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Kirk Shimmins
Kirk Raymond Shimmins (born 1 June 1994) is an Ireland, Irish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club KHC Dragons and the Ireland men's national field hockey team, Irish national team. He competed for the Ireland men's national field hockey team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He played at the youth levels of Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club, Pembroke Wanderers and has played club hockey in Ireland until 2018 when he transferred to KHC Dragons in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. References External links * Kirk Shimmins at Hockey Ireland * * 1994 births Living people Irish male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Olympic field hockey players for Ireland Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players KHC Dragons players Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club players Irish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ireland international men's field hockey players People educated at Wesley College, Dublin Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KHC Dragons
Koninklijke Hockey Club Dragons, also known as KHC Dragons or simply Dragons, is a Belgian professional field hockey club based in Brasschaat, Antwerp Province. The club was founded in 1946. Since the end of the eighties the club competes in Belgium's first tier, Honour Division. History HC Dragons were founded on the 26th of October 1946 at Café Royal in Berchem. With only 11 members the club played recreational hockey in the Belgian lower divisions. Before moving in 1961 to the present location in Brasschaat the club played on different fields around Antwerp. The club's turning point came in 1981 when Jacques Daems became the president of the club. It was his ambition that the club should be one of the best in Belgium. A few years later the club installed its first artificial turf and promoted in 1988 to the Honour Division. A year later the women's team promoted to the Honour Division as well. In 1996 the club celebrated its 50th anniversary and changed its name to ''Koninkl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |