Alan Forsyth, the Surbiton striker means business this season. He’s already helped the reigning champions to the top of the league after seven games but whilst he’s got his eye on retaining the domestic title for the third season in a row, the Scotland star has loftier ambitions, too. Continue reading
Category Archives: Euro Hockey League
Creed and Sanford: England’s Dynamic Duo
Liam Sanford and Brendan Creed have turned heads since they came into the Central Programme with a series of excellent displays at full international level for England and Great Britain. Ahead of the semi-final clash with the Netherlands I decided to get to know England’s dynamic duo a bit better. Here’s the video: Continue reading
Euro Hockey League Final: MHC Oranje Zwart 2-2 THC Harvestehuder. (1-3 after shootout.)
A stunning goalkeeping display from Tobias Walter made the difference as THC Harvestehuder, in their debut season in the Euro Hockey League held their nerve to overcome the home side MHC Oranje Zwart in a tense shootout.
The two sides had played out a keenly contested 2-2 draw during the 70 minutes, with Walter excelling to keep his side in the game before pulling off a wonderful save from Sander Baart in the shootout to allow Michael Korper to seal the win with a calmly taken finish.
Euro Hockey League 3rd/4th Place Playoff: Racing Club de Bruxelles 1-2 KHC Dragons.
Two goals from KHC Dragons star Florent van Aubel continued the Belgian side’s remarkable record in this competition, clinching their third podium finish in four years as they saw off a stern challenge from Racing Club de Bruxelles in a tense encounter. Continue reading
Mink van der Weerden: More than just penalty corners.
Oranje Zwart were crowned Dutch Champions for only the second time in their history just last weekend. They won their two playoff games against HC Rotterdam to reach the final stage where again, over two games, they saw off the challenge of HC Bloemendaal. A constant feature in the playoffs, and indeed the whole season was the importance of the goals scored by Mink van der Weerden. Continue reading