New Rules Update

Hi all, we just received some info on the new rules being implemented for the 2015 season. You can have a read of the full details of the new tournament rules here. Here’s the message from Wellington Hockey;

Wellington Hockey will be implementing the new rules, except high stick, across all grades of hockey.  The high stick rule will only be played for the 2015 season in the Premier One and Two grades of Open Grade hockey and the Premier One grade of Secondary School. This is to ensure that both players and umpires have the time and access to coaching/development in the lower grades to learn how to play and umpire to this rule in 2015 with the intention to introduce this rule across further grades in 2016.

As I know some of you will be interested to know, I can confirm that this is the recommendation from Capital Hockey to the other associations in the Capital region and Wairarapa hockey are aiming to do the same as Wellington with regard to these new rules.

Capital Hockey has also confirmed that Hockey NZ will be playing 15 minute quarters at U21, Regional U18 and NHL this year. Wellington Hockey will only be playing 15 minute quarters in Premier One Open Grade as per the Local Competition Handbook.

Looking forward to seeing you at trials next month!

Trials 2015

Hi all!

Trials are coming up! The dates and times are listed below, held at NHS in Wellington;

• Sunday 1st March: 4-5pm All women
• Sunday 1st March: 5-7pm P1/P2 men
• Sunday 8th March, 4-5pm Women & P3/R2 men
• Sunday 8th March 5-7pm P1/P2 men
• Sunday 15th March, 5-7pm All men

We now have the confirmed times for each group, see above. We also have the time-slots for trainings, starting the week of the 9th of March. They are;

• Tuesday 8-9pm for the Women
• Thursday 8-9pm for the Men

Finally, there is also the draft competition calendar, check that out below. Details of registration and confirmation of times coming soon!

2015 Draft Competition Calendar

Black Sticks in Wellington!!!

Hi everyone! A message from the WHA

The Black Sticks Men and Women are in Wellington for a week of action-packed international hockey from the 15-22 November – the Black Sticks Men are set to play four tests (first two at National Hockey Stadium and the remainder in Kapiti) in Wellington against Japan and the Black Sticks Women will face trans-Tasman rivals Australia in a three-test series.

Offering Premium and Corporate tickets is a new initiative and has been developed by Wellington Hockey to help grow crowd numbers and to add another level to the visitor experience for people attending next month’s International Hockey week. We need your help however in making this happen to ensure that this is a product that we can further develop in the future. If you could please share this email and the attached flyer with all and any databases that you have access to and generally assist with spreading the word we would be very grateful. With your help we believe we can offer more of these great experiences for events at Wellington Hockey and increase the profile of the game to the wider community

Tests at National Hockey Stadium, Newtown:
Saturday 15 Nov               3pm       Blacksticks Women vs Australia
Sunday 16 Nov                  3pm       Blacksticks Women vs Australia
Tuesday 18 Nov                7pm       Blacksticks Women vs Australia
Tuesday 18 Nov                5pm       Blacksticks Men vs Japan
Wednesday 19 Nov         7pm       Blacksticks Men vs Japan

Watch hockey as never before! Wellington Hockey and Hockey New Zealand are excited to announce that our new Premium and Corporate tickets for this test series are now available. Sit back and enjoy what promises to be some thrilling international test action from the comfort of your own private enclosure with continuous food and refreshments.

Our Premium Package is available on Saturday 15 November and Sunday 16 November from 2.30-4.30pm and includes gate ticket, free parking, covered exclusive premium seating and continuous finger food, beer wine and non-alcoholic beverages for $58.50 per person.

Our Corporate Package is available on Tuesday 18 November from 4.30pm -8.30pm and includes gate ticket to Men vs Japan and Women vs Australia, free parking, covered exclusive premium seating and gourmet BBQ dinner with beer, wine and non –alcoholic beverages for $120 per person.

Tickets are now on sale just go to www.dashtickets.co.nz. Tickets are cheaper to buy online than at the gate – so support Hockey and buy now! This the first time we have hosted Australia in Wellington since 2001 and even longer for Japan so don’t miss out, tickets are limited.

For more information on the Wellington International Hockey Week click here. 

Final Rankings 2014

That’s it for the 2014 season! The final rankings are;

• P1 Men – 5th
• P2 Men – 6th
• P3 Men – 6th
• R1 Women – 2nd!!!
• R2 Men – 5th

Congratulations to the R1 women, carrying the club this year! Unfortunately the men were plagued with injuries and so haven’t finished with the results they hoped for. On the positive side we all managed to keep clear of relegation… We’ll have to take out the top spots next year! 

We will be having a prize giving on October 18th (mark it on your calendar), venue TBD. There will be a small cover charge to help pay for the venue, same as every year. Looking forward to seeing you all there!