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Chris Cargo & Ireland 'A' |
Congratulations once again to Bangor exile Chris Cargo who has recently
been called up to the
Ireland 'A' squad. Chris is now in the running for selection to
attend the Celtic Cup in June as well as to play games against France A
in early July 2009. |
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Annual Club Dinner |
Bangor Mens Hockey Club held their
annual dinner last Saturday evening in the Marine Court Hotel,
when the team player of the year awards were made. It has been
a difficult year for the club on the playing side particularly
down the teams with the thirds, fourths and fifths all
struggling in their respective leagues. However, the first team
have again cemented their place in the Premier League again this
season with some fine league performances, particularly at
home. Indeed for long parts of the season it looked likely that
All Ireland hockey may well have been coming to Bangor in the
09/10 season, but alas it was not to be as the squad came up
just short. Nonetheless, coach Robbie McMinn was thanked for
his time, enthusiasm and overall organisation and effort he
brought in his role as club coach. Skipper Adam Reading was
again instrumental in many matches at the top level, and was the
overwhelming choice as the firsts player of the season.
In David Shields’ inaugural year as
second team manager, the seconds competed well in Junior One and
consolidated their position in the top half. Andrew McCausland
was their player of the season. As mentioned earlier the
thirds, fourths and fifths all struggled, however the player of
the season awards went to Gareth Stubbings on the thirds, Nick
Craig on the fourths, whilst Duncan Morris claimed the fifths
award.
A word of thanks to Dave McClune for
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Cargo Gets Call Up |
Many congratulations to Bangor
Mens Hockey Club exile Chris Cargo who played an inspired role
in the victorious Ulster squad that won the Senior
Interprovincial Hockey Championships in Cork last weekend.
Indeed it was only last week
when the 23 year old, currently playing for crack English side
Reading in the Slazenger English Hockey Premier League, got the
belated call from the Ulster selectors following the withdrawal
due to injury of Cookstown’s David Ames. A quick flight across
to Cork last Friday to link up with the Ulster squad, and things
could not have gone much better for the lad. In his full Ulster
debut against tournament favourites Leinster on Saturday
afternoon, he played his part in a great Ulster second half
comeback scoring one of the goals as the province ran out 3-1
victors after trailing at the interval. Banbridge’s Eugene
Magee and Lisnagarvey’s Timothy Cockram were the other Ulster
scorers. That left Ulster needing just a draw to claim the
title in Sunday’s encounter against host province Munster (Leinster
had defeated Munster on the Friday evening), and despite one or
two hitches, a 5-5 draw was the end result to the delight of the
Ulster contingent. Once again Chris got himself on the
scoresheet to wrap up a tremendous couple of days, and fully
justifying his selection in this elite group. The other scorers
for Ulster were a double for Peter Caruth, Jonny Quigley and
skipper Mark Gleghorn.
So “Les” returned to his
studies at Bath University this week with his head held high
following his sterling performances, and having now represented
Ulster at U16, U15, U21 and senior level over the past 7 years.
Having played at the
highest level in England now over the past 5 years, first with
Bath Bucaneers, and now with Reading, who incidentally also
currently compete in Europe, it’s nice to see Chris is finally
getting some reward, and who knows, maybe this could just be the
start for the former Bangor player?
Everyone connected with
Bangor Hockey Club congratulates Chris on his success last
weekend, and indeed if he is ever is to return home to the
Ulster Premier League, he can be sure his hometown club will
always welcome him with open arms. |
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Message Forum |
A new message forum has been created for BMHC members
here. Please
take a few minutes to register and feel free to post on the
boards. This could be a useful addition to the website if enough
people use it. Why not take a look round anyway! Any problems
registering, let
me know. |
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Youth Hockey |
This season's youth hockey training kicked off on Monday 6th
October. Venue, as usual, was Bangor Sportsplex and the training
time is 1830 - 1930. Further details on costs and contacts
can be found on the Youth section of the website. |
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New Bangor Kit |
This season will see Bangor adopting a new playing kit.
Other items, sporting the Bangor crest, such as 'hoodies'
and tracksuits will also be available. A preview of the
new designs can be found
here. Further details on how to purchase the new kit
will be advertised when available. In the meantime, keep
checking the forum for updates. |
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Sportsmans Ball |
Highlight of the Bangor Hockey Club
social calendar. Details of the event can be found
here. |
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New Members |
If you are interested in becoming a member
of Bangor Men's Hockey Club, print out
this application form, fill in your details and send it on
to the address on the form.
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Umpiring Course |
An umpiring course run by the Ulster Hockey Association is being
held in September/October of this year. Further details can be
found
here.
Anyone interested in attending should register their interest
a.s.a.p |
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