Kaluwin Potuan of Papua New Guinea and Lyn Basii of Solomon Island were nominated by Oceania Hockey Federation for their outstanding contribution to hockey over the past many years.

As the president of Papua New Guinea Hockey Federation since 2010, Kaluwin Potuan has been an outstanding contributor to the growth of hockey and expansion of hockey into various regions his country, ensuring that each area receives equipment to support development. Kaluwin’s lasting legacy is the tireless work that he put in towards the creation of a stadium with artificial water surface, built to provide a quality permanent home for all hockey activities, after Papua New Guinea had been given the hosting rights for the Pacific Games in 2015. That stadium is now in regular use and Oceania Hockey Federation used it to run their last Youth Olympic Games Qualifier in 2018.
Kaluwin, in his own personal capacity, has funded national teams, ensuring that they are regulars at Oceania regional events, and there was no prouder person in the stands than Kaluwin, when both PNG men’s and women’s teams won the Oceania Hockey5s championships in 2019.

Lyn Basii (Pictured at top) has been involved in hockey for 8 years now. She was selected in their first women’s national team in 2016 as a player and continued to demonstrate the true values of a volunteer, giving back to her hockey community and supporting a pathway for young girls and women. She is currently an elected Solomon Islands Hockey Executive Board Member and has been undergoing coach training to take up the role of national women’s coach at the Pacific Games in 2023. In 2022, Lyn volunteered to provide a group of 15 para hockey players with opportunities to enjoy the sport. Although she has a young family and the transport costs are high, she makes time to support the national women’s squad at training and Sunday matches. Her own words express her value as a volunteer: “I love the game and do not want to stop supporting the girls!”