EGHC News

Burnet Double Helps Clifton Robinsons Make Winning Start in Investec Premier Division

Champions Surbiton make a winning start to their title defence in the Men's Premier Division season. 

EGHC Mens' 1st Team completed their pre-season programme with a 6:1 win against Brighton on Tuesday evening.  Head Coach Glenn Kirkham was faced with the first tough decision in his new role, to select a squad of 16 having worked with an exciting and diverse squad of approaching 30 players during pre-season. 

Like the men, our Ladies' 1st Team spent the weekend at Lee Valley, and with a squad including many 2nd team players, secured three wins from three against some strong opposition... 

EGHC Men's 1st Team pre-season activities and at full speed with a number of younger players making debuts as well as Glenn Kirkham picking up Head Coach duties over the past week.  During August the squad took part in the Tonbridge Nines tournament, last week a training match was held at Whitgift against Durham University and on Saturday September 2nd, the boys took on Canterbury in their first home match of the 2017 / 2018 season. 

Wonderful news today for our Ladies' 1st Team Squad as Laura Unsworth commits to EG for the foreseeable future.  Laura is one of England's most honoured players having been a part of he sides that won Bronze at London 2012 and Gold at Rio 2016 as well as Commonwealth Silver in Glasgow 2014, Euronations Gold in 2015 and just recently Euronations Bronze 2017.

We are pleased to share the news that we have a new Club Kit supplier from today (September 1st, 2017).  Our new kit supplier is Pro Shop Hockey and orders can be placed direct, online.  Our kit manufacturer remains STX who have continued to evolve the designs and production of the kit they supply us through ProShopHockey.

This weekend sees EGHC hosting the annual Sebastian Wolff Festival.  We welcome junior sides from EG, Rouen and Flotbeck to a weekend of fun and games including social events at the club.  This Festival has been running for many, many years and has seen deep friendships formed, as well as numerous family connections.

Following five seasons as Head Coach of East Grinstead Hockey Club Men's 1st Team, Karl Stagno has chosen to take a step back and spend more time with his young family as well as focus on his role as Director of Hockey at Whitgift.

Today, England Hockey announce that it will become a part of the new International Hockey Pro League, to begin in January 2019.  The new league, which is due to launch in January 2019, will see the nine best men's and nine best women's teams from around the world play each other home and away every year, across a total of 144 games. The fixtures will take place in national stadiums, week in, week out, from January to June.

We're delighted to share the news that Daniel Faulkner will join East Grinstead Hockey Club for the coming season...

 The EGHC AGM for 2017 will take place on Wednesday June 28th at 8pm in the Lingfield Room at East Grinstead Sports Club.

Its been a busy and successful few weeks for England and GB's David Condon and Chris Griffiths.  Both were named yesterday in the England Squad to compete in the Summer's World League competition.

Great Britain's women's hockey team won the Sporting Role Model Team award at the Women's Sports Trust #BeAGameChanger Awards.

Hockey as a whole has evolved after the successful Gold medal victory in Rio with participation expanding in both the men's and women's games across all ages.

Our Junior Summer Programme begins TONIGHT, Thursday May 11th.  The sessions will run from 6:30 pm to 8:00pm and are targeted at Year 7 and above, and at Year 5 & 6 who have County Nominations.  The coaching will be led by Scottish International, Ross Stott alongside Sophie Hollis.  Click to BOOK !