Canberra Chill

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Canberra Chill
Canberra Chill.png
Full nameCanberra Chill
Founded17 April 2019;4 years ago (2019-04-17)
Home ground National Hockey Centre, Canberra, Australia
(Capacity 2,000)
League Hockey One
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

Team

The Men's team was announced on 30 August 2022, via Canberra Chill's official Instagram page.


[8]

  1. Davis Atkin
  2. Andrew Charter (GK)
  3. Garry Backhaus
  4. Owen Chivers
  5. Ben Craig
  6. James Day
  7. Hayden Dillion
  8. Anand Gupte
  9. Jamie Hawke
  10. Brendan Hill (GK)
  11. Glenn Turner
  12. Aiden Dooley
  13. Jeremy Hopkins
  14. Jay MacDonald
  15. Oscar Smart
  16. Conner Tuddenham
  17. Lewis Shepherd
  18. Ben Staines
  19. Jake Staines
  20. Sean Baker

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 . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Canberra Chill". instagram.com. Canberra Chill. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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