2020 Women's Premier Hockey League

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2020 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
CityHamilton
Dates12–29 November
Teams4
Venue(s)
Final positions
Champions ––  Central Falcons (1st title)
Runner-up ––  Northern Tridents
Third place ––  Hauraki Mavericks
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored48 (3.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Stacey Michelsen (5 goals)
Best player ––  Stacey Michelsen
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The 2020 Women's Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League was the inaugural women's edition of Hockey New Zealand's national league. The tournament was held in Hamilton at the . Competition commenced on 12 November, culminating with finals matches on 29 November.[1]

The Central Falcons won the tournament after defeating the Northern Tridents 3–1 in the final.[2] The Hauraki Mavericks finished in bronze position, defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0.[3]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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 2 0 13 7 +6 18 Advanced to Final
2  ––  Northern Tridents 6 3 1 0 2 15 9 +6 14
3  ––  Hauraki Mavericks 6 2 1 0 3 7 12 −5 10
4  ––  Southern Alpiners 6 1 0 0 5 8 15 −7 4
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[]

12 November 2020
17:00
Northern Tridents  ––  5–0  ––  Hauraki Mavericks
Michelsen Goal 14', 44'
Goal 37'
Goal 45'
Goal 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Mallory Barnett (NZL)
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
12 November 2020
19:00
Central Falcons  ––  4–1  ––  Southern Alpiners
Shannon Goal 5'
Ralph Goal 9', 26'
Hull Goal 10' 		Report Merry Goal 22'
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
14 November 2020
12:00
Northern Tridents  ––  2–2  ––  Central Falcons
Dickins Goal 17'
Goal 20' 		Report Goal 40'
Curtis Goal 56'
Penalties
Doar Penalty shoot-out missed
Dickins Penalty shoot-out missed
Penalty shoot-out scored
——
Penalty shoot-out scored 		2–1 Penalty shoot-out missed Shannon
Penalty shoot-out missed
Penalty shoot-out scored Ralph
——
Penalty shoot-out missed Ralph
Umpires:
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
14 November 2020
14:00
Southern Alpiners  ––  2–3  ––  Hauraki Mavericks
Goal 24'
Merry Goal 27' 		Report King Goal 33'
Goal 37'
Jaques Goal 55'
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Mallory Barnett (NZL)
15 November 2020
12:00
Southern Alpiners  ––  1–4  ––  Northern Tridents
Merry Goal 15' Report Goal 17'
Pearce Goal 30', 36'
Goal 55'
Umpires:
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
Mallory Barnett (NZL)
15 November 2020
14:00
Hauraki Mavericks  ––  1–1  ––  Central Falcons
Jaques Goal 34' Report Ralph Goal 56'
Penalties
Thompson Penalty shoot-out scored
King Penalty shoot-out scored
Jaques Penalty shoot-out missed
——
Thompson Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–2 Penalty shoot-out scored Shannon
Penalty shoot-out scored Whitelock
Penalty shoot-out missed Hull
——
Penalty shoot-out missed Whitelock
Umpires:
Kirsten Stuckey (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
25 November 2020
17:00
Central Falcons  ––  2–1  ––  Northern Tridents
Shannon Goal 30'
Goal 59' 		Report Michelsen Goal 37'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
25 November 2020
19:00
Hauraki Mavericks  ––  1–0  ––  Southern Alpiners
Thompson Goal 31' Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
26 November 2020
17:00
Southern Alpiners  ––  1–2  ––  Central Falcons
Goal 23' Report Ralph Goal 43'
Shannon Goal 47'
Umpires:
Rachel Murphy (NZL)
Amber Church (NZL)
26 November 2020
19:00
Hauraki Mavericks  ––  1–2  ––  Northern Tridents
Goal 26' Report Michelsen Goal 6', 57'
Umpires:
Lani Jackman (NZL)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
28 November 2020
12:00
Northern Tridents  ––  1–3  ––  Southern Alpiners
Goal 21' Report Merry Goal 7'
Goal 27'
Goal 57'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)
28 November 2020
14:00
Central Falcons  ––  2–1  ––  Hauraki Mavericks
Shannon Goal 48'
Goal 53' 		Report A. Robinson Goal 20'
Umpires:
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
Rachel Murphy (NZL)

Classification round[]

Third and fourth place[]

29 November 2020
12:00
Hauraki Mavericks  ––  1–0  ––  Southern Alpiners
Tuilotolava Goal 58' Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)

Final[]

29 November 2020
14:00
Central Falcons  ––  3–1  ––  Northern Tridents
Goal 7'
Whitelock Goal 24'
Curtis Goal 27' 		Report Pearce Goal 18'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Lani Jackman (NZL)

Awards[]

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer
 ––  Stacey Michelsen  ––  Stacey Michelsen

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Final standing
1st place, gold medalist(s)  ––  Central Falcons 7 5 0 2 0 16 8 +8 22 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  ––  Northern Tridents 7 3 1 0 3 16 12 +4 14 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  ––  Hauraki Mavericks 7 3 1 0 3 8 12 −4 14 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Southern Alpiners 7 1 0 0 6 8 16 −8 4 Fourth Place
Source: Hockey New Zealand

Goalscorers[]

There were 48 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match.

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 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Central Falcons win Women's Premier Hockey League title". nzsportswire.com. . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2020 Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League Women". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "ABOUT THE TEAMS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

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