England Hockey League Women’s Premier Division: Summer Transfers

The new season is almost upon us and by way of a little look ahead to what we can expect, I’ve trawled each club’s social media feeds and websites to bring you the news on who’s moved where in the Women’s Premier Division. Let’s take a look. 

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Dutch delight as Netherlands are crowned Olympic champions

And just like that, we have our Olympic champions. After trading blows with Germany in the final, it was the Netherlands who held their nerve to win the shootout and to take their first men’s Olympic hockey gold medal in 24 years.

Here are a few thoughts and observations from the final day of the men’s competition.

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Brilliant Orange and German efficiency – a look at the Men’s Hockey Semi-Finals.

The men’s semi finals are done and dusted and we now know the final will be Netherlands vs Germany – a repeat of the London 2012 Olympic final, whilst India and Spain will have to pick themselves up and fight for bronze. Here’s a little about how we got here.

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Deja vu, a genius at work and the orange machine rolls on – thoughts on the women’s quarter finals

The women’s hockey competition is hotting up now we’ve reached the knockout stages. Here’s a quick look back at the quarter finals where we had some shocks, some non-surprises and a few other things, too. 

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