Ice hockey at the New Zealand Winter Games

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Ice hockey has been played at the New Zealand Winter Games since the Games first played in 2009. The first games took place in Dunedin , as there wasno suitable ice rinkin the actual venue Queenstown . In 2013 and 2015, the number of sports at the Winter Games was reduced and ice hockey was also removed from the program. Ice hockey has been part of the program of the annual games since 2017. As part of the Winter Games, the Trans-Tasman Challenge will be held against neighboring Australia (named after the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia).

winner

2009 AustraliaAustralia Australia
2011 AustraliaAustralia Australia
2017 AustraliaAustralia Australia
2018 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
2019 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand

Held in 2009

In 2009 New Zealand and Australia played twice. New Zealand managed to beat their neighbors for the first time in their second game. The games took place at the Dunedin Ice Stadium .

August 22, 2009
(local time) 		New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 2: 8
(2: 2, 0: 5, 0: 1) 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Stadium, Dunedin
Spectators: 2,500
August 23, 2009 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 5: 4
(1: 2, 2: 0, 2: 2) 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Stadium, Dunedin
Spectators: 1,600

Held in 2011

In 2011, three teams took part in the games for the only time, in addition to the hosts and Australia, the People's Republic of China. The games took place again at the Dunedin Ice Stadium. After a preliminary round everyone against everyone there was a semi-final and a final.

Preliminary round

August 17, 2011
8:00 p.m.
(local time) 		New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 8: 3
(1: 2, 2: 1, 5: 0)
match report 		China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
 Ice Stadium, Dunedin
Spectators: 200
August 18, 2011
7:00 p.m. 		China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
 2:15
(0: 3, 2: 6, 0: 6)
game report 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Stadium, Dunedin
Spectators: 100
August 19, 2011
7:00 p.m. 		New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 2: 8
(1: 4, 0: 3, 1: 1)
match report 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Stadium, Dunedin
Spectators: 800
Pl. Sp S. OTS OTN N Gates Points
1. AustraliaAustralia Australia 2 2 0 0 0 23: 04 6th
2. New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 2 1 0 0 1 10:11 3
3. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 2 0 0 0 2 05:23 0

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats

Final round

Semifinals
August 20, 2011
5:00 p.m. 		New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 6: 1
(3: 1, 0: 0, 3: 0)
game report 		China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
 Ice Stadium, Dunedin
Spectators: 150
final
August 21, 2011
2:00 p.m. 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 4: 1
(1: 0, 3: 0, 0: 1)
game report 		New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 Ice Stadium, Dunedin
Spectators: 200

Trans-Tasman Challenge 2017

The Trans-Tasman Challenge 2017 was held in the Queenstown Ice Arena . In the first game New Zealand celebrated the second victory in history against Australia. The Australians won the second game. The decisive third game was decided in the shutout , which the Australia could win.

7th September 2017 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 4: 1
(2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Stand: 1: 0 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown
September 8, 2017 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 0: 2
(-: -, -: -, - :-)
Status: 1: 1 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown
September 9, 2017 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 3: 4 n.P.
(-: -, -: -, -: -, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Stand: 1: 2 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown

Trans-Tasman Challenge 2018

The Trans-Tasman Challenge 2018 was held again in the Queenstown Ice Arena. For the first time, New Zealand won the series.

September 6, 2018 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 4: 2
(-: -, -: -, - :-)
Status: 1: 0 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown
September 7, 2018 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 6: 1
(-: -, -: -, - :-)
Status: 2: 0 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown
September 8, 2018 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 3: 6
(2: 1, 1: 2, 0: 3)
Stand: 2: 1 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown

Trans-Tasman Challenge 2019

The Trans-Tasman Challenge 2019 was held in the Queenstown Ice Arena. Again New Zealand won the series.

September 5, 2019
7:00 p.m.
(local time) 		New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 6: 4
(-: -, -: -, - :-)
Status: 1: 0 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown
September 6, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 5: 3
(-: -, -: -, - :-)
Status: 2: 0 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown
September 7, 2019
7:00 p.m. 		New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
 2: 9
(1: 3, 1: 1, 0: 5)
Stand: 2: 1 		AustraliaAustralia Australia
 Ice Arena, Queenstown

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ice Hockey: NZ achieves milestone win. In: odt.co.nz. August 24, 2009, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Results 2011 - Winter Games NZ. In: wintergamesnz.kiwi. Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
  3. ^ New Zealand Ice Blacks take first blood in an Ice Hockey Trans-Tasman battle. In: wintergamesnz.kiwi. September 7, 2017, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  4. ^ Ice Blacks lose battle but win transtasman was. In: odt.co.nz. September 10, 2018, accessed November 13, 2019 .
  5. ↑ NZ wins 2019 Trans-Tasman ice hockey. In: sunlive.co.nz. September 8, 2019, accessed November 13, 2019 .