Deanna Ritchie

Deanna Ritchie (born 15 December 1995)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a forward.[2]

Deanna Ritchie
Personal information
Born (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995
Pukekohe, New Zealand
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2014 Central
2015–2019 Auckland
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 New Zealand U–21 14 (5)
2016– New Zealand 8 (3)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Junior Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place2016 Gold CoastTeam

Personal life

Deanna Ritchie was born and raised in Pukekohe, New Zealand.[3][4]

Career

Domestic league

Deanna Ritchie made her National Hockey League (NHL) debut in 2014. She was an import player in the Central team.[4]

From 2015 until 2019, when the NHL was discontinued, Ritchie represented her home side of Auckland.[4] In her first season with the team, she took home the national title.[5]

Under–21

In 2015, Ritchie made her debut for the New Zealand U–21 team during an invitational tournament in Breda.[6]

She went on to represent the team again the following year. She won a silver medal at the Junior Oceania Cup in the Gold Coast, and was a member of the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[6][3]

Black Sticks

Since her debut in 2016, Ritchie has only made occasional appearances in the Black Sticks squad.[6]

Following a number of retirements in the national squad after the 2020 Summer Olympics, Ritchie was officially raised into the squad.[7]

References
  1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. "DEANNA RITCHIE". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. "Pukekohe's Deanna Ritchie off to Chile for women's Hockey Junior World Cup". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. "RITCHIE Deanna". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. "Hockey: Northland struggle in final deja vu". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. "RITCHIE Deanna". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WOMEN". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 10 May 2022.


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