Match results
12 | 5 Oct 17:30 | Surbiton HC SUR | 4 - 2 | Waterloo Ducks HC WAT | Recap | ||
15 | 6 Oct 14:45 | Waterloo Ducks HC WAT | 2 - 1 | Western Wildcats HC WWC | Recap |
* Won by shoot-out
About Waterloo Ducks HC
The 2019 champions are looking forward to a ninth season in the Euro Hockey League, meeting one of the sides in Surbiton that they beat en route to their maiden EHL success.
They do so with some of the biggest signings of the summer. Olympic and World Cup champion Victor Wegnez is the obvious marquee name, adding huge dynamism to the spine of the team.
Tomi Domene, meanwhile, switched over after several years with Orée and offers a natural drag-flick replacement for Victor Charlet after the French star departed for his homeland with Polo.
Samuel Malherbe already has an EHL medal to his name from his time with Racing Club de Bruxelles and brings another lively presence to their frontline.
Their panel is one with a strong homegrown presence with goalkeeper Simon Vandenbroucke, Max van Oost and William Ghislain all products of their system now in the Red Lions setup.
Louis Depelsenaire is another on the rise while 18-year-old Charlie Langendries is already in the Red Lions panel announced after the Olympic Games. Overall, their wider panel has just one player over the age of 30 – French international Nico Dumont.
Blaise Rogeau, though, has returned to France and Saint Germain for the upcoming season.
EHL History
2007/08 – KO16
2008/09 – KO16
2009/10 – KO16
2012/13 – KO16
2013/14 – KO8
2014-15 – KO16
2018-19 – Winners
2021/22 – Ranking Cup – Bronze
2023/24 – 9th place