Southern Alpiners

Southern Alpiners
Full nameSouthern Alpiners
LeaguePremier Hockey League
Founded2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Home groundNgā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand
(Capacity 300)
Personnel
CoachGrant Edwards (M)
Aaron Ford (W)
Websiteblacksticksnz.co.nz

The Southern Alpiners are a New Zealand based field hockey club, originating from the nation's Southern region. The club was established in 2020, and is one of four established to compete in Hockey New Zealand's new premier domestic competition, the Premier Hockey League.[1]

The club unifies both men and women under one name.

The Southern Alpiners competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Premier Hockey League, where the men's and women's teams finished in second and fourth place in their respective tournaments.[2][3]

History

Along with three other teams, the Southern Alpiners were founded in 2020 as part of Hockey New Zealand's development of hockey.

The team comprises players from the whole of Te Waipounamu, the South Island of New Zealand.[4] The team are named after the Southern Alps, the mountain range which extends down the majority of the South Island.

Teams

Men

The following players represented the men's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.[5]

  2. Louis Beckert (GK)
  4. George Enersen (GK)
  6. Joseph Morrison
  8. George Connell
  10. Hugo Inglis
  12. Nicholas Elder
  14. Kane Russell
  16. Nicholas Lidstone
  18. Nicholas Ross
  20. Maxwell Rasmussen
  22. Dominic Newman
  24. Gus Wakeling
  26. Finn Ward
  28. Dylan Thomas
  30. Jordan Wards
  32. Malachi Buschl
  34. Samuel Lane
  36. David Brydon
  38. Blair Tarrant
  40. Simon Yorston
  42. Moss Jackson

Women

The following players represented the women's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.[6]

  2. Kirsty Nation (GK)
  4. Saasha Marsters (GK)
  6. Phoebe Steele
  8. Olivia Merry
  10. Anna Crowley
  12. Tessa Jopp
  14. Georgina Mackay-Stewart
  16. Millie Calder
  18. Leah Butt
  20. Belinda Smith
  22. Hayley Cox
  24. Frances Davies
  26. Jessica Anderson
  28. Catherine Tinning
  30. Brittany Wang
  32. Emily Wium
  34. Margot Willis
  36. Michaela Curtis
  38. Isabella Ambrosius
  40. Charlotte Lee

References

  1. ^ "ABOUT THE TEAMS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Keepers play star roles as Central Falcons claim premier hockey title in shootout thriller". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Southern Alpiners come up just short after final shootout". Otago Daily Times. Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Southern Alpiners" (PDF). blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Southern Alpiners". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Southern Alpiners". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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