The National Hockey Centre, is a government owned outdoor field hockey stadium located in Lyneham, a northern suburb of
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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. It offers three international standard water-based hockey pitches which are used for both international and domestic competition, as well as training activities.
The stadium is home to the
Canberra Chill
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men's and women's hockey teams in
Hockey Australia
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The National Hockey Centre features three international level synthetic pitches. These include the main pitch, ''Carter Field'' and two secondary pitches, ''Powell Field'' and ''Watt Field''. Carter Field and Powell Field were named in honour of Graham Carter, a member of the
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, and
Katrina Powell
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Powell was a member of the Au ...
The main building, which sits between the three pitches, houses an array of amenities, including men's and women's change-rooms, both fully equipped with showers and ice-baths, for rehabilitation purposes.
Function rooms
The National Hockey Centre is home to 'Pick Up Stix Kitchen and Bar', a public sports-bar and café. In addition to this, the café can also host large functions, with a choice of private function rooms housed within the complex.
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International events
The National Hockey Centre has only played host to one major international tournament, the 2005 Women's Champions Trophy. In addition to this, the complex has hosted a number of international test–matches, being the home ground for
Australia
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's men's and women's hockey teams, the
Kookaburras
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and
Hockeyroos
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.
Domestic competitions
The centre has played host to many domestic competitions, from Under–13 level to the
Hockey One
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. Some of these include:
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2012 Men's Australian Hockey League
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The QLD Blades won the gold medal for the seventh time by defeating the WA Thunder ...
Women's
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Women's
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