Northwood Crusaders hockey season begins

NORTHWOOD Crusaders Hockey Club is once again buzzing with excitement as the much anticipated outdoor season fast approaches. The club continues to grow in numbers and stature after a hugely successful 2018 season with the men’s first team leading the way with an impressive second place finish in the local premier league.

Going into this season, the club continues to operate from Northwood School astroturf and offers both senior and junior players the chance to get involved. The club now boasts four senior men’s teams and five senior ladies teams.
Juniors hockey, which caters for U7 up to the U13 age groups, takes place on a Monday, Tuesday and Friday evening between 5pm and 7.30pm.

Senior hockey, which is for U14 upwards, train during the week with men on a Wednesday and ladies on a Thursday evening, both between 6pm and 8.30pm.

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The ladies’ matches are usually held on Saturday afternoons and the men’s on Sundays.

Trials for all squads will take place from April with all practices and matches beginning in May.

“Crusaders encourages an all-inclusive family ethos and we pride ourselves on creating a relaxed and enjoyable culture for our local community to support and feel a part of. Our club offers our stronger players the platform to perform consistently at a top level and use our club as a springboard to achieve higher representative honours, as well as offering the more social players the perfect outlet to enjoy the best of the benefits and camaraderie that club sport has to offer,” said Crusaders member, Cath Woods.

For more information on the junior hockey, email ncrusadershockey@gmail.com. If you are interested in senior hockey at Crusaders email spraguew@gmail.com (ladies) or w.dundasstarr@gmail.com (men).

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