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 | Fantasy NHL | 445 dagen geleden | ||
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| Hi all, NHL is only two days away and I just thought I'd mention the NHL Fantasy league that you can be a part of. Just go to this website: http://www.fantastar.com/hockeynewze... and pick your fantasy NHL mens team. Only 2 days to go til the NHL kicks off! | ||||
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| NHL is fast approaching | 460 dagen geleden | ||
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| Hi all Well the NHL is fast approaching, and by the looks of the polls, Canterbury is going to win both Mens and Womens titles! Of course all the secondary school tournaments are on this week so good luck to all those people. Actually you are probably all away right now so won't read this til after the tournaments finished....oh well Thats all for now. Back to work! | ||||
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| Black Sticks Olympics Campaigns are over | 471 dagen geleden | ||
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| Well after nearly two weeks, a couple of heart breaking moments, and not so many goals, and not nearly enough wins it's over. The Black Sticks Men have finished a credible 7th, while the women...well...everybody knows where they finished. No wins, no draws...nothing. But they both got to the Olympics which is an acheivement in itself. Enough about that....bring on the NHL! | ||||
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| Black Sticks Farewell Function | 514 dagen geleden | ||
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| Hi all, The Black Sticks had their farewell function last night in Auckland. To see the 2 minute long clip that was on the news go to this address: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/video_popup_w... Both teams leave very soon, and I wish them all the best for the Olympics! Post messages of support on here (either as comments or on the forum) and I will endeavour to pass them on to the Black Sticks! | ||||
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| Black Sticks Olympic Teams Named! | 521 dagen geleden | ||
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| Well the Black Sticks teams for the Olympics have been named and there are a few surprises. Below is the press release from the NZOC. The New Zealand Olympic Committee has named the 32 men and women who will make up the New Zealand Olympic Hockey Team to Beijing 2008. BLACK STICKS MEN The massive disappointment of missing Athens due to injury can now be erased for influential captain and midfielder, Ryan Archibald. He will lead a strong and very experienced Men’s team to Beijing with half the squad having played more than 100 tests for the Black Sticks. The Men have experience in all positions with defenders Blair Hopping and Dean Couzins on 183 and 155 tests respectively. Archibald will lead the midfield and now has an amazing 207 test caps, while on attack they have three players who have amassed more than 100 tests in Phil Burrows, David Kosoof and Gareth Brooks. This core group of players will be nicely complemented by rising stars such as Simon Child, Shea McAleese and Steven Edwards. World Class drag flick exponent Hayden Shaw and his brother Brad Shaw who was the hero of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February have also cemented their spots. The average age of the side is 26.5, while the average tests per player is a whopping 113. The men have the enormous task of facing Germany, Spain and Korea in Pool Play – all teams who competed at last weeks Champions Trophy for the world’s top six teams. Their challenge now is to reach their peak in Beijing, something that will make them a genuine contender for a medal. They finished their recent tour of Europe with solid wins over Canada and Belgium – both teams that are competing in Beijing. The 16 Black Sticks Men’s players to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics are: Shirt #Player Name NHL Team Age Caps Position 3 David Kosoof North Harbour 29 136 Striker 7 Blair Hopping North Harbour 27 183 Defender 30 Ben Collier North Harbour 24 72 Midfielder 31 Steve Edwards North Harbour 22 47 Midfielder 10 Ryan Archibald Auckland 27 207 Midfielder 6 Simon Child Auckland 20 81 Striker 8 Dean Couzins Auckland 27 155 Defender 16 Paul Woolford Auckland 31 128 Goalkeeper 20 James Nation Auckland 31 90 Defender 24 Gareth Brooks Auckland 29 103 Striker 9 Casey Henwood Midlands 27 61 Midfielder 17 Kyle Pontifex Wellington 28 65 Goalkeeper 18 Phillip Burrows Wellington 28 198 Striker 25 Shea McAleese Central 23 70 Midfielder 12 Bradley Shaw Canterbury 25 73 Defender 19 Hayden Shaw Canterbury 27 139 Defender Team Management Coach Shane McLeod Assistant Coach Greg Nicol Manager Kevin Marr Physiotherapist Gavin D’Souza Video Analyst Darren Smith BLACK STICKS WOMEN Black Sticks Women’s coach Kevin Towns has confirmed an exciting blend of experienced campaigners and emerging young talent in his team of 16. The bolter in the team is 18 year old striker Gemma Flynn who has quickly risen from national age group ranks to join experienced strikers Jaimee Claxton, Niniwa Roberts and Krystal Forgesson in a forward line that will threaten the best team’s in the world. The team has strength in the midfield where Emily Naylor, Kayla Sharland and 141 test veteran Caryn Paewai will feature, while influential captain Lizzy Igasan will lead a solid defensive outfit including Kate Saunders and Jo Galletly. In goal Town’s has opted for Beth Jurgeleit and Anita Wawatai – Wawatai, who has been battling injury for some time has come back in fine form and played exceptionally well in the recent four nations tournament in China. The Black Sticks are drawn in pool play against world heavy weights Argentina and Japan, while challenges will also come from Germany, USA and Great Britain. Like the men, much will depend on the team’s ability to produce their best in Beijing. They are showing signs of dramatic improvement in recent weeks and can now be confident of their chances. A highlight of their recent series in China were two 3-0 wins over Spain and a satisfying 1-1 draw with the highly fancied Chinese. The 16 Black Sticks Women’s players to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics are: Shirt # Player Name NHL Team Age Caps Position 8 Jaimee Claxton North Harbour 30 138 Striker 10 Lizzy Igasan North Harbour 25 121 Defender 3 Krystal Forgesson Auckland 25 66 Striker 14 Kim Noakes Auckland 25 34 Defender 22 Gemma Flynn Midlands 18 16 Striker 1 Kayla Sharland Central 22 87 Midfielder 2 Emily Naylor Central 22 105 Midfielder 17 Caryn Paewai Central 32 141 Midfielder 23 Tara Drysdale Central 29 114 Midfielder 26 Anita Wawatai Central 27 41 Goalkeeper 15 Beth Jurgeleit Wellington 27 66 Goalkeeper 21 Niniwa Roberts Wellington 32 134 Striker 24 Sheree Horvath Wellington 28 34 Defender 4 Kate Saunders Canterbury 26 51 Defender 11 Stacey Carr Canterbury 24 92 Midfielder 13 Jo Galletly Canterbury 28 63 Defender Team Management Coach Kevin Towns Assistant Coach Paul Derham Manager Debbie Balme Physiotherapist Mary Dunning Video Analyst Christopher Leslie Feel free to post comments about your thoughts on these selections! | ||||
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| New Poll! | 550 dagen geleden | ||
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| Today I created a new poll....about age group tournaments....oh and the Black Sticks Men leave for Europe tomorrow. And the Women go to China next week. Sorry for the lack of enthusiasm in this blog but am writing it quickly before I finish work...yay...hockey tonight...yay....work tomorrow...not so yay but not bad... Got a double header weekend coming up against two of the top teams in the Auckland premier womens competiton, Somerville which has 2 current Black Sticks, Meredith Orr and Caryn Paiwai; and SLAM which has 3 Black Sticks Krystal Forgesson, Kate Saunders, and Kim Noakes....(and which is coached by my boss!)I'll try write a blog on Monday... if I still can! | ||||
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| New Personalised Skin!!! | 557 dagen geleden | ||
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| Yes Hockey Talk NZ has its own skin now....and it only took me about 3 hours to make it (without photoshop!) Ok so it's pretty basic but I think its ok for now. Let me know what you think of it! | ||||
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| Black Sticks update | 563 dagen geleden | ||
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| Ok people, here's a little update on the Black Sticks. So the Men finished 3rd at the Azlan Shah tournament beating Pakistan 2-1. They returned to NZ on Wedneday morning. Yesterday (Thursday) was the Black Sticks golf day held at Pupuke Golf course at North Harbour, this was to raise money for both Black Sticks teams to go to the Olympics. It was a big success, with lots of money (hopefully) raised for the teams. Next week the Women are off to Waiouru to take part in a Boot Camp at the Army base. I say good luck to them as it will be freezing down there! The Men are having a short break before they head off to Europe on the 5th June. As for me and Hockey Talk, well I was trying to get a proper logo designed...but it's going to cost too much so might not be happening just yet. If anybody wants to have a crack at designing a logo, go for it! If I like it and we use it I will try and sort out a prize! Nic | ||||
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| Youth Week | 576 dagen geleden | ||
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| Hi people, ok so from looking at my subscribers list i think 105 people get this whenever I write a new one? Is that right? Anyway just to let people know that I have created a couple of new quizzes about the Black Sticks Men and the Black Sticks Women. Also Youth Week starts tomorrow, I have put a lot of effort into planning it so it would be really great if some of you entered the competitions...if you write HockeyTalk NZ on your entry I will try make sure you get a special prize!!! The Black Sticks Men had a good win at the Azlan Shah tournament last night beating India 4-3, and their next match is tonight against Pakistan. Lets hope they can beat them too! The National U21 Tournament was on this week, for those of you keeping up with the results, Northern Men have finished last, and the final will be contested by Auckland and Canterbury. In the womens competition it will be Canterbury in the final against Northern Women. First time in 4 years that Auckland Women have not made the final! So a good tournament for the hosts Canterbury with both their teams in the finals tomorrow. Keep an eye on the Hockey NZ website for results: http://www.hockeynz.co.nz/nationalto... Hopefully lots of people do read this blog and will enter the Youth Week competitions and win prizes....check out www.hockeynz.co.nz/coaching/youthweek be part of an International Hockey Event! Have a good weekend people! | ||||
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| The poster competition | 586 dagen geleden | ||
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| Ok, so Youth Week is not very far away now and I am starting to get worried that no one is going to enter the Motivational Poster Competition....this was supposed to be my great idea, but so far I have had no entries....can anyone tell me if they are planning on entering....please...the prize is a Black Sticks Shirt! The Wordfind competition is good, iv had a few entries for that. Please enter the poster competition...more details are on the hockey nz website: www.hockeynz.co.nz/coaching/youthweek | ||||
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