ORGANIED BY: Hockey India
DESCRIPTION:
* Host Kalinga Lancers will meet Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the opening match at Kalinga Stadium Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on January 18.
* The month-long league, featuring six franchisee-based city teams and consisting of star players from India and the rest of the world, will concluded with the final in Ranchi on February 21.
* Kalinga Lancer will play their other four home matches against Dabang Mumbai (DM) on Jan 21, Delhi Wave Riders (DWR) on Feb 5, Jaypee Punjab Warriors (JPW) on Feb 7 and Ranchi Rays (RR) on Feb 8.
* Similarly, Kalinga Lancers will play their five away matches against UPW at Lucknow on Jan 25, RR at Ranchi Jan 28, DM at Mumbai on Jan 31, JPW at Chandigarh on Feb 15 and DWR at Delhi on Feb 17.
* Kalinga Lancers have retained the Indian troika of forwards Lalit Upadhyay, Devindar Sunil Walimiki and defender Gurjinder Singh for the coming two seasons of the Hockey India League and also retained young Australian talents striker Aran Zalewski and goalkeeper Andrew Charter for upcoming two seasons.
* In the HIL auction Lancers crossed the $100,000 barrier in shelling out a tournament record $105,000 for German midfielder Mortiz Fuerste, significantly higher than the costliest Indian player Akashdeep Singh at $84,000.
KALINGA LANCERS TEAM: Defenders: Pardeep Mor, Amit Rohidas, Gurjinder Singh, Ananda Lakra, Mathew Wills, Matthew Dawson, Aran Zalewski. Mid-fielders: SK Uthappa, Dharamvir Singh, Devindra Sunil Walimik, Moritz Fuerste, Adam Dixon, Quirijn Caspers. Forwards: Andrew Charter, Abhinav Kumar Pandey (goalkeeper), Malak Singh, Stanil Victor Minz, Lalit Kumar Upadhya, Glenn Turner.
SCHEDULE:
Jan 18 (Monday, 17:30): Kalinga Lancers vs Uttar Pradesh Wizards at Bhubaneswar
Jan 19 (Tuesday, 17:30): Jaypee Punjab Warriors vs Ranchi Rays at Mohali
Jan 20 (Wednesday, 17:30): Jaypee Punjab Warriors vs Delhi Wave Riders at Mohali
Jan 21 (Thursday, 17:30): Kalinga Lancers vs Dabang Mumbai at Bhubaneswar
Jan 22 (Friday, 17:30): Uttar Pradesh Wizards vs Ranchi Rays at Lucknow
Jan 23 (Saturday, 17:30): Uttar Pradesh Wizards vs Delhi Wave Riders at Lucknow
Jan 24 (Sunday, 17:30): Jaypee Punjab Warriors vs Dabang Mumbai at Mohali
Jan 25 (Monday, 17:30): Uttar Pradesh Wizards vs Kalinga Lancers at Lucknow
Jan 26 (Tuesday, 17:30): Ranchi Rays vs Delhi Wave Riders at Ranchi
Jan 27 (Wednesday): Rest Day
Jan 28 (Thursday, 17:30): Ranchi Rays vs Kalinga Lancers at Ranchi
Jan 29 (Friday 29): Dabang Mumbai vs Delhi Wave Riders at Mumbai
Jan 30 (Saturday, 17:30): Ranchi Rays vs Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Ranchi
Jan 31 (Sunday, 17:30): Dabang Mumbai vs Kalinga Lancers at Mumbai
Feb 1 (Monday, 17:30): Delhi Wave Riders vs Uttar Pradesh Wizards at Delhi
Feb 2 (Tuesday, 17:30): Delhi Wave Riders vs Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Delhi
Feb 3 (Wednesday, 17:30): Dabang Mumbai vs Ranchi Rays at Mumbai
Feb 4 (Thursday, 17:30): Jaypee Punjab Warriors vs Uttar Pradesh Wizards at Mohali
Feb 5 (Friday, 17:30): Kalinga Lancers vs Delhi Wave Riders at Bhubaneswar
Feb 6 (Saturday, 17:30): Uttar Pradesh Wizards vs Dabang Mumbai at Lucknow
Feb 7 (Sunday, 17:30): Kalinga Lancers vs Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Bhubaneswar
Feb 8 (Monday, 17:30): Kalinga Lancers vs Jaypee Ranchi Rays at Bhubaneswar
Feb 9 (Tuesday, 17:30): Delhi Wave Riders vs Dabang Mumbai at Delhi
Feb 10 (Wednesday, 17:30): Uttar Pradesh Wizards vs Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Lucknow
Feb 11 (Thursday, 17:30): Delhi Wave Riders vs Ranchi Rays at Delhi
Feb 12 (Friday, 17:30): Dabang Mumbai vs Jaypee Punjab Warriors at Mumbai
Feb 13 (Saturday, 17:30): Ranchi Rays vs Uttar Pradesh Wizards at Ranchi
Feb 14 (Sunday, 17:30): Ranchi Rays vs Dabang Mumbai at Ranchi
Feb 15 (Monday, 17:30): Jaypee Punjab Warriors vs Kalinga Lancers at Mohali
Feb 16 (Tuesday, 17:30): Dabang Mumbai vs Uttar Pradesh Wizards at Mumbai
Feb 17 (Wednesday, 17:30): Delhi Wave Riders vs Kalinga Lancers at Delhi
Feb 18 & 19 (Thursday, Friday): Rest Days
Feb 20 (Saturday): Semifinals at Ranchi
Feb 21 (Sunday): Third place and Final at Ranchi