Cory Bennett

Cory Bennett (born 12 July 1991) is a field hockey player from New Zealand.

Cory Bennett was born and raised in North Shore, New Zealand. He currently works as an insurance broker in Auckland.

Club hockey

In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Bennett plays hockey for North Harbour.

National team

Cory Bennett made his debut for the Black Sticks in 2013, at the Sultan Azalan Shah Cup, in Ipoh, Malaysia.

Since his debut, Bennett has been a regular inclusion in the Black Sticks side. During his career he has medalled three times, winning silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2013 and 2017 Oceania Cups.

His most recent appearance for the national team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League, where New Zealand finished in last place.

On 5 August 2019, Bennett was named in the Black Sticks squad for the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Tokyo, Japan.

International goals

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	12 March 2013	Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia	South Korea	2–0	3–0	2013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2	14 March 2013		India	2–0	2–0
3	16 March 2013		Australia	2–3	2–3
4	30 October 2013	TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand	PNG	7–0	18–0	2013 Oceania Cup
5				12–0
6	2 November 2013		Samoa	21–0	25–0
7	7 March 2016	Tauranga Hockey Association, Tauranga, New Zealand	Malaysia	2–2	2–3	Test Match
8	17 March 2017	Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand	Pakistan	3–1	3–2
9	20 March 2017		Pakistan	1–3	2–4
10	14 October 2017	Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia	PNG	1–0	18–0	2017 Oceania Cup
11				11–0
12	11 April 2018	Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Australia	1–2	1–2	2018 Commonwealth Games
13	17 October 2018	Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Canada	2–0	3–0	Test Match
14	21 October 2018		Canada	2–1	2–3