New National Hockey League to Play Across Australia in 48 Game Schedule

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NEW NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TO PLAY ACROSS AUSTRALIA IN A 48 GAME SCHEDULE

The fixture for Australia’s new national hockey competition, Hockey One League, has been released, revealing a 49-day season with 21 double header home and away event days plus finals. The league will feature Australia’s best hockey players competing in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Brisbane and Sydney.

The cream of Australian hockey will be fighting for a place on the podium in the inaugural Hockey One League from Sunday 29 September, according to Hockey One League Interim General Manager, Tony Dodemaide.

The Adelaide Fire Coaches and Squads (names to be released soon) are raring to go for their first game in Sydney on 29 September. They are extremely excited to host their first home game at the State Hockey Centre on 13 October. It will be a full house, so be sure to sign up for your memberships as soon as they are live, team membership packages will be available via Ticketek as from this Thursday July 11th. 

Hockey SA CEO Peter Churack said:  “I am very excited that Hockey SA is to be part of the new national hockey competition, the Hockey One League, with our teams the Adelaide Fire. The women will feature four players who have represented the Hockeyroos over the last 12 months and the men’s who will build on their competitive performance in last year’s national competition."

The new format promotes fast and aggressive hockey rewarding field goals and minimising slow play. The new league has a strong focus on fan engagement and entertainment with all games either streamed via Kayo or broadcast via Fox Sports, while home fixtures will be spectacular events.

The seven rounds will give each team a bye. Following the home and away phase, the top two men’s and women’s teams will host semi-finals against the 3rd and 4th ranked teams over the weekend of the 9^th and 10^th of November.

The winners of the semi-finals will progress to the Grand Final in a double header on 16 November. The host venue of the grand finals will be the highest-ranking women’s team in 2019, followed by the highest-ranking men’s team in 2020, and alternating thereafter.

The teams, each with a men’s and a women’s playing squad under the same name, and home venues are:

-           Adelaide Fire                    State Hockey Centre, Gepps Cross

-           Brisbane Blaze                 Queensland State Hockey Centre, Morningside

-           Canberra Chill                  National Hockey Centre, Lyneham

-           HC Melbourne                  State Netball & Hockey Centre, Parkville

-           NSW Pride                        Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

-           Perth Thundersticks          Perth Hockey Stadium, Curtin University Campus, Bentley

-           Tassie Tigers                     Tasmanian Hockey Centre, New Town

While it has been confirmed that the league will feature players from the Kookaburras (Australia’s national men’s team, currently ranked world number one) and the Hockeyroos (Australia’s national women’s team, currently ranked world number two), player lists have not yet been released.

The fixture details are:

Follow Adelaide Fire on our website or social media channels to stay tuned for announcements on player signings and coach appointments.

Head to www.hockeyone.com.au for further information and to sign up for regular updates and announcements.

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