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  •   Home > News > Sports > Hockey

    Three young guns have been selected in the Black Sticks women's hockey side bound for Tokyo

    Three young guns have been selected in the Black Sticks women's hockey side bound for Tokyo


    Midfielder Katie Doar , and strikers Olivia Shannon and Hope Ralph will make their Olympic debuts.

    Skipper Stacey Michelson says the excitement of the youngsters is rubbing off on the experienced players.



    In the men's side, under 21 player of the year Sean Findlay has been selected, with only four Black Sticks caps to his name.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Hockey News
     08 Sep: The Black Sticks women have claimed their place at next year's World Cup, much to the financial relief of their governing body
     06 Sep: The Black Sticks women are looking to create more goalscoring chances in this afternoon's second Oceania Cup hockey fixture against Australia in Darwin
     05 Sep: The New Zealand women have opened their Oceania Cup hockey campaign against Australia with a 1-nil win in Darwin, thanks to an Olivia Shannon strike - the men lost 2-nil to the Kookaburras
     23 Jul: A heads down and get on with it approach from the Black Sticks men after not being able to claim the spot they earned in hockey's global Pro League
     20 Jun: New Zealand Hockey's decision about whether to compete in next season's Pro League may be taken out of their hands
     20 Jun: The Black Sticks men's hockey team have one particular opponent in their sights at tomorrow morning's Nations Cup semi-final in Malaysia
     20 Jun: The Black Sticks men are pushing Pro League qualification out of their minds at hockey's Nations Cup in Malaysia
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