

Blockbuster double header to launch return of Sultana Bran Hockey One League

Australia’s premier men’s and women’s hockey competition, the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, is back following the release of the schedule for Season 2. The 2022 Season will open on Thursday night 29 September with a blockbuster double header at Melbourne Sports Centre, Parkville. The men’s and women’s double heade read more »

Perth Thundersticks announce extended squads for 2021

Hockey WA is proud to announce the men's and women's Perth Thundersticks squads for 2021 after the successful completion of the second Ric Charlesworth Classic. The Thundersticks, WA's senior state hockey franchise competing in the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, commence their campaigns on Saturday, 2 October at Perth Hockey St read more »