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Hi Crew, I’m now 3 months into my rehab following knee reconstruction surgery. It was mid way through the Champions Trophy in Monchengladbach that my knee started playing up. I wasn’t sure what was wrong with it, but it hurt when I pushed off or stopped quickly. It was my right knee, which is the knee I haven’t had an ... Read More »

Gryphon ambassador Mark “Pato” Paterson speaks to Thursday Night Live about the Australian Teams success at the recent Men’s Champions Trophy and doesn’t burn a snag nor onion in the process…Nice! Read More »

To commemorate the amazing success of the Australian Mens Hockey team, winning three straight Champions Trophies, Gryphon and Premium retail partner F-H-E have joined for a special stick offer indeed. We’ve got the Gryphon Guns that were a part of that third Gold Medal team to come to Gryphon HQ and sign a limited stock of 25 Taboo Dekoda sticks. ... Read More »

The Gryphon guns that played during the Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach this year have been compiled into a short video montage. These are photos taken during the event from angles that you the TV tends not to get of the player, their emotions, actions frozen in time. That mid-air leap to the ball or the strain shown on their face ... Read More »

And so it is. The Champion has been crowned for another year, legends made and destroyed, stars born and others have faded. The CT10 has been one of the highest scoring tournaments in the history of the game. Hockey has never looked so good, been so fast and exciting as what we just witnessed over the past 9 days. Gryphon ... Read More »

Day 5 of the CT10 was a day where 4 teams could stand up and qualify for the final against Australia should they win. Everyone of the three matches played were effectively a semi final, pending other results and the scores of those games. Watch the full match of your choice on demand for free courtesy of FIH and LAOLA1.tv and ... Read More »

In his playing days he was one of the best, and he composed his game with a Gryphon. In his coaching days, he is arguably the best, and now he orchestrates his play with young chargers from all over Australia. Here’s what Ric had to say after his teams undefeated defence of the Champions Trophy title in Monchengladbach… “Six matches, ... Read More »

The result may not be a surprise. The way it happened may not shock you. The players that stood up when it counted may not be news.  Story is in what. What did Australia do? They won the Champions Trophy in 2010. They won the World Cup in 2010. They won the Champions Trophy in 2009. They won the Champions ... Read More »

Warm weather has left us. Now we have grey skies and an Australian winter here. Perfect conditions for two western European sides to battle for the bronze medal here at the Champions Trophy. They played yesterday and the Dutch exposed the Germans but only managed a one to nil win. Today it was a chance for the home side to ... Read More »

Bosco Perez-Pla de Alvear, a young and upcoming defender for Spain stops to have a talk about his game and the future of Spanish Hockey, after their win over New Zealand. Read More »