Southern Alpiners

The Southern Alpiners are a New Zealand based field hockey club, originating from the nation's Southern 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]

Southern Alpiners
Full nameSouthern Alpiners
Founded2020 (2020)
Home groundNgā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand
(Capacity 300)
CoachGrant Edwards (M)
Aaron Ford (W)
LeaguePremier Hockey League
Websiteblacksticksnz.co.nz

The club unifies both men and women under one name.

The Southern Alpiners competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Premier Hockey League, where the men's and women's teams finished in second and fourth place in their respective tournaments.[2][3]

History

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

The team comprises players from the whole of Te Waipounamu, the South Island of New Zealand.[4] The team are named after the Southern Alps, the mountain range which extends down the majority of the South Island.

Teams

Men

The following players represented the men's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.[5]

  1. Louis Beckert (GK)
  2. George Enersen (GK)
  3. Joseph Morrison
  4. George Connell
  5. Hugo Inglis
  6. Nicholas Elder
  7. Kane Russell
  8. Nicholas Lidstone
  9. Nicholas Ross
  10. Maxwell Rasmussen
  11. Dominic Newman
  12. Gus Wakeling
  13. Finn Ward
  14. Dylan Thomas
  15. Jordan Wards
  16. Malachi Buschl
  17. Samuel Lane
  18. David Brydon
  19. Blair Tarrant
  20. Simon Yorston
  21. Moss Jackson

Women

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

  1. Kirsty Nation (GK)
  2. Saasha Marsters (GK)
  3. Phoebe Steele
  4. Olivia Merry
  5. Anna Crowley
  6. Tessa Jopp
  7. Georgina Mackay-Stewart
  8. Millie Calder
  9. Leah Butt
  10. Belinda Smith
  11. Hayley Cox
  12. Frances Davies
  13. Jessica Anderson
  14. Catherine Tinning
  15. Brittany Wang
  16. Emily Wium
  17. Margot Willis
  18. Michaela Curtis
  19. Isabella Ambrosius
  20. Charlotte Lee

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. "Southern Alpiners come up just short after final shootout". odt.co.nz. Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. "Southern Alpiners" (PDF). blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. "Southern Alpiners". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. "Southern Alpiners". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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