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Australia's best set to star in elite-level Premier League WA’s brightest hockey stars are set to compete in one of the world’s best domestic competitions in the upcoming Hockey WA Premier League, with the men’s competition commencing from Friday 8 April and the women’s from Tuesday 12 April. A plethora of Hockeyroos and Kookaburras will take part in this year’s competition, ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the Women’s FIH World Cup in Spain and Netherlands, as well as local WA hockey heroes, showcasing the stars of hockey from across Australia in a season comprising of 231 matches. 12 teams in the men’s and 10 in the women’s competitions, comprising of stars such as Kookaburras Aran Zalewski, James Collins and Ben Rennie and Hockeyroos Karri Somerville, Georgia Wilson and Shanea Tonkin, will fight for glory and bragging rights as champions of WA hockey. Hockey WA CEO, Fabian Ross, says the proximity of Australia’s High-Performance Program allows WA’s top-tier competition to boast some of the best hockey on offer. “We’re really fortunate to have some of the world’s best hockey players right here in our backyard in Perth with the Australian National High-Performance program based at Perth Hockey Stadium,” Ross said. “We are in a unique position in having one of the World’s best domestic competitions – I’m extremely excited to see what the 2022 season holds. “After an amazing 2021 season, I’m certain the Premier League will reach new heights and I encourage all sports fans to get behind and witness hockey at its best.” General Manager of Game and Community Development at Hockey WA, Shayley McGurk Davy, says it’s exciting for WA’s top-tier competition to have a mix of bright up and coming and established stars. “There is a great mix of young players looking to impress plus Hockeyroos and Kookaburras who are set to take part in high-level competitions this year, endeavouring to perform to their best at a local level,” McGurk Davy said. “Not only is it exciting for our local players but fans of hockey and sports alike have an elite-level competition, the best in Australia, right here in WA to follow. “I’m sure the WA hockey faithful will get right behind our elite-level competition.” This year, live streaming of Hockey WA’s Premier League will reach more viewers than ever before. 32 matches plus 10 finals fixtures will be broadcast live and free to fans across the world, with this year’s broadcast set to be the bigger and better than ever.
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Premier League to get free-to-air TV coverage in 2022 National Indigenous Television (NITV) will broadcast Western Australia’s men’s and women’s Premier League in an historic first for Hockey WA’s premier open-age club competition. The agreement, to be finalised shortly, will span the 2022 season, and takes Hockey WA’s Premier League, arguably the world’s best club hockey competition, to NITV with selected games live and on demand through the SBS On Demand platform. A highlight of the partnership will see men’s and women’s Premier League competition matches replayed on NITV on Saturdays at 1pm AEST throughout the year. “We are delighted to be in the final stages of cementing this ground-breaking partnership with NITV and SBS and can’t wait to take our competition to substantial audiences on free-to-air television and on-demand services across the country,” Hockey WA General Manager Commercial Operations, Media and Marketing Nicholas Janzen says. “Hockey is truly a sport for all, with equal participation across men and women and from cradle to grave, and we see this as a partnership that satiates those markets as well as help capture new fans, players and exposure. “We are delighted to build our sport’s exposure, increase the footprint of Hockey WA’s Premier League and look forward to a strong partnership across the next few years.” Adam Manovic Head of Entertainment, Events & Creative, NITV: “Here at NITV, we are thrilled to be partnering with Hockey WA,” Mr Manovic says. “WA’s club hockey scene is a brilliant competitive landscape, and we look forward to sharing it with audiences Australia wide, free to air.” Hockey WA CEO Fabian Ross said the partnership was an historic one for the sport in Western Australia and across the country. “This is a huge moment for hockey – whether you’re a local fan or one from interstate,” Mr Ross says. “Thank you to NITV and SBS and our production partners at Local Media Services Company for their support in helping this become a reality. “We’re very excited about the direction hockey is headed and look forward to taking the game to more people throughout WA, across the country and around the world than ever before.”