NHA would like to take this opportunity to remind all Schools that Nelson Hockey offers…
VANTAGE BLACK STICKS Squads named for OCEANIA CUP
Nelson Hockey would like to send to our BLACK STICKS Teams our best wishes!!!!
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EMBARGOED MEDIA RELEASE (Until Thursday, August 29 at 11:00am) |
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MEDIA AVAILABILITY Vantage Black Sticks Men: Thursday, August 29 after training at North Harbour Hockey Stadium | 10:30am – 11:00am (Contact Matthew Williams to confirm: Matthew.Williams@hockeynz.co.nz OR 022 061 0188) |
| Vantage Black Sticks squads named for Oceania Cup |
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The Vantage Black Sticks men’s and
women’s squads have been named for the upcoming Oceania Cup in
Rockhampton today (Thursday, August 29). The Oceania Cup takes
place between September 5-8.
Vantage Black Sticks Men On the men’s side, head coach Darren Smith has named a strong squad with breadth of experience to face world ranked No. 1 Australia. Blair Tarrant returns as captain for the New Zealand men. Other big names included in the squad are Stephen Jenness, Hugo Inglis and Kane Russell. The Vantage Black Sticks men have just come off a strong Ready, Steady, Tokyo Olympic test series in Japan last week taking down Malaysia, Japan and world ranked No. 5 India in round robin play. Arun Panchia – Defender Blair Tarrant © – Defender Cory Bennett – Defender Dane Lett – Defender George Enersen – Goalkeeper George Muir – Striker Hugo Inglis – Midfielder/Striker Jacob Smith – Midfielder/Striker Jared Panchia – Striker Kane Russell – Defender Marcus Child – Midfielder Nic Woods – Midfielder Nick Ross – Midfielder Richard Joyce – Goalkeeper Sam Lane – Striker Shea McAleese – Defender Hayden Phillips – Midfielder/Striker Stephen Jenness – Striker Vantage Black Sticks Women Head coach of the Vantage Black Sticks women, Graham Shaw, has named a mix of experience and younger talent, including captain Stacey Michelsen, Sam Charlton and FIH Pro League goal-scoring machine Olivia Merry, to go head-to-head against the world ranked No. 2 Hockeyroos in Rockhampton. Grace O Hanlon – Goalkeeper Sally Rutherford – Goalkeeper Frances Davies – Defender Megan Hull – Defender Steph Dickens – Defender Brooke Neal – Defender Ella Gunson – Defender Liz Thompson – Defender Julia King – Midfielder Rose Keddell – Midfielder Stacey Michelsen © – Midfielder Sam Charlton – Midfielder Holy Pearson – Midfielder/Striker Tarryn Davey – Midfielder Olivia Merry – Striker Olivia Shannon – Striker Kirsten Pearce – Striker Rachel McCann – Striker The Oceania Cup serves as an Olympic Qualifying tournament with the winner earning direct qualification to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. A best of 3 games format in both the women’s and men’s competition will determine which of the 2 Oceania hockey giants Australia or New Zealand qualify for Tokyo. Oceania Cup Schedule Thursday, September 5 Vantage Black Sticks Men vs Australia – 6:00 pm NZT Vantage Black Sticks Women vs Australia – 8:00 pm NZT Saturday, September 7 Vantage Black Sticks Women vs Australia – 6:00 pm NZT Vantage Black Sticks Men vs Australia – 8:00 pm NZT Sunday, September 8 Vantage Black Sticks Women vs Australia – 6:00 pm NZT Vantage Black Sticks Men vs Australia – 8:15 pm NZT The Oceania Hockey Federation has also announced that they will be livestreaming the games for free on their Facebook page. |
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