Black Sticks Selections

The club would like to congratulate Jonty Keaney and Nick Ross, who have been selected in the Black Sticks squad to take on Pakistan in a 5 test series to be played in Wellington and Clareville between 17-23 March. Jonty will also be making his debut in this series.

The full press release and squad list from Hockey NZ can be found here. Tickets may be purchased through the Black Sticks website (www.blacksticks.co.nz). 

Match Schedule

National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Friday 17 March, 6.30pm
Saturday 18 March, 4.30pm
Monday 20 March, 7pm

Trust House Hockey Wairarapa, Clareville
Wednesday 22 March, 6.30pm
Thursday 23 March, 6.30pm

(Cover image: Waikato Hockey Association)

2017 Season Information

(Scroll down for youth and junior season information)

Please check out our FAQ page if there is any other information you require, or send us an email.

Senior

Competition Dates and Teams

Teams available: Premier, Reserve, Division 1-4 (for both men/women)
Competition dates: 1st April-27th August (promotion/relegation on 2nd/3rd September)
Competition days: Saturday - Premier, Division 1/3; Sunday - Reserve, Division 2/4
Game start times (approximate): Saturday - 12-5.30pm; Sunday - 10am-5pm
Locations: Around Auckland - see turf locations here.

TRIAL Dates

Premier/Reserve Men - 12/19 February, 6-7.30pm
Premier/Reserve Women - 12/19 February, 7.30-9pm
Open Women - 11 March, 1-3pm and 14 March 7.30-9.30pm
Open Men - 11 March, 3-5pm and 13 March 8.30-10.30pm

All events above will be held at Auckland Grammar Hockey Turf (3 Normanby Road, Mt Eden)

Additional dates will be added if required. Please RSVP to our Facebook events here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/auhc.org/events. The club reserves it's right to place players in a team based on their ability. We will take special circumstances e.g. work commitments into consideration where possible. A place in a team cannot be guaranteed if you do not attend trials.

Training Times/Locations

Subject to final confirmation.

Men
Premier
8.30-9.30pm, AGS, Monday
8.30-9.30pm, Epsom, Tuesday

Reserve
9.30-10.30pm, AGS, Monday
7.30-8.30pm, Epsom, Wednesday

Division 1/2/3
9.30-10.30pm, AGS, Thursday

Division 4
9.15-10.15pm, AGS, Wednesday

Women
Premier
7.30-8.30pm, AGS, Monday
7.30-8.30pm, Epsom, Tuesday

Reserve
8.30-9.30pm, AGS, Monday
8.30-9.30pm, Epsom, Wednesday

Division 1
9.30-10.30pm, AGS, Monday

Division 2/3
8-9pm, LEP, Tuesday

Division 4
9.15-10.15pm, AGS, Wednesday

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Youth

Competition Dates and Teams

Competition dates: 5th May-27th August (no play 2-5/6, 9/7, 14/7 16/7, 21/7)

Preseason Dates

Muster: 18 March 1-3pm, Lloyd Elsmore Park

Registration open

Training Times/Locations

Exact times to be confirmed once teams are selected

Thursday evenings, Lloyd Elsmore Park

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Junior

Competition Dates and Teams

Teams available:
Fun Sticks (Year 1-2), Mini Sticks (Year 3-4), Kiwi Sticks (Year 5-6), Kwik Sticks (Year 7-8)
Competition dates: 6th May-1st July, 26th July-16th September
Game days/times: Saturday mornings

Preseason Dates

Muster: 12 March 1-3pm, Lloyd Elsmore Park
Skills Workshop (Year 1-6): 26 March, 1-3pm, Lloyd Elsmore Park
Trials will be held from 14 March for Year 7/8 teams

Registration open

Training Times/Locations

Year 7-8 - 6-8pm, Tuesdays, Lloyd Elsmore Park
Year 5-6 - 5pm, Wednesdays from 3rd May, Panmure YMCA
Year 3-4 - 4pm, Wednesdays from 3rd May, Panmure YMCA
Year 1-2 - 4.15pm, Wednesdays from 3rd May, Panmure YMCA
Details for Beachlands-based players TBA.

2017 Premier/Reserve Trials

Dates/Times

Men
12 February 6-7.30pm
19 February 6-7.30pm

Women
12 February 7.30-9pm
19 February 7.30-9pm

Location

Auckland Grammar School
3 Normanby Road, Mt Eden

 

Registration

Please register using the link below to save time collecting details on the day.
https://goo.gl/forms/JHBYtxJaI8sJWobX2

Facebook events can be found at https://www.facebook.com/pg/auhc.org/events - please share these with anyone you think would be interested.

Trans-Tasman Trophy

A big week of hockey coming up with the Black Sticks Men and Women taking on the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras at LEP for the Trans-Tasman Trophy. Games on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Come on down to support Nick Ross and the rest of the team! Check out game times and buy tickets here: https://secure.ticketdesq.com/book/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&TicketDesqID=1949&OrgID=10159

Year 1-8 Students can get one free entry by presenting this poster at the gate: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b9980158cf000a6a3dda0c7bc/files/Primary_Student_Poster.pdf

Year 9-13 Students can get 50% off a student ticket by presenting this poster at the gate: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b9980158cf000a6a3dda0c7bc/files/Sec_Student_Discount_Poster.pdf

Tertiary Hockey Championships

University of Auckland Tertiary Hockey Championship teams (Photo Credit: Tiwai Wilson)

Following a successful campaign at the Tertiary Hockey Champs, we would like to congratulate Kip Mouldey and Selwyn Collins who have been named in the NZ Universities team to compete at the Hockey NZ Affiliates Tournament in Hawke's Bay, 3-7 April 2017.

A full press release and team lists can be viewed here: http://hockeynz.co.nz/News/victoria-and-auckland-win-university-titles

Final placings

Men: University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, Victoria University, AUT
Women: Victoria University, AUT, University of Canterbury, University of Auckland