1983-2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 World Series Hockey (WSH) is an initiative of Indian Hockey Federation with the objective to reinvigorate hockey in India and to make it a ÃÔport of choice for youngsters in the country. It is to be played in India among eight franchisee-based teams between 17 December 2011 to 22 January 2012. The entire event will take place on ÃÉome and away basis culminating into multi header Playoffs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series_Hockey http://www.worldserieshockey.com/index.html
1983-2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Author Posted November 28, 2011 it seems its another icl and not ipl
nikred Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 This reminds me...whatever happened to a similar hockey league. I remember paki player Sohail Abbas playing for Hyderabad team. :dontknow:
Sachin=GOD Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 News coming in that 6 top Indian players have quit the World Series Hockey.
jairamesh Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 Unfortunately it's postponed. Lack of imagination and manly balls from Hockey India continue killing hockey in India, though Indian Hockey Federation is no different.
ViruRulez Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 Hope it is successful but hope it is not a craze. Too much money often destroys the sport too. Why don't they start such competitions for football too. I would love to see our football team becoming one of the best teams in the world in the future. Would give one more reason to watch football. :)
Tiger80 Posted December 18, 2011 Posted December 18, 2011 Hope it is successful but hope it is not a craze. Too much money often destroys the sport too. Why don't they start such competitions for football too. I would love to see our football team becoming one of the best teams in the world in the future. Would give one more reason to watch football. :) better to stick with hockey,our football team ranking is 133 ,it will take another 100 years to be good football team.Its good if we dominate cricket and hockey
1983-2011 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Posted February 26, 2012 list of pakistani players Adnan Maqsood Rehan Butt Shakeel Abbasi Syed Imran Warsi Tariq Aziz Waseem Ahmad Zeeshan Ashraf
1983-2011 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Posted February 26, 2012 is this an IPL or ICL version of hockey because there are two bodies, Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation
1983-2011 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Posted February 26, 2012 To rival WSH, Hockey India plans ÃÃfficial league / HI, IHF likely to merge CricketÃÔ famous IPL vs ICL battle of the past is expected to be played out on the hockey turf in the near future. Secretary general Narinder Batra has revealed that Hockey India is planning to float a domestic league with a franchise model and international players next year that will rival the Indian Hockey Federation backed World Series Hockey that starts on February 29. Batra said the new league will be supported by FIH. Ÿe are already in talks with the FIH and things are nearing the final stage. Our league will be a permanent window on the annual international calendar. FIH will ensure that there will be no international action during that time. That means the best players from across the world will be free to participate in the league that will most likely be held in January-February 2013, Batra said. An official announcement for the same is likely in a couple of days. Batra said the league would be an eight-team event and went on to add that they wouldnÃÕ be putting pressure on players to quit WSH and join their venture. Ÿe are all for players betterment. They are free to make their decisions, he said. If the HI-backed league does take off and top international players are part of it, WSH will have real competition at hand next year. Meanwhile, the presence of Team India players in this edition of WSH is still not clear. It is learnt that few of the players, who are presently involved in the Olympic qualifiers, havenÃÕ yet got the installment (40 per cent of the contract amount) that they were to get a week before the WSH kicks off. Yannick Colaco, COO of Nimbus Sports, co-organisers of the WSH, said that those players who have reported for training have got their cheques. ŵhose in the national team right now simply have to send in a letter confirming their participation in WSH and saying that they will join their respective teams after the Olympic qualifiers. The moment they join their teams, they will get their money, Colaco said. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/to-rival-wsh-hockey-india-plans-official-league/916377/0 A compromise is on the anvil as the International Hockey Federation (FIH) looks to bring together the two rival bodies Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Hockey India (HI). A formal announcement is expected on Monday. A series of meetings have taken place between the FIH and IHF officials. The FIH president Leandro Negre and K.P.S. Gill, former IHF president, have been trying to find a solution. At the heart of the discussion is the identity of the IHF and also the forthcoming World Series Hockey (WSH). Prestigious venture FIH had declared the WSH an ÅÖnsanctioned tournament. For IHF, the league, a Ã…Ã…omestic tournament, is a prestigious venture. According to a senior official from IHF, the tournament cannot be deemed ÅÖnsanctioned because it requires no sanction from the FIH. ŵhere are leagues in Germany, Belgium and Malaysia. They are not sanctioned tournaments. Why should the WSH be so? It does not clash with the FIH calendar and is aimed at providing the players a good competition and a financial cushion too, said the IHF official. He added, Ūn any case, the league that FIH wants to start is among nations and the WSH is not clashing with the one that HI proposes to have. All these tournaments will only help the players and that is what we too have been aiming at.'' Negre had hinted at a ÅÄompromise during a media interaction two days ago. Ÿe are in line with the Sports Ministry's efforts (to bring about a truce). There will be a good development soon, Negre had promised. Unified federation The IHF is understood to have agreed to make certain concessions in the ÅÊnterest of the game. A merger with a new president acceptable to both could mean a lot to Indian hockey. The IHF and HI have in principle agreed to a unified federation with a new name. Until the formalities are sorted out, the hockey affairs would be run under the aegis of HI. FIH has been in the forefront of the negotiations with Negre showing keen interest. The IHF is being assisted by Gill, who is reportedly flexible to a few adjustments. The unified body would have an equal share of officials. Indications are that HI, which has plans to launch a league of its own next year, is willing to accommodate the WSH. Ÿe don't want to harm the players, said an official from the HI. Ã…*et us look ahead for the benefit of Indian hockey,'' the rival bodies have pledged as they seek to bury their differences with FIH as the mediator. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/article2932891.ece
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