Hockey Writers' Club

06/11/2024

The winner of the September 'Photo of the Month' competition is James Budgen, with his capture of this 'shootout' moment in the match between Rotterdam and Hamburger Polo Club at the recent Euro Hockey League KO16 at Surbiton.

04/11/2024

14/10/2024

The winner of the August ‘Photo of the Month’ is Sarah Day, with her close-up action image. We bow to her sense of timing :)

29/08/2024

The winner of the July 'Photo of the Month' competition is Ian Foster, with his celebratory image of the Scotland U21 Women after winning the EuroHockey Championship II-B final, and so gaining promotion to the EuroHockey championship and qualification for the Junior World Cup in 2025.

30/07/2024

The winner of the June 'Photo of the Month' competition is Simon Parker, with his image of Australia’s Johan Durst saving from Great Britain’s Jack Waller, during their FIH Pro League match at Lee Valley.

27/06/2024

The winner of the May 'Photo of the Month' is Graeme Wilcockson with his image from the shootout in the T2 Girls Final, where Knole Park squeezed past Preston.

Congratulations to Graeme (and to Knole Park).

24/05/2024

The winner of the April 'Photo of the Month' is Graeme Wilcockson, for his image of Euan Gilmour scoring past Toby Reynolds-Cotterill, at the England Hockey Finals Weekend, 3/4 Playoff.

24/04/2024

The winner of the March 'Photo of the Month' competition is Simon Parker, with his shot of Renee van Laarhoven of SCHC during the EHL Final 8 in Amstelveen.

17/04/2024

Laura Roper was unable to receive her Women's Player of the Year award in February. So president Alex Danson-Bennett presented Laura with the award on Sunday ahead of her final club game.
📸By our photographer of the year Graeme Wilcockson

03/04/2024

The winner of the February ‘Photo of the Month’ is Andy Smith, capturing the moment of impact between a forward and goalkeeper.

27/02/2024

The winner of the January 'Photo of the Month' goes to Debbie Christopher, with her impactful image from the national indoor finals.

17/02/2024

Dear members of The Hockey Writers' Club,

We are excited to announce some important updates within our committee. First and foremost, we want to express our deepest gratitude to Susan Edghill and Mike Haymonds for their dedicated service as Treasurer and Membership Secretary. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

Following our recent AGM, we are pleased to announce that Andy Mair (Umpire Cam) will continue in his role as Secretary, alongside Rod Gilmour and Lynne Morgan who have been voted to remain on the committee. Additionally, we are thrilled to welcome four new members to our team: Simon Webb, Nikki Lloyd, Tao MacLeod, and Ben Saunders.

Simon Webb brings a wealth of experience as an avid hockey fan, coach, photographer, and journalist. He has previously contributed to Push Hockey Mag and Hockey World News, and also hosts 'The Hockey Family' Podcast.

Nikki Lloyd, a former Scotland international with 130 Caps, now serves as a leading colour commentator for the FIH Pro-League.

Tao MacLeod, Editor at The Half Court Press, is also a podcaster and coach, bringing valuable insights to our committee.

Lastly, Ben Saunders, with over 15 years of experience in sports journalism, currently serves as the Assistant Sports Editor at The i Paper.

We are excited for the fresh perspectives and expertise that our new committee members bring, and we look forward to working together to continue to grow and strengthen The Hockey Writers' Club.

Thank you to all of our members for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Jade Bloomfield
Chairman
The Hockey Writers' Club

09/02/2024

Many thanks as always to Susan and Jen helping to make the lunch presentation awards run as smoothly as ever. We had 100 guests this year at the Royal Thames Yacht Club, with plans to grow for our 2025 event.

09/02/2024

The Hockey Writers' Club announced that Rod Gilmour, a distinguished figure in the world of hockey journalism and editor of The Hockey Paper, was honoured with the prestigious 2023 Graham Wilson Award. This accolade recognises Rod's unwavering commitment and outstanding contributions to hockey media. Rod was presented the award by Graham's wife Lisa.

09/02/2024

Many thanks to our spread of speakers, via MC and men's award sponsor Mercian Hockey, who enriched our annual awards presentation. We heard from sports kit gamechanger Tess Howard, Hockey Wales CEO Paul Whapham, a new umpring initiative, the state of play in the media and from long-serving member Pat Rowley and the 1948 Olympics! To name but a few.

09/02/2024

Congratulations to our four brilliant junior and youth award winners for 2023.

Girls U18 – Lottie Bingham (Weald Grammar School, Holcombe Hockey Club)

Boys U18 – Jonny Sturch-Hibbitt (Exeter University, Wimbledon HC)

Girls U16 - (Clifton College, )

Boys U16 – Olly Bennett (.school, )

All winners were in attendance, with Jonny unable to pick up his award in person due to uni hockey commitments.

PICS: Umpire Cam

07/02/2024

Congratulations to , who has won our HWC photographer of the year award. Fully deserved for an outstanding year capturing our sport.

07/02/2024

Welcome to the HWC annual awards!

06/02/2024

It's our awards lunch tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Who will be the winners? Find out more tomorrow as we look to the future with the Junior and Youth awards as well as the prestigious senior UK Players of the Year.

24/01/2024

The winner of the December 'Photo of the Month' is Will Palmer with his close up image of Malaysia's Mohamad Rafaizul Saini (GK) and Ahmad Suhaimi Kamaruddin, defending their goal against an Australian attack, at the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup.

03/01/2024

The winner for the 'November Photo of the Month' is Graeme Wilcockson, with his close up image of Kitty Higgins of Buckingham controlling an aerial ball.

22/11/2023

The Hockey Writers' Club is looking for nominations for the Volunteer of the Year award, which will be announced at our 40th annual awards lunch in London on 7 February.

https://hockeywritersclub.com/hwc-volunteer-nomination-form/

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond what would be expected in their role? Nominations can be from any club or region globally.

The submission should include:

- What the volunteer role is
- How the volunteer’s involvement has impacted positively on the club or region
- What difference the volunteer has made
- Examples, images or video

A Hockey Writers' Club judging panel will make the final decision

The person nominated should not be in a paid role.

Please complete the form by the deadline of Sunday 17 December at the latest.

The Hockey Writers’ Club are looking for nominations for the Volunteer of the Year award, someone who you believe has gone above and beyond what would be expected in their role. The person nominated should not be in a paid role

22/11/2023

The winner of the October 'Photo of the Month' is Simon Parker with his image of Teague Marcano rounding James Mazarelo, in the Southgate versus Surbiton National League match.

23/10/2023

The winner of the September 'Photo of the Month' is Graeme Wilcockson, with proof that taking images under floodlights can be very worthwhile, if the sparkle of the water after George Pinner's hand save is anything to go by.