News - Hockey Victoria

2023 League Cup Grand Final preview

The 2023 League Cup Grand Final is less than 2 weeks away! After a series of round robin matches and some hard-fought semi-finals, the field has been narrowed down to the last two teams standing in both the Men’s and Women’s.

Tue 30 May 2023

Smith to lead HC Melbourne as Men’s Head Coach

Hockey Club Melbourne has announced the appointment of Andrew Smith as the Men's Head Coach for Season 3 of Hockey One. Following an extensive recruitment process, the highly experienced coach and former Kookaburra, Olympian and Australian Hockey League (AHL) player will lead the team until the end of the 2024 season.

Mon 29 May 2023

HV Competition Quality Survey

Hockey Victoria are excited to announce that we will be releasing a series of 3 surveys over the course of the 2023 Winter Season, to help us evaluate and improve our participants match-day experience! We are looking to acquire feedback direct from players, officials, team staff and non-playing members).

Fri 26 May 2023

2023 Grassports Junior Country Championships Wrap-up

The 2023 Grassports Junior Country Championships hit Melbourne over the weekend, with a record 53 teams competing! Congratulations to all the Associations that competed in the Event, in particular the following teams that participated in Gold Medal matches or 3rd Place Play-offs:

Wed 24 May 2023

Mitchell to lead HC Melbourne Women into Season 3!

After an extensive recruitment process, HC Melbourne has finally found its Women's Head Coach for Season 3 of the Hockey One league in the form of the highly qualified and accomplished Dan Mitchell. Stepping up from his previous role as assistant coach in 2022, Dan's promotion is a testament to his exceptional skills and expertise in the field.

Mon 22 May 2023

2023 Women & Girls Breakfast wrap-up

With Women’s Round coming to a close, we’d like to thank all involved in the 2023 Women & Girls Breakfast last Friday, 12 May.

Thu 18 May 2023

2023 Grassports Junior Country Championships preview

The 2023 Grassports Junior Country Championships are set to take place on the 20th & 21st May. There will be a total of 53 teams competing in this year’s event, which is an increase of 8 teams on the 2022 numbers.

Thu 18 May 2023

Vale Natalie Joiner

Hockey Victoria is saddened to hear of the passing of Natalie Joiner.

Mon 08 May 2023

2023 Victorian U18 state teams

Congratulations to our athletes selected to represent Victoria at the 2023 Australian U18 Hockey Championships, 1-9 July .

Fri 05 May 2023

2023 U18 FPA2

Congratulations to those athletes selected for the U18 Final Player Assessment 2.

Mon 01 May 2023

2023 Vic Country state trials

Hockey Australia recently announced its country championships will be staged in 2023, August 5-12. Originally scheduled to be hosted in Goulburn, the event has recently been switched to Victoria, with Shepparton awarded the honour of welcoming Country Representative teams from across Australia.

Fri 28 Apr 2023

2023 U18 FPA1

Congratulations to those athletes selected for the U18 Final Player Assessment 1.

Thu 27 Apr 2023

2023 Grassports Junior State Championships teams announcement

Hockey Victoria is delighted to announce the 2023 Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 Zone teams to participate in the Grassports Junior State Championships (JSC) following the trials on Sunday 23rd April. It is wonderful to see twenty-four Under 12 Hockey 5s teams selected in the first year this has been offered, with some Zones having sufficient interest to select two teams in some genders. There will be a total of 58 teams competing in the JSC in July across the Under 12s, Under 14s and Under 16

Wed 26 Apr 2023