A cone of silence has descended over Hockey New Zealand and its players' association after a meeting yesterday to resolve the Mark Hager email issue and subsequent fallout.
The two parties met to sort through a potentially damaging situation, which has put Black Sticks women's coach Hager in the spotlight over an ill-starred email he sent to a support staff person, which was in part critical of several players, and which found its way into the squad's hands during the World Cup in London last month.
Criticism of a negative environment within the women's squad surfaced through former goalkeeper Amelia Gibson's allegations to that effect late last week.
"HNZ and the Hockey Players Association have had a positive and constructive meeting to discuss and understand the feedback by some past and present players about the Black Sticks women's environment," a joint statement from the two organisations read.
"We have agreed a plan to address the feedback, which involves an independent person to look into the feedback and gather more information if appropriate."
