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| fullname = Pune Strykers
| nickname = Strikers Masters of Comeback
| founded = 2011
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| captain = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ken Pereira]]
| coach = {{flagicon|IND}} Gundeep Singh
| ground = [[PCMC Hockey Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| capacity = 5,000
| owner = Sai Grace Sports & Events Pvt. Ltd.
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'''Pune Strykers''' (abbreviated as '''PS''') is an Indian professional hockey team based in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]] that plays in the [[World Series Hockey]]. Currently{{when?|date=December 2018}}, Canadian [[Ken Pereira]] is the captain of the team and is coached by Gundeep Singh. The team is owned by Sai Grace Sports & Events Private Limited.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/wsh-unveils-pune-franchise-names-it-pune-strykers/880425| title= WSH unveils Pune franchise, names it Pune Strykers |work=[[Indian Express]] |date= 25 November 2011| access-date= 12 May 2012 }}</ref> [[PCMC Hockey Stadium]] in [[Pune]] is the home ground of Pune Strykers.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://thefansofhockey.com/wsh/pune-strykers#.T7FuF-iO3p0| title= Pune Strykers |work=[[The Fans of Hockey]] | access-date= 15 May 2012 }}</ref>

Pune Strykers ended up as the runner-up of the inaugural edition of World Series Hockey. They lost to [[Sher-e-Punjab]] by 5 goals to 2 in the [[2012 World Series Hockey#final|final]].<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.espnstar.com/home/news/detail/item780581/| title= Sher-E-Punjab crowned WSH champions| work= [[ESPN]]| date= 3 April 2012| access-date= 12 May 2012| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://archive.today/20120729094014/http://www.espnstar.com/home/news/detail/item780581/| archive-date= 29 July 2012}}</ref> Team's penalty corner expert Gurpreet Singh is the top-scorer for the team with 12 goals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Scorers| url=http://www.worldserieshockey.com/punestryker.aspx| work=[[World Series Hockey]]| access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref>

==History==

===2012 season===
{{main|2012 World Series Hockey}}
Pune Strykers suffered a major set back when they lost their captain and ace drag-flicker Diwakar Ram to a wrist injury just before the commencement of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gupreet stars for Pune Strykers in a rousing start in Bridgestone WSH| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/Diwakar-Ram-injury-leaves-Pune-Strykers-poorer/articleshow/12086291.cms| work=[[The Times of India]]| date= 29 February 2012| access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> Pune Strykers started their campaign with a victory over [[Mumbai Marines]] in a see-saw battle at [[Mahindra Hockey Stadium]] in [[Mumbai]] by 7–5.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gupreet stars for Pune Strykers in a rousing start in Bridgestone WSH| url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2012/03/03/gupreet-stars-for-pune-strykers-in-a-rousing-start-in-bridgestone-wsh/id-4247.html#.T7FzU-iO3p0| work=[[The Fans of Hockey]]| date= 3 March 2012| access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> They continued with a victory over [[Delhi Wizards]] but drew next three matches. Their undefeated run came to an end when they lost to [[Chandigarh Comets]] 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comets shine bright, eclipses Strykers 3-1| url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2012/03/12/comets-shine-bright-eclipses-strykers-3-1/id-4371.html#.T7F1vuiO3p0| work=[[The Fans of Hockey]]| date= 12 March 2012| access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> They only won two of their next six matches. With almost knocked out of the tournament they defeated table-toppers [[Sher-e-Punjab]] and [[Bhopal Badshahs]] in their final two matches. A defeat to [[Chennai Cheetahs]] by [[Mumbai Marines]] gave them their semi-final berth.

Finishing number fourth on the table, they faced the first positioned team in the league phase, [[Chandigarh Comets]], in the second semi-final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune Strykers hope to shoot down Chandigarh Comets| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/Pune-Strykers-hope-to-shoot-down-Chandigarh-Comets/articleshow/12485834.cms| work=[[The Times of India]]| date= 1 April 2012| access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> Down by 4–1, they struck thrice in the final 10 minutes to extend the match into the penalty shoot-out which they won by 3–2 and entered the final to face Sher-e-Punjab.<ref name="thefansofhockey">{{cite web|title=Masters of comebacks produce yet another miracle| url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2012/04/02/masters-of-comebacks-produce-yet-another-miracle/id-4620.html#.T7F55OiO3p0| work=[[The Fans of Hockey]]| date= 2 April 2012| access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref> They were dominated in the final and suffered 5–2 defeat and hence ended up at number 2 position.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sher-e-Punjab: The Champions of 1st Bridgestone World Series Hockey| url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2012/04/02/sher-e-punjab-the-champions-of-1st-bridgestone-world-series-hockey/id-4634.html| work=[[The Fans of Hockey]]| date= 3 April 2012| access-date=15 May 2012}}</ref>

Pune Strykers staged some of the brilliant comebacks in WSH 2012 due to the likes of [[Mario Almada (field hockey)|Mario Almada]] and were often referred to as ''Masters of Comeback'', the first of which came against Mumbai Marines in their opening match in which they won by 7–5 despite of trailing by 5–3. They managed to draw with [[Sher-e-Punjab]] (3–3) from 3–1. In a must win situation, they lagged behind Bhopal Badshahs by 4 goals to 1 but ended up winning by 5–4. But the greatest of all comebacks came in the semi-final against the Comets where Strykers trailed 4-1 for the majority of the regulation time and then 0-2 in the penalty-shootout but made a dramatic comeback, winning 3–2 in penalty shoot-outs after finishing 4–4 after the 70 minutes.<ref name="thefansofhockey" />

==Franchisee Details==

===Ownership===
Sai Grace Sports and Events Private Limited (SGSEPL) is the owner of the Pune franchise. The director of SGSEPL, Manoj Choudhary is the promoter of Jewel Products, one of India’s leading corporate gifting and innovation companies.<ref>{{cite web|title=WSH unveils Pune franchise, names it Pune Strykers|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-25/hockey/30440515_1_wsh-world-series-hockey-city-based-franchise|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185729/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-25/hockey/30440515_1_wsh-world-series-hockey-city-based-franchise|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 November 2011|year=2011}}</ref>

===Team Anthem===
Pune Strykers anthem is sung by [[Shankar Mahadevan]].{{fact|date=December 2018}} The lyrics are written by Mahesh Sutar and the music is composed by Nishadh Chandra.{{fact|date=December 2018}} The [[Universal Music Group]] is the music partner of the team.{{fact|date=December 2018}}

===Sponsors and Partners===
The team is partnered by [[Gold's Gym]] for fitness and [[Café Coffee Day]] for on-ground hospitality. [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]] is their official Radio partner.<ref name="official">{{cite web|title=Pune Strykers Profile|url=http://punestrykers.com/profile.html|work=Pune Strykers|access-date=21 February 2012|year=2012}}</ref>

===Administration===
*Owners - Manoj Choudhary (Sai Grace Sports & Events Pvt. Ltd.)
*[[CEO]] - Jagdeep Nanjappa
*Manager - Mervyn Fernandis
*Trainer - Simon Pachal
*Video Analyst - Major (rtd). K.R. Singh
*Physio - Meetu Mangalvedkar
*Coach - Gundeep Singh
*Assistant Coach - Rahul Singh
<ref name="official" />

==Team Composition==
The team is led by Canadian [[Ken Pereira]] and coached by Gundeep Singh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune Strykers|url=http://www.worldserieshockey.com/pune-strykers.aspx|work=[[World Series Hockey]]|access-date=16 May 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; text-align:center;"
!width=35%; style="background: #800000; color:#AFEEEE;" |Player
!width=25%; style="background: #800000; color:#AFEEEE;" |Nationality
!width=5%; style="background: #800000; color:#AFEEEE;" |Matches
!width=5%; style="background: #800000; color:#AFEEEE;" |Goals
|-
! colspan="4"|Goal Keepers
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Gurpreet Singh Guri
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|16
| -
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Sunny Samuel
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|11
| -
|-
! colspan="4"|Strikers
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Alden D’Souza
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|7
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Amol Baban Bhosale
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Bikash Toppo
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|16
|5
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Birendra Lakra Sr.
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|16
|1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Damandeep Singh
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|16
|3
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Gurvinder Singh Chandi
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Kangujam Chinglensana Singh
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|[[Mario Almada (field hockey)|Mario Almada]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{ARG}}
|16
|6
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Nikkin Thimmaiah C.A.
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|14
|4
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Poonacha M.G.
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Roshan Minz
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|16
|3
|-
! colspan="4"|Mid Fielders
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Alvin Alexander
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Amardeep Ekka
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|3
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Amit Gowda
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|16
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Lungile Tsolekile
|style="text-align:left"|{{RSA}}
|16
|1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Rajwinder Singh
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|7
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Tyron Pereira
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|16
|2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Varinderjit Singh
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|7
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Vikas Pillay
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|12
|2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Vikram Ramkaval Yadav
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|11
|1
|-
! colspan="4"|Defenders
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Diwakar Ram
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Gurpreet Singh
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|16
|12
|-
|style="text-align:left"|'''[[Ken Pereira]]''' (Captain)
|style="text-align:left"|{{CAN}}
|16
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Kuldip Singh
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|7
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Simrandeep Singh Randhawa
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|15
|7
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Sunil Yadav
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|9
|
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Vinod Gopi Nair
|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}
|9
|
|}
<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune Strykers|url=http://www.worldserieshockey.com/pune-strykers.aspx|work=[[World Series Hockey]]|access-date=21 February 2012|year=2012}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=PCMC Hockey Stadium|url=http://www.worldserieshockey.com/pune-stadium.aspx|work=[[World Series Hockey]]|access-date=21 February 2012|year=2012}}</ref>

==Fixtures and Results==

===2012===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;text-align:center"
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Goals For'''
|style="background:white;"|47 (2.94 per match)
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Goals Against'''
|style="background:white;"|51 (3.19 per match)
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Most Goals'''
|style="background:white;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Gurpreet Singh (12 goals) Overall Position: '''4th'''
|}
{| class=wikitable style="width:70%;text-align:center; border:none;"
|-
!width=10|No.
!width=15|Date
!width=25|Score
!width=35|Opponent
!width=15|Venue
!width=15|Report
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|1||1 March||'''7 - 5'''||[[Mumbai Marines]]||[[Mahindra Hockey Stadium|Mumbai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match3|Match 3]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|2||3 March||'''3 - 1'''||[[Delhi Wizards]]||[[Dhyan Chand National Stadium|Delhi]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match8|Match 8]]
|-style="background:#dcdcdc;"
|3||4 March||'''3 - 3'''||[[Sher-e-Punjab]]||[[Surjeet Hockey Stadium|Jalandhar]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match9|Match 9]]
|-style="background:#dcdcdc;"
|'''4'''||7 March||'''1 - 1'''||[[Bhopal Badshahs]]||[[PCMC Hockey Stadium|Pune]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match16|Match 16]]
|-style="background:#dcdcdc;"
|5||9 March||'''3 - 3'''||[[Chennai Cheetahs]]||[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|Chennai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match19|Match 19]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|'''6'''||11 March||'''1 - 3'''||[[Chandigarh Comets]]||[[PCMC Hockey Stadium|Pune]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match23|Match 23]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|'''7'''||12 March||'''3 - 2'''||[[Karnataka Lions]]||[[PCMC Hockey Stadium|Pune]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match25|Match 25]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|'''8'''||15 March||'''1 - 3'''||[[Chennai Cheetahs]]||[[PCMC Hockey Stadium|Pune]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match29|Match 29]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|9||19 March||'''3 - 4'''||[[Chandigarh Comets]]||[[Sector 42 Stadium|Chandigarh]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match35|Match 35]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|10||21 March||'''2 - 3'''||[[Karnataka Lions]]||[[Bangalore Hockey Stadium|Bangalore]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match40|Match 40]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|'''11'''||23 March||'''4 - 2'''|||[[Mumbai Marines]]||[[PCMC Hockey Stadium|Pune]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match41|Match 41]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|'''12'''||26 March||'''2 - 6'''||[[Delhi Wizards]]||[[PCMC Hockey Stadium|Pune]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match48|Match 48]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|'''13'''||27 March||'''3 - 2'''||[[Sher-e-Punjab]]||[[PCMC Hockey Stadium|Pune]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match49|Match 49]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|14||29 March||'''5 - 4'''||[[Bhopal Badshahs]]||[[Aishbagh Stadium|Bhopal]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match54|Match 54]]
|-style="border-top:2px solid black; background:#c3fdb8;"
|15||1 April||'''3 - 2''' (PS) '''4 - 4''' (FT)||[[Chandigarh Comets]]||[[Mahindra Hockey Stadium|Mumbai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#semifinal2|Semi-final 2]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|16||2 April||'''2 - 5'''||[[Sher-e-Punjab]]||[[Mahindra Hockey Stadium|Mumbai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#final|Final]]
|-
| colspan="6" style="background:#ffffff; border:none"|
|-style="background:silver"
| colspan="6" | Position in League Phase: '''4th''' '''Runners-up'''
|}

==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;text-align:center"
|+Performance summary
|-
!width=10|Season
!width=10|Matches
!width=10|Won
!width=10|Drawn
!width=10|Lost
!width=10|Win%
|- style="background:white;"
| [[2012 World Series Hockey|2012]]
| 16 || 7 || 3 || 6 || 43.75%
|-style="border-top:2px solid black;"
| '''Home'''
| 7 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 42.86%
|-
| '''Away'''
| 9 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 44.44%
|-style="border-top:2px solid black;background:gainsboro;"
| '''Overall'''
| '''16''' || '''7''' || '''3''' || '''6''' || '''43.75%'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;text-align:center"
|-
|+Performance Details
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Goals For'''
|style="background:white;"|47 (2.94 per match)
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Goals Against'''
|style="background:white;"|51 (3.19 per match)
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Most Goals'''
|style="background:white;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Gurpreet Singh (12 goals) Current Position: '''4th'''
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+Performance by Oppositions
|-
!width=130|Opposition
!width=40|Matches
!width=40|Won
!width=40|Drawn
!width=40|Lost
!width=40|For
!width=40|Against
!width=40|Win%
|-
|align=left|[[Bhopal Badshahs]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 5 || 50.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Chandigarh Comets]]
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 11 || 33.33%
|-
|align=left|[[Chennai Cheetahs]]
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 6 || 0.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Delhi Wizards]]
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 7 || 50.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Karnataka Lions]]
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 5 || 50.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Mumbai Marines]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 7 || 100.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Sher-e-Punjab]]
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 10 || 33.33%
|}

===Hat-tricks===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; border:none"
! No.
! Player
! Opposition
! align=center| Result
! align=center| Season
! align=center| Venue
! align=center| Report
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|IND}} Gurpreet Singh4
| [[Mumbai Marines]]
| align="center"| '''7 – 5'''
| align="center"| [[2012 World Series Hockey|2012]]
| '''[[Mumbai]]''' – [[Mahindra Hockey Stadium]] 
| align="center"| [http://www.worldserieshockey.com/mubmbai-vs-pune.aspx 1 March 2012]
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|IND}} Simrandeep Singh Randhawa
| [[Bhopal Badshahs]]
| align="center"| '''5 – 4'''
| align="center"| [[2012 World Series Hockey|2012]]
| '''[[Bhopal]]''' – [[Aishbagh Stadium]] 
| align="center"| [http://www.worldserieshockey.com/bhopal-pune.aspx# 29 March 2012]
|}
:4 Player scored 4 goals

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
[[World Series Hockey]]

{{World Series Hockey}}

[[Category:World Series Hockey teams]]
[[Category:Sport in Pune]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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