Canberra Chill
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Full name | Canberra Chill |
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Founded | 17 April 2019 |
Home ground | National Hockey Centre, Canberra, Australia (Capacity 2,000) |
League | Hockey One |
Website | hockeyact |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Team
[edit]The Men's team was announced on 30 August 2022, via Canberra Chill's official Instagram page.
Women's team
[edit]The women's team was announced on 30 August 2022, via Canberra Chill's official Instagram page.[8]
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References
[edit]- ^ "MEDIA RELEASE: Hockey ACT launches new national league team the Canberra Chill". hockeyact.org.au. Hockey ACT. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Hockey One – WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Canberra Lakers". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Canberra Strikers". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ACanberra to have new, cold-hard look in revamped national hockey competition". the-riotact.com. RIOT ACT!. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Chill factor: Hockey league revamped". canberratimes.com.au. The Canberra Times. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Canberra Chill". instagram.com. Canberra Chill. Retrieved 25 September 2019.