As the new year dawns, some of India's big big Indian hockey fraternity looks forward to the new times with renewed hope and optimism, samples below:

JOSE BRASA, Indian National hockey team's chief coach: I wish you all huge Indian family of Hockey lovers a pleasant and long 2010 Hockey year, enjoying the very big and important tournaments to be played during 2010 at Delhi National Stadium and becoming very happy watching the nice performance of the Indian Hockey players. We really wish to make you all Hockey lovers very HAPPY during the entire year 2010. I wish you, your family, your friends and all the visitors of stick2hockey.com a Happy New Year.

HARBINDER SINGH, 1964 Olympics Gold Winner: "India will have to do well in the home World Cup. Only then the revival of this game with a great history is possible. If the Indian team wins regularly, only then school kids and their parents will be interested in taking up this game”.

ASLAM SHER KHAN, The former Indian defender: I wish the Indian hockey frees itself from all kinds of disputes and comes back on track. Whatever I could do as a player or an administrator, I did for this game, and now I can just make a fresh wish every year, and this year too, I am keeping my fingers crossed”.

BALJEET SINGH, goalkeeper: "I wish hockey players will get the kind of respect they deserve. I wish that we hockey players also get proper insurance and the compensation after injury. I am pretty sure that India will do well in the World Cup. We will have the home-advantage and India is a tough team to beat in front of its home crowd”.

MK KAUSHIK, Indian National Women teams Chief coach and Olympic gold medallist: "int the new year, will try to live upto the expectations of the nation. With your co-operation and love, we will only go up and up. Your continued support will help us give more than one hundred percent. I particularly thank stick2hockey.com which gives equal importance to girls hockey. I wish all hockey followers and visitors of this valuable site a happy new year".

AK BANSAL, Indian National Hockey Under-21 team's Chief Coach: I wish all the Indian hockey teams do better in the new decade. New Year will lay preparatory ground for the junior teams and we will start working, keeping in mind the next Jr. World Cup”. “For the senior team, 2010 is the year of three mega events- World Cup, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. I wish, all the hard work, being put by Jose Brasa, Harendra and the Indian players result in fruit, and we all celebrate this year with wins".

HARENDRA SINGH, Former India player and current national hockey team coach: "I, being a National coach would like to request all my friends, hockey stalwarts, Players, Officials, Coaches and Administrators -- Who are working to make this lovely sports on global basis -- to let us work together and achieve in the coming years what Indian Hockey in missing over a long time. The time has come for us to bring back the golden era of Indian hockey by hard work and sincere efforts. The year 2010 is for us 'Make it or Break' kind of things because we are hosting 2-Mega events like WOrld Cup and Commonwealth Games. I request everyone to make 2010 memorable for Indian Hockey. I wish you and your lovely site a brilliant successful, joyful and fun-filled 2010'.

ANUPAM GHULATI, advisor, Hockey India: " 2010 is going to be a very significant year for Indian Hockey. Three of amongst the best showcase events shall unfold this year for both our men and women teams. The Men's World Cup at home and the Women's at Argentina will be more than keenly followed by all countrymates expecting a decent showing, as well at the Commonwealth Games in October. Undoubtedly there will be great pressure to deliver, but it's not easy, particularly when you have the Asian Games following in November. We all need to unite and put our hands together to wish the lads and girls the very best in their endeavours and make India proud. We are with you. A healthy, peaceful and joyous New Year to stick2hockey family.

K.ARUMUGAM, Editor, stick2hockey.com: "Looking forward to a happy hockey year, with a couple of tournaments that can change the face of hockey occurring in the this year. While commiting to hockey once again, I have a personal ambition in the NGO I put in place this year. We have with our own resources and time could introduce hockey in 22 schools spread over 4 cities, bringing veritably 1000 fresh legs to hockey. If I and my volunteers can sustain momentum, the strength and improve the quality of hockey in these schools, that will be great. I need everybody's prayer for this, which I always presume. Your site continued to provide insights into the affairs of hockey, without bothering about individuals. 'Live Commentaray' helped this site grew far wider than expected, we are the only ones to bring text commentaries of major men and women tournaments. We will strive better to serve the cause of hockey in the coming yea as well."