PR Sreejesh nominated for 2016 FIH Best Goalkeeper of the Year award
Indian Men’s Hockey Skipper PR Sreejesh and star defender Harmanpreet Singh have been nominated for the 2016 Goalkeeper of the Year award and 2016 men’s Rising Star of the Year respectively. The name of the winners will be announced in January next year.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have declared the nominees for the 2016 Hockey Stars Awards during the Hockey Revolution Part 2 Conference in Dubai. The programme is the annual prize giving ceremony where the best players, goalkeepers, rising stars, coaches, and umpires are
Despite winning the silver medal at the Champions Trophy and securing the Gold at the Asian Champions Trophy, no Indians have found their name in the nominees for Best player of the year award. The exclusion of Rupinder Pal Singh, who has been in dazzling form this season, appears questionable.
The winners will be decided by the combined results of an online vote that
The 2016 Umpire Award winners, one male and one female, will be selected by the FIH Umpiring Committee.
2016 Player of the Year nominations
Women: Carla Rebecchi (ARG); Kate Richardson-Walsh (GBR); Stacey Michelsen (NZL); Alex Danson (GBR); Naomi van As (NED).
Men: Gonzalo Peillat (ARG); John-John Dohmen (BEL); Moritz Fürste (GER); Tobias Hauke (GER); Pedro Ibarra (ARG).
2016 Goalkeeper of the Year nominations
Women: Maddie Hinch (GBR); Joyce Sombroek (NED); Kristina Reynolds (GER); Jackie Briggs (USA); Belen Succi (ARG).
Men: Juan Vivaldi (ARG); Jaap Stockmann (NED); Vincent Vanasch (BEL); David Harte (IRL); Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh (IND)
2016 Rising Star of the Year nominations (Players under 23)
Women: Maria
Men: Arthur van Doren (BEL); Christopher Rühr (GER); Jorrit Croon (NED); Harmanpreet Singh (IND); Timm Herzbruch (GER).
2016 Coach of the Year nominations
Women: Alyson Annan (AUS); Karen Brown (GBR); Janneke Schopman (USA).
Men: Carlos Retegui (ARG); Danny Kerry (GBR); Shane McLeod (BEL).