🎉 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬! 🎉 Following our Midlands Year 5 & 6 Kiwi Sticks players, we are excited to announce that our 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 teams will be the next to take the field on the brand new turf today! Seeing our youngest players out enjoying hockey on the new surface is something really special for our hockey community. We would also like to give a huge welcome and thank you to Ryal Bush Transport Ashburton, who have come on board as the new sponsor of our Fun Sticks programme for 2026. Their support is greatly appreciated and will help continue to grow and support hockey for our youngest players 👦👧 Thank you Ryal Bush Transport Ashburton for backing grassroots hockey in Mid Canterbury — we’re excited to have you as part of the team! 🙌🏑

We are thrilled to announce that the very first games on our brand new turf will be the 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝟓 & 𝟔 𝐊𝐢𝐰𝐢 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 kicking off at 4pm today! What a fantastic way to officially begin the next chapter on our new surface — with our future hockey stars taking the field ✨🌟 It feels incredibly fitting to also acknowledge and thank Midlands for coming back on board as a sponsor for 2026. Their ongoing support of hockey in our region is hugely appreciated, and partnerships like this help make opportunities for our young players possible. We can’t wait to see the smiles, excitement, and energy as our Kiwi Sticks players are the first to experience the new turf! 🙌🏑 Thank you Midlands for your continued support of Mid Canterbury Hockey.

𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟔 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐘 – 𝐄𝐎𝐈 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 Mid Canterbury Hockey is excited to call for Expressions of Interest for our 2026 Under 16 representative campaign! We have two exciting opportunities available this season: ⭐ 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏 – 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 📅 3–7 October 2026 📍 Boys – Auckland 📍 Girls – Christchurch To be eligible for this tournament, players must be: ✔️ Over the age of 14 as of 1 January 2026 ✔️ Under the age of 16 as of 1 January 2026 ⭐ 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐 – 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 📍 Christchurch 👧👦 Boys & Girls teams This festival is for players who are: ✔️ In Year 9 OR ✔️ 13 years old and under 16 as of 1 January 2026 These tournaments are an exciting pathway opportunity for our youth players and a great chance to build friendships, confidence, and hockey experience. 📣 Registrations close Thursday 5 June, so make sure you register your interest via the link now! 🔗 https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/c41dd5

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, the installation of our brand new turf has experienced a slight delay and it will now not be ready for play until Friday. This means that, sadly, there will be 𝐧𝐨 𝐊𝐰𝐢𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 this Wednesday night as originally scheduled. The team on site have been working incredibly hard to deliver what will be an amazing new playing surface for Mid Canterbury Hockey and we know it will absolutely be worth the wait. The countdown is well and truly on now! ⏳🙌 The good news is that Kiwi Sticks on Friday, Mini Sticks & Fun Sticks on Saturday will still go ahead as planned, and we look forward to seeing all of our youngest hockey stars out enjoying their hockey this week. Thank you to everyone for your patience, understanding, and ongoing support throughout this exciting project. We cannot wait to officially open and share our new turf with you all very soon! 🎊🎉

On Saturday night we had the privilege of attending the Mid Canterbury Sports Awards 2026, where our own Hugh Copland was named a finalist in the Coach of the Year category. While Hugh may not have taken home the award, it was an honor to celebrate alongside so many outstanding athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers from across our region. Mid Canterbury Hockey would like to congratulate all the finalists and winners, and extend our thanks to Sport Canterbury - Mid Canterbury for hosting such a fantastic event 💛💚

Mid Canterbury Hockey are proud to announce our 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏 𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 competing in the Canterbury Hockey Association competition in Christchurch this season! The lads have started their campaign in outstanding fashion, going 2 from 2 with impressive wins over Marist (1-0) and Harewood (3-0). A fantastic start that reflects the hard work, commitment, and determination this group has put in both on and off the turf. Congratulations team, and all the best for the season ahead!

𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐃 – 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐅 𝐔𝐏𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 The exciting arrival of our new turf is almost here, and we need your help to get the job done! We are looking for volunteers for the following times: 🔨 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐟 📅 Saturday 2 May ⏰ 1:00pm – 6:00pm 👥 Need 3 people 🛠️ 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐟 📅 Monday 4 May – Wednesday 13 May ⏰ 8:00am – 5:00pm daily 👥 Need 3 people each day If you can help, please click here 🔗https://chat.whatsapp.com/GZW9T5R0FLqJ19gykifweM?mode=gi_t to join the WhatsApp group and add your availability to the poll. Every bit of help makes a huge difference, and we’d love our hockey community to be part of this exciting upgrade.

𝑷𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑼𝑴 𝑻𝑬𝑨𝑴 𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 MCH is proud to announce our 𝐌𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 team who will be competing in the Platinum League of the Canterbury Hockey Competition this season. This is a hugely exciting milestone as it is the first Year 9/10 team we have entered into this competition. It marks an important step forward in creating strong development pathways for our young players from Ashburton College, Mt Hutt College, and Ashburton Christian School and providing valuable opportunities to compete at a higher level. The team have their first game this Sunday, 11am at Nga Puna Wai vs Southern United Sabers. We are incredibly proud of these boys and wish them all the very best for the season ahead. We know they will represent their schools and Mid Canterbury with pride, passion, and determination. Go well boys!