Twice a 12 months the world of hockey turns to the EHL, the Euro Hockey League, celebrating one of the best of membership hockey. Some will inform you when EHL changed common European membership championships it was the improve in the best way the sport was introduced that made a distinction. Some will inform you the innovation in guidelines it’s recognized for – with the self go on the highest of that record – makes it one thing particular. They could all be proper, however I’m right here to remind you the inspiration on which all of that is constructed has not modified… Membership hockey is what makes it particular!
As a result of in Europe sport just isn’t a mere product of the leisure trade. It’s not only a present placed on to entertain the plenty… Sport, hockey and our golf equipment are a lifestyle, the village through which we increase our kids. Whereas the EHL does carry us one of the best of one of the best in membership hockey. Let’s bear in mind a lot of the gamers on the market should not professional’s. They’re college students getting ready for their very own careers or younger professionals who mix their sport with their working and household life. The few exceptions, who for a short time do dwell as full time professionals within the recreation of hockey, all know that profession will likely be a brief one and never one that may pay the payments for the remainder of their lives. However for a lot of it does turn into a lifestyle… Our membership is the place we meet our associates, typically our companions in life or enterprise. It’s the place we increase our kids and share life with household and associates… That’s what makes our membership life, our membership hockey particular. That’s what we rejoice once we go and cheer for our groups on the EHL…
This additionally means it’s not simply in regards to the high groups starring on the fundamental occasion of the EHL. Certain they’ll get the larger crowds filling the stadium. Nevertheless it means additionally it is in regards to the EHL Hockey ID pageant on the similar venue this Sunday. It is usually in regards to the EHL Below 14 occasion on the similar venue on the similar time. And it’s in regards to the occasion for U19 groups organised by the EHCO on the similar venue on the similar time. All of those occasions carry our golf equipment collectively and rejoice membership hockey as the inspiration for our sport.
The EHCO requested among the groups from their occasion to inform us why they love hockey, what their expectations are for their very own EHCO Cup but additionally who may win the EHL?
