It’s hard to know whether Jacinda Ardern has ever seen a game of ice hockey, let alone heard about its popularity in New Zealand. Regardless, she’s given Billy Sheard a Prime Minister’s scholarship in the sport thanks to the good old adage of “ask and you shall receive”. Indeed, Billy might be recognised as pioneer […]

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 be boring.   When did you start playing hockey? I first started skating when I was two and started playing hockey when I was four.

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 Hockey.   If you’re a parent or young player reading this, you no doubt have strong priorities when it comes to the future of you

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 Bantam level, Jesse has travelled abroad in search of playing hockey at the highest level. Fortunately for Jesse, he is attending the Athol Murray college

Joel Rindelaub has invented a new cliché; “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 mullet of hair out the back. It’s everything a hockey player could ever want when it comes to hair!  

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 have been dramatically declining among the five codes, and research suggests kids are moving away from competitive sport, because they just want to have fun

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 five years old. Now, I know what you’re thinking… was this kid playing in the “Saturday Game” alongside Russell Crowe and the lads? He

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 in Canada, might have you thinking he’s 25. But this kid from down south is just 13. Age hasn’t stopped him. He’s made grades far

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 Paradice Ice rinks in Botany and Avondale. I am currently playing in Europe, Switzerland, at an Elite level of Hockey for the EHC Kloten Flyers,

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. His love for hockey is rivalled only by his strong desire to make a difference, and years of service has put him in a position

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 fresh and challenging. A recent study showed that basketball has quickly overtaken rugby as the number one high school sport in this country, and we’ve

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 country, and perhaps one of the hottest hockey talents we have. He’s been a part of two championship-winning NZIHL teams – the Southern Stampede and