ROLESTON Luke
Shirt number: 1
Date of Birth: 25/11/1999
Nationality: Ireland
Match results
| 02 | 3 Oct 15:00 |
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Banbridge HC BAN | 2 - 4 | Royal Leopold Club LEO |
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| 05 | 4 Oct 12:15 |
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Grasshopper Club Zürich GRA | 0 - 3 | Banbridge HC BAN |
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* Won by shoot-out
About Banbridge HC
Back-to-back Irish champions Banbridge bring a homegrown feel to their latest Euro Hockey League challenge as they search for a first knockout win in the competition.
They have, however, previously eliminated their KO16 opponent Royal Léopold back in 2016 when their draw in Banbridge saw the Irish club advance from ROUND1 and there are seven of that side still around.
The side is coached by Scott McCandless who has been part of the club for the past 30 years, playing in the EHL in 2011.
Key players are Peter Brown and Johnny McKee who played at the Paris Olympics while six of the squad also competed at this year’s Under-21 European A division tournament in Spain. The majority of the squad are a product of Banbridge Academy who the club have very strong links with.
Luke Witherow is another who has been part of the Irish international panel for the past few years as are the Rowe twins Louis and Charlie. Along with brother Jake, they are continuing a proud sporting heritage with their mother, Sonya, going to the 1992 Olympic Games in three-day eventing while father Ken played tennis for Ireland.
That family element is seen also with the Brown brothers in the panel as well as Adam and Matthew McKee who are brothers but are no relation to Johnny McKee.
Bann know the Surbiton venue well having played preseason matches there in recent seasons, including in August this year.
Coach Scott McCandless says of the challenge ahead: “We are delighted to be playing in the EHL for a second successive season and a fifth time in total. While it comes very early in our domestic season, it is a great opportunity to test ourselves against the best teams in Europe and use it as a means of raising our own standards to try and maintain a place at the top table of European hockey.”
EHL History
2011/12 – ROUND1
2016/17 – KO16
2017/18 – ROUND1
2023/24 – 17th place
The team
GOLBEY Denver
Shirt number: 2
Date of Birth: 20/04/2006
Nationality: Ireland
BAXTER Aaron
Shirt number: 3
Date of Birth: 04/10/2005
Nationality: Great Britain
WITHEROW Luke
Shirt number: 4
Date of Birth: 10/08/1998
Nationality: Ireland
TINNEY Alexander
Shirt number: 5
Date of Birth: 08/04/1999
Nationality: Ireland
MCKEE Johnny
Shirt number: 6
Date of Birth: 22/12/1996
Nationality: Ireland
BROWN Peter
Shirt number: 7
Date of Birth: 07/07/1994
Nationality: Ireland
MCSHANE Hugh
Shirt number: 8
Date of Birth: 11/08/1992
Nationality: Ireland
ROWE Jake
Shirt number: 9
Date of Birth: 01/02/1999
Nationality: Ireland
MOFFETT Josh
Shirt number: 10
Date of Birth: 30/03/1994
Nationality: Ireland
TAYLOR Max
Shirt number: 11
Date of Birth: 13/10/2002
Nationality: Ireland
ROWE Charlie
Shirt number: 13
Date of Birth: 28/06/2004
Nationality: Ireland
BROWN Philip
Shirt number: 14
Date of Birth: 23/07/1991
Nationality: Ireland
GIBSON Fergus
Shirt number: 15
Date of Birth: 24/02/2000
Nationality: Ireland
DOBSON Tommy
Shirt number: 16
Date of Birth: 23/02/2005
Nationality: Ireland
COWAN Mark
Shirt number: 17
Date of Birth: 27/11/2002
Nationality: Ireland
MCKEE Matthew
Shirt number: 18
Date of Birth: 15/02/2005
Nationality: Ireland
MCKEE Adam
Shirt number: 19
Date of Birth: 13/01/2007
Nationality: Ireland
EVANS James
Shirt number: 20
Date of Birth: 11/10/2005
Nationality: Ireland
ROWE Louis
Shirt number: 21
Date of Birth: 28/06/2004
Nationality: Ireland
BARLOW Mark
Shirt number: 22
Date of Birth: 07/12/2000
Nationality: Great Britain
FARSON Sam
Shirt number: 23
Date of Birth: 22/05/1997
Nationality: Ireland
MAGEE Owen
Shirt number: 24
Date of Birth: 16/11/1993
Nationality: Ireland
WALKER Ben
Shirt number: 25
Date of Birth: 26/11/2005
Nationality: Ireland
NICHOLSON Max
Shirt number: 26
Date of Birth: 02/06/2007
Nationality: Ireland
BAIRD Josh
Shirt number: 27
Date of Birth: 26/07/2006
Nationality: Great Britain
TAYLOR Charlie
Shirt number: 28
Date of Birth: 15/06/2009
Nationality: Ireland
STEVENSON Charlie
Shirt number: 29
Date of Birth: 23/10/2008
Nationality: Ireland
CRAWFORD Adam
Shirt number: 30
Date of Birth: 30/07/1999
Nationality: Ireland
FLEMING Jack
Shirt number: 31
Date of Birth: 25/01/2008
Nationality: Ireland