Canberra Chill

Canberra Chill
Full nameCanberra Chill
LeagueHockey One
Founded17 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-17)
Home groundNational Hockey Centre, Canberra, Australia
(Capacity 2,000)
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

Men's Team

Men's team for the 2024 Season.


[8]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 FW  AUS Aaron Knight
2 FW  AUS Benjamin Staines
3 DF  AUS Anand Gupte
5 FW  AUS Jesse Absolom
6 DF  ESP Xavi Gispert
7 MF  AUS Aidan Smith
8 DF  AUS Sean Baker
10 MF  AUS Owen Chivers
11 FW  AUS Garry Backhus
12 MF  AUS Jake Staines
13 DF  AUS Dylan Brick
14 DF  FRA Theo Ponthieu
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  AUS Hayden Dillon
16 MF  AUS Oscar Smart
17 FW  AUS Aiden Dooley
18 MF  JPN Kaito Tanaka
19 MF  AUS Hamish Morrison
20 FW  AUS Niranjan Gupte
22 DF  AUS Darcy Macdonald
23 DF  AUS Jay Macdonald
24 MF  AUS Davis Atkin
26 FW  AUS James Jewell
27 GK  AUS Max Robson
30 GK  AUS Andrew Charter

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. ^ a b "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. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Canberra Chill". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 15 October 2024.