by Hockey Admin | May 21, 2025 | 2025 News Items, Grassroots and Club Hockey
A centenary of women’s hockey in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire was celebrated by members of Bishop’s Stortford Hockey Club (BSHC) with a dinner on 26 April 2025. Today one of the largest hockey clubs in the east of England, it began with a women’s club in 1925. A...
by Hockey Admin | May 21, 2025 | 2025 News Items, From the Collection, Men's Hockey
On 28 April 2025, the daughters of international hockey player Robert Comyn visited The Hockey Museum (THM) to receive their father’s Great Britain (GB) honours cap. Carol and Cheska also deposited collection material spanning their father’s fascinating hockey career,...
by Hockey Admin | May 21, 2025 | Obituaries
16.03.1936 – 10.01.2025 Few sportsmen and women represent their country in more than one sport. Even fewer in more than two. Thelma Hopkins was one who did, making her debut when just sixteen years old in two distinct sports. She played hockey for Ireland and...
by Hockey Admin | May 8, 2025 | Grassroots and Club Hockey, Hockey in Popular Culture, International Hockey, Men's Hockey
The end of the Second World War in 1945 brought great relief, initially to Europe in May before global peace arrived in September. People rejoiced at the news of Nazi Germany’s official surrender on 8 May marking what is known as VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) and on...
by Hockey Admin | Apr 24, 2025 | 2025 News Items
The Hockey Museum (THM) held its inaugural City Lunch last month (21 March 2025) at an impressive London hotel. The Lunch came about when Tochi Panesar, one of The Hockey Museum’s (THM) trustees, approached his friend from Spencer Hockey Club and prominent City...
