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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 country, and
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 hockey in
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 ice hockey.
WHEN HOCKEY MEETS THE ALL BLACKS…
Some call it fate, others call it chance. Whatever the analogy, the odds of Travis Crickard coming to New Zealand were pretty low five years ago. But thanks to a book, and
IT’S HARD TO LIKE REFEREES SOMETIMES.
It’s hard to like referees sometimes. As much as we tell ourselves “they’re volunteers,” “they’re not perfect,” or “it’s just a game,” we can still find ourselves incessantly unsatisfied with the performance
WEEKEND WARRIOR: BILL BARTLETT
Bill Bartlett is as Canadian as they come – at least that’s how it seems. He’s always popping up at his local Auckland rinks, he’s always showing his passion for hockey, and
JAKE RATCLIFFE: MAKING NZ HOCKEY HISTORY
Jake Ratcliffe is set to make history when he heads over to the United States in August to play NCAA ice hockey. He’ll be the first Kiwi-born male to play college-level hockey,
KIWIS FLY TOGETHER – WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY
Ignore the glaring inaccuracy of our 90s kids film reference for a second. Yes, we get it. A kiwi and a duck… it sounds like the intro of a bad pub joke.
NZ WOMENS TEAMS ABROAD!
As the end of the summer rolls around and everyone is looking forward to the Ice Hockey season starting up again, there is a group of elite Womens Ice Hockey players in
OUR NZIHL STARTING PLAYERS!
Now that most of the New Zealand Ice Hockey Season has been and gone (Mostly) and summer leagues are starting up we thought we would take some time to choose our NZIHL
NZ VS AUS – OUR BIGGEST RIVALRY
Early in September the Australian National Ice Hockey team will travel to Queenstown to play our Ice Blacks in a 3 game series dubbed the 2017 Audi Quattro Winter Games Trans-Tasman Challenge.