Hockey New Zealand's national league, inaugural season
–– Central Falcons
(1st title)Runner-up | –– Southern Alpiners |
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Third place | –– Hauraki Mavericks |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 14 |
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Goals scored | 61 (4.36 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | –– Nicholas Woods (9 goals) |
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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.[1]
The Central Falcons won the tournament after defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0 in penalties after the final finished as a 1–1 draw.[2][3] The Hauraki Mavericks finished in bronze position, defeating the Northern Tridents 4–1.[4]
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.[4]
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.[5]
- –– Central Falcons
- –– Hauraki Mavericks
- –– Northern Tridents
- –– Southern Alpiners
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
Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL) | |
Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Bren Duckworth (NZL) | |
Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL) | |
Umpires: Bren Duckworth (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL) | |
Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL) | |
Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bren Duckworth (NZL) | |
Central Falcons –– | 3–1 | –– Northern Tridents | Smith 11', 41' Wilson 23' | Report | O'Connor 21' | Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL) | |
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL) | |
Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL) | |
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Timothy Bond (NZL) | |
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL) | |
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Timothy Bond (NZL) | |
Classification round
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL) | |
Final
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 |
| –– Central Falcons | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 18 | Gold Medal |
| –– Southern Alpiners | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 15 | Silver Medal |
| –– 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
- ^ "PREMIER HOCKEY LEAGUE". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Central Falcons take Premier Hockey League final in shootout". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Keepers play star roles as Central Falcons claim premier hockey title in shootout thriller". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League Men". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "ABOUT THE TEAMS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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