Men’s
Mens 1XI – Ed Haigh
Nickname - Well he states he doesn’t have one but meet him and choose one for yourself
Position (on Pitch) – Forward
Position (off Pitch) – Project Manager
How long played hockey – 12yrs
Best Hockey moment – Helping to get HDHC 2XI two successive promotions before breaking into the 1XI
Make of stick – Formally Princess 7*. Now WIZARD, another Dragon converts
Expectations for coming season – Too early to say but a strong team performance and finishing position would be nice.
Other non hockey interests - Walking, Mountaineering, Cycling, Climbing, Camping/Touring and the best pub ever…The Grove, a must to all Huddersfield Visitors; after a Saturday for a Dragon though!
Mens 2XI – Ed Shimmel
Nickname - Shim
Position (on Pitch) – Midfield/Striker
Position (off Pitch) - Electrician
How long played hockey – 14yrs
Best Hockey moment – Getting two successive promotions with the 2XI and now becoming the new captain
Make of stick – Malik/Gryphon
Expectations for coming season – To win the league of course
Other non hockey interests - Drinking, Partying. Pretty much any sport I’ll have a go at. Also a big fan of anyone with bushy eyebrows
Mens 3XI – Chris Abbey
Nickname - Again none stated feel free to make suggestions
Position (on Pitch) – Defender/utility
Position (off Pitch) – Design Engineer
How long played hockey – 13yrs
Best Hockey moment – Don’t think i have one, maybe this season will be it!
Make of stick – TK
Expectations for coming season – PROMOTION! Anything else is failure
Other non hockey interests - Walking, Climbing and mountain biking
Mens 4XI – James Taylor
Nickname – Dodgie
Position (on pitch) – Sweeper (normally) and Captain
Position (off Pitch) – Sales Manager
How long played hockey – 17yrs
Best Hockey moment – Getting to Yorkshire B cup final without winning a game!! Only for Oli Clark to miss a penalty stroke that would have won the cup (it was a great flick mind)
Make of stick – Kookaburra or Voodoo
Expectations for coming season – As new 4XI skipper the main aim is to gain promotion back to L4 after last years relegation
Other non hockey interests – Rallying and Huffy (his better half) Doesn’t have to be in that order though
Mens 5XI – Conrad Dales
Nickname – Connie
Position (on pitch) – Striker. Man hit ball hard!
Position (off pitch) - Graphic Designer and owner of Kirklees Council issue IPad!
How long played hockey – He wouldn’t say but he did start a school team in the early 80′s (we are unsure if he was a student or teacher at the time)
Best hockey moment – Connie decided not to answer this but did tell us his favourite word is Bubble (or Buble) and he loves Kyle
Make of stick – Grays
Expectations for coming season – Would like to keep the average ago of the 5XI over 41
Other non hockey interests – Married/family life and his hair
Mens 6XI – Chris Moorhouse
Nickname - Sleepy
Position (on Pitch) – Defence (Ex Goalkeeper)
Position (off Pitch) – Director
How long played hockey – 38yrs, Huddersfield ’74-’76, Manchester Uni ’76-’79, Wilmslow ’79-’87, HDHC ’98-present
Best Hockey moment – Actually a memory, Bournemouth and Isle of Man festivals
Make of stick – Grays
Expectations for coming season – To be the final year as a player
Other non hockey interests – Golf, Sailing, Skiing/Ski Mountaineering, Tennis and Cycling
Mens Development – Dave Durrans
(Mr Durrans is illusive where technology is concerned so we’ve guessed or made it up)
Nickname - Danny or Mr Ex President
Position (on Pitch) – Midfield. It doesn’t matter though as his voice can be heard from anywhere
Position (off Pitch) – Legend
How long played hockey – Well whistles weren’t invented when Danny started playing
Best Hockey moment – Mr D is still a current international player, plying his trade with the over ?? England squad
Make of stick – Wood, Definitely wood
Expectations for coming season – To get through another one
Other non hockey interests - Golf and gardening
Ladies
Ladies 1XI – Kelly Fillingham
Nickname - Kel, Chief, Skipper
Position (on Pitch) – Central Midfield or wherever the ball is!
Position (off Pitch) – Sports coach
How long played hockey – 15yrs, god that makes me sound old
Best Hockey moment – Tough one this but I’ve chosen a recent one that doesn’t actually involve me playing. Last year In my first season as coach of Greenhead College, We hardly lost a game, won the league with games to spare and both the girls and mixed teams played some amazing hockey I was proud to be a part of. The crowning moment was taking the girls team to the national championships and beating the clear favourites from Wales. We didn’t just beat them but played them off the pitch. It was fantastic to see them lift the trophy and think; I had a hand in that!!
Make of stick – Dita
Expectations for coming season – Plain and simple….PROMOTION
Other non hockey interests - Anything to do with the outdoors. I love sea kayaking and climbing, snowboarding, taking off for the weekend in the campervan. For down time I love nothing more than curling up with a good history book and listening to some opera (this will come as a shock to some of my team)
Ladies 2XI – Mariella Dobson
Nickname - Stella or Thighs
Position (on Pitch) – Anywhere that’s needed and I can continue to play as bad as normal. Mainly defence though
Position (off Pitch) – Fitness Instructor
How long played hockey – 18yrs and i’m still not any good at it
Best Hockey moment – Far too many to remember/mention (maybe not being conscious on Friday night of tour hey Stella!)
Make of stick – Kookaburra
Expectations for coming season – To have fun and drink plenty
Other non hockey interests - Drinking, spending time with friends and I suppose Ads (her better half), working out
Ladies 3XI – Rachael Bailey
Nickname - None at present, although some would beg to differ!! (This will be reviewed bi-annually from here on in. Any suggestions welcome)
Position (on Pitch) – Central Midfield
Position (off Pitch) – Head of PE
How long played hockey – OMG 19yrs but clearly not consistently over that period
Best Hockey moment – Winning the league 2010/11 with current team
Make of stick – TK, but needs replacing following a tough season
Expectations for coming season – Building a great squad over the season and of course gaining promotion again
Other non hockey interests - Everton FC, socialising, cooking, gardening, going on holiday, eating out, drinking wine and the great outdoors
