by Hockey Admin | Nov 18, 2025 | Hockey Worldwide
In November 1924, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Eckford Luard attended the Scindia Gold Cup hockey tournament in the princely state of Gwalior and initiated contact with various individuals from hockey clubs and regional hockey associations around British India. He...
by Hockey Admin | Nov 18, 2025 | Grassroots and Club Hockey
By Malcolm Read The Bacchanalians Hockey Club would be celebrating their centenary if they were still in existence, and indeed if many of their famed invitational opponents such as the Ghosts, Tramps, Ladykillers, Hornets, Lancashire Witches etc. were still...
by Hockey Admin | Nov 13, 2025 | 2025 News Items
The Hockey Museum (THM) recently had the privilege of contributing to the creation of a film for The Sultan Azlan Shah Gallery in Malaysia. The Gallery provides insights into the Perak Royal Family and celebrates the life of His Royal Highness Sultan Azlan Shah...
by Hockey Admin | Oct 21, 2025 | 2025 News Items
The Hockey Museum (THM) has been working on a project to develop ‘finding aids’ for our archives. The purpose of this project is to make our archives more accessible to people to people wanting to engage with the history they hold, whatever their interest or...
by Hockey Admin | Oct 21, 2025 | From the Collection, Kit, Clothing and Equipment
These iconic horror movie-style protective masks were worn by indoor and outdoor hockey players between the 1960s and 1980s. The masks gave players a relatively unobstructed view of the game and lightweight defence against high-speed shots. Helmets and goalkeeping...
