Canberra Chill

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Canberra Chill
Canberra Chill.png
Full nameCanberra Chill
League Hockey One
Founded17 April 2019;5 years ago (2019-04-17)
Home ground National Hockey Centre, Canberra, Australia
(Capacity 2,000)
Website hockeyact.org.au

Canberra Chill is an Australian professional hockey club based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One. [1]

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The club unifies both men and women under one name, [2] unlike the Australian Capital Territory's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the Canberra Lakers (men) and Canberra Strikers (women). [3] [4]

Canberra Chill 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.

History

Canberra Chill, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey. [5]

The club uniform and colours are based around the ACT flag, comprising mainly yellow and blue. [6]

Home stadium

Canberra Chill are based out of the National Hockey Centre in the Australian Capital Territory, and Australia's capital city, Canberra. The stadium has a capacity of approximately 2,000 spectators. [7]

Throughout the Hockey One league, Canberra Chill will play a number of home games at the stadium. [2]

Teams

Men's Team

Men's team for the 2024 Season.


[8]

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Aaron Knight
2FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Benjamin Staines
3DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anand Gupte
5FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jesse Absolom
6DFFlag of Spain.svg  ESP Xavi Gispert
7MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Aidan Smith
8DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sean Baker
10MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Owen Chivers
11FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Garry Backhus
12MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jake Staines
13DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Dylan Brick
14DFFlag of France.svg  FRA Theo Ponthieu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Hayden Dillon
16MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Oscar Smart
17FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Aiden Dooley
18MFFlag of Japan.svg  JPN Kaito Tanaka
19MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Hamish Morrison
20FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Niranjan Gupte
22DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Darcy Macdonald
23DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jay Macdonald
24MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Davis Atkin
26FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Jewell
27GKFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Max Robson
30GKFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Andrew Charter

Women's team

The women's team was announced on 30 August 2022, via Canberra Chill's official Instagram page. [8]

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mikayla Evans
2DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Isabelle Lovel
4FWFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Madison Doar
6MFFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Katie Doar
7DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Naomi Evans (C)
8MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Laura Reid
11MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sophie Gaughan
13DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Edwina Bone
14DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Emily Robson
15GKFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Asta Johnson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16DFFlag of Japan.svg  JPN Shihori Oikawa
18FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Olivia Martin
19DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Riley Smith
20FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Stephanie Kindon
21MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mikaela Patterson
23MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kalindi Commerford
24MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sarah White
25DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lauren Yee
28FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Catriona Bailey-Price
32GKFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rene Hunter

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References

  1. ↑ "MEDIA RELEASE: Hockey ACT launches new national league team the Canberra Chill". hockeyact.org.au. Hockey ACT . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Hockey One – WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Canberra Lakers". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Canberra Strikers". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "A New Era Begins – Hockey One Is Here!". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "ACanberra to have new, cold-hard look in revamped national hockey competition". the-riotact.com. RIOT ACT!. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Chill factor: Hockey league revamped". canberratimes.com.au. The Canberra Times. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Canberra Chill". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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