WA hockey stalwart named SportWest Official of the Year

Hockey WA would like to congratulate some of the great names within the hockey community in WA on their recognition at the 2021 SportWest Awards.

Hockey WA’s Peter Wright has been revealed as SportWest’s Official of the Year at the SportWest Awards off the back of a trip to Tokyo to officiate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Wright, a stalwart across the Premier League in WA, umpired five pool matches at the Tokyo Olympics, retiring after the games having officiated in a total of 139 international matches over a 17-year career.

Wright’s officiating resume stacks up with some of the best in the world, including experience at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and Glasgow, the World Cup in Bhubaneshwar and umpiring in the World League Semi Finals in Johannesburg, alongside his brother.

Another Western Australian official in Tammy Standley was also a finalist for the Official of the Year – Tammy’s experience as a Technical Official saw her take on the position as a Technical Delegate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Perth Thundersticks and Kookaburras star Aran Zalewski was a finalist in the WA Sports Star of the Year category, amongst a field of 12 athletes from various sports.

Leading the world second-ranked Kookaburras to a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics as co-captain, Zalewski competed in all matches at the Olympics and played a large role in one of the key highlights for the Australia in Tokyo.

Colin Batch, the Kookaburras Head Coach, was named a finalist for the KPMG Coach of the Year award, following on from the Kookaburras Silver Medal in Tokyo and leading his side to be the second-ranked team in the World.