by Hockey Admin | Sep 1, 2026 | 2026 News Items
The British Society of Sports History (BSSH) Conference 2026 took place in Edinburgh between 26–28 August. The Hockey Museum (THM) was well represented with three of its team speaking at the prestigious event (not all about hockey!) and seven in attendance. Well done...
by Hockey Admin | Aug 25, 2026 | International Hockey, Men's Hockey, Women's Hockey
A remarkable but often overlooked fact of the modern Hockey World Cup era is that on every occasion when the men’s and women’s tournaments have been staged simultaneously in the same city, they have taken place in the Netherlands. From Utrecht in 1998,...
by Hockey Admin | Aug 25, 2026 | International Hockey, Kit, Clothing and Equipment
Article by Sue Catton, former Head of Events at England Hockey and now Big Stadium Hockey consultant. In 1998, the Hockey World Cup took a significant step outside the traditional hockey venues. For the first time, a major permanent football stadium was...
by Hockey Admin | Aug 20, 2026 | From the Collection, School, College and University Hockey
By Atlanta Tsiaoukkas, University of Cambridge Whilst Angela Brazil is typically credited as introducing jolly hockey sticks schoolgirls to British girls’ fiction, her lesser-known contemporary Kathleen Ainslie, is as likely a candidate for this laudable...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 23, 2026 | 2026 News Items, Diaspora Hockey, Hockey and Religion, Hockey Worldwide
The Hockey Museum’s trustee Tochi Panesar was in Nairobi, Kenya, to experience firsthand the centenary celebrations of Sikh Union Club. The following are his reflections on an event that will live long in the memory. A Memorable Hockey Tour to Sikh Union Club...
