Hockey Club Christchurch HSOB/Burnside

Player Profiles - Division 2 Men 2010

 

Praveen Menon Greg Gibbs Stephen Christensen Andy McIntosh
Mike Bevin Minesh Fakir Prashil Lallu Mike Fifield
Jerem Wylie Luke Fairbairn John Lavin Matt Hix
Sam Grimshaw James Prentice Carl Hastie Jeremy Sheaf
Pete Neale    
       

Name: Praveen Menon
  Name: Greg Gibbs
Nick Name: Prav   Nick Name: Gibby
Club Debut: 1990   Club Debut: 1995
         
         
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Right Half   Playing Position: Right wing, Injured, Sleep deprived from new born baby
Rep Honours: NZ Universities, NZ Indians, Nelson, Canterbury B   Rep Honours: South Canterbury Hatch Cup Team 1984, 1985, 1986. Canterbury U15 1987, 1988, 1989. Canterbury U18 1990, 1991, 1992.
Career highlight: Winning the Southern Hockey League (prems '98, first grade (Div 2) '02) and first grade for 6 consecutive years including beating both Selwyn and Avon prem teams on promotion.   Career highlight: Winning the Prem Mens comp with High School Old Boys back in 1997.
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment:

This GOAL against Andy Mac on TV rates as a favourite. Sorry Andy but at least I didn't show the other one :-)

  Sporting Moment: When Hacksaw Jim Duggin dropped Andre the Giant with a piece of four by two.
Sports Personality: I can't decide between Rosie in the high heel fling competition across Manchester St or Monsta for his regular dance floor trouser splits   Sports Personality: Roger Federer
TV Show: Grand Designs , Silent Witness , Living & Rialto channels   Current TV Program: Home and Away
Band: Thievery Corporation, Massive Attack, Radiohead, Tricky   Band: Kings of Leon, Chemical Brothers, The Exponents
Country visited: US - San Francisco   Country visited: Thailand
Things you may not know about me:   Things you may not want to know about me:
Sadly I'm now seriously contemplating (an early) retirement given I'm being out scored by both fat backs and ex goal keepers.   I'm 6 foot 2, have baby blue eyes, love quiet walks on the beach, and I sleep naked.
     

Name: Stephen Christensen
  Name: Andy McIntosh
Nick Name: SC, Twilight   Nick Name: Andy Mac
Club Debut: 1998   Club Debut: 2007 (mid week open), 2009 (Div 2)
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Midfielder   Playing Position: Keeper
Rep Honours: Too long ago...can't remember anymore   Rep Honours: Manawatu Men (can’t remember when), Bay of Plenty Men (same) Canterbury Cavaliers 2002, 2004, 2006
Career highlight: Scoring my first reverse stick goal… when it happens. (The Hurricanes winning the Super 14 will probably come first!)   Career highlight: Playing for Canterbury vs South Australia in Adelaide and denying all their drag flicks. We won the series 3-0.
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment: When the Hurricanes won the Super 14 that time!! (it will happen... next year is their year!)   Sports Moment: Warriors vs Roosters, Auckland 2009 - Following a Manu Vatuvei try, Ruben Wiki smashes Iosia Soliola from the kick off return. I was cheering from Eric Watson's corporate box.
Sports Personality:

My son Cullen (future All Black)

 

  Sports Personality: My kids - the next generation of McIntosh keepers.
TV Show: The Simpsons, Sky Sports 1 through 3 .   Current TV Program: Survivor
Band: Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, U2 and Justin Bieber.   Band: Too many to choose from.
Country visited: The West Coast   Country visited: No place like home!
Things you may not know about me:   Things you may not know about me:
I am probably the best moonwalker in my family, I have double jointed elbows, I can unlock my car with no key and have a high score of 730,100 on Bejeweled.   Yes, lots.

Name: Mike Bevin
  Name: Minesh Fakir
Nick Name: Monsta   Nick Name: Min or Minja
Club Debut: For Old Boys 2008   Club Debut: 2002
         
         
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Sweeper, Goal Keeper   Playing Position: Right / Left Wing, Centre Forward
Rep Honours: Nothing now but in the past New Zealand, NZ indoor, Canterbury, Otago, Manawatu   Rep Honours: Christchurch Indians
Sydenham Div 3 (Highest ranked Team within the Sydenham Club back then)
Career highlight: Making NZ team 1997   Career highlight: Being part of the Chch Indians Team who won the Dhyan Chand Trophy!!
HSOB 2002 1st Grade and SHL Div 2 Champions
Carrying the Balls and Bibs during the 2010 season as Manager of the Div 2 Mens Team
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment: Silver medal Manchester 2002   Sports Moment: The Sreesanth wind up dance for Andre Nel after smashing him for a boundary
Winning more than $30 on a TAB Multi
Sports Personality: Michael Jordan   Sports Personality: Christiano Ronaldo
TV Show: House   Current TV Program: The Big Bang Theory
Band: G & R   Band: Pendulum, David Dallas, Scott Storch, P Money, The Black Seeds, Dr Dre, Kid Cudi and Michael Jackson to name a few…
Country visited: Holland   Country visited: UK
Things you may not know about me:   Things you may not know about me:
    I was born in the UK.
     

Name: Prashil Lallu
  Name: Michael Fifield
Nick Name: Prune   Nick Name: Mike
Club Debut: 2000   Club Debut: 2009
         
         
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Half or from behind   Playing Position: Inside forward, centre half
Rep Honours: Canterbury U15b, U18b   Rep Honours: Tauranga representative teams - Hatch Cup, U15, U18
Career highlight: Playing for Christchurch and bringing home the National Indians Tournament trophy after a long 40 years   Career highlight: Winning Super 8 hockey tournament in front of entire high school.
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment: As above   Sports Moment: Making NZ tournament team at Hatch Cup 2001
Sports Personality: Michael Jordan   Sports Personality: Tiger Woods...But not because he's good at golf
TV Show: COPS   Current TV Program: Family Guy
Band: Snoop Dogg (even though he’s now in a band)   Band: Dub/Roots Reggae - Salmonella Dub, John Butler Trio, Fly My Pretties, Katchafire..heaps more
Country visited: California, USA   Country visited: Never left New Zealand!
Things you may not know about me:   Things you may not know about me:
Also a top place I recommend (besides Nandos on Riccaron Rd) for the best Indian Cuisine in Christchurch is Raj Mahal Indian Restaurant (cnr Manchester and Worcester St).   Play golf, love being outdoors, got love and interest for the environment in particular the coast. 
   

Name: Jerem Wylie
  Name: Luke Fairbairn
Nick Name: Jerry, Jez   Nick Name: Deputy
Club Debut: 2009   Club Debut: 2010
         
         
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Forward, (ex Goal Keeper)   Playing Position: Full Back (All the way)
Rep Honours: Manawatu Senior Men   Rep Honours: Wellington Under 13, Canterbury Under 15
Career highlight: Playing 5 years for Manawatu Senior men's hockey team as Goal keeper   Career highlight: Not sure played too much sport
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment: Making Rankin Cup tournament team 2 years in a row, one as Goal Keeper and following year as a forward.   Sports Moment: Being taught how to drag flick by Hayden Shaw
Sports Personality: Marc Ellis   Sports Personality: Ian Thorpe, Tiger Woods
TV Show: CSI   Current TV Program: CSI
Band: Creed   Band: Metallica, Andy Mckee
Country visited: Too many to list   Country visited: Hawaii
Things you may not know about me:   Things you may not know about me:
    I lived in Fiji for ten years of my life
     

Name: John Raymond Lavin
  Name: Jeremy Sheaf
Nick Name: Rambo   Nick Name: Sheafy, Chewy
Club Debut: 2010   Club Debut: 2010
         
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Inner/wing   Playing Position: Centre half, striker
Rep Honours: non   Rep Honours: Ages ago
Career highlight: I’m a student studying engineering, so don’t really have a career yet.   Career highlight: Finishing 7th equal at rankin in my final year at burnside
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment: Scoring a sweet goal   Sports Moment: Kiwis world cup win – what a game
Sports Personality: Sebastian Loeb   Sports Personality: Sir Viv Richards, Chris Cairns
TV Show: Family Guy/ South Park   Current TV Program: Radiradirah
Band: Avenge Sevenfold   Band: Wu tang clan forever ! The notorious big
Country visited: non   Country visited: New Zealand
Things you may not know about me:   Things you may not know about me:
I originally come from Wanganui, but now know better than to catch a ride with Sleepy Sheafy next door.   Builder by day, mc (mc Chewy)by night. I love sleeping in, especially on finals day...
     

Name: Sam Grimshaw
  Name: Matt Hix
Nick Name: Sammy   Nick Name: Hixy
Club Debut: 2010   Club Debut: 2010
         
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Striker   Playing Position: Left right out :-) or left half
Rep Honours: Nup   Rep Honours:  
Career highlight: Getting selected for this prestigious team   Career highlight:  
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment: Fronting up my 6 jugs for my first Old Boys goal (tba)   Sports Moment: When Black Magic won the 1995 Americas cup
Sports Personality: Marcos Baghdatis   Sports Personality: Russel Coutts
TV Show: Sport   Current TV Program: Outrageous Fortune
Band: Kid Cudi   Band: Black seeds, Queen
Country visited: None   Country visited: Haven’t been overseas yet
Things you may not know about me:   Things you may not know about me:
 Love to play sport and have a raging Thursday and Saturday night  

-I have a twin sister and a younger brother and sister who are also twins.
-My main sport is sailing, where I won a national title in the Zephyr class.

Come on Hixy you haven't mentioned Band Camp!

   

Name: Carl Hastie
  Name: James Campbell Prentice
Nick Name: Haste   Nick Name: Jimmy
Club Debut: 2010   Club Debut: ? D.O.B 17/07/1993 Started hockey in 2004
         
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Midfield / Defense   Playing Position: Forward
Rep Honours: U18 B   Rep Honours: U18 b
Career highlight: Stopping a drag flick off a PC at U16 tourny last year   Career highlight: Working at kfc ....
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment: Winston Reid World Cup Goal   Sports Moment: Hatch Cup
Sports Personality: Steven Gerard   Sports Personality: Michael Phelps
TV Show: Family Guy   Current TV Program: Breaking Bad
Band: Iron Maiden, Led Zepplin, Linkin Park, Green day, The Beatles.   Band: D12, Eminem, Ice Cube
Country visited: New Zealand!!   Country visited: America
Things you may not know about me:   Things you may not know about me:
I suffer from Coeliacs Disease (Gluten intolerance).   I do brush my hair.
   

Name: Pete Neale
   
Nick Name: G Rot (don’t ask, it goes back a long way)      
Club Debut: 1981      
         
         
         
         
Playing Position: Coach (Div 2), Anywhere but goalie for MW      
Rep Honours: Too long ago to remember (Hatch Cup ‘74/’75)      
Career highlight: Winning Hatch cup and Rankin Cup twice.      
             
My Favourite:    My Favourite: 
             
Sporting Moment: Scoring a ton in cricket (It’s not all about hockey, you know!!)      
Sports Personality: The Dalai Lama (he’s fairly sporting in his talks with China)      
TV Show: Castle (new detective show)      
Band: Beatles, Queen      
Country visited: Greece, Wales      
Things you may not know about me:  
Became a champion at Space Invaders IV and Pinball while I “wasted” 2 years at Varsity.