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CC&FC Hockey Premier League in association with The Telegraph saw overwhelming participation

Glimpses from the event...

Sudarshana Ganguly (t2 Intern) Published 15.05.23, 08:26 AM
The champions of the first CC&FC Hockey Premier League was team Srijan Shooters. “I would like to thank all our sponsors and especially the Srijan group for having faith in us. It was an honour to be the winning captain of the first-ever CC&FC Hockey Premier League which has helped us promote hockey as a sport. We could not have succeeded without the generosity and guidance of our seniors in the hockey section of our CC&FC Gremlins team who were always there to guide and support us throughout the tournament. Also, a big thank you to all the family members of all the team players who came in huge numbers to support us and made the tournament more exciting. To witness the passion and love of all seniors for the game at their age was a delightful and inspiring experience,” said Harmanjit Singh Mangat, captain, Srijan Shooters. 

The champions of the first CC&FC Hockey Premier League was team Srijan Shooters. “I would like to thank all our sponsors and especially the Srijan group for having faith in us. It was an honour to be the winning captain of the first-ever CC&FC Hockey Premier League which has helped us promote hockey as a sport. We could not have succeeded without the generosity and guidance of our seniors in the hockey section of our CC&FC Gremlins team who were always there to guide and support us throughout the tournament. Also, a big thank you to all the family members of all the team players who came in huge numbers to support us and made the tournament more exciting. To witness the passion and love of all seniors for the game at their age was a delightful and inspiring experience,” said Harmanjit Singh Mangat, captain, Srijan Shooters.  Pictures: Rashbehari Das

Hockey enthusiasts of the city were in for a treat with the recently concluded CC&FC Hockey Premier League 2023. The first of its kind in the city, the hockey tournament saw great participation from the social club circuit of Calcutta. The format of the game was designed to keep minimum contact with six players on the field and no goalkeeper. The rules of the game were in accordance with regular field hockey standards but tweaked to avoid injuries. The league was made even more interesting with player auctions where each of the seven team owners bid for their 11 players. Each team played each other twice during the tournament and the top four qualified for the knockout stages.

“The concept of having a Hockey Premier League was conceived keeping in mind that the sport had lost its following both in terms of spectators and players, especially in the social club circuit. We wanted to have a tournament where former players and youngsters had an opportunity to play the game and thus revived the sport in the social club circuit. Keeping all the above in mind, we had the first CC&FC Hockey Premier League 2023 at the Calcutta Cricket & Football Club, Ballygunge. The tournament was very successful and well-received by all and we hope that next year, it will be bigger and even better,” said Nirmalya Karmakar, head, tournament committee, Hockey Premier League. Glimpses.

Jalinga Hockey was in high spirits and posed for the camera as the runners-up for the league.

Jalinga Hockey was in high spirits and posed for the camera as the runners-up for the league.

Team Eldyne Dribblers took third place in the league.

Team Eldyne Dribblers took third place in the league.

The Hockey Premier League 2023 Tournament Committee (left to right) Nirmalya Karmakar, Cyril Bruce Lindsay and Divyak Doshi.

The Hockey Premier League 2023 Tournament Committee (left to right) Nirmalya Karmakar, Cyril Bruce Lindsay and Divyak Doshi.

CC&FC felicitated Olympian and Arjuna awardee Gurbux Singh (centre). He was recently awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 by Hockey India.

CC&FC felicitated Olympian and Arjuna awardee Gurbux Singh (centre). He was recently awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 by Hockey India.

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