by Hockey Admin | Aug 8, 2024 | International Hockey, Men's Hockey
Paris is one of the nearest overseas Olympic host cities for us here in Great Britain (GB), but 68 years ago Melbourne was probably the most distant. The multi-leg journey of several days that the 1956 GB team undertook from London to Australia could not have been...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 News Items
This year the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is 100 years old! The global governing body was formed in response to hockey’s omission from the Paris 1924 Olympic Games, initially exclusively for the men’s game. The FIH came into being in Paris on 7 January 1924;...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Kit, Clothing and Equipment, School, College and University Hockey, Women's Hockey
In the last decade of the 19th century hockey for women was described as, “being recognized as a very valuable team game. It is a very satisfying form of self-expression of all that is in need of outlet in the healthy, active woman of today”. How it was possible to be...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Hockey and Religion, Hockey's Military Stories
Eric Liddell by Eileen Soper. © Chris Beetles Gallery of behalf of the estate of the artist. The Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell is best remembered for his Olympic achievements, the strength of his Christian faith, and his efforts to better the lives of young...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 9, 2024 | Obituaries
03.05.1945 – 20.05.2024 It is with much sadness that The Hockey Museum reports the passing of Graham Evans who died on 20 May. Graham started his hockey career at Churcher’s College, Petersfield. He was also an extremely talented cricketer who was signed on the books...
