2024 Masters Hockey Memorial Weekend - St Leondards Hockey Centre, Launceston

24th - 25th of February

The Intrastate Masters Challenge brings together teams from each region of Over 30s players (Women) and Over 34s players (Men) to Launceston in February every year.

Women's Masters Information 

A longstanding tradition in the Women’s Masters Calendar is the Masters Memorial Cup, a state-wide pre-season tournament played at St Leonards each year with teams from all over the State competing. It’s a lot of fun and has very successfully combined serious/competitive games of hockey with an equally serious social aspect, living up to the weekend’s motto, “Play hard, party hard”, in honour of the tournament’s namesake – the late Marion Abbott. Much prestige is attached to those who can do both!!

Serious and Social Teams

Traditionally there are two divisions, Serious and Social, so regardless of what age or stage of hockey, there is a team for you. The tournament is also open to players that have turned 30 by the end of 2023, so rustle up your “up and coming” Masters players. Each region is expected to provide at least one team per division and more if they can.

A Weekend Away

For teams coming from Hobart and the North West Coast, it’s a road trip and an opportunity to enjoy some away time. Organise your car pools, room-mates and enjoy the comradery and social side of representing your region. After the last games (and drinks at the bar) it’s on to dinner (Olde Tudor Hotel) from 7pm.

Southern Teams: Accommodation is reserved for the Saturday night at the Olde Tudor, under various room configurations (2 or 3 share superior queen room at $150 per room). Rooms will be allocated from your registration instruction, on a first in basis. 

Cost

The tournament usually includes four games per team across the weekend. Two per day. Cost for the tournament is $40 per player (or $12/game if not available to play all) for registration, turf, umpires & match officials.

Register

All you need to do is register online Women's Masters Memorial Cup 2024 and lock it in your diary. The Women’s Masters Committee will sort out the teams and rosters and keep you posted. Please sign up by Thursday 1st February so teams and rosters can be finalised.

Download the information sheet here

Men's Masters Information 

Players are wanted for the two regional Representative master’s teams. The Men’s Intrastate Masters tournament is a battle of the regions in both Premier +34 Division 1 and Masters Division 2 First game late morning Saturday, last game early afternoon Sunday. Come up Saturday morning and back home Sunday afternoon.

Register 

Please contact your regional coordinator if you wish to be included and lock it in your diary. Please sign up by 1 February so teams and rosters can be finalised. 
 

Cost 

All players to organise your own accommodation and transport (but there will be several cars going up and back so lifts are easy). Costs are $50 per player for the weekend and that includes team registration, umpires, and turf hire.

Playing shirts are provided but you need to organise your own shorts and socks (colour TBA).

Contacts

Download the information sheet here

2022

 

The 2022 HT Masters Intrastate Memorial Cup Tournament for both Men and Women is on 26/27 February at St Leonards in Launceston. 

Women’s Tournament: 
The Women’s Masters Memorial Cup, in honour of the late Marion Abbott, is an intrastate weekend tournament played at St Leonards each year, between teams in each of the State’s regions. It’s a lot of fun and has very successfully combined serious/competitive games of hockey with an equally serious social aspect. There are two divisions, Serious and Social, so regardless of what age or stage of hockey, all players are encouraged to participate. The tournament is open to players that have turned 30 by the end of 2021. 

Dinner:  Dinner for anyone interested is booked at The Olde Tudor Hotel for Saturday night at 7pm.

Accommodation:  Accommodation is reserved at the Olde Tudor Hotel for Southern teams. 2 or 3 share in a superior queen room at $130 per room. 

Cost: Costs for the tournament including registration, turf and umpires is expected to be less than $50 per person.

Registration: Please register at https://forms.gle/3macB1F9ZpUSnRC99

More Information:  To keep up to date with the event and everything Women’s Masters, please join the Facebook group Tas Hockey Womens Masters, or contact Nikki Stuart on nikneil@bigpond.net.au or 0409 961 545.

Should you have any queries please email Alison Monk, HT Women’s Masters Delegate aemonk@gmail.com

Men’s Tournament: 
The Men’s Masters Memorial Cup played at the same time alongside the Women's.

The HA Men's Invitational Event is being held for the 34+ to 55+ age group the same weekend as the Intrastate Challenge in 2022.

In order for us to gauge numbers for our Challenge, please register your expression of interest to compete in Launceston by filling out the form below 

https://www.hockeytasmania.com.au/events/124743/ 

For more information, or to put your name down to play, team contacts are as follows:

South Div 1     Peter Gaggin            pgaggin@philplighton.com.au
South Div 2     Tim McDevitt           tmcdevitt@bigpond.com

North Div 1     Brett Withington    brett.withington73@gmail.com
North Div 2     David Hickman       griffo1957@bigpond.com

NW Div 1        Rick Webb   0427 270 837 or Jason Lynch 0459 031 311
NW Div 2        Chris "Riggers" chris@zepscafe.com or 0429 819 764