Tag: Scottish Hockey
Field hockey – Moodie’s men deliver semi-final slot
EuroHockey Junior (under-21) Championship II (men): Russia 2, Scotland 4 (in St Petersburg, Russia)
EuroHockey Junior (under-21) Championship II (women): Scotland 3, Turkey 0 (in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)
Scotland coach Graham Moodie believed his players...
Field hockey – Scots hammer Italy
EuroHockey Junior Championship (under-21) II: Scotland 5, Italy 1 (in St Petersburg, Russia)
Scotland bounced back yesterday from an opening defeat to record an emphatic victory and boost confidence ahead of their final Pool A...
Field hockey – Duncan praises Scotland under-16 squad
Scotland under-16 coach Chris Duncan praised his squad after they bounced back with two convincing wins after a defeat.
The Scots beat Ireland 7-3 and 4-0 in Belfast after going down 4-2 in their first...
Field hockey – blow to Scotland as Imrie ruled out
Striker Hamish Imrie has been ruled out of Scotland's under-21 squad on the eve of their departure for the EuroHockey junior men’s Championship II in Russia.
Dutch-based Imrie twisted his knee in the 2-1 win...
Field hockey – coach wants his squad put under pressure
Nine Edinburgh-based players have been named in by Scotland under-16 coach Chris Duncan for a three Test series against Ireland this weekend.
Duncan hopes his boys are challenged as recent jousts against Wales and Ulster...
Field hockey – three Capital players in Scotland squad
Three Edinburgh-born players have been included in Scotland’s under-21 squad for the EuroHockey Junior Men’s Championship II in St Petersburg next month.
Hamish Imrie and Patrick Christie, who have both played for the senior side,...
Field hockey – Scotland finish tenth in world semi-finals
World League semi-final; ninth and tenth place play-off: Korea 6, Scotland 3 (at Lee Valley, London).
Scotland men finished tenth in the World League semi-finals in London after losing 6-3 to Korea in their final...
Hockey – Scotland v Canada, World League Semi-finals
Scotland miss out on Quarters after draw with Canada
Image - Kenny Bain in action against Wales in an earlier World League Round - John Preece
Scotland's World Cup dream ended in London today when, in...
Field hockey – Must-win for Scotland against Canada
World League semi-final: Pool B: Scotland 1, Pakistan 3 (at Lee Valley, London).
Scotland must beat Canada in their final Pool B qualifying match on Tuesday in London to keep their World Cup dream alive.
Coach...
Field Hockey – Alexander heroics save Scotland from some damage
World League semi-final: Pool B: Scotland 0, The Netherlands 3 (at Lee Valley, London)
Razor-sharp Tommy Alexander was Scotland’s hero as the Blue Sticks lost 3-0 to world No 4 The Netherlands in the World...
Field hockey – Pressure on Forsyth to lift players
Scotland’s head coach Derek Forsyth must lift his players ahead of today's (18.00) World League semi-final clash with high-flying Holland.
Forsyth’s men shocked India by taking a lead after only six minutes of their opening...
Field hockey – Scotland lead then concede four
World Hockey League: Scotland 1, India 4 (from Lee Valley, London)
Chris Grassick netted the opening goal for minnows Scotland against high-flying India in London and the Blue Sticks dreamed.
The skipper struck from close in...
New Sponsor for Scottish Women’s Hockey
Graham’s the Family Dairy Score Scottish Hockey Sponsorship
The Scotland Women’s Hockey team are set for a healthy 2017, as Graham’s The Family Dairy official sponsorship of the organisation and team swings into life.
Today (Thursday...
Field hockey – Pakistan call Scotland ‘home’
Pakistan men will play their home matches of the International Hockey Federation’s (FiH) Hockey Pro League at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.
The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) was looking for a neutral venue with a...
Field hockey – Scotland name World League squad
Edinburgh University, Grove Menzieshill and Clydesdale Western provide nine of the squad for Scotland in the World League semi-final in Brussels from 21 June to 2 July 2017.
Places in the Hockey World Cup 2018 are up...
Inverleith – 100 years old and still going strong
One of Edinburgh's leading field hockey clubs has celebrated their 100th birthday in style.
Inverleith held a two-day festival at their current home ground at Peffermill.
The event included mixed teams, veteran sides (one of the...
Field hockey – ice cool Salmond slots vital penalty
Derek Salmond punched the air in delight when his running penalty hit the backboard to guarantee Inverleith promotion back to the elite of Scottish hockey after two seasons.
Yet, Salmond only managed to get to...
Field hockey – ambitious Grange bid to win play-off title
Grange, who have recently lost out in the Division One title race and were runners-up in the Scottish Cup, clash with Dundee-based Grove Menzieshill in the European play-off, semi-final, at Glasgow’s National Hockey Centre...
Hockey – MCC Western v Edinburgh University, SH Women’s Cup Final
Edinburgh University 'Do the Double'.
Edinburgh University retained the Women’s Scottish Cup, as they secured a superb League and Cup double with a 2-1 with over Clydesdale Western.
Western were the only team to have beaten the dominant...
Hockey – Glasgow University v CALA Edinburgh, SH Women’s Plate Final
CALA take the Title despite Glasgow dominance
East versus West was the billing for the Women’s Scottish Plate Final at the National Hockey Centre in Glasgow, between Glasgow University and CALA Edinburgh, and it was the...
Field hockey – Coach Knipe hopes Grange re-focus for Scottish Cup
Coach David Knipe admitted that mistakes cost his success-hungry Grange squad the Division One title last Saturday.
Then, Grange’s dream of lifting the Division One title for the first time since 2002 were extinguished.
A 3-2...
Field hockey – Forsyth joins son on Malaysia trip with Team GB
Derek Forsyth, Scotland’s senior men’s hockey coach, will join Great Britain’s men’s team as assistant coach for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament in Malaysia from 29 April to 6 May 2017.
The Scot will team-up...
Field hockey – Fraser key man as Grange go for title
Cammy Fraser has been a key man for Scotland in their campaign which has seen the squad reach World League 3 for the first time.
The Edinburgh businessman is also skipper of Grange who could...
Field hockey – crowdfunding campaign launched #backthebluesticks
Scotland’s senior men’s hockey squad has launched a fund-raising campaign to pay for their the campaign in the World League semi-finals in London this June.
This is the first time a Scotland team has ever...
Field hockey – Grange coach handed National role
GRANGE coach David Knipe has been confirmed as head coach of Scotland’s Under-18 boys’ squad.
The boys finished third at EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow last year
and Knipe said: “It's a real honour and exciting...
Field hockey – Scotland edge Poland but must improve says coach
World League 2: Pool B: Scotland 2, Poland 1 (in Belfast)
Alan Forsyth claimed a glory double as Scotland edged Poland 2-1 in their final pool match of men’s World League 2 in Belfast.
They now...
Indoor hockey – Inverleith in final and Grange play for third
Division One (men): Pool 1A: Bromac Kelburne 8, Hillhead 8; Grange 5, Uddingston Riva 4. Pool 1B: Inverleith 11, PSL Team Sport Clydesdale 1; Grove Menzieshill 11, Western Wildcats 1; semi-finals: Inverleith 7, Grange...
Hockey – Scots Players Named in GB Women’s Senior Programme
Three Scotland Internationals selected for GB senior women's programme
(Press release courtesy of Scottish Hockey)
Scottish Hockey is delighted to announce that three current Scottish Internationals - Amy Costello, Sarah Robertson and Nicola Cochrane (pictured above) - have...
Hockey – Scotland Women v Ireland Women, November Series, Match 3
Ireland complete the treble at Glasgow Green
Captained for this match by Edinburgh University's Becky Merchant, Scotland women lost 1-0 to Ireland in the third and final encounter of the test series against a tough...
Hockey – Scotland Women v Ireland Women, November Test Series, Match 2
Scotland go down fighting at Glasgow Green
It was disappointment for Scotland women in Glasgow as Ireland came from behind to score a dramatic late winner and secure a 2-1 win.
Heather Lang sent Scotland into...