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CENTRE ICE: PART 2 – MIDDLE OF THE ICE
CENTRE ICE: PART 2 – MIDDLE OF THE ICE
PART 2: THE MIDDLE OF THE ICE Last month, we explored the origins and beginnings of Centre Ice, as well as the Blong family and how they became synonymous with... Read more...
THE FINAL EPISODE – PART 3 OF THE CENTRE ICE STORY
THE FINAL EPISODE – PART 3 OF THE CENTRE ICE STORY
In June, we explored the origins and beginnings of Centre Ice, as well as the Blong family and how they became synonymous with ice hockey in New Zealand. Last month, we... Read more...
Centre Ice: How it all started…
Centre Ice: How it all started…
PART 1: How it all started… Centre Ice has been selling ice hockey equipment to Kiwis for decades, but its history goes back much further. From farmers in the far... Read more...
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH – AXEL RUSKI-JONES, JUNIOR OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH – AXEL RUSKI-JONES, JUNIOR OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST
Why do you play ice hockey? What’s the best part? A: I play hockey because I love it and it is really fun. The best part of hockey is the... Read more...
20 Questions with – Katya Blong, Junior Olympic Gold Medalist
20 Questions with – Katya Blong, Junior Olympic Gold Medalist
Why do you play hockey? What’s the best part for you? I play hockey because I love everything from teammates, skating, and the feeling of scoring. Without hockey life would... Read more...
“ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE”: BILLY SHEARD RECEIVES PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIP
“ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE”: BILLY SHEARD RECEIVES PRIME MINISTER’S SCHOLARSHIP
It’s hard to know whether Jacinda Ardern has ever seen a game of ice hockey, let alone hear about its popularity in New Zealand. Regardless, she’s given Billy Sheard a... Read more...
USA HOCKEY COMING TO NEW ZEALAND
USA HOCKEY COMING TO NEW ZEALAND
There’s an old cliché that gets bandied around in the business and sports world – “the company/team is in good hands”. And that saying rings true with New Zealand Ice... Read more...
Jesse Allen: Auckland to Saskatchewan – Life as a Notre Dame Hound
Jesse Allen: Auckland to Saskatchewan – Life as a Notre Dame Hound
Jesse Allen is a Bantam league player from Auckland, who has featured on Aucklands rep teams for the past couple of years. Along with many of his peers at the... Read more...
JOEL RINDELAUB: PARTY IN THE BACK, PARTY IN THE FRONT
JOEL RINDELAUB: PARTY IN THE BACK, PARTY IN THE FRONT
JOEL RINDELAUB: PARTY IN THE BACK, PARTY IN THE FRONT The US-native sports one of the finest moustache’s you could ever hope to see, all the while maintaining a glorious... Read more...
NZIHF Development Camps
NZIHF Development Camps
Last week, New Zealand’s five main sporting bodies (rugby, rugby league, netball, cricket, and hockey) made a collective commitment to fundamentally shift their thinking and approach around kids’ sport. Numbers... Read more...
Drew McMillan: a meteoric rise in Dunedin’s ice hockey scene
Drew McMillan: a meteoric rise in Dunedin’s ice hockey scene
Drew McMillan grew up in the snowy lands of Alaska. With white hills on either side of him, he picked up some skates and a stick when he was just... Read more...
JACOB CAREY: THIS KID FROM DOWN SOUTH IS JUST 13
JACOB CAREY: THIS KID FROM DOWN SOUTH IS JUST 13
The voice of Jacob Carey down the phone line would have you thinking you’re chatting to a 20-year-old. The fact he’s leaving his home in Christchurch to go and live... Read more...