Men's hockey team returns to India after winning Asian Champions Trophy

New Delhi, (IANS): The Indian senior men's Hockey team received a warm welcome at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here following their record-breaking victory at the 2024 Asian Champions Trophy, in the wee hours of Thursday.

The Indian side led by captain Harmanpreet Singh secured the trophy for the fifth time after beating hosts China 1-0 in the final at the Moqi Hockey Training Base on Tuesday.

Just a month after their success at the 2024 Paris Olympics which saw them secure their second consecutive bronze medal, the side went unbeaten throughout the tournament and registered their place in the knockout stage in emphatic fashion with a 3-0 win over China, 5-1 win over Japan, 8-1 win over Malaysia, 3-1 win against Korea and A slender 2-1 win over rivals Pakistan to top their pool.

A 4-1 win over Korea in the semi-finals had set India's finals against China, in what can only be described as the toughest game of the tournament.

Jugraj Singh's lone goal late in the fourth quarter helped India overcome a fighting effort from the hosts and grab the victory.

The win made India the most successful team in the tournament's history with a record-extending five titles. India also became the only team to win the title five times, having retained the trophy for the second consecutive edition after their triumph in 2023. India had previously achieved back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2018.To reward the team's efforts, Hockey India announced a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh for each player and Rs 1.5 lakh for each support staff member. Men's hockey team returns to India after winning Asian Champions Trophy | MorungExpress | morungexpress.com

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J&K Sports Council, Senior Hockey Players promote Hockey among Toddlers

SRINAGAR, MAY 17: Hockey is rapidly gaining popularity among youngsters in Kashmir, as a result of the joint efforts of the J&K Sports Council and senior Hockey players.

This initiative stems for encouraging the toddlers to play hockey with an aim to attain highly professional hockey playing skills to represent UT as well as the country at national and international platforms respectively.

The training program under this initiative is scheduled to commence from Sunday, 19 May, 2024 and shall continue to be conducted on every Sunday from 9:30 am to 10:30 am.

Meanwhile, recognizing the need for modern facilities, the J&K Sports Council has set up three new Astroturf hockey fields—one in Pulwama and two in Srinagar. These facilities provide a conducive environment for young players to practice and hone their skills.

Despite challenges like extreme weather conditions, J&K Sports council has successfully organized tournaments across different age categories in various districts. J&K Sports Council has introduced great initiative of league tournament matches which has taken Hockey in J&K to the next level.

Another milestone is the introduction of Basic Hockey skills among toddlers. Nuzhat Gul, Secretary J&K Sports council, expressed optimism about the future of hockey in the UT. She emphasized the importance of nurturing young talent and creating a strong foundation for the sport. Toddler Hockey workshop will help to strengthen the foundation of the Hockey, and this program will also be replicated in other districts of J&K, added she. J&K Sports Council, Senior Hockey Players promote Hockey among Toddlers

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Ice Hockey World Championship in Belarus 2014

In January 2012, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree according to which for the official world championship and set foreign tourists visa-free entry to the territory of Belarus in the period from 25 April to 31 May 2014. The basis for the visa waiver for tourists is the presence of the original or an electronic ticket to the championship matches. The official mascot of the World Cup Hockey 2014 became bison named Volat playing hockey. During the tournament officials and participants will receive a free travel on public transport, while fans will have to pay the full fare . At the time the championship will operate 12-13 additional public transport routes for communication hockey arenas with hotels and hostels. September 30, 2013 were announced ticket prices for all matches of the World Cup and for different tickets. Tickets for the group stage games range in price from 78 to 650 thousand rubles (from 6 to 50 euros) depending on the location of the place and the rating game. Tickets for the final game - from 780,000 to 5.2 million (from 64 to 424 euros). For arranging accommodation in Minsk was initiated reconstruction of existing and construction of new hotels . Also part of the fans will be located in the university dorms , because of what may be shortened school year. Total expected to arrive up to 20 thousand people. According to the latest information apartment prices in Minsk will increase up to 3 times during the championship: Source: Article

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Evgeni Malkin - best scorer in the NHL and the World Cup

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Evgeni Malkin is Russian hockey’s main hope in Sochi. “Geno” as the US fans call him, recently became the first hockey player in 30 years to match hockey legend Canadian Wayne Gretzky’s record – a feat that got him recognized as the best scorer both in the NHL and the World Cup. Experts are saying that the record-breaking forward will breaking even more records in the 2014 Winter Olympics 

Evgeni Malkin was born to a family of hockey fans – his father used to play hockey himself so the first thing as soon as his sons could walk, they were taking to the skating rink. Evgeni started his career playing for the local Metallurg Magnitogorsk, fighting day in, day out to prove to his coaches that he was capable of big things. This was the attitude that got him picked for the Russian team. His debut on the international stage was a big success. With him on the team, in 2004, Russia won the youth World Cup. He and another star of the team Alexander Ovechkin were the first numbers in the NHL draft.But Malkin’s club didn’t want to let a talented hockey player go. As a result, in 2006, during a preseason tournament in Finland, Malkin abandoned the location of the team and a few days later showed up at the negotiations of the US "Pittsburgh Penguins". Russian fans were furious. Today Malkin says he does not regret this decision but says he’s not proud of it either. Malkin: There was a story (and everyone knows about it) when I did not quite leave Russia nicely, after I went to the NHL. And then, in my first official game and injured my shoulder. I thought maybe I was already punished from above for the way I acted. At the time, everything was bad
for me. This lasted for about a month. Then everything fell into place. In 2006 Malkin did triple duty for his national team. He was named the top forward of the 2006 World Junior Championship, bringing Russia to a second silver medal and gold medal game loss to Canada. Less than two months later, Malkin was given one of the final spots on Team Russia for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he helped the team to a fourth-place finish with 6 points in 7 games. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, he once again led the team in points with 3 goals and 6 points in 4 games. However, Malkin’s efforts didn’t bring Russians gold, they ultimately lost to Canada in the quarterfinals, finishing 6th overall - their worst placing ever at the Olympic Games. No wonder big things are expected from Evgeni in Sochi. After all, the Olympic champion trophy is the only one missing from his collection of awards. Source: Article

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Kate cheers for hockey team...

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China: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is presented with a hockey shirt as she meets the GB hockey teams at the Riverside Arena in the Olympic Park in London,  March 15, 2012. [Photo / China Daily], Source:  China.org.cn

China: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge plays hockey with the GB hockey teams at the Riverside Arena in the Olympic Park in London, March 15, 2012. [Photo/China Daily] Source: China.org.cn

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Indian men's Hockey team secures Olympic berth, defeating France

News Track India, NI Wire: Finally Indian men's hockey team has got much coveted ticket to LondonOlympics. With its emphatic 8-1 victory over France in the final of Olympicqualifiers played at the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium in New Delhi last night Indian team has shown its form at the right time. With this dazzling victory Indian team has qualified for Olympics after eight years. This impressive victory could be a turning point for Indian hockey. India's
renowned drag-flicker Sandeep Singh scored five goals, including a hat trick. With this fiver Sandeep Singh became highest scorer with 16 goals in his name. Both India and France got seven penalty corners each, but France failed to convert even a single penalty while Indian side converted six. Indian scored its first goal after 17 minutes after that the Indian team never gave visitors a chance to level it. Playing on its home turf Indian Men's hockey team beautifully responded to the prayers and support of the people who are there to cheer up the team. India scored three goals in first half and five goals in the second to seal the victory that enables it to play London Olympics. Besides electric display of Sandeep Singh, the other scroers for Indian team were Birendra Lakra, SV Sunil and VR Raghunath. This win had earned flurry accolades and awards from various bodies including hockey India. Some state governments have also announced cash awards for the team.Source: News Track India

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Sahara sponsors Hockey India in Rs.50 crore

News Track India: Corporate firm Sahara India Wednesday signed a sponsorship deal withHockey India, the newly formed apex body for Indian Hockey after dismissing Indian Hockey Federation in 2008, with an anonymous amount for the period of five years. The amount of the deal has been kept secret but the media sources say that it is around Rs.50-crore for the period of five years. With this sponsorships four teams - Senior and Junior Men and Women Hockey would be covered. If the amount is correct, this deal is approximately 170% more than previous deal, which Sahara India had dealt to Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), former apex body of Indian Hockey in 2003. Sahara India, which has recently scraped the sponsorship from Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) has continued its relationship to Hockey India. However, the sources reveal the dealt amount
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is very lower then the asked amount. Hockey India has reportedly asked 500% hike in sponsorship fee, but after much negotiation, the deal was finalized at only 170% more, allocating only Rs. 8.5crore to all four teams every year. The Sahara India official said that besides, sponsoring the team, Sahara India would also bear the expenses of teams travelling, foods, lodging and other expenses come in the way during any tournament.Source: News Track India

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Australia win fourth straight Champions Trophy

Indian Express: Australia maintained its stranglehold on hockey's Champions Trophy with a 1-0 win over Spain today, claiming a record fourth straight title through a disputed goal to Eddie Ockenden. The reigning world champions went into the decider overwhelming favourites but were forced to work hard for their victory by a Spanish side determined to make amends for a disappointing sixth place

at the European Championships. The win at the last major tournament for men's hockey before the London Olympics gave the Kookaburras their 12th Champions Trophy title overall and confirmed their status as the sport's top-ranked team. “I'm very proud to win again and create history with four times in a row,” said Australia captain Jamie Dwyer, who finished the tournament as top scorer with seven goals and was named world player of the year for the fifth time.Read Full: Australia win fourth straight Champions Trophy - Indian Express

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Justin Bieber Takes Selena Gomez To Hockey Game, Rents Out Entire Theater For 'Real Steel' Screening

How's this for a weekend out: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have spent an extended weekend in Bieber's home country of Canada, where they caught a Winnipeg Jets hockey game and a showing  of  Real  Steel  -  in an 

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Starpulse: empty theater! The Winnipeg Free Press reported Thursday that Justin Bieber spent quite a bit of cash to rent out an entire movie theater so that he and Selena Gomez could watch Hugh Jackman's robot boxing flick Real Steel all by themselves! If that weren't enough, Bieber also snatched tickets to a Winnipeg Jets game on Saturday, and watched from a luxorious private suite.Read Full: Justin Bieber Takes Selena Gomez To Hockey Game, Rents   Out   Entire  Theater   For  'Real   Steel'   Screening  -  Starpulse.com

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Rs 25K for champs? No thanks, says team

Chandigarh, As a triumphant men’s hockey team returned from China on Tuesday proudly bearing the Asian Champions Trophy, waiting for them was a special reward from Hockey India — a cheque for Rs 25,000 for each squad member. The players refused to accept the cheques, calling it an insult. On Wednesday, the sports ministry made amends to some extent by announcing Rs 1.5 lakh for each player under a government scheme. It’s been more than a year and a half since Hockey India (HI) approved a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh to each player who won an Asian-level tournament and Rs 35,000 as match fee for the tournament. Young Indian players hungry for success: Nobb This came after the players went on strike demanding money from the federation and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).The then IOA chief, Suresh Kalmadi, had personally visited the Commonwealth Games camp in Pune to break the deadlock. According to a proposal approved at the special committee meeting on February 16 last year, a graded system of payment was accepted. Players were promised monetary incentives for winning medals - Rs 3 lakh for a victory at the Asian Games, Rs 2 lakh for the Asia Cup and Rs 1 lakh for the Commonwealth Games, respectively. Read Full: Rs 25K for champs? No thanks, says team - Hindustan Times

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Ice hockey team dies in air crash

7.09.2011, 21:01,By: Alexander Vatutin, Yelizaveta Isakova,  President Medvedev has extended condolences over heavy loss of life in the crash of a Yakovlev-42 near Yaroslavl northeast of Moscow this afternoon. He also instructed the National Investigation Committee to iniitiate an appropriate probe into the crash.The disaster killed 43 of the 45 people on board. The survivors are an ice hockey-player named Alexander Galimov and an air host named Alexander Sizov. The fatalities include many members of the Lokomotiv, Yaroslavl, ice hockey team. They were flying to Belarus to play with Dynamo, Minsk.Tags: Commentary, Society, Yaroslavl air crash, Russia, Читать далее, Source Voice of Russia. 

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General introduction to Ice Hockey

Hockey is a ambitious, quick acting game in which 2 squads each compiled of 6 players use sticks try to place a rubber disc into the opposite team's goal. The game is harsh with dozens of striking and has turn a familiar sport in much of the mankind. Ice hockey can be played open air on frigid lakes or indoors in a field. The gear in ice hockey is different from other sports and has its roots are in the lakes of the Great White North. The discs, called hockey puck, is built from vulcanised rubber, where as ice hockey sticks are traditionally built by wood but now a days are more frequently built of aluminum or graphite. There are many types of shots that can be implemented while playing the Ice Hockey, viz: General introduction to Ice Hockey | Sports Articles Blog- Dedicated to all sport lovers

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