Perth Thundersticks
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| Full name | Perth Thundersticks |
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| League | Hockey One |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Home ground | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia (Capacity 6,000) |
| Website | hockeywa |
The Perth Thundersticks are an Australian professional hockey club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One.[1]
The club is intended to unify men's and women's by combining teams under one name,[2] unlike Western Australia's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the WA Thundersticks (men) and WA Diamonds (women).[3][4]
Perth Thundersticks will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019.
History
[edit]Perth Thundersticks, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey.[5]
While this club was established in April 2019, the Perth Thundersticks have competed at a national level in the past. Before transitioning to their current name, the WA Thundersticks, the team previously competed under the name Perth Thundersticks until 2001.
Uniform
[edit]The club colours are WA's traditional colours, black, gold and white.
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Home stadium
[edit]Perth Thundersticks are based out of the Perth Hockey Stadium in Western Australia's capital city, Perth. The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 spectators.
Throughout the Hockey One league, Perth Thundersticks will play a number of home games at the stadium.[6]
Teams
[edit]Men's team
[edit]Details and team rosters to be confirmed.
Women's team
[edit]The following players were named in the women's squad for the 2023 season.
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References
[edit]- ^ "New national league for WA Hockey announced" (PDF). Hockey WA. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Hockey One - WHAT'S THE CONCEPT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "WA Thundersticks". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "WA Diamonds". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "A New Era Begins - Hockey One Is Here!". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Hockey One - WHAT'S THE FORMAT?". hockeyone.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2019.