Chandigarh Dynamos
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Chandigarh Dynamoes | |
League | Premier Hockey League Premier Hockey League The now defunct Premier Hockey League was a professional league competition for field Hockey clubs in the top division of the Indian hockey system. There were seven teams in the PHL. The competition was held every year from 2005 till 2008.-History:... |
Tier | First Division |
Home City | Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... |
Stadium Name | Sector 42 Stadium Sector 42 Stadium Sector 42 Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Chandigarh, Punjab, India. It is the home of the Chandigarh Dynamos of the Premier Hockey League. It has a seating capacity of 20,000 people.-External links:*... |
Colours | Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light... and Yellow Yellow Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green... |
Best Season | 2005 - 1st Place, Tier-II |
Head coach | N.S.Sodhi |
General manager | Amarjeeth Singh |
Chandigarh Dynamoes are a Premier Hockey League
Premier Hockey League
The now defunct Premier Hockey League was a professional league competition for field Hockey clubs in the top division of the Indian hockey system. There were seven teams in the PHL. The competition was held every year from 2005 till 2008.-History:...
team based in Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
, Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
. The team captain is Rajpal Singh
Rajpal Singh
Rajpal Singh is the captain of India national hockey team. He plays from the forward position.-FIH World Cup:...
.
History
During the 2004 season, the Chandigarh Dynamos played in tier 2. Their goalkeeper Gurkirat Mann was adjudged the best goalkeeper for the 2004 season. Following their win, they were promoted to tier 1, where they finished runners-up in the 2006 season. In the 2008 season, the Dynamos finished runners-up.Players
The squad as of December 20, 2004 is as follows.Name | Country | Position |
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Baljit Singh | Goalkeeper | |
Gurkirat Mann | Goalkeeper | |
Swinder Singh | Goalkeeper | |
Jugraj Singh Jugraj Singh Jugraj Singh, born in 1983 to a Sikh family in Punjab. A self coached drag-flicker who became a youth icon for anybody who ever followed Indian Hockey or Hockey in general. Iconic drag flicker’, young face of the India hockey team’, the spirit of Indian hockey and brave fighter’ are synonymous for... |
Full Back | |
Zeeshan Ashraf | Full Back | |
Sajjad Anwar | Full Back | |
Harwinder Singh | Half Back | |
Lloyd Scott | Half Back | |
Jaswinder Singh | Half Back | |
Irshad Ali | Half Back | |
Prabhjot Singh | Forward | |
Balder Bomans | Forward | |
Mandeep Singh | Forward | |
Ravi Pal Singh | Forward | |
Rajpal Singh Rajpal Singh Rajpal Singh is the captain of India national hockey team. He plays from the forward position.-FIH World Cup:... |
Forward | |
Prabhjot Singh | Forward | |
Timo Bruinsma | Forward | |
Sher Singh | Forward | |
Navdeep Singh | Forward | |
Inderjeet Chadha | Forward | |
Deepak Thakur Deepak Thakur Deepak Thakur Sonkhla is a hockey forward in Indian team.-Family:His father Nardev Singh is a Army Man and his mother Lalita Thakur is a house-wife.Deepak got younger sister Navita Thakur who is a national badminton player.-Junior level:Deepak became popular after his solo effort to help India win... |
Forward |
Other Important team Personnel
N S Sodhi (Chief Coach) Saurabh Bishnoi (Assistant Coach) Sarvesh Sharma (Physical Trainer) Amarjeet Singh (General Manager)Results
Season | Played | Won | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Final Standing |
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2005(Tier-II) | 8 | 1st (Promoted to tier-I) | ||||||
2006(Tier-I) | 8 | 2nd | ||||||
2007 | 12 | 5(1-ET) | 7(3-ET) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 5th |
Note:- ET is win/loss in extra time