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    The Black Sticks men are looking to get their youngsters more accustomed to international hockey as they eye a big few months of preparation

    The Black Sticks men are looking to get their youngsters more accustomed to international hockey as they eye a big few months of preparation


    The World Cup looms in January as an opportunity to bounce back from a disappointing fifth place at the Commonwealth Games.

    New Zealand Hockey acting CEO Ken Maplesden says they're locking in some international games to prepare for the event in India.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Hockey News
     26 Jan: The New Zealand women's hockey team have lost 2-1 to the United States in the final of their international tournament in Dunedin - after also losing to them earlier in the week
     21 Jan: The Black Sticks women are vowing to capitalize on preparation time before August's hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands
     21 Jan: Black Sticks women's coach Phil Burrows is eager to see internal competition at this week's four-team international tournament in Dunedin
     01 Dec: To hockey's Sultan Aslan Shah Cup in Malaysia
     30 Nov: The New Zealand men's have lost to Belgium 5-1 in their final pool match at 2025 Sultan of Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia
     28 Nov: Controversy has preceded India's winning goal in their 3-2 victory over the New Zealand men at hockey's Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia
     24 Nov: New Zealand's men have beaten Korea 3-1 at hockey's Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia
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