How to watch FIH Hockey Pro League anywhere
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Watching FIH Pro League Hockey can be difficult, which is why we’ve put together this simple guide so you can watch all the games wherever you are.
The International Hockey Federation created two Hockey Pro Leagues, one for men and the other for women.
Both league tournaments begin in January and end in June with some of the most critical games at the end of the season.
They show all games on FIH Live, the FIH official website, but certain games are restricted depending on what country you’re in.
If you’re a hockey fan or sports enthusiastic, keep reading this guide to discover how you can unblock any blocked games and watch from anywhere in the world.
What you need to watch FIH Hockey
Even though the FIH official site streams all the games, in some countries they’re completely blocked, and in others only some games are available.
If you happen to live in a country where the games are restricted, then you’ll need a VPN like ExpressVPN to unblock them.
VPN: Is a privacy tool used by millions of users daily to protect their online browsing.
Among all the VPN options out there, I found ExpressVPN to be one of the best.
After testing, I discovered they had some of the fastest speeds, which are perfect for streaming. They’re also easy to use and offer a 30-day money back guarantee in case you can’t get it working for some reason.
Two other useful options you can keep in mind are NordVPN and IPVanish that offer a similar service.
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Get Started: Step-by-step
Following these simple steps, you’ll be able to connect to any of the VPN services mentioned above and watch all the FIH Live hockey games without restriction.
Step 1
Visit your chosen VPN service, for example, ExpressVPN and create an account by signing up for their service.
A decent VPN service will cost you a few dollars.
Step 2
Now, you need to get the right app for the device you plan to watch on. You can find all the apps available under the “Products” section.
Also, if you’re using an Android or Apple iOS device, you can search for it in your regular app store.
Step 3
Once you’ve downloaded and installed the app open it and then login with your account details from Step 1.
Step 4
Now you have everything installed you’ll need to connect to a new country.
Press the ‘Selected Location‘ button and then search for Switzerland.
Why Switzerland? Because it is one of the few countries that can access all games without any blocking.
Then press ‘Connect‘.
Step 5
Once the app has connected, visit the Watch.Hockey FIH website where you’ll be able to live stream all the games in your country.
That’s all there is to it. I told you it was easy.
What is the FIH Hockey Pro League?
The FIH Pro League is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), which replaces the FIH Hockey World League.
It’s divided into two leagues: Men’s FIH Pro League and Women’s FIH Pro League.
Both leagues tournaments also serve as a qualifier for the Hockey World Cup and the Olympic Games.
This new format began this year in January when both Men and Women League started their competitions, and it’s going to end in June.
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How does a VPN work to unblock games?
A VPN (a virtual private network) protects your privacy online by routing your data via another country.
What does it mean?
The VPN hides your actual location deviating your connection and all the data through another country.
So, when you connected to the internet using a VPN, and you choose another location instead of yours, all the websites and apps you use think you’re in another country instead of your country.
The primary goal of the VPN doing this is protecting your connection and privacy, because this way, you aren’t exposed to many threats online such as scams, hackers attack, etc.
In the video streaming world of sports, geo-blocking is very common due to licences or exclusive rights of some platforms to broadcast certain events.
In the case of the FIH Hockey Pro League, some countries like the UK have some games blocked, other countries have all the games blocked, and other countries like Switzerland have all games available.
What else can I use a VPN for?
Besides using the VPN for protecting your privacy and accessing the FIH games, the VPN has other interesting uses.
You can access US Netflix, for example. Their catalogue has a lot of content that isn’t available in all Netflix regions.
You can watch a lot of content from other streaming platforms around the world.
If you happen to travel abroad, you can watch home TV as if you were still at home.
And you can access websites and content in countries like China where everything coming from outside is censored.
In Summary
The FIH Hockey Pro League started this year with men and women leagues in January. Both championships are about to end in June.
At the FIH official site, the games are shown for free, but sadly they aren’t available in all countries.
To watch all games without issues, you’ll need a VPN like ExpressVPN, which has fast speeds, it’s easy to use, and it has a 30-day money back guarantee if you don’t like the service.
If you don’t want to miss the finals or any games of the FIH Hockey Pro League, subscribe to a VPN service, get the app, and connect to Switzerland that happens to be the only country without any blocking.
And remember; a VPN is very handy not only for this but to protect your privacy, and also to access to a lot of streaming services around the world too!
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