National Hockey Centre

Last updated

National Hockey Centre
National Hockey Centre
Location196 Mouat Street, Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory, 2602
Coordinates 35°14′40″S149°07′42″E / 35.24444°S 149.12833°E / -35.24444; 149.12833 Coordinates: 35°14′40″S149°07′42″E / 35.24444°S 149.12833°E / -35.24444; 149.12833
Owner Government of Australia
Operator Hockey ACT
Capacity 2,000 (fixed)
3,000 (temporary) [1]
Tenants
Hockey ACT
AHL (1991–2018): Canberra Lakers (M) and Canberra Strikers (W)
Hockey One (2019–): Canberra Chill (M + W)

The National Hockey Centre, is a government owned outdoor field hockey stadium located in Lyneham, a northern suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It offers three international standard water-based hockey pitches which are used for both international and domestic competition, as well as training activities. [2]

Contents

The stadium is home to the Canberra Chill men's and women's hockey teams in Hockey Australia's premier domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One League. [3]

Facilities

Pitches

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. [4] Carter Field and Powell Field were named in honour of Graham Carter, a member of the ACT Sport Hall of Fame, [5] and Katrina Powell, a former Hockeyroo. [6]

Amenities

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. [2]

Function rooms

The National Hockey Centre is home to 'Pick Up Stix Kitchen and Bar', a public sports-bar and café. [7] In addition to this, the café can also host large functions, with a choice of private function rooms housed within the complex. [8]

Hockey

International events

The National Hockey Centre has only played host to one major international tournament, the 2005 Women's Champions Trophy. [9] In addition to this, the complex has hosted a number of international test–matches, being the home ground for Australia's men's and women's hockey teams, the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos. [5]

Domestic competitions

The centre has played host to many domestic competitions, from Under–13 level to the Australian Hockey League and Hockey One. [10] Some of these include:

Related Research Articles

The Australia women's national field hockey team are, as of January 2019, ranked third in the world. Having played their first game in 1914, and their first Olympic game in 1984 they are one of Australia's most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic gold medals, two World Cup gold medals and four Commonwealth Games gold medals. The Hockeyroos have been crowned Australia's Team of the Year five times and were unanimously awarded Best Australian Team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Rachael Lynch

Rachael Anne Lynch is a field hockey player from Australia.

Holly Evans is a former field and indoor hockey player from Australia.

The Sultana Bran Hockey One is a field hockey competition organised by Hockey Australia, which replaced the Australian Hockey League.

Rebecca Dwyer is an Australian field hockey player.

Danielle Schubach is a former Australian field hockey player.

Jacqui Bonita Day is a field hockey player from Australia.

Aaron Kershaw is a field hockey player from Australia.

Hirotaka Zendana is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Japanese national team.

Kota Watanabe is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Japanese national team.

Lachlan Busiko is a field hockey player from Australia.

Justin Douglas is a field hockey player from Australia.

Kazuma Murata is a field hockey player from Japan, who plays as a forward.

Richard Kyle John Joyce is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Racing Club de Bruxelles and the New Zealand national team.

Kurt Lovett is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a midfielder.

Nathan Ephraums is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward.

Holly Pearson is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a forward.

Emma de Broughe is a sportswoman from Australia who plays field hockey and cricket.

Harriet 'Hattie' Shand is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a defender.

Kristen Towers is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who played as a midfielder.

References

  1. ↑ "National Hockey Centre". austadiums.com. AUSTADIUMS . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Outdoor Facilities". hockeyact.org.au. Hockey ACT . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Chill factor: Hockey league revamped". canberratimes.com.au. The Canberra Times . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Location Maps". hockeyact.org.au. Hockey ACT . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 "GRAHAM CARTER OAM". cbrsportawards.com.au. ACT Sport Hall of Fame . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "POWELL Katrina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Pick Up Stix Kitchen & Bar". outincanberra.com.au. Out in Canberra . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Pick Up Stix". visitcanberra.com.au. Visit Canberra . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Search Results – Canberra". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Search Results – Canberra". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.