GRAYS HOCKEY NEWS
Grays Athletes Win WorldHockey Awards
Thu 11 December 2008
WorldHockey Men's Player of the Year Award - Pol Amat, Spain
Pol Amat was named the 2008 World Hockey Player of the Year. Pol, the first Spanish winner, received the prestigious award at the FIH Congress Dinner last week in Los Angeles. Pol was the driving force behind the Spanish Men's Team performances throughout 2008, climaxing in a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.
WorldHockey Young Player of the Year Awards
Ladies - Maartje Paumen, Holland Men's - Eddie Ockenden, Australia
Both the World Hockey Young Players of the Year Awards went to two Grays Players - Maartje Paumen of The Netherlands and Eddie Ockenden of Australia. Maartje won Gold at the Beijing games scoring 11 goals in the process, a new Olympic record. Eddie performed consistently well at the both the Olympic games the Champions Trophy.
