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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One stage, two World Cups: how Utrecht changed hockey history
A remarkable but often overlooked fact of the modern Hockey World Cup era is that on every...
Big Stadium Hockey: from Utrecht to the World Cups of the future
Article by Sue Catton, former Head of Events at England Hockey and now Big Stadium Hockey...
The First Hockey Picture Book? Kathleen Ainslie’s 1907 Mops versus Tails
By Atlanta Tsiaoukkas, University of Cambridge Whilst Angela Brazil is typically credited...
The iconic Sikh Union Club Nairobi celebrates its 100th birthday in style
The Hockey Museum’s trustee Tochi Panesar was in Nairobi, Kenya, to experience firsthand the...
Dashing Dora!
Meet Dashing Dora, who was found by doctoral researcher Emmy Sale in the archive of the...
100 years young: inspirational hockey centenarian Marjorie Daniel receives England honours cap
When Marjorie Daniel turned 100 on 19 May, she wasn't just expecting to receive a telegram from...
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