Emily Maguire retires from international hockey

After ten years of playing at the very top level of hockey, Scotland and Great Britain player Emily Maguire has announced her retirement from international hockey.

A product of Kelburne Hockey Club in her hometown of Paisley, Emily Maguire is one of Scottish Hockey’s greatest ambassadors for the sport.

Amongst her many achievements is winning a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and with 177 international caps (118 Scotland caps and 59 GB caps) to her name she also represented Scotland at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. She was also part of the victorious Great Britain team at the 2015 Hockey World League Semi Finals, securing qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Maguire said, “Retiring has actually been a relatively easy decision to make as I know that I am ready to step away from being a full time athlete and move on to a different challenge. It has been a massive honour to represent my country for nearly ten years and I have so many great memories from this time.”

The best of these memories for Maguire in a Scotland jersey was securing A division status in the Europeans in 2013 in Belgium, and again in London in 2015.

Scotland’s senior women’s Head Coach Gordon Shepherd spoke as he prepares his Scotland side for three games against Ireland in Glasgow, he said: “Emily has been an incredible player to work with and is a role model to all players in the Scotland set-up. She will be very much missed by all and I would like to personally thank her for her commitment to Scottish Hockey, and especially the senior women’s team. It was my pleasure to have worked with her.”

Maguire still plans to play club hockey for Holcombe HC, where she’s looking forward to “being able to be a bit more sociable” following retirement from international hockey. After taking a little bit of time off she has ambition to pursue a career in finance.

Emily Maguire said: “There are so many people over the years who have helped shape me into the player I am today. I’d like to thank all the coaches and support staff who I’ve worked with over the years, and of course the teammates who pushed me on and drove me to improve myself. I also need to thank my family, especially my brother, Paul, and my boyfriend, Greg, for believing in me and supporting me through thick and thin.”

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