Ice Hockey in New Zealand

Ice Hockey in New Zealand is governed by the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. New Zealand has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation since 1977. New Zealand Men’s national team made their international debut in 1987, while the Women and Junior teams made their debuts in 2000 & 2004. This page shows the history of the Men’s, Women & Junior national teams.

Men’s National Team
IIHF Member: May 2nd, 1977
Nickname: Ice Blacks
History:
New Zealand Men Official Results
New Zealand Men Unofficial Results
New Zealand Scoring Leaders
Other Facts:
First Official Game Played: March 13th,1987, 35-2 loss to South Korea
First Unofficial Game Played: July 6th, 2002, 5-1 win over Canada Moose
Longest Official Winning Streak: (5) April 10th-16th, 2009
Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (3) July 12th, 2002-June 25th, 2003
Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (5) April 10th-16th, 2009
Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (3) June 24th-27th, 2004
Longest Official Losing Streak: (11) March 16th, 1989-November 6th, 1995
Longest Unofficial Losing Streak: (6) August 19th, 2011-April 5th, 2015
Biggest Official Win: 19-0 over Hong Kong March 20th,1987
Biggest Unofficial Win: 9-0 over Melbourne Ice March 30th, 2017
Biggest Official Loss: 58-0 to Australia March 14th,1987
Biggest Unofficial Loss: 15-4 to SC Cortina April 3rd, 2004

 

#PROSTERTEAMS
1GKJoel HasselmanSkycity Stampede
2GKCsaba Kercso-MagosWest Auckland Admirals
3DCallum BurnsSkycity Stampede
4DNick CraigAmsterdam Tigers (NED)
5DFlynn Hayward-JonesWest Auckland Admirals
6DJaxson LaneMelbourne Mustangs (AUS)
7DJoshau LouwCanterbury Red Devils
8DDaniel NichollsCanterbury Red Devils
9DLuke TappinCanterbury Red Devils
10DJordan ChallisWest Auckland Admirals
11FWAndrew CoxPerth Thunder (AUS)
12FWDylan DevlinPhoenix Thunder (AUS)
13FWChris EadenCanterbury Red Devils
14FWFrazer EllisWest Auckland Admirals
15FWNicholas HendersonWest Auckland Admirals
16FWKahu JoyceMelbourne Ice (AUS)
17FWOndrej KozakBotany Swarm
18FWJoseph OrrCanterbury Red Devils
19FWAlexander PolozovBotany Swarm
20FWRyan RuddleTeam New Zealand
21FWRyan StrayerSkycity Stampede
22FWRubin Vortanov Botany Swarm
 HCAnatoli Khorozov(04/13/23)

 

Women’s National Team
IIHF Member: May 2nd, 1977
Nickname: Ice Frenz
History:
New Zealand Women Official Results
New Zealand Women Unofficial Results
New Zealand Women Scoring Leaders
Other Facts:
First Official Game Played: November 5th, 2000, 2-1 loss to Australia
First Unofficial Game Played: March 11, 2000, 2-1 loss to New South Wales
Longest Official Winning Streak: (7) March 29th, 2008-March 26th, 2012
Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (2) July 11th-12th, 2002
Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (7) March 29th, 2008-March 26th, 2012
Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (3) July 11th-14th, 2002
Longest Official Losing Streak: (8) March 30th, 2015-March 3rd, 2016
Longest Unofficial Losing Streak: (10) February 20th, 2016-March 28th, 2019
Biggest Official Win: 19-0 over Turkey March 29th, 2007
Biggest Unofficial Win: 7-1 over Canada Moose July 11th, 2002
Biggest Official Loss: 15-0 to Australia December 13th, 2001
Biggest Unofficial Loss: 19-0 to Norrtalje IK February 25, 2016

 

#PROSTERTEAMS
1GKMarie Lochlyn Hyde Auckland Steel
25GKLilly ForbesWakatipu Wild
4DHannah CrossDunedin Thunder Women
9DJamie  JonesNew Zealand
18DRebecca LillyDunedin Thunder Women
13DRikki-Lee McLeanAuckland Steel
10DAshley RichmondAuckland Steel
12DEliza ThompsonDunedin Thunder Women
5DBrooke WhitmanCanterbury Inferno
17DKrystie Smith-WoodyearCanterbury Inferno
8FWAbby HealeDunedin Thunder Women
24FWCaitlin HealeDunedin Thunder Women
15FWSamantha HeywardDunedin Thunder Women
22FWEmma KlossCanterbury Inferno
2FWGabrielle Mills Wakatipu Wild
7FWAnjali MulariAuckland Steel
6FWHelen MurrayAuckland Steel
17FWCaitlin OrrDunedin Thunder Women
21FWHannah SheildsCanterbury Inferno
14FWRina WattDunedin Thunder Women
19FWBella VogelAuckland Steel
 HCRachel ParkUpdated (02/16/23)

 

U20 National Team
IIHF Member: May 2nd, 1977
History:
New Zealand U20 Official Results
New Zealand U20 Unofficial Results
New Zealand U20 Scoring Leaders
Other Facts:
First Official Game Played: January 5th, 2004, 3-2 win over Turkey
First Unofficial Game Played: December 5th, 2020, 3-2 win over New Zealand U18
Longest Official Winning Streak: (7) January 17th, 2008-January 6th, 2010
Longest Unofficial Winning Streak: (2) December 5th-6th, 2020
Longest Official Unbeaten Streak: (7) January 17th, 2008 – January 6th, 2010
Longest Unofficial Unbeaten Streak: (2) December 5th-6th, 2020
Longest Official Losing Streak: (8) January 14th, 2019 – January 16th, 2020
Biggest Official Win: 20-1 over Turkey January 18th, 2008
Biggest Unofficial Win: 4-2 over New Zealand U18 December 6th, 2020
Biggest Official Loss: 19-0 to Netherlands December 13th, 2005

 

#PROSTERTEAMS
1GKTimothy CareyCanterbury Red Devils
20GKAlex PowerDunedin Thunder
12DCaleb ChapmanFlames Ice Hockey Alexandra
7DLuke SimonBotany Swarm
2DAdam StitelyDunedin Thunder
11DLuke TappinCanterbury Red Devils
4DTristan WeekleyDunedin Thunder
10FWIan AubesDunedin Thunder
14FWJacob CareyA21 Academy (CAN)
3FWTyler ChallonerQueenstown IHC
18FWCaleb ChamberlinWest Auckland Admirals
6FWHarry LouwCanterbury Red Devils
19FWHarry McAslanDunedin Thunder
9FWSebastien OngBotany Swarm
17FWLeon QuigleyWest Auckland Admirals
13FWConnor RolfeDunedin Thunder
5FWAndrei SerikovWest Auckland Admirals
8FWLuc TaillonWest Auckland Admirals
15FWBen TaylorBotany Swarm
16FWTimonthy ThomasCanterbury Red Devils
 HCJustin Daigle(01/25/23)

 

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