Historical Hockey Stories
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Our collections and research activity means we are constantly uncovering fascinating stories from across hockey’s rich British and international history. Explore them below.
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A history of hockey in the Civil Service
The Civil Service men’s and women’s hockey associations can both trace their histories back to the...
A potted history of Civil Service men’s hockey, 1922–2022
Written by Ernie Vickery in March 2022 (abridged). Ernie is a former Civil Service player, Civil...
England win gold in Women’s European Nations Indoor Championships 1996
In late January 1996, England women pulled off an incredible victory to snatch gold from the...
He shoots, he scores … with a smacker! The first hockey player sent off for kissing
The Hockey Museum is celebrating Valentine’s Day with the humorous story of Nick Green whose...
January chills with Mary Foxon’s hockey illustrations
Mary Foxon was an illustrator for Women’s Hockey Field magazine. She worked alongside the...
125 Years of Women’s Hockey in the West of England: A Look Back at the Western Counties’ Jubilee Tournament of 1950
75 years ago in late December 1950, the Western Counties’ Women’s Hockey Association (WCWHA)...
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