Following a successful league tournament conducted in June the Semi-Finals and Finals of the Mercantile Hockey Association Knock-Out Hockey tournament will be played on the 23rd and 24th July at the Astro Turf, Torrington square. This being the 70th Anniversary of MHA, the tournament has been consistent since 1952 with an exception in 2021 due to Covid constraints. 11 teams will compete in the three divisions A, B, and C. The A division will see HNB A, MAS Holdings and Sampath Bank A viewing for the HATNA Trophy, the B division will be worked off by Allianz Insurance, Hayleys Group and HSBC, for the MAS Challenge Trophy and C division between Browns Group, HNB ‘B’, John Keells, Seylan Bank and Singer SL for the Commercial Bank Trophy.
The Mercantile Hockey Association this year celebrates 70 years of hockey administration in the Mercantile sector. Having being formed in 1952 initially under the wing of the Mercantile Amateur Athletic Association, consequently in 1957 MHA established itself as a solus entity. Since then, the Association has contributed immensely to Sri Lanka hockey and kept the game alive in the Mercantile sector with the consistent holding of their tournaments, participation at the Sri Lanka Hockey Nationals and producing many national hockey caps for the country.
