| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mackenzie Brian Wilcox | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1996 Tolaga Bay, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Central | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Central Falcons | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | New Zealand U–21 | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | New Zealand | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mackenzie 'Mac' Brian Wilcox (born 7 August 1996) [1] [2] is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a forward. [3]
Mackenzie Wilcox was born and raised in Tolaga Bay, New Zealand. [4]
Mackenzie Wilcox was a member of the Central Mavericks in the Ford National Hockey League (NHL), representing the team from 2015 to 2019. During his time with the team, Wilcox won a bronze medal in the 2016 edition of the tournament. [5]
Following the overhaul of the NHL and subsequent introduction of the Premier Hockey League, Wilcox was named in the Central Falcons. [6] [7] The league's inaugural edition was held in 2020, with the team taking home a gold medal. [8] [9]
Wilcox debuted for the New Zealand U–21 team in 2016 at the Junior Oceania Cup. [10] Following this, he appeared at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, followed by the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow. [10]
In 2017, Wilcox debuted for the Black Sticks during a test series against Pakistan in Wellington. Following his debut, he went on to win a silver medal at the Oceania Cup in Sydney. [10]
Following a major hip surgery, Wilcox was forced to miss a year of hockey during his recovery. [11]
Wilcox was also a member of the Black Sticks in the inaugural season of the FIH Pro League. [12]
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 March 2017 | National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–2 | Test Match | [13] | |
| 2 | 14 October 2017 | Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia | 3–4 | 19–0 | 2017 Oceania Cup | [14] | |
| 3 | 25 April 2019 | North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | 7–0 | 3–4 | 2019 FIH Pro League | [15] |