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Hockey New Zealand's national league, inaugural season

2020 Men's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
CityHamilton
Dates19 November – 6 December
Teams4
Venue(s)Gallagher Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions ––  Central Falcons (1st title)
Runner-up ––  Southern Alpiners
Third place ––  Hauraki Mavericks
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored61 (4.36 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Nicholas Woods (9 goals)
Best player ––  Jacob Smith
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The 2020 Men's Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League was the inaugural men's edition of Hockey New Zealand's national league. The tournament was held in Hamilton at the Gallagher Hockey Centre. Competition commenced on 19 November, culminating with finals matches on 6 December.

The Central Falcons won the tournament after defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0 in penalties after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. The Hauraki Mavericks finished in bronze position, defeating the Northern Tridents 4–1.

Competition format

Format

The 2020 Premier Hockey League saw a new format than that of the former, National Hockey League. Teams played in a double round-robin format during the Pool Stage, which was followed by two Classification Matches.

Following the results of the Pool Stage, the top two ranked teams contested the final, with the bottom two ranked teams playing off for third place.

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

  • 4 points: win
  • 2 points: shoot-out win
  • 1 points: shoot-out loss
  • 0 points: loss

Participating teams

The four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand.

Results

All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ––  Central Falcons 6 4 0 0 2 18 11 +7 16 Advanced to Final
2  ––  Southern Alpiners 6 3 0 2 1 16 10 +6 14
3  ––  Hauraki Mavericks 6 3 1 0 2 13 15 −2 14
4  ––  Northern Tridents 6 0 1 0 5 7 18 −11 2
Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

19 November 2020
17:00
Northern Tridents  ––  0–2  ––  Hauraki Mavericks
Report Soo-Choon field hockey ball 1'
S. Child field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
19 November 2020
19:00
Central Falcons  ––  2–1  ––  Southern Alpiners
Wilson field hockey ball 21'
Hanks field hockey ball 60' 		Report Newman field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Bren Duckworth (NZL)
21 November 2020
12:00
Northern Tridents  ––  1–3  ––  Central Falcons
Capizzi field hockey ball 54' Report Smith field hockey ball 8', 39'
Hiha field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
21 November 2020
14:00
Southern Alpiners  ––  2–2  ––  Hauraki Mavericks
F. Ward field hockey ball 9'
Inglis field hockey ball 29' 		Report Woods field hockey ball 6', 60'
Penalties
Inglis Penalty shoot-out scored
Ross Penalty shoot-out missed
Tarrant Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–2 Penalty shoot-out scored Woods
Penalty shoot-out scored S. Child
Penalty shoot-out missed Sarikaya
Umpires:
Bren Duckworth (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
22 November 2020
12:00
Southern Alpiners  ––  2–2  ––  Northern Tridents
Lane field hockey ball 5', 17' Report Houston field hockey ball 23', 55'
Penalties
Inglis Penalty shoot-out scored
Connell Penalty shoot-out missed
Lane Penalty shoot-out scored
——
Inglis Penalty shoot-out scored
Lane Penalty shoot-out missed
Connell Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Edwards
Penalty shoot-out missed O'Connor
Penalty shoot-out scored Capizzi
——
Penalty shoot-out scored Edwards
Penalty shoot-out missed Capizzi
Penalty shoot-out scored O'Connor
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
22 November 2020
14:00
Hauraki Mavericks  ––  2–6  ––  Central Falcons
Woods field hockey ball 48'
Rees-Gibbs field hockey ball 49' 		Report Hiha field hockey ball 12'
Wilcox field hockey ball 28'
Wilson field hockey ball 45', 51'
Olsen field hockey ball 50'
Lett field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Bren Duckworth (NZL)
2 December 2020
17:00
Central Falcons  ––  3–1  ––  Northern Tridents
Smith field hockey ball 11', 41'
Wilson field hockey ball 23' 		Report O'Connor field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
2 December 2020
19:00
Hauraki Mavericks  ––  1–3  ––  Southern Alpiners
Woods field hockey ball 14' Report Newman field hockey ball 5'
Inglis field hockey ball 35'
Lane field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
3 December 2020
17:00
Northern Tridents  ––  1–5  ––  Southern Alpiners
Greentree field hockey ball 14' Report F. Ward field hockey ball 5'
Jackson field hockey ball 25'
Russell field hockey ball 30'
Lane field hockey ball 44'
Morrison field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
3 December 2020
19:00
Central Falcons  ––  2–3  ––  Hauraki Mavericks
Smith field hockey ball 36'
Hiha field hockey ball 36' 		Report Woods field hockey ball 12', 38'
S. Child field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Timothy Bond (NZL)
5 December 2020
12:00
Southern Alpiners  ––  3–2  ––  Central Falcons
Inglis field hockey ball 8'
Lane field hockey ball 25'
F. Ward field hockey ball 28' 		Report Jenness field hockey ball 6'
Lett field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
5 December 2020
14:00
Hauraki Mavericks  ––  3–2  ––  Northern Tridents
Keaney field hockey ball 39'
Woods field hockey ball 52'
Sarikaya field hockey ball 58' 		Report Bennett field hockey ball 8', 29'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Timothy Bond (NZL)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

6 December 2020
12:00
Hauraki Mavericks  ––  4–1  ––  Northern Tridents
Rees-Gibbs field hockey ball 30'
Woods field hockey ball 33', 60+'
Hayde field hockey ball 55' 		Report Edwards field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

Final

6 December 2020
14:00
Central Falcons  ––  1–1  ––  Southern Alpiners
Hiha field hockey ball 58' Report Lane field hockey ball 60'
Penalties
Jenness Penalty shoot-out scored
Smith Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–0 Penalty shoot-out missed Ross
Penalty shoot-out missed F. Ward
Penalty shoot-out missed Lane
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer
 ––  Jacob Smith  ––  Nicholas Woods

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
1st place, gold medalist(s)  ––  Central Falcons 7 4 1 0 2 19 12 +7 18 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  ––  Southern Alpiners 7 3 0 3 1 17 11 +6 15 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  ––  Hauraki Mavericks 7 4 1 0 2 17 16 +1 18 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Northern Tridents 7 0 1 0 6 8 22 −14 2 Fourth Place
Source: Hockey New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 61 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.36 goals per match.

9 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

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  2. "Central Falcons take Premier Hockey League final in shootout". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. "Keepers play star roles as Central Falcons claim premier hockey title in shootout thriller". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League Men". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. "ABOUT THE TEAMS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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