St Patrick Hockey Club caters for players of all levels and fields teams across all levels of the Hockey ACT competitions.
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The club was founded in 1954 out of the youth club which was resident at St Patrick's in Braddon. The inspiration for the formation of the club being an enigmatic Irish priest named Father Benedict "Barney" Lynch who had been a Hurling player back in the old country before being introduced to Hockey while on a posting to Crookwell.
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A full (and colourful) history of the first 40 Years of club can be downloaded here.
Since 1954 our club has grown to field teams across all the Hockey ACT competitions as well as having a strong presence in the numerous social competitions run in Canberra. Please visit our Men's, Women's, Junior, Indoor and Hookin2Hockey pages to learn more about the club, its history and its current structure.
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Documentation
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Player Nomination, Selection, and Grading Policy and Process
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St Pat's Guide - Dealing with Conflict (for Team Officials and Committee Members)
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Useful Links - summary of a range of St Pats, HACT, HA and other useful links
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From the Executive and Committee
​CLICK HERE for a summary of items discussed at each St Pats Executive and Committee Meeting for the information of our members.
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From the President
CLICK HERE for an update from the President - March 2025
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