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2024 Men's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates2 November – 7 December
Teams4
Venue(s)9 (in 8 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored24 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nicholas Findlay (3 goals)
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The 2024 Men's Premier Hockey League is the upcoming second season of New Zealand's national league. The tournament will be held across nine cities of New Zealand, culminating with finals at the North Harbour Hockey Centre in Auckland. Competition will commence on 2 November, culminating with finals matches on 7 December.[1][2]

Following a four-year hiatus, the league will return under new private ownership.[3]

Competition format

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Format

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The 2024 Premier Hockey League will follow the same format of the inaugural season. Teams will play in a double round-robin format during the Pool Stage, followed by two Classification Matches. Following the results of the Pool Stage, the top two ranked teams will contest the final, while the bottom two ranked teams will play off for third place.

Point allocation

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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

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The four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand.[4]

Central Falcons

Head Coach: James Birkefield and Graeme Findlay

  1. Stephen Atkinson
  2. Dean Clarkson
  3. Jordan Cohen
  4. Dominic Dixon (GK)
  5. Jonty Elmes
  6. Sean Findlay (C)
  7. Samuel Hiha
  8. Javahn Jones
  9. Patrick Madder
  10. Graeme Murrell
  11. Oscar Nation
  12. Finlay Neale
  13. Sajan Patel
  14. Lochie Paton
  15. Maxwell Rasmussen
  16. Dylan Thomas
  17. Mackenzie Wilcox
  18. Matthew Wilson
  19. William Zhou (GK)
Hauraki Mavericks

Head Coach: Australia Brent Livermore

  1. Luke Aldred
  2. Aiden Bax
  3. Marcus Child
  4. Brad Coxon
  5. Paul Dösch
  6. Timothy Greenwood
  7. Vance Harvey
  8. Samuel Lowndes
  9. Thomas Marchant
  10. Joshua McCaul
  11. Bradley Rothwell
  12. Matthew Rütsch (GK)
  13. Aidan Sarikaya
  14. Dylan Steveson
  15. Jordan Whittleston
  16. Nicholas Woods (C)
  17. Owen Brown
  18. Denym Clarke
  19. Timothy Neild
  20. Matthew van Aardt (GK)
Northern Tridents

Head Coach: Bryce Collins

  1. Robert Capizzi
  2. Luka Clark
  3. Scott Cosslett
  4. James Coughlan
  5. Aiden Fraser
  6. Zander Fraser
  7. Hayden Ganley (GK)
  8. Angus Griffin (GK)
  9. James Hickson
  10. Luke Holmes
  11. Isaac Houlbrooke
  12. Rocco Ludolph
  13. Liam Mortimer
  14. Jared Panchia (C)
  15. Ryan Parr
  16. Jayshan Randhawa
  17. Netesh Sukha
  18. Charl Ulrich
  19. Maks Wyndham-Smith
Southern Alpiners

Head Coach: Aaron Ford

  1. George Baker
  2. Louis Beckert (GK)
  3. Malachi Buschl
  4. Benjamin Culhane
  5. Nicholas Findlay
  6. Joshua Irwin
  7. Samuel Lane (C)
  8. Nicholas Lidstone
  9. Samuel Lints
  10. Felix McIntosh (GK)
  11. Charlie Morrison
  12. Joseph Morrison
  13. Angus Nelson
  14. James Nicolson
  15. Blair Tarrant
  16. Daniel Torr
  17. Finn Ward
  18. Jordan Ward
  19. Patrick Ward
  20. Simon Yorston

Venues

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Auckland
Lloyd Elsmore Park
North Harbour Hockey Centre
Christchurch
Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub
Dunedin
Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre
Hamilton
St Paul's Collegiate School
Mount Maunganui
Tauranga Hockey Association
Napier
Park Island Recreation Ground
Palmerston North
Massey University Hockey Turf
Wellington
National Hockey Centre

Results

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All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Southern Alpiners 2 2 0 0 0 10 2 +8 8 Advanced to Final
2 Northern Tridents 2 0 0 2 0 6 6 0 2
3 Hauraki Mavericks 2 0 1 0 1 3 6 −3 2
4 Central Falcons 2 0 1 0 1 5 10 −5 2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: Premier Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

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2 November 2024
16:00
Northern Tridents 2–2 Hauraki Mavericks
Capizzi field hockey ball 13'
Randhawa field hockey ball 45+' 		Report Harvey field hockey ball 28'
Coxon field hockey ball 35'
Penalties
Capizzi Penalty shoot-out missed
Holmes Penalty shoot-out scored
Wyndham-Smith Penalty shoot-out missed
Hickson Penalty shoot-out scored
Panchia Penalty shoot-out scored
Holmes Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored Alexander-Parker
Penalty shoot-out scored Child
Penalty shoot-out scored Dösch
Penalty shoot-out missed Greenwood
Penalty shoot-out missed Neild
Penalty shoot-out scored Dösch
Lloyd Elsmore Park, Auckland
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
3 November 2024
11:00
Southern Alpiners 6–1 Central Falcons
Nicolson field hockey ball 17', 17'
Lane field hockey ball 19'
Findlay field hockey ball 38', 38'
F. Ward field hockey ball 39' 		Report Elmes field hockey ball 45'
Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre, Dunedin
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
9 November 2024
16:00
Central Falcons 4–4 Northern Tridents
Lawson field hockey ball 6'
Thomas field hockey ball 7', 32'
Elmes field hockey ball 51' 		Report Holmes field hockey ball 20'
Wyndham-Smith field hockey ball 21', 22'
Mortimer field hockey ball 54'
Penalties
Elmes Penalty shoot-out scored
Wilson Penalty shoot-out scored
Thomas Penalty shoot-out scored
Hiha Penalty shoot-out scored
Nation Penalty shoot-out scored 		5–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Capizzi
Penalty shoot-out missed Houlbrooke
Penalty shoot-out scored Mortimer
Penalty shoot-out scored Hickson
Park Island Recreation Ground, Napier
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Amber Church (NZL)
10 November 2024
17:00
Southern Alpiners 4–1 Hauraki Mavericks
Baker field hockey ball 35', 35'
Findlay field hockey ball 42'
Lane field hockey ball 44' 		Report Aldred field hockey ball 40'
Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
16 November 2024
14:00
Central Falcons v Southern Alpiners
Report
National Hockey Centre, Wellington
17 November 2024
13:00
Hauraki Mavericks v Northern Tridents
Report
Tauranga Hockey Association, Mount Maunganui
23 November 2024
14:00
Northern Tridents v Central Falcons
Report
North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland
23 November 2024
16:30
Hauraki Mavericks v Southern Alpiners
Report
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton
24 November 2024
13:00
Northern Tridents v Southern Alpiners
Report
North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland
24 November 2024
13:30
Hauraki Mavericks v Central Falcons
Report
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton
30 November 2024
16:00
Central Falcons v Hauraki Mavericks
Report
Massey University Hockey Turf, Palmerston North
1 December 2024
15:00
Southern Alpiners v Northern Tridents
Report
Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub, Christchurch

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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7 December 2024
13:15
3rd Pool v 4th Pool
Report
North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland

Final

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7 December 2024
17:15
1st Pool v 2nd Pool
Report
North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland

Goalscorers

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There have been 24 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match (as of 10 November 2024).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ "Fixtures". premierhockeyleague.co.nz. New Zealand Premier Hockey League. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ "National league hockey coming to Hawke's Bay". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Hockey: Privately owned league answers Black Sticks' wishes". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Premier Hockey League announces Coaching Staff". hockeynz.co.nz. Hockey New Zealand. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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