Breakthrough Year for English Club Hockey?
Could this be the year an English men's club side makes history in European hockey? The draw for the Euro Hockey League has sparked hope that a British club could reach the final for the first time.
Reading previously reached the final of the old EuroHockey Club Champions Cup in 2005, after winning the event in 2003, ending a 23-year drought for English sides.
- Surbiton, English champions, will face Club de Campo de Madrid
- Old Georgians will take on reigning champions Gantoise
If both English sides prevail, they will meet each other in the Final4. Other matches feature Dutch-German battles.
No easy feat, but a potential all-English Final4 matchup is on the horizon.
Author's summary: English clubs aim for European hockey breakthrough.