Braxgata HC

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Braxgata
BraxgataHC.jpg
Full nameBraxgata Hockey Club
League Men's Hockey League
Women's Hockey League
Founded1981;44 years ago (1981)
Home groundDe Schorre, Boom.
Personnel
ChairmanErik Gysels
Website Club website

Braxgata Hockey Club, also known as Braxgata, is a Belgian professional sports club club based in Boom. The club is most well known for its field hockey section, with both the first men's and women's teams playing as part of the Belgian Hockey League.

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History

Braxgata was founded in 1981. [1] In 1997, it was named by the Royal Belgian Hockey Association as Club of the Year. Since 2005, Braxgata has found its home in De Schorre.

In 2007, Braxgata organized (together with the Royal Belgian Hockey Association) the Champions Challenge . The Belgian Red Lions participated, but finished in sixth place. The winner of that tournament was Argentina, who won 3–2 after extra time against New Zealand in an exciting final.

In March 2009, Braxgata opened its new club house. [2] In June 2009, Braxgata was named European Hockey Club of the Year by the European Hockey Federation.

In 2013, Braxgata hosted the 2013 Men's EuroHockey Championship and the 2013 Women's EuroHockey Championship. [3]

In 2016, together with the Phantoms Boom (Boom's Basketball Team), Braxgata started on construction of a multi-functional sports hall. [4] [5] It officially dubbed the BraxHall and was opened in March 2017. [6] The BraxHall has been owned by the town of Boom, via its Autonomous Municipality Company Boom Plus, since January 1, 2020. [7]

In 2025, Braxgata finished Runners up in the Women's Euro Hockey League, losing 5–1 against Den Bosch. [8]

The first men's team and first women's team have both played in the Hockey League since the 2009–10 season. The women's team became national champions twice [9] and finished first in the regular competition in the 2017–18 season.

Infrastructure

The club grounds are located within the Provincial Domain of De Schorre in Boom. Braxgata, like KHC Dragons, based in Brasschaat, is the only Belgian club with four Artificial turf fields, consisting of three water fields and a so-called quarter sanded artificial turf field.

Honors

Royal Belgian Hockey Association
European Hockey Federation

Women

Women's Hockey League
Women's EuroHockey Club Trophy
Women's Euro Hockey League

Current squad

Men's squad

As of 2024–25 [11]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Lysander Burmann
4DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Arthur Van Doren
4FWFlag of France.svg FRA Pieter van Straaten
7MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Anton Van Biesen
8DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Tanguy Clement
9FWFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg IRE Ben Walker
11DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Maxime Loots
12FWFlag of Spain.svg ESP Marc Reyné
14MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Olivier Biekens
16FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Harry Van Bavel
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Thomas Briels
18FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Victor Desmet
20DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Leon Van Steerteghem
23MFFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg IRE Daragh Walsh
25DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Loïck Luypaert
26GKFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Pirmin Blaak
28DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Rik Van Cleynenbreugel
30MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Tobias Biekens
34FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Jef De Winter

Women's squad

As of 2024–25 [12]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Elena Sotgiu
2MFFlag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Kateřina Laciná
4GKFlag of the Netherlands.svg NED Roos de Jonge
5MFFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg IRE Michelle Carey
6FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Shaunda Ikegwuonu
7MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Judith Vandermeiren
8DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Lien Hillewaert
9FWFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg IRE Niamh Carey
10FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Louise Versavel
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14FWFlag of the United States.svg USA Sanne Caarls
15FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Lyne Van Dieren
17MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Lore Hillewaert
19DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Helle Verlinden
21FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Louise Dewaet
22DFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Stéphanie Vanden Borre
23MFFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Camille Belis
24FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg BEL Sofie Scheers
28DFFlag of Italy.svg ITA Ivanna Pessina

References

  1. ↑ "DNA of Braxgata".
  2. ↑ Ceulemans, Bart. "HOCKEY Japanse wereldtopper Naohiko Tobita is belangrijke schakel in jeugdwerking Braxgata Boom". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
  3. ↑ Verlinden, Marc. "EK hockey zet Boom op de wereldkaart". Het Nieuwsblaad (in Flemish).
  4. ↑ Conaerts, Ben. "Werken aan nieuwe sporthal De Schorre van start". HetLaatsteNieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hockey en basket bouwen nieuwe sporthal in De Schorre". GVA (in Flemish). April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ Boey, Jan. "Braxhall officieel in gebruik en zoekt sponsor die zijn naam aan deze sporttempel wil geven". Het Nieuwsblaad (in Flemish).
  7. ↑ Conaerts, Ben. "Gemeente krijgt Braxhall in handen: "Sporthal zal breder en intensiever gebruikt worden"". HetLaatsteNieuws (in Flemish).
  8. ↑ Thys, Werner. "Den Bosch te sterk, zilver voor straffe Braxgata-vrouwen: "Geweldig avontuur"". HetLaatsteNieuws (in Flemish).
  9. ↑ nieuwssite (May 9, 2016). "Hockey speelster Erica Coppey is met de ploeg Braxgata Belgisch Kampioen Dames geworden". Sint-Pieters-Leeuw nieuwssite (in Dutch). Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Braxgata ontvangt wereldtop hockey". De Standaard (in Flemish). March 9, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Braxgata Hockey Club".
  12. ↑ "Braxgata Hockey Club".
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