Tassie Tigers Explained

Clubname:Tassie Tigers
Fullname:Tassie Tigers
Ground:Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart, Australia
Capacity:4,000
League:Hockey One
Season:2019

Tassie Tigers is an Australian professional field hockey club based in Hobart, Tasmania. The club joined the Australian Hockey League in 1992 as a men's team. In 2019, the Tassie Tigers expanded to encompass both Tasmanian men's and women's teams, Tassie Van Demons, as one of 7 clubs to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One.[1]

Tassie Tigers will compete in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019.[2]

In 2014 the Tigers became the AHL champions, drawing 2-2 with the WA Thundersticks in the gold medal game, but eventually winning 3-2 in penalty shoot-outs.[3]

Home Stadium

Tassie Tigers are based out of the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart. Throughout the Hockey One league, Tassie Tigers will play a number of home games at the stadium.[4]

Teams

Men's team

Details and team rosters to be confirmed.

Women's team

Details and team rosters to be confirmed.

History

YearPosition
2013 5th
1st
3rd
7th
7th

Awards

Individual

Player of the Tournament:

Tournament Highest Goalscorer:

Player of the Final:

Team

Tournament Champions:2014

Play the Whistle Award:2014, 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Look Tassie Tigers Launch With Hockey One . Hockey Tasmania . 17 April 2019 .
  2. Web site: Tassie Tigers.
  3. http://www.hockey.org.au/News/tas-tigers-nsw-arrows-win
  4. Web site: Hockey One - WHAT'S THE FORMAT? . hockeyone.com.au . 18 April 2019 .