It was the first time all three national men’s ice hockey teams — the Ice Blacks, the under-20 men and the under-18 men’s teams — competed on ice at the same time.
More than 600 people filed into the stadium to watch the unusual four-period match, in which the teams played against each other.
Team Black took the win as top-level ice hockey returned to Dunedin.
The team — a combination of the New Zealand under-20 and Ice Blacks Black teams — beat Team White 6-3 on Saturday night
to lift the inaugural New Zealand Champions Cup.
The match was played across two games.
In the first of those the under-20 team (representing black) beat the New Zealand under-18 side (white) 1-0.
Noah Gregory, who plays for the Dunedin Thunder, scored the only goal of the first match.
He was assisted by Jack Robbie, to give the black side a leg up in the overall match.
In the second game the Ice Blacks Black team beat the Ice Blacks White 5-3.
Queenstown’s Max Schneider was key for the Black side.
He scored three goals, including two in the final period, to help the Black team stay in front.
After the under-20s gave Black a 1-0 lead, Schneider made it 2-0 with a goal early in the second period.
Jacob Ratcliffe hit back with two goals for White, but Queenstown’s Stefan Amston hit back to give Black a 3-2 lead at the second break.
The Thunder’s Joe Orr added another for Black, before Schneider scored two more to give the side a comfortable lead.
Thunder captain Paris Heyd hit back with a late goal for White, but it was too late to overhaul the deficit.
