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New Zealand men's national field hockey team

Field hockey team representing New Zealand

Summary

Field hockey team representing New Zealand

Field	Value
name	New Zealand
image	BlackSticks.png
size	220px
nickname	Black Sticks
association	New Zealand Hockey Federation
confederation	OHF (Oceania)
coach	Greg Nicol
assistant	Gregg Clark
Mike Delaney
Shea McAleese
manager	David Stones
captain	Nic Woods
most caps	Phil Burrows (343)
top scorer	Phil Burrows (150)
rank
max rank	5
max date	2013
min rank	13
min date	2023
First game	5–4
(Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922)
Olympic apps	14
Olympic first	1956
Olympic best	1st (1976)
World cup apps	11
World cup first	1973
World cup best	7th (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014, 2023)
Regional name	Oceania Cup
Regional cup apps	11
Regional cup first	1999
Regional cup best	2nd (12 times)
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Mike Delaney Shea McAleese (Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922) |Olympic Games|1|0|0 |Oceania Cup|0|12|0 |Commonwealth Games|0|2|1 |Hockey World League|0|1|0 The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men, is the national team for men's field hockey of New Zealand, under the New Zealand Hockey Federation.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, they upset Australia to win gold, becoming the first non-Asian/European team to clinch the gold medal. They have also won silver and bronze at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

1956 – 6th place
1960 – 5th place
1964 – 13th place
1968 – 7th place
1972 – 9th place
1976 –
1984 – 7th place
1992 – 8th place
2004 – 6th place
2008 – 7th place
2012 – 9th place
2016 – 7th place
2020 – 9th place
2024 – 12th place

World Cup

1973 – 7th place
1975 – 7th place
1982 – 7th place
1986 – 9th place
1998 – 10th place
2002 – 9th place
2006 – 8th place
2010 – 9th place
2014 – 7th place
2018 – 9th place
2023 – 7th place
2026 – Qualified

Commonwealth Games

1998 – 6th place
2002 –
2006 – 5th place
2010 –
2014 – 4th place
2018 –
2022 – 5th place

World League

2012–13 –
2014–15 – 11th place
2016–17 – 12th place

Pro League

2019 – 8th place
2020–21 – 8th place
2021–22 – Withdrew
2022–23 – 9th place

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2023–24 –
2024–25 –

Champions Trophy

1978 – 4th place
1983 – 6th place
1984 – 5th place
2004 – 6th place
2010 – 5th place
2011 – 4th place
2012 – 7th place

Champions Challenge

2003 – 4th place
2007 –
2009 –
2014 – 5th place

Oceania Cup

1999 –
2001 –
2003 –
2005 –
2007 –
2009 –
2011 –
2013 –
2015 –
2017 –
2019 –
2023 –
2025 –

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

1991 – 4th place
1995 –
1996 – 4th place
1998 – 6th place
2000 – 6th place
2003 –
2005 – 4th place
2006 – 4th place
2008 –
2009 –
2011 – 4th place
2012 –
2013 – 4th place
2015 –
2016 –
2017 – 4th place
2024 –
2025 –

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Head coach: NZ Greg Nicol

All caps and goals current as of 9 June 2024, following the match against France.

The following three players were listed as reserves for the Olympic Games:

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Recent call-ups

The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last 12 months:

Notable players

Paul Ackerley
Scott Anderson
Jeff Archibald
Ryan Archibald
Phil Burrows
Simon Child
Tony Ineson
Ramesh Patel
Hayden Shaw
Nick Wilson
Selwyn Maister
Barry Maister
Brett Leaver
Trevor Manning
Jamie Smith
Peter Daji
Campbell Garry
Austen Haig
Richard Clouston
Marc Keil
Cooper Gilmore
Fred Meehan

References

"History of Hockey in Australia".
"Hockey New Zealand".
(18 June 2024). "PARIS BOUND - MIX OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE IN NZ MEN’S HOCEKY TEAM". [[New Zealand Hockey Federation]].

Wikipedia Source

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