Northern Tridents

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Northern Tridents
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Full nameNorthern Tridents
Founded2020;4 years ago (2020)
Home ground National Hockey Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
(Capacity 500)
CoachBryce Collins (M)
Jude Menezes (W)
League Premier Hockey League
Website blacksticksnz.co.nz

The Northern Tridents are a New Zealand based field hockey club, originating in the nation's northern most 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 Northern Tridents competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Premier Hockey League, where the men's and women's teams finished fourth and second in their respective tournaments. [2] [3]

History

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

The team unifies the region from Northland to Auckland. [4] The team's name is inspired by the sweeping ocean vistas in the northern regions of New Zealand, with their namesake coming from the trident of Poseidon, the Greek God of the sea. [5]

Teams

Men

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

  1. Richard Joyce (GK)
  2. Angus Griffin (GK)
  3. Ruan Bezuidenhout (GK)
  4. Richmond Lum
  5. Charl Ulrich
  6. Netesh Sukha
  7. Robert Capizzi
  8. Xavier Guy
  9. Samuel Houston
  10. Mitchell Hayde
  11. George Muir
  12. Isaac Houlbrooke
  13. Maxwell Rasmussen
  14. Liam Mortimer
  15. Sanjay Lala
  16. Cory Bennett
  17. Benji Edwards
  18. Steven Edwards
  19. Connor Greentree
  20. Kim Kingstone
  21. Kieran O'Connor
  22. Matthew Symonds

Women

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

  1. Brooke Roberts (GK)
  2. Madeleine Williamson (GK)
  3. Ella Hyatt-Brown
  4. Rose Tynan
  5. Isabella Gill
  6. Stephanie Dickins
  7. Samantha Polovnikoff
  8. Stacey Michelsen
  9. Kathryn Moffitt
  10. Clodagh McCullough
  11. Erin Goad
  12. Madison Doar
  13. Kayla Reed
  14. Elizabeth Gunson
  15. Katie Doar
  16. Kate Ivory
  17. Olivia Crum
  18. Tyler Lench
  19. Sophie Hildesley
  20. Kirsten Pearce
  21. Jessica Pilmer

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References

  1. ↑ "ABOUT THE TEAMS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Central Falcons fly away with hockey Premier League title". The New Zealand Herald . New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Falcons win Premier Hockey League title in thrilling penalty shootout". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Central Falcons" (PDF). blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Poseidon". britannica.com. Britannica . Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Northern Tridents". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Northern Tridents". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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