Black Sticks drag back two goals for draw
New Zealand's women scored two goals in the final quarter to secure a draw with Japan in their opening game of the Hawke's Bay Cup last night in Hastings.
New Zealand's women scored two goals in the final quarter to secure a draw with Japan in their opening game of the Hawke's Bay Cup last night in Hastings.
The women's Black Sticks are set to take on Canada in early February, but their attention is still on addressing issues that afflicted them in 2014.
Auckland Hockey has axed James Grant as senior men's coach, despite his having overseen four successive national titles.
A probable funding cut allied to a new round of collective bargaining is expected to bring simmering resentments between the country's elite hockey players and their national body to the boil.
The women's Black Sticks are two games away from making their first Champions Trophy final.
New Zealand have suffered back-to-back losses to Argentina as they prepare for the Champions Trophy starting in Mendoza, Argentina, this weekend.
A Jacob Smith close range deflection three minutes from the finish gave New Zealand a 2-1 win over Japan in Kapiti tonight.