2020 Men's Premier Hockey League

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2020 Men's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
CityHamilton
Dates19 November – 6 December
Teams4
Venue(s)
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 . 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]

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.[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]

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

Final[]

6 December 2020
14:00
Central Falcons  ––  1–1  ––  Southern Alpiners
Hiha Goal 58' Report Lane Goal 60'
Penalties
Jenness Penalty shoot-out scored
Smith Penalty shoot-out missed 		1–0 Penalty shoot-out missed Ross
Penalty shoot-out missed
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[]

  1. ^ "PREMIER HOCKEY LEAGUE". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Central Falcons take Premier Hockey League final in shootout". nzsportswire.com. . 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. ^ a b "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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