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Blair Hopping

 

   

 

 

 

Name:                                                
  Blair Hopping

Nickname:                                         
   Hoppz

Date of Birth:                                    
   12-08-1980

Birthplace:                                        
   Pukekohe

Town of Residence:                        
   Kumeu

Occupation:                                      
   Sales Rep

Position:                                            
   Fullback

Shirt Number:                                               
   7

NZ Debut:                                          
   2000 v Pakistan

NHL Team:                                        
   North Harbour

NHL Shirt Number:                          
   3

Career High:                                     
   Making two Olympics and silver in Manchester (CWG)

Career Low:                                      
   Losing Champions Challenge in extra time

Sacrifices you have made to play hockey:                       
   Time, work, time away from partner, money

Age you started playing at:             
   6

Hours of Training per week:                      
   12-14

Toughest Opponent:                                  
   Australia

Who has been most influential in your career:                            
   My parents, Kevin Towns

Strengths:                                         
   Positioning and passing

Weaknesses:                                    
   Try not to have any

Most Admired Sportsperson:                     
   Tiger Woods

Hobbies Outside of Hockey:                      
   Touch Rugby, relaxing with fiancé

5 Words to Describe Yourself:      
   -

Favourite TV Show:                         
   Home and Away

Favourite Food:                               
   Chicken

Favourite Music:                              
   Anything

Favourite Book:                               
   Who has time to read

Likes:                                                 
   Chilling out and relaxing, summer

Dislikes:                                            
   Winter and annoying people

Advice for Young Players:              
   Listen, learn, do, do it better, do it best