The club is actively seeking new players for our teams including Premier, Division 1 and Mid week open men’s teams and our Premier, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and Mid week open women’s teams. We also welcome any new junior players wishing to join our club.

Once again the club will be offering a small scholarship for a first year school leaver. More details including an application form will be available on the web soon. Inquiries welcome.

For all Men's inquiries please contact Patrick Thompson,

For all CPL Women Inquiries, please contact Hilary Barron,

All other Women's grades including mid-week open, please contact Rebecca Maurice,

For all Junior inquiries please contact Jackie White,

Over the last few years we have had quite a few players from the UK, Holland, Argentina, Australia and South Africa join our club. So if you're looking at emigrating or just on your OE, drop us a line, we are the best social club by far.

HSOB Burnside welcome anyone to attend the trials listed below. While ideally we prefer contact beforehand, feel free to turn up on the day and make yourself known to the contacts below. Please bring a light and dark coloured top with you (white and black shirts preferably). Please note that the two Premier teams have additional fitness trainings outside turf time. Please contact the respective contact person for a list of locations and dates. As for trials, HSOB Burnside are happy for anyone to come along and have a knock around and get to know people and the club. Please note that the two Premier teams have additional fitness trainings outside turf time. Please contact the respective managers for a list of locations and dates.

CPL and Division 1 Men

Trial 1 - Tuesday 21 February, 7pm - 9pm at Marist Park

Trial 2 - Tuesday 28 February, 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Marist Park

Practice game - Sunday 4 March, 2pm - 3:30pm at Marist Park

Training - Tuesday 21 February, 7pm - 9pm at Nunweek 1

Training - Tuesday 21 February, 7pm - 9pm at Nunweek 1

For all Men's inquiries please contact Patrick Thompson,

CPL - Women

Training – Wednesday 7 March, 7pm – 8pm at Nunweek 2

Trial 1 – Sunday 11 March, 11am – 1pm at Marist Park

Training – Wednesday 14 March, 8pm – 9pm at Nunweek 2

For all CPL Women Inquiries, please contact Hilary Barron,

2nd, 3rd and 4th Women's teams

Trial 1 – Wednesday 22 February, 7pm – 8:30pm at Nunweek 1 (HSOB2/HSOB3)

Trial 2 – Wednesday 29 February, 7pm – 8:30pm at Nunweek 1 (HSOB3/HSOB4)

Training – Wednesday 7 March, 7pm – 8pm at Nunweek 2 (HSOB2)

Training – Wednesday 7 March, 6pm – 7pm at Nunweek 2 (HSOB3/HSOB4)

Training – Wednesday 14 March, 8pm – 9pm at Nunweek 2 (HSOB2)

Training – Wednesday 14 March, 7pm – 8pm at Nunweek 2 (HSOB3/HSOB4)

For all 2nd, 3rd and 4th Women's inquiries please contact Rebecca Maurice,

Junior 11- a side teams - Girls and Boys

Trial and Training times

Wednesday 15 February, 5pm – 6pm at Nunweek 1 (Girls and Boys)

Wednesday 22 February, 5pm – 6pm at Nunweek 1 (Girls and Boys)

Wednesday 29 February, 4pm – 5pm at Nunweek 2 (Girls)

Wednesday 29 February, 5pm – 6pm at Nunweek 2 (Boys)

Wednesday 7 March, 5pm – 6pm at Nunweek 1 (Girls and Boys)

Wednesday 14 March, 5pm – 6pm at Nunweek 1 (Girls and Boys)

Sunday 25 March, 2pm – 3pm at Nunweek 1 (Girls)

Sunday 25 March, 3pm – 4pm at Nunweek 1 (Boys)

For all Junior Boy trial inquiries please contact Graham Jackson, and for all Junior Girl trial inquiries please contact Dean McLennan,

CHA Awards evening saw a HSOBB table cluttered with a good haul of trophies and awards.

Congratulations to:
Rachel McCann, Canterbury Junior Women's Player of the Year
Geoff Thompson, Canterbury Hockey Supporters’ Club Sportsman of the Year.
Dave Brydon, Representative Player of the Year U15.
James Bennett, finalist Canterbury Junior Men's Player of the Year .
Stacey Carr, finalist in Canterbury Hockey Supporters’ Club Sportswoman of the Year.
Mike Pettet, CHA gold service award for 30 + years service to hockey.
Richard Allen, CHA silver service award for 20 + years service to hockey.
Andrew Liddell, CHA bronze service award for 10 + years service to hockey.
Mark Rippin, CHA bronze service award for 10 + years service to hockey.

And teams awards to:
MW White, Porritt cup, MW div 3, winners.
MW Women, Competition winners.
Masters Men, Competition winners.
Div 1 Men, Competition winners.
CPL Women, competition winners and finals winners.

Well done to all, and apologies if we've missed anyone.

Here is a chance to help finance and support our young talent, with Rachel McCann and James Bennett both members of the NZ U18 teams named that contests the Trans Tasman series in Australia. They have to self fund for this upcoming trip to Australia in December. Please click the links below to help them.

James Bennett

Rachel McCann

HSOB/Burnside Hockey Club 69th AGM 2011 is on Wednesday the 16th November at the Elmwood Bowls Club, Heaton st, Merivale at 7pm

At the conclusion of the AGM you are invited to stay for a few drinks to chat with other club members and to welcome the incoming committee.

Juniors club members - girls - Haley Cox, Izzy Goddard, Anna Gordon, Holly Reid - and boys - Jack Hixson, Moss Jackson, Milin John, Cameron McHugh, Max Schofield, Quinn Single, AJ Tyler, Simon Yorston were members of successful Cobham Intermediate School Girls and Boys (respectively) Hockey teams that competed at the 8th annual AIMS Games in Tauranga 29 August to 2 September. The AIMS Games is for Intermediate school children, and in 2011 involved 15 sports and over 4000 children, with 16 boys hockey teams and 24 girls hockey teams.

The Cobham boys team won the gold medal, doing it the hard way with both their semi-final and final match going to penalty strokes; Goalkeeper Cam McHugh performed outstandingly saving three strokes in the final. The Cobham girls team won bronze, after losing their semi final in a penalty strokes competition. Moss Jackson, among a total of five Cobham Intermediate boys and girls, was selected in the "boys tournament team". We congratulate them on their efforts and success.

The annual club party this year is at the Yaldhurst Hotel - Private Function Room. Please see the flyer below and note the AB's World Cup game against Tonga will be screened..Start time from 7:00pm until 1:00am. Tickets are $30 each and include nibbles and snacks. This event is being organised by the Premier Women and tickets may be purchased from any team member or else send an e-mail to winterfuctions@hotmail.com

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Here is a chance to help finance and support our young talent, with Pippa Hayward, Rachel McCann and Sian Fremaux all members of the Junior Blacksticks squad. They have to self fund for an upcoming camp in Auckland and all going well they will then be selected in the final squad for the trip to India in November. In addition James Bennett has been selected in the NZ U18 TigerTurf Junior Academy Squad and will hopefully be part of the team that contests the Trans Tasman series in Australia. Please click the links below to help them.

James Bennett

Sian Fremaux
Rachel McCann
Pippa Hayward

After the success of their first hockey coaching clinic, the premier women are running a second clinic in Greymouth on the 1st of October, 10:30am to 2:30pm. Again the sessions are being run by Stacey Carr and the HSOB Burnside Women's Premier team as part of their fundraising for their Argentina trip next year. It is open to children aged 5-18 and of all abilities as they will be grouped by age and ability.

Spot prizes to be won. Hurry and register as spaced is limited to 60 children. Have a look at the poster below then complete and submit this Coaching Clinic Registration Form.

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Congratulations to the following club members on selection to Canterbury Rep teams, to complete at the Hockey New Zealand Hatch Cup, Collier Cup, McGrath and Sth Island Festival of Hockey tournaments.

Canterbury A Boys: Moss Jackson, Logan McConnell, AJ Tyler, Simon Yorston

Canterbury Development Boys: Qinn Single

Canterbury Training Boys:Bennet Anderson, Taylor Howden, Fergus Vickers and Toby Ward. Non-travelling Reserve: Max Schofield

Canterbury A Girls: Kendra Wyke

Canterbury B Girls: Haley Cox, Izzy Goddard, Emily Wium. Non-travelling reserves: Kate Giddens

Canterbury Developement Girls: Grace Murphy, Claudia Reid Non-travelling reserve: Lorna Pairman

Canterbury Training Girls: Bayley Anderson, Hilary Royds, Sophie White Non-travelling reserve: Lucy Simpson

We have unfortunately had to farewell Sylvie Vermeend who has reluctantly returned to Groningen in Holland. Sylvie was kept fully occupied during her stay here, playing for both the Premier and Division 1 sides, as well as helping to coach the Primary A Girls and Div 3 Women. In amongst all this hockey Sylvie somehow managed to fit in side trips to Asia and Fiji. Before departing, Sylvie presented the club with a playing shirt from her Groningen club. The framed shirt can be viewed at the clubrooms and in the picture below where its being held by Valerie Piesse who initially hosted Sylvie and club President, Pete Neale.

It is very likely Sylvie will be back in the near future to enjoy a NZ summer and see the sights she missed whilst fully immersed in the hockey season. Sylvie has welcomed anyone interested in playing in Holland to make contact with her.

Where: Cashmere Club (50 Colombo Street)
When: Saturday 1 October 2011
Time: 7.00pm start, bar opens from 6.00pm
Cost: TBA
Menu: TBA

The August newsletter can be viewed here

The club quiz evening will be once again held at the Christchurch Boys High Big Room.

Please see the flyer below. Drinks from 6.30, start time 7.00. Teams of up to 6 people, $5 each. Licensed bar. To book your team, please contact Hilary at hilarysutherland@hotmail.com. Door sales will also be available on the night. There are some great prizes up for grabs plus a mystery bottle auction.

As part of their fundraising for Argentina, the Premier Women have arranged a Dodgeball and Pizza evening. This fundraiser is ideal for social work events or a night out with your hockey team. Details on the attached poster and registration form. Feel free to drop Hilary a line with any inquiries .

Congratulations to the following club members on selection to Canterbury Under 18 and Under 15 teams, to complete at the Hockey New Zealand Premier and Championship Tournaments.
Canterbury Under 18 A Boys: James Bennett, Steve Raika
Canterbury Under 18 B Boys: Jeremy Brydon, Carl Hastie, Matt Lake
Canterbury 18 A Girls: Jessica Deakins, Hannah Hill, Rachel McCann
Canterbury 15 B Girls: April McLennan, Zoe Johnson

Thanks to some excellent work from Geoff Thompson during the off season, the club has been very fortunate to gain the services of 3 players from overseas. Ben Cooper and Jon To were the first to arrive. Both are from the UK, with Jon having spent the last couple of years in Australia. Ben is a member of the premier men's side and Jon the division 1 men. Ben is also helping coach the division 1 women. Sylvie Vermeend is newly arrived from Groningen in Holland, and hasn't taken long to make her impact scoring the winning goal in her first game for the Div 1 side in the last few seconds. We will be learning a little more about all three over the next few weeks.

The club recently had a number of members involved in the U21 tournament played in Dunedin where the women sucessfully defended their title and the men finished sixth. Those in the women's U21 side were Pippa Hayward, Ali Perry, Sian Fremaux and Rachel McCann. Hilary Sutherland was also the teams manager. On the men's side Sunjay Ganda was the coach, Hazel Lund the team physiotherapist and James Bennett the sole player representative.

The 2011 Scholarship receipients were recently announced at the Club Open Day at the new Elmwood Clubrooms. Selecting one recepient proved a difficult task, especially for the women where in the end two scholarships were awarded such was the quality of applicants. The men's 2011 recepient is Scott Gread. Scott is in the premier men's team and comes to us from Christchurch Boys' High School. The women's 2011 recepients are Rachel McCann and Sian Fremaux. Rachel is a long standing member of the club, and a member of the premier women's team for 3 years. Sian comes to us from St Margarets. All three have set goals to make the Black Sticks, a very real possibility given their talent.

The Premier Women have confirmed their attendance in the Patagonia Cup Tournament to be played in February 2012. The team will fly to Buenos Aires and then travel onto Bahia Blanca where the tournament is held. It is a joint international rugby and hockey tournament. Games will be held against local teams, teams from Buenos Aires and other overseas teams (Australia, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand etc).