2020 Men's Premier Hockey League

2020 Men's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
CityHamilton
Dates19 November – 6 December
Teams4
VenueGallagher 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 ––  Nic 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.[1]

The Central Falcons won the tournament after defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0 on 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]

 ––  Central Falcons

Head Coach: Michael Delaney

  1. Dom Dixon (GK)
  2. Matthew Van Aardt (GK)
  3. Mackenzie Wilcox
  4. Benedict van Woerkom
  5. Jordan Cohen
  6. Sean Findlay
  7. Shea McAleese
  8. Stephen Jenness
  9. Joe Hanks
  10. Nick Wilson
  11. Sam Hiha
  12. Patrick Madder
  13. Dane Lett
  14. Brad Read
  15. Jacob Smith
  16. Harry Miskimmin
  17. Dylan Thomas
  18. Callum Olsen
  19. Trent Lett
 ––  Hauraki Mavericks

Head Coach: Dean Couzins

  1. Leon Hayward (GK)
  2. Taylor Craigie (GK)
  3. Jared Panchia
  4. Aidan Sarikaya
  5. Jacob Soo Choon
  6. Maks Wyndham-Smith
  7. Matt Rees-Gibbs
  8. Tim Neild
  9. Malcolm Curley
  10. Marcus Child
  11. Arun Panchia
  12. Cam Hayde
  13. Garrick Du Toit
  14. Jonty Keaney
  15. Nic Woods
  16. Zander Fraser
  17. Simon Child
  18. Shae Iswar
  19. Campbell Maclean
  20. Daniel Panchia
  21. Oliver Macintyre
  22. Dwayne Rowsell
 ––  Northern Tridents

Head Coach: Bryce Collins

  1. Richard Joyce (GK)
  2. Angus Griffin (GK)
  3. Ruan Bezuidenhout (C)
  4. Richmond Lum
  5. Charl Ulrich
  6. Netesh Sukha
  7. Robbie Capizzi
  8. Xavier Guy
  9. Sam Houston
  10. Mitch Hayde
  11. George Muir (C)
  12. Isaac Houlbrooke
  13. Maxwell Rasmussen
  14. Liam Mortimer
  15. Sanjay Lala
  16. Cory Bennett
  17. Benji Edwards
  18. Steven Edwards
  19. Connor Greentree
  20. Kim Kingstone
  21. Kieren O'Connor
  22. Matt Symonds
 ––  Southern Alpiners

Head Coach: Grant Edwards

  1. Louis Beckert (GK)
  2. George Enersen (GK)
  3. Joseph Morrison
  4. George Connell
  5. Hugo Inglis
  6. Nick Elder
  7. Kane Russell
  8. Nicholas Lidstone
  9. Nick Ross
  10. Maxwell Rasmussen
  11. Dominic Newman
  12. Gus Wakeling
  13. Finn Ward
  14. Dylan Thomas
  15. Jordan Ward
  16. Malachi Buschl
  17. Sam Lane
  18. David Brydon
  19. Blair Tarrant
  20. Simon Yorston
  21. Moss Jackson

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

Final

6 December 2020
14:00
Central Falcons  ––  1–1  ––  Southern Alpiners
Hiha  58' Report Lane  60'
Penalties
Jenness
Smith 		1–0 Ross
F. Ward
Lane
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Top Goalscorer
 ––  Jacob Smith  ––  Nic 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

  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. 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. ^ 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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