The club is actively seeking new players for our Premier and Division 2 Mens and Women's teams. All 4 teams have fashioned a very proud record over the last decade.

We are particularly pleased to announce and welcome our new premier coaches for 2010, Paul Derham (PD) for the Premier Men and former NZ Gold Medallist John Christensen aka JC for the Premier Women.

PD will be assisted by Grant Lewis, the 2009 coach as manager, and JC will have Murray Connor as an assistant. Murray has previously coached both the Canterbury senior mens and womens teams, as well as the NZ men.

For all Premier Men Inquiries, please contact Grant Lewis,

Division 2 and other Men's Grades; Praveen Menon

For all Premier Women Inquiries, please contact Hilary Sutherland,

All other ladies grades including Division 2, 3 and mid-week open, please contact Rebecca Maurice,

Once again the club will be offering a small scholarship for a first year school leaver. An application form is provided below. All inquiries welcome.

Over the last few years we have had quite a few players from the UK, South Africa and Argentina join our club and we look forward to a new recruit joining us from France this year. So if you're looking at emigrating or just on your OE, drop us a line, we are the best social club by far.

The HSOB/Burnside Junior Department will be running their 11 aside trials commencing Wednesday 17th February at Nunweek Park for girls and commencing Wednesday 10th March at Nunweek Park for boys. Please contact Sandra Brankin for further details if you are interested in attending these trials on phone: 358-5933 or . All newcomers welcome!

The scholarship named after the club's two outstanding past Olympians and New Zealand captains is available to talented young hockey players who have left school and are under the age of 20 as at 1 January 2010.

Alan (Banjo) Patterson played for New Zealand from 1963 till 1972, captained the side from 1965 and participated in the Tokyo, Mexico and Munich Olympics.

Mary Deakins (nee Clinton) played for New Zealand from 1980 till 1992, captained the side from 1985 till 1989 and participated in the Los Angeles and Barcelona Olympics.

The Club has a proud record of New Zealand representatives with Michelle Hollands, Di Weavers, Rachel Robertson, Andrew Timlin and Paul Derham all playing for the club. Our more recent Black Sticks include Stacey Carr, Kate Saunders, Kayla Sharland, Shea MacAleese, Jan Patterson and Gareth Brooks.

Two scholarships, male and female, will be offered each year and will cover player subscriptions, playing equipment, personal coaching, and tickets to all international and national league games in Christchurch.

All promising players intending to play premier club hockey in Christchurch are encouraged to apply using the attached application form. The clubs expectation is for a minimum commitment of two years.

The application form is now available as below. Please feel free to make any inquiries to

All forms are to be returned by March 5 2010..

Scholarship Application Form 2010

Senior Competition (all senior grades) - TBA;

Youth Competition - TBA;

Junior Competition - TBA.

Subs for the 2010 season have been set as follows:

Senior (CPL, Divisions 2-5) - $350.00;

Midweek Open - $330.00;

Grass - $180.00.

*Please note the the fees set include all training and match fees as per club policy, there are no extra levies. We are and have consistently over the years been one of the most competitively priced clubs.

**It is only through club initiatives such as fund raisers and the generosity of sponsors have we been able to offer a reduced fee over the actual cost per player which is closer to $470/$480 for senior players.

The Clubs AGM will held at the HSOB Burnside Clubrooms in Hagley Park from 7pm. Please make an effort to attend and support your club, as well as have a chance to have your say on the clubs direction. Please advise of any apologies to Rosie .

The BDO Men’s World Cup Qualifier is on in Invercargil from the 7th to the 15th of November 2009. Only the winner qualifies directly for the World Cup in 2010. Teams competing are Austria, China, Malaysia, New Zealand and Scotland.
The match schedule can be viewed here.
As for the Oceania Cup, coverage of the qualifying tournament will likely be on CUE TV. CUE TV is available on Freeview 23 or via your SKY remote channel 110. Match details via the CUE website (www.cuetv.co.nz).

The last newsletter for 2009 can be viewed here

The club congratulates Rachel McCann on her selection in the Tiger Turf New Zealand Junior Hockey Academy for 2009/10. A fantastic effort and reward for the talent and maturity she has shown from a young age, Rachel who at 16 years of age was still eligible for the Canterbury U16 team this season.

The Academy is for promising players under the age of 18. Rachel will play in a series against a Queensland Representative team in October 2009 before 3 training camps in January, March and April 2010. The program runs through to another series of games in October 2010. The squad selected consists of 18 players – 16 field players and 2 goalkeepers.

Rachel is already in her second season of Premier hockey, and along with another promising youngster, Jessica Deakins from our Division II side, was a successful member of the Villa Maria School team that qualified for next years Fed Cup.

The Youth Grade Girls finished their season in style with a win and a team portrait. The young side won all 18 games, scoring a massive 95 goals for in the process and only conceeding 16! It all augers well for the clubs future.

The Youth Grade Girls coached by Dean Mclennan have swept all before them in winning the Porritt Cup Competition and the Championship Competition. With one round remaining the team is looking to make it 18 from 18! A great effort indeed, and we wish them well for their last outing. At their last practice the team had a 'Bad taste' theme going. Could those possibly be Hornby socks you're wearing Dean??

The Flash aka Gibby / Greg Gibbs carried on the clubs winning ways, with his win in the AMI Ballblast competition at AMI Stadium. Gibby's win earned the club $1000 and $100 for himself. As an added bonus the club won $500 for best spectator support. So thank you to the contestants on the night and spectators, as well as AMI and Jo Rhodes and Rosie Carleton for organising.

Our entrants on the night from left to right were Minnie Mouse Michelle Watson (Squeaky), Greg Gibbs (Flash) and Phil Deuart (Cheese).

What a bumper weekend just been (22/23 Aug) for club teams, with every team from Juniors through to Seniors involved in semi finals winning their games. It all started with the Juniors, the girls having a great victory over Harewood 1-0, and the boys triumphant over Medbury 3-2. The girls will play St Margaret's and the boys Cathedral Grammar in the finals. The Premier Women comfortably beat Avon 3-0 to set up a re-match with Selwyn in the Women's Final next Saturday 29 August. The Division 3 women started the Sunday off with a good 3-2 win over Selwyn, they will play Marist in the final, the date for which is to be confirmed. Both the Division 2 Men and Women had 2-0 wins, the men taking down round robin winners Harewood, and the Women Christchurch Girls High. The men play Redcliffs next Sunday 30 August, and the women's game against Hornby is to be deferred a week.

Coverage of the 2009 Oceania Cup from Invercargill will be on CUE TV. CUE TV is available on Freeview 23 or via your SKY remote channel 110. Match details via the CUE website (www.cuetv.co.nz) .

NZ Blacksticks Men:

Tuesday August 25, Samoa vs Australia, 1.15 pm

Wednesday August 26, NZ vs Australia, 3.15 pm

Thursday August 27, NZ vs Samoa, 1.15 pm

Saturday August 29, FINAL 1 vs 2, 3.15 pm

NZ Women:

Tuesday August 25, Samoa vs Australia, 3.15 pm

Wednesday August 26, NZ vs Australia, 1.15 pm

Thursday August 27, NZ vs Samoa, 3.15 pm

Saturday August 29, FINAL 1 vs 2, 12.45 pm

The Mens Champions Trophy is coming to Melbourne in November 2009.

This is a great chance to see 6 of the best countries in action and so close to home.

I have attached the match schedule as well as some pricing for Supporter Packages.

Packages include Airfares, Transfers, Accommodation and Hockey tickets.

The accommodation is based in close proximity to both the CBD and the Hockey Venue.

Melbourne has a great public transport system and you'll definitely be using a Tram.

Get in quick as sales to the Hockey matches are selling very fast.

Yogesh Hari

International Travel Consultant

Waiuku Flight Centre

Ph: 09 2355180

Fax: 09 2355187

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm and Saturday 9am - 1pm .

Website: http:/www.flightcentre.co.nz

The match schedule can be viewed here and supporters packages here.

The 2009 National Hockey League involves all teams playing their opening match on the weekend of September 12 & 13, before coming to Christchurch to play the remaining six round matches and the finals from September 19 to 27.

Cavaliers:

September 13 vs Southern (Dunedin @ 1pm)

September 19 vs Central (Porritt Park 1 @ 4pm)

September 20 vs North Harbour (Porritt Park 1 @ 2pm)

September 21 vs Wellington (Porritt Park 1 @ 6pm)

September 23 vs Midlands (Porritt Park 1 @ 7pm)

September 24 vs Northland (Porritt Park 2 @ 4pm)

September 26 vs Auckland (Porritt Park 1 @ 4pm)

September 27 Finals

Cats:

September 13 vs Southern (Dunedin @ 11am)

September 19 vs Northland (Porritt Park 1 @ 2pm)

September 20 vs North Harbour (Porritt Park 1 @ 4pm)

September 21 vs Auckland (Porritt Park 2 @ 3pm)

September 23 vs Midlands (Porritt Park 2 @ 4pm)

September 24 vs Central (Porritt Park 1 @ 7pm)

September 26 vs Wellington (Porritt Park 2 @ 1pm)

September 27 Finals

Congratulations to the following club members on their selections in various Canterbury Representative Squads.

Cavaliers: Sunjay Ganda; Andrew Nation & Ben Tanner

Cats: Lisa Watson; Kate Saunders, Hilary Weavers, Stacey Carr, Ali Perry, Pippa Hayward & Emma Steer.

Senior Women: Hilary Sutherland & Louise Cook.

Senior Men Squad: Warwick Allen & Dan Quinn.

U21 Men: George Connell & Dan Quinn.

U21 Women: Pippa Hayward & Ali Perry.

U18 A Men: Sunjay Ganda (Coach) & Dillon Cumberpatch.

U18 B Men: Dominic McCann, Alex Bouman, Nick Morrison & Luke Rushton

U16 A Men: Josh Murdoch

U16 B Men: Jeremy Brydon, Matt Lake & Andrew Brydon (Coach)

Canterbury A Boys: David Brydon, James Kean & Ben Ridgen

Canterbury A Girls: Francesca Silvester & Tania Jachi

Canterbury B Girls: Georgia Surie (Cpt), Grace Curtis (VC) & Alice Batt

Canterbury Development Boys: Moss Jackson, Simon Yorston & Cameron Metherell (non travelling reserve)

Canterbury Development Girls: April McLennan. Both Emma Jackson & Zoe Johnson (non travelling reserve)

Development Training Boys: Eddie Batt, Louis Beckert, Henry Idiens, Quinn Single & Henry Shaw

Development Training Girls: Isabel Goddard & Sarah Hay

The Grand Chancellor have offered a special accommodation package for the night of the dinner at $95 for two, ideal for those that live out of town or maybe even the romantics. So save on that taxi fare and enjoy a cooked breakfast for two in the morning. The offer may be viewed here. Please make any bookings direct with the hotel quoting HSOB Burnside Hockey Club.

The annual club party is set for Saturday 18 July at the HSOB Cricket/Hockey Clubrooms, Hagley Park, 7.00 on, theme 'Super Heroes'. Door entry is $10 on the night and tickets can be purchased in advance from any HSOB Burnside Premier player or contact Hilary Sutherland . The first drink is complimentary and bar snacks will be provided on the night.

A set of themed posters for the 2009 'Super Heroes' Party can be viewed here.

Some jpeg images of the posters can also be viewed here.

Some highlights from the 2008 'Tight & Bright' Party follow, from L to R: Best Costumes - The Supyks; Best Splits; Best Pins, Most Cheeky.

The Highs & Lows - a pictorial perspective of a night out with Phil 'The Cheese' Deuart

Congratulations to the following club members on their selections in the initial Canterbury Representative Squads. The tournament this year is in Christchurch, from September 19 to 27.

Cavaliers: Sunjay Ganda; Daniel Quinn, Andrew Searle, Andrew Nation, Ben Tanner, Willy Davidson & Ashley Neale.

Cats: Lisa Watson; Kate Saunders, Hilary Weavers, Hilary Sutherland, Stacey Carr, Hazel Lund, Ali Perry, Pippa Hayward & Emma Steer.

The recipients of the clubs scholarship for 2009 are George Connell, Pippa Hayward and Ali Perry. Dan Quinn last years scholarship holder continues his second year of the scholarship. The club would like to extend their congratulations and look forward to following their development over the season. We would also like to thank all those who applied and were ultimately unsuccessful.
The scholarship is named after the club's two outstanding past Olympians and New Zealand captains. Alan (Banjo) Patterson played for New Zealand from 1963 till 1972, captained the side from 1965 and participated in the Tokyo, Mexico and Munich Olympics. Mary played for New Zealand from 1980 till 1992, captained the side from 1985 till 1989 and participated in the Los Angeles and Barcelona Olympics.

The start of a new season saw the now traditional introduction ceremony for the CPL women's side held at the clubrooms in early April. The contestants to feature this year were Hayley Morrow, Ali Perry, Pippa Hayward and Jeanette Ulleyt

The latest newsletter for 2009 can be viewed here

The club quiz evening will be held this year at the Christchurch Boys High Big Room

Please see the attached flyer. Drink from 6.45, start time 7.30. There will be a bar operating and bbq. There are some great team and raffle prizes up for grabs. We would like to acknowledge the generous support of The Raj Mahal Indian Restaurant, Anderson & Hill Sports, Langham Signs and Kukri NZ.

The Pica Print Super 6 Tournament held on 15th & 16th April saw the Club with both the girls and boys top teams in the finals of this annual event.

It was an exciting tournament with 14 girls teams split into two pools. The HSOB/Burnside girls rampaged their way through their pool unbeaten and scoring an average 22 points per game!! The finals saw them come up against Harewood's top team (also unbeaten in their pool) and winning the trophy with a well deserved 12 - 3 score.

The boys came to their finals with only one loss of 5 - 4 versus a tough Selwyn team. Needless to say Selwyn was their opponent in the finals and another extremely close match was played out. The boys gave it their all but lost 6 - 5 and proudly finished runners up out of 8 teams.

The Club had two players named in each of the girls and boys Tournament Teams - Francesca Silvester and Tania Jachi in the girls, David Brydon and James Kean in the boys, we congratulate these players on their outstanding achievement.

David Brydon was also named (joint) Boys Player of the Tournament - another proud moment for the Club, congratulations David!!

Girls Team: Millie Anderson, Alice Batt, Grace Curtis, Tania Jachi, Zoe Johnson, April McLennan, Francesca Silvester (C), Georgia Surie, Roberta Taylor
Boys Team: Louis Beckert, David Brydon (C), William Chu, Joshua Fletcher, James Kean, Cameron Metherell, Ben Ridgen, Ben Yorston, Simon Yorston

Our Grass Grade team is in desperate need of some new players in order to keep both the team and competition alive. The team has fashioned a proud history over a considerable number of years, not to mention the many club characters.

So how can you help? Well the grade is unrestricted, so anyone from any grade is able to have a run around should they wish. The Division 2 men are considering sending some players that way on a 'boot camp' so they can learn the art of a vertical trap, practice their goal scoring and discover with the guidance of some old hands, just where the clubrooms are.

So dust off those boots, and get in touch with Pete Neale or the club secretary today.

The club will be holding its open day some weeks later this year due to Easter. All senior teams are expected to attend. Kick off is around 4.30 pm with speeches at 5.00 pm, including the announcement of the successful 2009 scholarship recipients.

The club welcomes all life and social members.

CPL Men : Andrew Nation (Co-Captain); Ashley Neale (Co-Captain); Andrew Timlin; Aidan Davey; Alan Wightman; Sanjay Kanji; Sunjay Ganda; George Connell; Daniel Quinn; Ben Tanner; Dillon Cumberpatch; Vaughan Hartland; Andrew Searle; Yanosh Irani; Warwick Allen; Willie Davidson; Paul Derham. Coach: Grant Lewis

Division II Men : Greg Gibbs (Captain); Andy McIntosh; Pat Halpenny; Jerem Wylie; Mike Fifield; Praveen Menon; Steve Christensen; Prashill Lallu; Darryl Young; Doug Booker; Sasha Hill; Anton Trist; Minesh Fakir; Phil Deuart; Matt Brydon.

CPL Women : Lisa Watson; Kate Saunders; Pippa Hayward; Emma Steer; Hilary Sutherland; Stacey Carr; Hilary Weavers; Rachel McCann; Ali Perry; Hayley Morrow; Kate Morrow; Hazel Lund; Lou Cook; Emma Rose; Tanja Kabalin; Jeanette Ullyett. Coach: Michael Bevin

Division II Women : Susie Colville (Captain); Vikki Hanrahan; Rosanna Carleton; Lauren King; Jessica Deakins; Jo Rhodes; Katie Beatson; Katie Clarke; Nicola Supyk; Di Lancaster; Brine Styles; Jess Ahrens; Eleanor Nicholson; Gabby Hooper; Amy Truscott; Michelle Watson. Coach: Steve Christensen

Division III Women: Kimberly Shum; Mellisa Harper; Amanda Hellyer; Lauren Bukman; Belinda Smith; Shamena Bhana; Rebecca Chapman; Rebecca Maurice; Anna Rennie; Caroline Campion; Sarah Whyte; Kavita Morar; Elizabeth Newman; Hayley Chalmers; Coach: Tymon Johnson

The first newsletter for 2009 can be viewed here.

Boys and Girls 11 aside Turf Grade: Saturday 4th April 2009

All other Grades: Saturday 2nd May 2009

Flick Field Hockey the web based supplier of Zoppo hockey sticks is to donate $10 for full priced senior sticks or $5 for junior sticks to the club for each sale to a club member. As the club can only benefit from this arrangement, please give some thought to supporting club member, Praveen Menon and Flick Field Hockey in this enterprise.

Congratulations to the following club personnel on receiving service awards from CHA;

Val Piesse (silver), Devan Menon (silver), Geoff Deakins (bronze), Peter Dewsbury (bronze), Graham Jackson (bronze) and Pete Neale (bronze).

The club now is now listed as a group on Facebook, so whether you are old, young, playing, or just supporting feel to free join and support the club. It's also a great way of socialising with other club members. The Facebook group will be used as a means of inviting people to social events such as the annual club party, Sports Quiz evening and other social events. In addition photos of events held outside the club such as the annual crate day will be posted there as well. Click here to view the Christchurch HSOB Burnside Hockey Club Group on Facebook. You will need to be a Facebook member first.

The club is actively seeking new players for our Premier and Division 2 Mens and Women's teams. All 4 teams have fashioned a very proud record over the last decade.

We are particularly pleased to welcome back our premier coaches from last season, Grant Lewis for the Premier Men and former NZ keeper Michael Bevin aka Monsta for the Premier Women.

Also returning to the club after NZ representative duties in 2008 are Stacey Carr, Kate Saunders and former NZ player and Blacksticks assistant coach, Paul Derham (PD).

Once again the club will be offering a small scholarship for a first year school leaver. More details including an application form will be provided on the website within the week (ending 17 Jan 09). Inquiries welcome.

Over the last few years we have had quite a few players from the UK, South Africa and Argentina join our club and we look forward to a new recruit joining us from France this year. So if you're looking at emigrating or just on your OE, drop us a line, we are the best social club by far.