Canberra Chill

Canberra Chill is an Australian field 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]

Canberra Chill
Full nameCanberra Chill
Founded17 April 2019 (2019-04-17)
Home groundNational Hockey Centre, Canberra, Australia
(Capacity 2,000)
LeagueHockey One
Websitehockeyact.org.au

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

The men's team was announced on 4 September 2019, via Canberra Chill's official Instagram page.[8]

  1. Garry Backhus
  2. Andrew Charter (GK)
  3. Josh Chivers
  4. Owen Chivers
  5. Daniel Conroy
  6. James Day
  7. Kentaro Fukuda
  8. Anand Gupte
  9. Jamie Hawke
  10. Brendan Hill (GK)
  11. James Jewell
  12. Aaron Kershaw
  13. Aaron Knight
  14. Jay MacDonald
  15. Lewis McLennan
  16. Kazuma Murata
  17. Lewis Shepherd
  18. Ben Staines
  19. Jake Staines
  20. Manabu Yamashita

Women's team

The women's team was announced on 4 September 2019, via Canberra Chill's official Instagram page.[8]

  1. Sakiyo Asano (GK)
  2. Edwina Bone
  3. Meredith Bone
  4. Kalindi Commerford
  5. Samantha Economos
  6. Mikayla Evans
  7. Naomi Evans
  8. Anna Flanagan
  9. Talei Forrest (GK)
  10. Sophie Gaughan
  11. Yui Ishibashi
  12. Rebecca Lee
  13. Olivia Martin
  14. Beckie Middleton
  15. Shihori Oikawa
  16. Brooke Peris
  17. Aleisha Price
  18. Jess Smith
  19. Tina Taseska
  20. Taylor Thomson

References
  1. "MEDIA RELEASE: Hockey ACT launches new national league team the Canberra Chill". hockeyact.org.au. Hockey ACT. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  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. 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. "Canberra Chill". instagram.com. Canberra Chill. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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