2023 Hockey World Cup: Black Sticks Men Preview
While Aotearoa hockey is in the midst of a low patch, Black Sticks blokes have a sneaky opportunity for progress with the World Cup in India.
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While Aotearoa hockey is in the midst of a low patch, Black Sticks blokes have a sneaky opportunity for progress with the World Cup in India.
Men's and women's Black Sticks squads have been named for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, two squads worthy of two medals.
Hugo Inglis is back for the Black Sticks Men and Pippa Hayward opens up about anxiety and how difficult being an international hockey player can be in Aotearoa.
Wanna watch the Black Sticks Women's first two games against Spain? You know the Free Man delivers the goods...
The Pro Hockey League is officially official and we've got Black Sticks Arun Panchia, Rob Creffier and Blair Tarrant answering a few questions.
Not so much hockey news, just plenty of reasons in video form to celebrate hockey from the Free Man.
Aotearoa swept aside India and coach Mark Hager dropped a squad for the World Hockey League Semi Final in Belgium. Plus, the usual dose of hockey funk.
The Black Sticks Women have been too slick for India in Pukekohe, maybe a trip to Hamilton might slow them down? Plus all the hockey funk you'd expect.
India are in Aotearoa to take on the Black Sticks Women with three Tests in Pukekohe before moving to Hamilton. We've also got a Black Sticks Men's training squad, with the return of a few Rio Olympians.
Aotearoa's Black Sticks Men finished 4th in Malaysia, so the Free Man ponders what a full-strength Black Sticks Men's team could look like.
We've got plenty of footage from the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia where the Black Sticks Men have a draw and a loss, plus the standard dose of immense hockey funk.
Brush those knees off as the Free Man offers some Maori hockey from the FIH and the weekly dose of hockey funk.
The Black Sticks Women took out the Hawke's Bay Festival of Hockey and we've got all the hockey funk you can handle.
Brooke Neal provides an update on how the Black Sticks Women are truckin' along in Hawke's Bay, plus we've got a Black Sticks Men's squad to head over to Malaysia.
There's not much footage of the Hawke's Bay Festival floating around the web, so we briefly touch base there before enjoying a trip around the hockey world (full replays Canada vs Switzerland anyone?).
Pakistan took a 2-1 series win and left Aotearoa for Australia, while the Black Sticks Women finished a series against USA and now focus on the Hawke's Bay Festival of Hockey.
Catch the replays of the first three Black Sticks Men's games against Pakistan, read captain Arun Panchia's thoughts and enjoy the usual service of hockey funk.
Less hockey news, more hockey funk from the Free Man.
Pop in to see who has been named in the Black Sticks Men's squad to face Pakistan, then sit back and watch Jamie Dwyer work his magic ... or Christopher Ruhr ... or Carla Rebecchi.
We got match replays from the Black Sticks Women vs Argentina (sans Mark Hager) and a Black Sticks Men's squad, plus your weekly dose of hockey funk.