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All Saturday home games are cancelled
All games are cancelled today due to a frozen pitch, if you have an away match please contact your captain for an update. With snow expected later today it is likely that Junior training and matches tomorrow will also be affected, so please check with your manager and/or the website before travelling.
posted 4/2/12
Maxifuel Super Sixes Champions 2012
East Grinstead have retained their National Indoor Championship title for the fourth successive year with an emphatic 8-5 victory in the final against Beeston on Sunday. It took a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final against Reading for Grinstead to reach the final for the eighth year in a row.
Over 100 Grinner supporters made the trip to Wembley and were rewarded with two tremendous performances which had them on the edge of their seats one minute, then gasping in awe at some sublime hockey the next. Reading were always going to present the major challenge of the day and took EG to the wire with a 5-5 draw in normal time before finally being thwarted by Richard Potton who saved a vital penalty stroke in the sudden death barrage.
Beeston took an early lead in the final, but five minutes later Grinstead blitzed them with four goals in four minutes and had effectively put the match out of their reach by half time, playing some absolutely stunning hockey to make the scoreline 6-3. EG continued their dominance in the second half and scored twice more to put the result beyond doubt before Beeston scored two quick goals in the last minute.
Congratulations to everyone both on and off the pitch who has contributed to this outstanding achievement and good luck to the squad who travel to Hamburg in two week's time to represent England in the EuroHockey Indoor Champions Cup.
Report on EH website here, pictures to follow.
posted 30/1//12
Ladies Newsletter
Ladies Club Captain Allie Poole has written a New Year newsletter with details about Training & Selection, match-play, coaching, socials and fundraising, Jacques Paloume 2012, the Olympic Lottery and much more! Click here to download the newsletter
posted 10/1/12
BOOK YOUR INDOOR FINALS TICKETS NOW!!
East Grinstead have qualified for the Super Sixes Indoor Championships by retaining the National Indoor League title for the sixth successive year, winning all four of their matches this weekend at Loughborough. They will play fourth place Reading in the first semi-final of the Maxifuel Super Sixes Championships at Wembley on Sunday 29th January.
The Club have made a group booking for Finals Tickets and you can order yours NOW by emailing Owen Hill here. Tickets this year are being sold at two different prices by England Hockey, depending on the location around the pitch. We have been very fortunate to obtain seats in block N which is where we have been in previous years and is level with the centre line. These are ideally located for viewing the games and available at £20.00 for adults and £6 for U18s. These prices replace those previously advertised and we apologise for any inconvenience which the earlier notice may have caused.
We are planning to run a coach to Wembley so if you would like to book seats for this at £15 each please let Owen know in your email. Payment can be made by cheque or online.
Adam Harper scores in the final game against Sevenoaks
posted 8/1/12
Ladies Indoor Tournament
The ladies are starting their 2012 indoor campaign with a tournament at East Grinstead between 12:00 and 17:00 on Monday 2nd January.
This is in preparation for their National Division One competition that takes place over the weekends of the 7th/ 8th and 14th/15 January 2012 at Cocks Moor Leisure Centre in Birmingham.
Teams taking part on Monday are:
East Grinstead
Old Loughtonians
St Albans
Surbition
posted 1/1/12
Indoor squad on target
East Grinstead began the
defence of their National Indoor League title last weekend with three wins
and a draw.
Going into the first of two league weekends with several new players,
Grinstead drew their first match against Surbiton as the team quickly
started to work together. The afternoon match was another close encounter
with Grinstead coming out 4-3 winners against Bowdon.
An early start on Sunday against newly promoted Harleston Magpies provided
an opportunity for the team to develop further, with Captain and joint coach
Scott Ashdown leading the team to a 6-3 win.
In their final match against Beeston, confidence was high as the team were
gelling well and finding their groove. Eager to go into the second weekend
as the only unbeaten team, Grinstead played at an unrelenting pace and were
in control throughout the match, running out 6-3 winners.
Goalscorers:
Dave de Prez 7
Scott Ashdown 4
Ross Stott 3
Mike Holland 2
Andy Piper 2
Daniel Koschyk 1
Darren Cheesman 1
The players and management now enjoy a short break for the festive season
before returning to training in the New Year.
posted 17/12/11
A hat-trick for Rick Gay gives Grinstead three points
Grinstead knew that solid teamwork and determination would be required on Sunday if they were to claim any points from their last league game before the winter break against a resurgent Loughborough Students side. The Students scored after 16 minutes and held onto the lead despite continued pressure from the home team. Five minutes into the second half Danny Hall's speed and experience forced the opposition to concede a penalty corner which Rick Gay blasted past the keeper. Loughborough regained the lead within minutes, but conceded a second penalty corner when Andy Piper's run into the D lead to another mistake. Rick Gay stepped up once again to make it 2-2. Both sides were pushing for the winner in the last ten minutes and Grinstead finally found an opening when a shot from Darren Cheesman hit a defender's foot in the D, giving Gay his third penalty corner opportunity which he seized without hesitation.
The men's 1s go into the winter break four points clear at the top of the Premier League; while the Ladies 1s lead South Division 2 by one point.
posted 5/12/11
Do you shop online??
Easyfundraising provides a FREE service where you can shop with your favourite online stores and raise funds for the Club at the same time - at no cost to you. You still shop directly with each retailer as you would normally, but use a link from the easyfundraising site first. Each purchase you make will generate a cash back donation to the Club, instantly raising money for us. Online stores include Amazon, Tesco, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams and Argos. East Grinstead HC already have an account, so all you have to do is register as a supporter of EGHC and start shopping. Please find out more here http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/eghc
posted 01/12/11
Season reaches halfway stage
East Grinstead increased their lead at the top of the EHL Premier Division to four points on Saturday as we reached the midpoint of the season. Second bottom side University of Exeter failed to present a significant challenge for the leaders for whom Welsh international Rick Gay scored twice. Gay opened the scoring in the twelfth minute before rounding off the 2-0 victory in the closing minutes. See full EHL newsletter here
posted 21/11/11
posted 10/11/11
Emirates Sponsorship announced
LONDON - 6 November 2011 - Emirates airline and East Grinstead Hockey Club today announced a three year sponsorship that will see the Emirates logo proudly displayed on the shirts of the East Grinstead men's first team. Full press release here
posted 6/11/11
Ladies secure new Sponsors
The Ladies are proud to welcome two new sponsors, Paella Fella and Monavie.
posted 18/10/11
Grinstead qualify for KO16!!
EG have qualified for KO16 with a 3-2 win against Grunwald Posnan today, with goals from Mark Gleghorne, Ashley Jackson and Danny Hall. On Saturday they beat Dinamo Elektrostal 6-3, with Dave de Prez, Ashley Jackson (2), Danny Hall (2) and Mark Pearn all finding the net. Well done to the players, management team and thank-you to the faithful supporters who made the trip and braved some pretty unpleasant weather yesterday. Two pages of game photos plus supporters and behind the scenes images now available here.
posted 9/10/11
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