New Zealand men's national field hockey team explained

New Zealand
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Nickname:Black Sticks
Association:New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation:OHF (Oceania)
Coach:Greg Nicol
Assistant:Gregg Clark
Mike Delaney
Shea McAleese
Manager:David Stones
Captain:Nic Woods
Most Caps:Phil Burrows (343)
Top Scorer:Phil Burrows (150)
Max Rank:5
Max Date:2013
Min Rank:13
Min Date:2023
First Game: 5–4
(Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922)[1]
Olympic Apps:14
Olympic First:1956
Olympic Best:1st (1976)
World Cup Apps:11
World Cup First:1973
World Cup Best:7th (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014, 2023)
Regional Name:Oceania Cup
Regional Cup Apps:11
Regional Cup First:1999
Regional Cup Best:2nd (12 times)
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The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men,[2] is the national team for men's field hockey of New Zealand, under the New Zealand Hockey Federation.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, they upset Australia to win gold, becoming the first non-Asian/European team to clinch the gold medal. They have also won silver and bronze at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Commonwealth Games

World League

Pro League

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Champions Trophy

Champions Challenge

Oceania Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3]

Head coach: Greg Nicol

The following three players were listed as reserves for the Olympic Games:

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Recent call-ups

The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last 12 months:

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Hockey in Australia. 22 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Hockey New Zealand. 19 September 2012.
  3. Web site: PARIS BOUND - MIX OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE IN NZ MEN’S HOCEKY TEAM . . blacksticksnz.co.nz . 18 June 2024 . 20 June 2024.