HUGE news for the club this week as we are honoured and proud to have been announced as this years hosts of the EuroHockey Club Trophy 2015!!
The club will play host to seven other teams from across Europe between the 22nd and 25th of May 2015 for the 2nd tier of European club hockey. The mens 1st XI are in the competition courtesy of their Irish Senior Cup win in February of this year. The guys go into the tournament as 7th seeds, with teams from Wales, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Italy, and Scotland, above them, and a team from the Czech Republic making up 8th spot.
The club is delighted to have been given this opportunity to showcase ourselves across Europe and within Ireland.
Club President Ailis Kennedy echoed our excitement to Stephen Findlater in the Hook earlier this week.
“While we have hosted local events, this will be the biggest event at the club since 1994, the club’s centenary, when we hosted an international tournament featuring England, Holland and Germany.
“It is the perfect way for us to celebrate a wealth of improvements at the club. We relayed our front pitch this summer and are opening a new club cafe – The Wooden Spoon – this week with all welcome to drop in.
“These are great times to be involved in the club and we look forward to a huge volunteer effort to make these Europeans a spectacular success.”
We have plenty of experience of hosting and participating in events throughout the club and so we are looking forward to making this the event of the season in the Irish hockey calendar. We are looking forward to making this a great club event, one that is inclusive to all members young and old. Indeed, in the coming months there will be plenty of opportunities for all members to be involved in some aspect of the organisation, whether it be fundraising, liaison officer, steward, sponsorship, entertainment and many more activities. In the coming weeks we will be setting the wheels in motion to plan for this event. Please consider what area you will be able to help us with in the coming months as it will be all hands on deck!
We are sure that this will bring the club together from all angles to make this the event we know it can be, and support the mens team in their quest to increase Irelands ranking points within Europe.
Between this, the new pitch and the refurbished clubhouse, these are very exciting times for the club!!
Full details from the Hook and the European Hockey Federation can be found here..
http://www.eurohockey.org/featured/eurohockey-club-championships-2015/
