NHC Men

Represent Auckland in our Representative Teams in the 2025 National Hockey Championship.

Information for Players 

The Ford National Hockey Championship will take place in Christchurch during the week of 14-210 September 2025.

Auckland Hockey will have a Tier 1 & Tier 2 team competing in the National Tournament.

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Trial Dates: 7th & 14th July 2025

 Men:
Monday 7th July: 7.00 – 9.00pm

Monday 14 July: 7.00 – 9.00pm 

Venue – LEP Turf 2

Women: 

Monday 7th July: 7.00 – 9.00pm

Monday 14 July: 7.00 – 9.00pm 

Venue – LEP Turf 1

Build Up Matches

2-3 Practice matches v Northern Region Association teams will be organised for various Sunday’s in August/September. Dates TBC.

Weekly Training

Training will be once per week on Mondays or Sundays TBC through July, August and move to twice per week after Club Finals weekend in mid-August. Dates TBC.

Costs

$1,875 NHC Tier 1
$1,750 NHC Tier 2

Leave Letters 

AKH is happy to write the requisite letter for University and Employment leave for players on request.

Registrations close on Thursday 3rd July.

Any questions about this year’s NHC Campaign should be directed to Jude via development@akhockey.org.nz

Eligibility criteria: 

• Eligible players must attend the trials, unless they provide a valid reason to the AK Hockey CEO or Head of Hockey, or they may not be eligible for selection, nor will they be eligible for release to play for another Association or Region. There can be an exemption made for NZ or NZA athletes.
• Eligible players must make themselves available for selection for Auckland NHC Tier 1 or 2.
• Players not selected for Tier 1 Auckland may be released to play Tier 1 for another region. 
• Players selected for Tier 2 AHA are squad cover for NHC tier 1, in case of injury or unforeseen circumstances.
• Eligible Players can be nominated by their clubs or can self nominate.

Rules for 2025 NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TOURNAMENTS – National Hockey Championship

Guest Player Appendix 6 (full version available on HNZ website)

1. f)  A Guest Player is a person who has permission from their registered Association to play for another Association in a Hockey NZ competition.
2. g)  An Association may withhold permission for a player to become a Guest Player if:

• the player did not make themselves available for their own Association
• the player is unfinancial to a club/school within their Association or to the Association, or
• the player has been suspended from hockey due to current or pending disciplinary action.

1. h)  Associations must not withhold giving written permission for a player to become a Guest Player if none of the conditions set out above are applicable to the player. Negotiations are between Associations and Guest Players. Hockey NZ will not participate in any negotiations. The player has the right to decline to play for an Association.

Selection criteria: Players will be evaluated based on the following criteria

• Technical – Passing accuracy and receiving ability, basic skill set
• Tactical – Positional play and tactical game awareness, consistency
• Physical – Speed, agility, strength and endurance
• Mental/Social: Coachability, Attitude, Work ethic and Leadership
• PCA and PCD skills
• Fitness testing (Intermittent Level 1 Yo Yo test)

Selection Outcomes: 

• Successful athletes will be notified by the end of August 2025.
• A squad of around 24 athletes will be selected
• Selected athletes will be required to attend an initial induction meeting and be available for all scheduled training sessions, practise matches, team activities before the tournament.
• Non-selected athletes for Tier 1 may be released to play Tier 1 for another region upon the discretion of AHA.

A selection panel is to be used to select all teams. The coach for the Representative Team has the right to make the final selection of the members of their team and will present the team to AK Hockey for approval.

The selection panel may consist of the Head Coach and other independent selectors appointed by AKH.