Midlands | |
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League | Ford National Hockey League |
Founded | 2000 |
Colours | Orange, Black |
Head coach | Reiner Vellinga |
Captain | Samantha Charlton |
The Midlands women's field hockey team is an amateur sports team based in New Zealand. The team competes annually in the Ford National Hockey League (NHL). [1] [2]
In the past 17 editions of the tournament, Midlands have only won the championship once, in 2013. [3]
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 5th |
The team has had international players, including the Dutch Fleur van Dooren and Kiki Collot d'Escury . [4]
The following is the Midlands team roster [5] for the 2017 Ford NHL:
Head coach: Reiner Vellinga
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