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

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]

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. Nation Player
1 FW  AUS Mikayla Evans
2 DF  AUS Isabelle Lovel
4 FW  NZL Madison Doar
6 MF  NZL Katie Doar
7 DF  AUS Naomi Evans (C)
8 MF  AUS Laura Reid
11 MF  AUS Sophie Gaughan
13 DF  AUS Edwina Bone
14 DF  AUS Emily Robson
15 GK  AUS Asta Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  JPN Shihori Oikawa
18 FW  AUS Olivia Martin
19 DF  AUS Riley Smith
20 FW  AUS Stephanie Kindon
21 MF  AUS Mikaela Patterson
23 MF  AUS Kalindi Commerford
24 MF  AUS Sarah White
25 DF  AUS Lauren Yee
28 FW  AUS Catriona Bailey-Price
32 GK  AUS Rene Hunter

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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