For most hockey fans, it all starts and ends with the National Hockey League (NHL). Well, the playoffs are past and the Tampa Bay Lightning won what was a season of obstacles and mental focus after the coronavirus-imposed break. Â However! We are moving away from the ice rinks of the NHL and the America’s, into the turfs and boards of field hockey.
If you are a hockey fan and you care for the sport more than just the most popular league in the world, then sit tight and get ready to defrost in some action because the International Hockey Federation (FIH, yes it does exist) is serving up some intriguing matches in November. If you do care for a flutter and need to get up to speed or check the odds from your favorite sportsbooks, then pointsbet Colorado has got all your need to get you fired up and ready to put some of your money where your heart is. The month of November will serve up some particularly exciting action as both men and women Great Britain teams take on Belgium, and Germany.
Table-toppers Belgium won the men’s match after coming from 1-0 down ©FIH
Under the auspices of the FIH Pro League, which is in its second season, the Great Britain men’s team will have a November of travel and home defence to do when theh Square off against Belgium and Germany as the year draws to a close. First off will be an early November clash against Belgium in Brussels following a first game in the month of October. With just one win in six games so far, the Great Britain team looks toothless against a high-flying Belgian team that is leading the table with five wins in eight games. The Red Panthers have a chance to go four points clear at the top over second-placed Netherlands, before facing them in their next round of games. The women’s team holds a similar record to the men but is far from being last as they take on the Belgians in Brussels. The women’s table is led the Netherlands with five out of seven wins, followed by Argentina and rounded out by New Zealand in the top three.
Following the Brussels double-header, both British teams will fly back home to face the Belgians once more and then the Germans in London, in back-to-back games. On the men’s table, the Germans are one win in four games, and sitting just above Great Britain, while their women’s team has won both games played so far and sitting above the British in fifth place. Both opponents have everything the British should be wary of, but it is never down and out for the British and there could be surprises, especially at home where pride has a big part to play.
The end of the year has no shortage of offerings in terms of sports, and for those with action in their veins, it could mean a very jolly festive period.
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