The puck had barely touched the ice to start Wednesday night’s New York Rangers v New Jersey Devils clash when the players squared off and began trading punches in a wild,all-in fight.
The selection of Queensland’s home of rugby union as Brisbane 2032’s Olympic hockey venue has come under more fire.
Another Games venue could end up costing more than anticipated,with revelations Brisbane 2032’s hockey ground needs more work than previously thought.
“The Hockey Centre is there and the logic to me is that the Olympic Village is across the river,and you could run a 10-minute ferry trip across the river from the Village to the Centre.”
The National Hockey League is in line to become the second of North America’s ‘Big Four’ sporting competitions to bring a regular-season fixture to Australia – and it could happen as soon as this year.
Veteran players with decades of service are helping Brunswick Hockey Club mark its centenary this year.
Perth has been the sport’s high-performance base since 1984,and WA Hockey were desperate to retain the program.
Australian hockey star Eddie Ockenden played his 400th game for the Kookaburras at the weekend. He is in elite sporting company.
Experts critical of Ballymore’s Olympic-fuelled rebirth as a major sports venue say there is a better option about two kilometres to the east.
The latest plan for Ballymore will see it welcome multiple sports and host Olympic hockey games in 2032. That’s quite a rebound for a site government officials deemed unsuitable for a major stadium “either now or into the future”.
Just how did Brisbane Olympic organisers expect the Herston stadium to host Olympic hockey,which is played on a synthetic blue surface?