Cats NHL Programme Commences
CANTERBURY HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
MEDIA RELEASE
8 September
2005
Cats NHL Programme Commences
The Tandoori Palace Canterbury Cats get their Lion Foundation National Hockey League campaign underway this weekend with games against Midland and North Harbour. Games will be played in Auckland on the Saturday and Albany on the Sunday.
The women’s competition is starting a week earlier than the men’s because some teams will lose players in October representing New Zealand in the Indira Gandhi Tournament in India.
The
Cats had a good shake down on Wednesday this week when they
played the Australian U21 team at Porritt Park. They lost 1
– 2 but coach Paul Derham said “it was good to have tough
competition so close to the start of the Lion Foundation
National Hockey League.”
Derham said “the Tandoori Palace
Canterbury Cats are looking forward to the start of the
League and I will be looking for the team to build on
Wednesday’s experience.”
Derham is not taking either game lightly particularly North Harbour who have world class defender Lizzie Igasan and Black Sticks striker Jamie Provan playing up front. He will be starting with his number one team in both games.
Expect to see Stacey Carr, who showed
outstanding form against the Australians earlier in the
week, leading the way. Newly selected Black Stick Bridget
Kight who has been stoic in defence throughout the
Australian series will be looking to carry that game forward
as will the other Black Sticks, Meredith Orr, Jane Maley, Jo
Galletly, Honor Dillon and teenager
Clarissa Eshuis.
The following is the draw for this
weekend.
Tandoori Palace Canterbury Cats
Saturday 10
September
vs Midland 2.00 pm Auckland
Sunday 11
September
vs North Harbour 12.30
pm Albany
ENDS