by Hockey Admin | Mar 26, 2026 | Officiating and Rules
In 1976, hockey players witnessed the slow death of the centre bully when five new experimental rules were issued by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), one of which was a novel way to start or restart a hockey match when, traditionally, a centre bully...
by Hockey Admin | Mar 26, 2026 | Hockey Worldwide, Indoor Hockey
75 years ago in 1951, the first ever National Indoor Hockey Championship was held in Germany. Our European contact and fellow hockey historian, Frank Haustein of SG Rotation Hockey Club Berlin has shared with us his research on this historic event. SG Rotation HC has...
by Hockey Admin | Mar 13, 2026 | Obituaries
29 May 1933 – 28 February 2026 The Hockey Museum is saddened to report the death of Monica (Mon) Pickersgill who died at her residential home in Wakefield on Saturday 28 February. Mon was one of the most influential and significant figures in English women’s hockey at...
by Hockey Admin | Mar 2, 2026 | 2026 News Items
The Hockey Museum is saddened to report the death of Monica (Mon) Pickersgill who died at her care home in Wakefield on Saturday 28 February. Mon was elected as the fifteenth and final President of the All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA) in 1992, with a...
by Hockey Admin | Feb 26, 2026 | Obituaries
The below obituary was originally published by Beeston Hockey Club on Facebook, 23 February 2026. Bob was a good friend of The Hockey Museum’s founding trustees. Prior to his battle with Parkinson’s disease, he was an early supporter of the Museum and an...
