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2017 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2017 Men's Australian Hockey League was 27th edition of the men's Australian Hockey League. The tournament was held between 28 September and 8 October 2017, in Perth, Western Australia. A total of 10 teams competed for the title. Like the 2016 edition, invitational teams from India and New Zealand competed in the tournament. The VIC Vikings won the tournament for the fourth time and the second year in a row, following a 3–0 penalty shoot-out win over the QLD Blades after the final finished a 1–1 draw. The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Development side 3–2 in the third place match. Competition format Teams were split evenly into pools A and B where they compete in a single round-robin format. At the conclusion of the initial pool stage, the top two teams in each pool progress to the medal playoffs in Pool C, while the remaining six teams progress to the classification matches in Pool D. In Pool C, teams carry over points earned in pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roar (website)
The Roar is an Australian sports opinion website. It was established by brothers Zac and Zolton Zavos in late 2006. Initially, The Roar was a blog to host writing from their father, Spiro Zavos who was a rugby columnist with Fairfax Media at the time. It quickly developed into a site which combines expert sports opinion articles with edited fan articles. History In 2007, Zac Zavos formed the company Conversant Media Pty Ltd, which published The Roar as well as the culture site, Lost At E Minor - a site the brothers had been publishing since 2005. In December 2010, Network Ten became a minority investor. The business was run from Newcastle, Australia during its formative years of 2008 to 2015, and was an early recipient of the Renew Newcastle office space program. In June 2016, The Roar had 156 expert commentators. Each month The Roar publishes about 1,000 articles from experts and fans. The main sports covered by The Roar are rugby union, rugby league, AFL, cricket, and soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Scanlon
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Pollard (field Hockey)
Joshua William Pollard (born 20 October 1988) is a field hockey player from Australia. Career Club In the Hockey Victoria competition, before his move to Perth to join the Hockey Australia High Performance Program, Pollard played club hockey for Greensborough Hockey Club in Melbourne. Domestic leagues Australian Hockey League Throughout his Australian Hockey League (AHL) career, Pollard represented his home state, Victoria. He made his debut for the VIC Vikings in 2006, playing every year until the tournament folded in 2018. In his 13-season career for the Vikings, Pollard won two titles, in 2016 and 2017. Hockey One In 2019, Pollard was named in the HC Melbourne team to participate in the inaugural tournament of Hockey Australia's new domestic national league, Hockey One. National teams Under–21 Joshua Pollard made his debut for the 'Burras' in 2007 during a five match test series against the Malaysian U–21 team in Queensland. Following this, he also represented t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiran Arunasalam
Kiran Arunasalam (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a forward. Life and career Arunasalam was born on 1 June 1995 in Melbourne to Malaysian Indian parents who migrated from Malaysia to Australia in the 1980s. His family traces back its roots to the Indian town of Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu. He picked up the sport at the age of four. Arunasalam was first selected in the Australian junior team in 2015. He was part of the Australian squad that won the 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia. He was also part of the national team that finished fourth at the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in India. He made his senior team debut in 2017. As of 2016, Arunasalam studies marketing at the Swinburne University Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without access t . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Kleinschmidt
Aaron Kleinschmidt (born 1 October 1989) is an Australian field hockey player. He attended Xavier College, an elite private school in Kew where he was often referred to as “The Goat” Kleinschmidt was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and made his senior international debut in at 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand. Kleinschmidt was part of the Australian men's team that won a record sixth Commonwealth Games gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. References External links * * 1989 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players from Melbourne People educated at Xavier College Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tassie Tigers
Tassie Tigers is an Australia, Australian field hockey club based in Hobart, Tasmania. The club joined the Australian Hockey League in 1992 as a men's team. In 2019, the Tassie Tigers expanded to encompass both Tasmanian men's and women's teams, Tassie Van Demons, as one of 7 clubs to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One. Tassie Tigers will compete in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019. In 2014 the Tigers became the Australian Hockey League, AHL champions, drawing 2-2 with the WA Thundersticks in the gold medal game, but eventually winning 3-2 in penalty shoot-outs. Home Stadium Tassie Tigers are based out of the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart. Throughout the Hockey One league, Tassie Tigers will play a number of home games at the stadium. Teams Men's Team ''Details and team rosters to be confirmed.'' Women's Team ''Details and team roste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Hotshots
The Southern Hotshots are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing South Australia in the Australian Hockey League. The 4,000-capacity State Hockey Centre is their home stadium. Notable players Notable players who have played for the Southern Hotshots include: * Paul Lewis *Grant Schubert *Craig Victory Coaches Head Coaches of the SA Hotshots have been: * Melody Cooper from 2014-2016 Co-Head Coach with Mark Victory Home Stadium The team's home stadium is the State Hockey Centre (South Australia) (also known as the Pines Stadium) which is located north of the Adelaide CBD in Gepps Cross. The stadium has a capacity of about 4,000 with 330 permanent seats. The stadium was used for the 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy The 1997 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 19th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It was held from in the Pines Hockey Stadium in Adelaide, Australia. Results ''All times are Australia Central Standar ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NT Stingers
The Darwin Airport Resort Territory Stingers aka NT Stingers are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Northern Territory in the Australian Hockey League. References Australian field hockey clubs field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ... Sports teams in the Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canberra Lakers
The Canberra Lakers (for sponsorship reasons referred to as Canberra Labor Club Lakers) are an Australian hockey team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory that play in the Australian Hockey League The Australian Hockey League (AHL) was Australia's premier national domestic ... .
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2016 Men's Australian Hockey League
The 2016 Men's Australian Hockey League was the 26th edition of the Australian Hockey League men's Field Hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Western Australia city of Perth. For the first time, the Australian Hockey League hosted international teams from India, Malaysia and New Zealand. The VIC Vikings won the gold medal for the third time by defeating the WA Thundersticks 5–3 in the final. The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Under–21 side 5–1 in the third place match. Teams Domestic Teams * Canberra Lakers * NSW Waratahs * NT Stingers * QLD Blades * SA Hotshots * Tassie Tigers * VIC Vikings * WA Thundersticks International Teams * * * * Results First round Pool A ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification Ninth to twelfth place classification =Crossover= ---- =Eleventh and twelfth place= =Ninth and tenth place= Fifth to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WA Thundersticks
Perth Thundersticks is an Australian field hockey club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was established in 1991 as a men's only team competing in the Australian Hockey League before expanding to include women's teams, WA Diamonds, under the same banner as part of the 7 clubs to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One. Perth Thundersticks will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019. The Thundersticks were one of the most successful teams in the history of the Australian Hockey League, winning nine men's titles and producing countless international players. Uniform The club colours are WA's traditional colours, black, gold and white. Home Stadium Perth Thundersticks are based out of the Perth Hockey Stadium in Western Australia's capital city, Perth. The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 spectators. Throughout the Hockey One league, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |