Here’s issue #3 ­ your ultimate source for all the info on the BDO Men’s Hockey World Cup, Black Sticks player diaries, how to get a bet down on Hockey with the TAB, the announcement of our National Hockey League teams ­ who’s representing your region and how you support your region. There is even some off-field action with our new “Coach of the Month” awards and a call for applications for the top job in Womens Hockey ­ Black Sticks Women’s coach, and applications for the upcoming national hockey camps. Looks like September is a great month for hockey.

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Black Sticks Men @ BDO World Cup ­ watch the games on SKY Sport

Set your alarm for the early hours of the morning or watch the replays over your cornflakes at breakfast time ­ either way, SKY TV are 100% behind our Black Sticks men’s efforts at the BDO World Cup in Germany, the full schedule is here.

A competition worthy of a Black Stick ­ can you handle it?

Our Black Sticks men’s team have been performing extremely well this year in the face of some tough competition, so they thought it only fair to throw in a little bit of competition for all their supporters too…….so email in the answer to this:
Who did the Black Sticks men beat in the final
of the World Cup Qualifying Tournament in China in April?
And go in the draw to win the actual GRAYS hockey stick, that “stars” in the current SKY TV World Cup commercial. This stick retails at $389 and has only be used once during the filming of this advert.
Click here to enter.

It’s a tough sport, that you can bet on!

As if a great game of hockey wasn’t exciting enough, now thanks to the TAB you can place a bet on the World Cup and selected future tournaments too. Not only can you enjoy the benefits of a winning bet on your sport but you’ll also be helping your sport directly too, with the TAB donating a percentage of all money generated through betting on Hockey back to support Hockey NZ....read more....

Black Sticks player diary....

The opportunity to represent your country is a special and rare experience, but now we can all catch a glimpse of what it is like to be a Black Stick in the midst of a World Cup campaign. Our Black Sticks players are sending home diary entries from Germany, visit our website for these regular updates direct from the players....read more....

National Hockey League

This prestigious competition is about to kick off on the 15th of September with a massive double header weekend in Auckland and North Harbour. The competition then unfolds around the regions and will culminate in the finals on the 14th & 15th of October in Wellington. The teams representing each region have just been announced, find out who will be representing you and when you can catch a home game by clicking here.

A call for applications ­ COACH Black Sticks Women

Apply here: http://www.hockeynz.co.nz/sit_vacant.php

New Zealand U18s and U16s events coming up

Just Hockey “Coach of the Month”

In recognition of all the great work being done out there by coaches throughout the Hockey community ­ Just Hockey and Hockey NZ have teamed together to initiate a monthly award to recognize great hockey coaches. Each month we look to you to nominate your coach and explain why they deserve to be awarded Coach of the Month, the 2 winning coaches (1 male and 1 female) will then be announced in our e-newsletter and on the Hockey NZ website and they will be awarded a special prize pack donated by Just Hockey.

Our inaugural awards go to Blair Adams of Auckland Grammar School and Angeline Waetford of Whangarei Girls High School. Congratulations!! Your prize packs are on their way.

To nominate your coach for next months award simply visit our website and follow the quick and easy steps to make your nomination.

Hockey Talk NZ

Join up anytime and chat about anything hockey related, share pictures (thanks Paul Woolford, Black Sticks Goalie who has kicked this off), hockey gossip....but most of all keep in touch, you never know there may even be a Black Stick star or two listening in....read more....