Hauraki Mavericks

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Hauraki Mavericks
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Full nameHauraki Mavericks
Founded2020;3 years ago (2020)
Home ground National Hockey Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
(Capacity 500)
Coach Dean Couzins (M)
Mark Borgers (W)
League Premier Hockey League
Website blacksticksnz.co.nz

The Hauraki Mavericks are a New Zealand based field hockey club, originating in the nation's central 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]

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The club unifies both men and women under one name.

The Hauraki Mavericks competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Premier Hockey League, where both the men's and women's teams finished in third place in their respective tournaments. [2] [3]

History

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

The team unifies the region from Auckland to Taupō. [4] The team garner their name from a maverick; a person who thinks independently, [5] and "never, ever gives up." [4]

Teams

Men

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

  1. Leon Hayward (GK)
  2. Taylor Craigie (GK)
  3. Jared Panchia
  4. Aidan Sarikaya
  5. Jacob Soo-Choon
  6. Maks Wyndham-Smith
  7. Matthew Rees-Gibbs
  8. Timothy Neild
  9. Malcolm Curley
  10. Marcus Child
  11. Arun Panchia
  12. Cameron Hayde
  13. Garrick du Toit
  14. Jonathan Keaney
  15. Nic Woods
  16. Zander Fraser
  17. Simon Child
  18. Shae Iswar
  19. Campbell MacLean
  20. Daniel Panchia
  21. Oliver MacIntyre
  22. Dwayne Rowsell

Women

The following players represented the women's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League. [7]

  1. Alice McIlroy-Foster (GK)
  2. Grace O'Hanlon (GK)
  3. Louisa Tuilotolava
  4. Elizabeth Thompson
  5. Alison Hunt
  6. Julia King
  7. Maddison Dowe
  8. Tayla White
  9. Alia Jaques
  10. Eva Zylstra
  11. Kendra Peart-Anderson
  12. Kimberley Tanner
  13. Sophie Morrison
  14. Lydia Woods
  15. Amelia Marlow
  16. Tarryn Davey
  17. Rose Keddell
  18. Alex Lukin
  19. Amy Robinson
  20. Tori Robinson
  21. Breana Catley

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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. ↑ "Central Falcons win Women's Premier Hockey League title". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Hauraki Mavericks" (PDF). blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "MAVERICK". dictionary.cambridge.org. Cambridge Dictionary . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hauraki Mavericks". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hauraki Mavericks". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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