The Central Falcons are a
New Zealand based professional field hockey club, originating in the nation's central region. The club was established in 2020, and is one of four established to compete in
Hockey New Zealand's new premier domestic competition, the
Premier Hockey League.
The club unifies both men and women under one name.
The Central Falcons competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Premier Hockey League, where both the men's and women's teams won their respective tournaments.
History
Along with three other teams, the Central Falcons were founded in 2020 as part of
Hockey New Zealand's development of hockey.
The team unifies the region from
Taupō to
Wellington; this is also where the team gets its name. The team was named after the
New Zealand falcon, which is native to the central region of New Zealand's
North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
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Teams
Men
The following players represented the men's team during the
2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.
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Dominic Dixon ( GK)
#Matthew van Aardt ( GK)
#Mackenzie Wilcox
Mackenzie 'Mac' Brian Wilcox (born 7 August 1996) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a forward.
Personal life
Mackenzie Wilcox was born and raised in Tolaga Bay, New Zealand.
Career Domestic competitions Ford NHL
Mackenzie ...
#Benedict van Woerkom
#Jordan Cohen
#Sean Findlay
# Shea McAleese
#Stephen Jenness
Stephen Jenness (born 7 June 1990) is a New Zealand field hockey player. At the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.
He was part of the New Zealand teams that won silver at the 2018 Commonwe ...
#Joseph Hanks
# Nicholas Wilson
# Samuel Hiha
#Patrick Madder
#Dane Lett
Dane Lett (born 29 August 1990) is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a defender.
Personal life
Dane Lett was born and raised in Carterton, New Zealand.
Career National teams Under-21
Lett debuted for the New Zealand U-21 team in ...
#Bradley Read
# Jacob Smith
# Harrison Miskimmin
#Dylan Thomas
Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Under ...
#Callum Olsen
#Trent Lett
Women
The following players represented the women's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.Michaela Curtis
Michaela Curtis (born 21 October 1993) is a field hockey player from New Zealand.
Career Junior National Teams
In 2010, Curtis was a member of the New Zealand Under 18 team at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. This was the first e ...
#Ruby Logan
#Felicity Reidy
# Aniwaka Roberts
#Rileigh Knapp
#Jenna-Rae McIntyre
#Emma Rainey
#Rebecca Baker
#Kelsey Smith
Kelsey Smith (born 11 August 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays for the national team.
Smith was born on 11 August 1994 in Nelson. She attended Waimea College and now studies tourism management at Victoria University in Well ...
References
External links
Central Falcons
Field hockey clubs in New Zealand
Women's field hockey teams in New Zealand
Sports clubs and teams in New Zealand
Sports clubs and teams established in 2020
2020 establishments in New Zealand
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