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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...
RYAN MARTINOLI – SWISS ELITE JUNIOR A: A PATH TO A PRO CONTRACT
RYAN MARTINOLI – SWISS ELITE JUNIOR A: A PATH TO A PRO CONTRACT
Kia Ora, Gruezi and Hallo, My name is Ryan Martinoli I’m 18 years of age. I am a Kiwi kid from Auckland, some of you might remember me from the... Read more...
GROWTH IS A MAJOR FOCUS: ANDY MILLS – PRESIDENT OF THE NEW ZEALAND ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION
GROWTH IS A MAJOR FOCUS: ANDY MILLS – PRESIDENT OF THE NEW ZEALAND ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION
It’s been a year since Andy Mills was appointed president of the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation, and his journey with the game has been no stumble in the dark.... Read more...
GETTING KIDS IN SKATES: WHAT EACH REGION ARE DOING TO GROW LEARN TO PLAY PROGRAMMES
GETTING KIDS IN SKATES: WHAT EACH REGION ARE DOING TO GROW LEARN TO PLAY PROGRAMMES
The sporting landscape in New Zealand is becoming more and more diverse. Kiwi kids are ditching the “non-traditional” sports in order to find unique and niche activities that are both... Read more...
PARIS HEYD: “WE REALLY NEED TO GET THE JUNIOR LEVELS COMPETING”
PARIS HEYD: “WE REALLY NEED TO GET THE JUNIOR LEVELS COMPETING”
There is perhaps no name more familiar than Paris Heyd when talking about New Zealand Ice Hockey. The Ice Blacks veteran is a consummate servant of the game in this... Read more...
WELLINGTON ICE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: JUST – DO IT YOURSELF
WELLINGTON ICE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION: JUST – DO IT YOURSELF
Ice hockey in Wellington has finally become reality! With a new full sized rink, a growing community and a few tournaments under their belt things are looking up for ice... Read more...
ANATOLY KHOROZOV – “ICE HOCKEY IS NOT A GAME, IT’S A LIFESTYLE.”
ANATOLY KHOROZOV – “ICE HOCKEY IS NOT A GAME, IT’S A LIFESTYLE.”
“Ice hockey is not a game, it’s a lifestyle.”   Those are the words of current Ice Blacks coach Anatoly Khorozov – a name familiar to many within New Zealand... Read more...