How to watch the Junior Club Hockey Grand Finals

For the first time ever, the Mercury and Hockey Tasmania have partnered to bring live streaming of underage club grand finals. SEE THE SCHEDULE + HOW TO WATCH >>

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Rewatch all of last night’s with the U15s girls DiamondBacks vs North-West Grads duking it out an over-time match, and the U18s boys Derwent vs DiamondBacks, where goalie Magnus McClelland rifled an incredible match-ending shot.

THE live streaming of underage club hockey grand finals by the Mercury website on Monday and Friday night will be a huge boost for sports fans across Tasmania.

This is according to Hockey Tasmania chief executive officer Damian Smith, who believes the move will engage supporters and friends who might otherwise not be able to watch the matches in midweek.

Stella Pritchard (Diamondbacks), Magnus McCausland (Derwent), Oliver Pritchard (Diamondbacks) and Lucy McMullen (NWG) at New Town. Picture: Chris Kidd

While players and families directly involved will be able to re-cap their heroics post-match together with a full replay available exclusively to the Mercury website as well.

On Monday night, the under fifteen girl’s grand final between DiamondBacks and North-West Graduates will be streamed to subscribers from 6pm.

Followed by the under eighteen boy’s grand final between powerhouse sides Derwent and DiamondBacks from 7:30pm, featuring several Premier League rising stars.

SCHEDULE:

Monday:

6pm U15 Girls

7.30pm U18 Boys

Friday:

6pm U13 Girls

7.30pm U13 Boys (Div 1)

“As hockey fans and players locally deal with the COVID-19 challenges, Hockey Tasmania has strengthened its engagement with the Mercury newspaper by bringing the best of hockey to their households,” Smith said.

“Hockey Tasmania believe this new initiative is highly important to support existing hockey people and for engaging new fans to be inspired to pick up a stick and play hockey after watching the skill and excitement on display during the upcoming junior finals,

and possibly Premier League.”

“This new partnership with the Mercury will help us build a recognised, powerful image for hockey by increasing the quality and frequency of coverage of our local hockey competitions.”

The initiative may extend to live streaming of senior finals in the coming weeks.

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