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📢 𝐔𝟏𝟔 - 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 We have extended registrations for the Under 16 Alpiners Festival for one more week! ⭐ 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 📅 5–9 October 2026 📍 Christchurch 👧👦 Boys & Girls teams
📢 𝐔𝟏𝟔 - 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 We have extended registrations for the Under 16 Alpiners Festival for one more week! ⭐ 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 📅 5–9 October 2026 📍 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 Registrations close on 19 June and no late registrations will be accepted so don't delay, make sure you register your interest via the link now! 🔗 https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/c41dd5
🌟 𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬! 🌟 At Mid Canterbury Hockey, we know that our junior coaches are the heart of our game. Every week you give up your time, energy, and enthusiasm to help our young players learn,
🌟 𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬! 🌟 At Mid Canterbury Hockey, we know that our junior coaches are the heart of our game. Every week you give up your time, energy, and enthusiasm to help our young players learn, grow, and most importantly, have fun. We truly appreciate everything you do for our hockey community. 💚 To support you in the fantastic work you're already doing, we've created this 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭. It's not about winning or losing—it's about creating positive experiences where every child feels included, valued, and excited to come back next week. This simple checklist is designed as another tool in your coaching toolkit, helping ensure: ✅ Every player gets involved ✅ Everyone has opportunities to learn and try new things ✅ Positive behaviour and sportsmanship are encouraged ✅ Players leave the turf smiling and feeling successful When everyone gets a go, everyone grows! Thank you again to all our coaches for the incredible impact you have on our young players both on and off the turf. We couldn't do it without you. 👏 #KeepItPositive #MidCanterburyHockey #JuniorHockey #CoachAppreciation #EveryoneGetsAGo #WhenEveryoneGrows
Hockey New Zealand are about to host one of the biggest hockey events on home soil in nearly a decade 👏🙌 The 2026 Women’s FIH Nations Cup, bringing eight international teams to the North Harbour National Hockey Centre on the North Shore of Au
Hockey New Zealand are about to host one of the biggest hockey events on home soil in nearly a decade 👏🙌 The 2026 Women’s FIH Nations Cup, bringing eight international teams to the North Harbour National Hockey Centre on the North Shore of Auckland from 15–21 June 2026. Even better than that, our very own Vantage Black Sticks are the defending champions and all of their pool games are at 6pm NZT and will be shown on TVNZ+ Live and Free! So you can watch international hockey from the comfort of your own home, or get your team together and head down to Cleavers Corner Gastro Pub for a bowl of chips and a drink and show your support, here is the link to the draw https://www.hockeynz.co.nz/fih-nations-cup#draw The Vantage Black Sticks Men are set to return to the international stage at the 2026 FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup in Cape Town, South Africa, as they look to secure a third consecutive title. Taking place from 11–20 June 2026 at the Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium, the tournament brings together some of the world’s top-ranked teams outside of the FIH Pro League. The Vantage Black Sticks Men have been drawn into Pool A alongside Malaysia, Korea, Japan and Scotland in what shapes as a highly competitive group with little margin for error. The men's games will be delayed on TVNZ+ , played the following morning. The game vs Malaysia will be Live at 10.15pm Tuesday 16th June, so lets get behind the team and of course our captain Sam Lane who will be here with us at the end of July 🖤
We are incredibly excited to welcome 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 back to Mid Canterbury! 🖤 From Wakanui Hockey to the world stage, Sam’s journey is something all of our players can look up to, and this is such a speci
We are incredibly excited to welcome 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 back to Mid Canterbury! 🖤 From Wakanui Hockey to the world stage, Sam’s journey is something all of our players can look up to, and this is such a special opportunity to learn from one of New Zealand’s very best. Whether you’re just starting out or already playing senior hockey, these sessions are going to be packed with fun, skills, tips and inspiration — plus the chance to meet a 2 x Olympian right here at our Turf! 📅 Monday 27 July 📍 Mid Canterbury Hockey Turf ⏰ Juniors (Years 1–6): 3:30pm – 4:30pm ⏰ Intermediate (Years 7 & 8): 4:45pm – 5:45pm ⏰ High School & Seniors: 6pm – 7pm 💲 $20 per person - cash only To register scan the QR code on the image 👇 or click on the link 🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYWipZ5eqjxVv99gF4xkk2jfMwJ809aCBPJG3NhW7SR7OkEg/viewform Registrations close Friday 24 July. This is an amazing opportunity for our Mid Canterbury hockey community and we can’t wait to see our players out there learning from one of the best in the game! 🙌🔥 Allenton Hockey Club Hampstead Hockey Methven Hockey Club
If you haven’t spotted them already, we now have new brushes installed at each dugout! To help protect our new turf and keep it looking its best for everyone, please make sure you give your shoes a good clean before stepping onto the turf 💚
If you haven’t spotted them already, we now have new brushes installed at each dugout! To help protect our new turf and keep it looking its best for everyone, please make sure you give your shoes a good clean before stepping onto the turf 💚 We would also like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to our 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐮𝐠𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 Brophy Knight Limited for their continued support of Mid Canterbury Hockey. We are incredibly grateful to have Brophy Knight Limited backing our hockey community and helping us continue to grow and improve our facilities for everyone to enjoy.
What an absolute privilege it was to have 𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 officiating the Ian Smith Tournament Final on Sunday. Ben currently umpires at international level and was named New Zealand’s Male Umpire of the Year in 2025. We were extremely luck
What an absolute privilege it was to have 𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 officiating the Ian Smith Tournament Final on Sunday. Ben currently umpires at international level and was named New Zealand’s Male Umpire of the Year in 2025. We were extremely lucky to have someone of Ben’s calibre here in Mid Canterbury, and even more special was the opportunity for some of our junior umpires to come along, watch the action, and learn from one of the very best in the game. Opportunities like this are incredibly rare and hugely inspiring for our next generation of officials, so thanks Ben for taking the time to chat with our up and coming umpires and letting them pick your brain.
What an incredible weekend hosting the 2026 Ian Smith Tournament here in Mid Canterbury! A huge thank you to all the players, officials, volunteers and supporters who helped make the tournament such a success. It was fantastic to see so many people
What an incredible weekend hosting the 2026 Ian Smith Tournament here in Mid Canterbury! A huge thank you to all the players, officials, volunteers and supporters who helped make the tournament such a success. It was fantastic to see so many people down at the turf across the weekend, creating an awesome atmosphere and cheering on all four teams. We are especially proud of our Mid Canterbury Men’s team, who put together an outstanding performance against Central Otago to take out the Final on Sunday 5-2 and be crowned the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐈𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 💛💚🏆 The support from the sidelines all weekend was unreal and our players certainly felt it. Hosting quality hockey on our new turf and seeing the community come together made for a very special weekend. Congratulations also to the following Mid Canterbury players who were named in the Tournament Team (we are pretty sure that has got to be some kind of record!): • Jacob Gray • Ben Harford • Michael Millar • Matt Moore • Sam Moore • Rhys Ward • Lucas Wood Thank you again to everyone who played a part in such a memorable tournament weekend!
Only one more sleep till the Ian Smith Tournament and we are excited to unveil our Mid Canterbury Men’s team who will be taking the field this weekend 👏 Make sure you get down to the turf to support the home side and catch some quality hockey
Only one more sleep till the Ian Smith Tournament and we are excited to unveil our Mid Canterbury Men’s team who will be taking the field this weekend 👏 Make sure you get down to the turf to support the home side and catch some quality hockey action, here is the draw 👇 https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/org/mid-canterbury-hockey-association/ian-smith-2026/ian-smith/9197734f
📢 𝐔𝟏𝟔 - 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 We have extended registrations for the Under 16 Alpiners Festival for one more week! ⭐ 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 📅 5–9 October 2026 📍 Christchurch 👧👦 Boys & Girls teams 🌟 𝐀 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬! 🌟 At Mid Canterbury Hockey, we know that our junior coaches are the heart of our game. Every week you give up your time, energy, and enthusiasm to help our young players learn, Hockey New Zealand are about to host one of the biggest hockey events on home soil in nearly a decade 👏🙌 The 2026 Women’s FIH Nations Cup, bringing eight international teams to the North Harbour National Hockey Centre on the North Shore of Au We are incredibly excited to welcome 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 back to Mid Canterbury! 🖤 From Wakanui Hockey to the world stage, Sam’s journey is something all of our players can look up to, and this is such a speci If you haven’t spotted them already, we now have new brushes installed at each dugout! To help protect our new turf and keep it looking its best for everyone, please make sure you give your shoes a good clean before stepping onto the turf 💚 What an absolute privilege it was to have 𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 officiating the Ian Smith Tournament Final on Sunday. Ben currently umpires at international level and was named New Zealand’s Male Umpire of the Year in 2025. We were extremely luck What an incredible weekend hosting the 2026 Ian Smith Tournament here in Mid Canterbury! A huge thank you to all the players, officials, volunteers and supporters who helped make the tournament such a success. It was fantastic to see so many people Only one more sleep till the Ian Smith Tournament and we are excited to unveil our Mid Canterbury Men’s team who will be taking the field this weekend 👏 Make sure you get down to the turf to support the home side and catch some quality hockey

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