Twice a yr the world of hockey turns to the EHL, the Euro Hockey League, celebrating the perfect of membership hockey. Some will let you know when EHL changed common European membership championships it was the improve in the way in which the sport was offered that made a distinction. Some will let you know the innovation in guidelines it’s identified for – with the self move on the highest of that record – makes it one thing particular. They may 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 will not be a mere product of the leisure business. It’s not only a present placed on to entertain the lots… Sport, hockey and our golf equipment are a lifestyle, the village during which we increase our kids. Whereas the EHL does deliver us the perfect of the perfect in membership hockey. Let’s bear in mind a lot of the gamers on the market are usually not professional’s. They’re college students making 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 stay as full time professionals within the recreation of hockey, all know that profession will likely be a brief one and never one that can pay the payments for the remainder of their lives. However for a lot of it does change into a lifestyle… Our membership is the place we meet our pals, typically our companions in life or enterprise. It’s the place we increase our kids and share life with household and pals… That’s what makes our membership life, our membership hockey particular. That’s what we have a good time once we go and cheer for our groups on the EHL…
This additionally means it’s not simply concerning the prime groups starring on the essential occasion of the EHL. Certain they may get the larger crowds filling the stadium. But it surely means additionally it is concerning the EHL Hockey ID competition on the similar venue this Sunday. Additionally it is concerning the EHL Below 14 occasion on the similar venue on the similar time. And it’s concerning the occasion for U19 groups organised by the EHCO on the similar venue on the similar time. All of those occasions deliver our golf equipment collectively and have a good time membership hockey as the inspiration for our sport.
The EHCO requested a number of the groups from their occasion to inform us why they love hockey, what their expectations are for their very own EHCO Cup but in addition who may win the EHL?