2024 Men's Premier Hockey League

2024 Men's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates2 November – 7 December
Teams4
Venue9 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSouthern Alpiners (1st title)
Runner-upCentral Falcons
Third placeNorthern Tridents
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored106 (7.57 per match)
Top scorerSam Lane (SA) (15 goals)
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The 2024 Men's Premier Hockey League was the second season of New Zealand's national league. The tournament was held across nine cities in New Zealand, with the placement finals being contested at the North Harbour Hockey Centre in Auckland. The competition commenced on the 2nd of November, and the placement finals took place on the 7th of December.[1][2]

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

The reigning champions from the 2020 edition were the Central Falcons.

Competition format

Format

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

Match points will be distributed as follows:

  • 4 points: win
  • 2 points: shoot-out win
  • 1 points: shoot-out loss
  • 0 points: loss

Conversion Goals

The 2024 edition featured a new Conversion Goal system. Following the scoring of a field goal, penalty corner goal, or a penalty stroke goal, the goal scorer takes the goalkeeper on in a one-on-one shootout. A successful conversion adds another goal to the score count.[4]

Participating teams

The four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand.[5]

Central Falcons (CF)

Head Coach: Graeme Findlay

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

Head Coach: Brent Livermore

  1. Luke Aldred
  2. Brennan Alexander-Parker
  3. Aiden Bax
  4. Owen Brown
  5. Marcus Child
  6. Denym Clarke
  7. Brad Coxon
  8. Joe Crooks
  9. Paul Dösch
  10. Timothy Greenwood
  11. Vance Harvey
  12. Samuel Lowndes
  13. Thomas Marchant
  14. Joshua McCaul
  15. Dylan Muggleston
  16. Tim Neild
  17. Bradley Rothwell
  18. Matthew Rütsch (GK)
  19. Aidan Sarikaya
  20. Dylan Stevenson
  21. Jordan Whittleston
  22. Nic Woods (C)
  23. Owen Brown
  24. Denym Clarke
  25. Tim Neild
  26. Matthew van Aardt (GK)
Northern Tridents (NT)

Head Coach: Bryce Collins

  1. Robbie 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. Milan Patel
  16. Ryan Parr
  17. Jayshaan Randhawa
  18. Netesh Sukha
  19. Charl Ulrich
  20. Maks Wyndham-Smith
Southern Alpiners (SA)

Head Coach: Aaron Ford

  1. George Baker
  2. Louis Beckert (GK)
  3. Malachi Buschl
  4. Benji Culhane
  5. Nick Findlay
  6. Josh Irwin
  7. Sam Lane (C)
  8. Nicholas Lidstone
  9. Sam Lints
  10. Felix McIntosh (GK)
  11. Charlie Morrison
  12. Joseph Morrison
  13. Gus Nelson
  14. James Nicolson
  15. Hugh Nixon (GK)
  16. Kane Russell
  17. Blair Tarrant
  18. Daniel Torr
  19. Finn Ward
  20. Jordan Ward
  21. Patrick Ward
  22. Simon Yorston

Venues

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

All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Southern Alpiners 6 5 0 1 0 29 8 +21 21 Advanced to Final
2 Central Falcons 6 2 2 0 2 24 27 −3 12
3 Northern Tridents 6 1 0 2 3 20 20 0 6
4 Hauraki Mavericks 6 1 1 0 4 15 33 −18 6
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

2 November 2024
16:00
Northern Tridents 2–2 Hauraki Mavericks
Capizzi  13'
Randhawa  45+' 		Report Harvey  28'
Coxon  35'
Penalties
Capizzi
Holmes
Wyndham-Smith
Hickson
Panchia
Holmes 		3–4 Alexander-Parker
Child
Dösch
Greenwood
Neild
Dösch
Lloyd Elsmore Park, Auckland
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
3 November 2024
11:00
Southern Alpiners 6–1 Central Falcons
Nicolson  17', 17'
Lane  19'
Findlay  38', 38'
F. Ward  39' 		Report Elmes  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  6'
Thomas  7', 32'
Elmes  51' 		Report Holmes  20'
Wyndham-Smith  21', 22'
Mortimer  54'
Penalties
Elmes
Wilson
Thomas
Hiha
Nation 		5–3 Capizzi
Houlbrooke
Mortimer
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  35', 35'
Findlay  42'
Lane  44' 		Report Aldred  40'
Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
16 November 2024
14:00
Central Falcons 3–3 Southern Alpiners
Thomas  41'
Nation  57', 58' 		Report Nicolson  20'
Baker  29'
Lints  33'
Penalties
4–3
National Hockey Centre, Wellington
Umpires:
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
17 November 2024
13:00
Hauraki Mavericks 1–8 Northern Tridents
Dösch  51' Report Cosslett  3'
Hickson  7', 7', 60', 60'
Wyndham-Smith  14'
Mortimer  33', 33'
Tauranga Hockey Association, Mount Maunganui
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
23 November 2024
14:00
Northern Tridents 3–4 Central Falcons
Ulrich  45+', 53', 53' Report Elmes  18', 18'
Thomas  41'
Madder  60'
North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
23 November 2024
16:30
Hauraki Mavericks 0–7 Southern Alpiners
Report Baker  19'
Lane  31', 31', 57', 57'
Lints  57', 57'
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Timothy Bond (NZL)
24 November 2024
13:00
Northern Tridents 2–6 Southern Alpiners
Capizzi  48', 48' Report Nicolson  8', 8'
Lane  42', 52', 52', 59'
North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
24 November 2024
13:30
Hauraki Mavericks 4–7 Central Falcons
Woods  38', 38'
Aldred  42'
Dösch  43' 		Report Thomas  2', 47', 54', 54'
Hiha  8', 8', 26'
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
30 November 2024
16:00
Central Falcons 5–7 Hauraki Mavericks
Nation  8', 32'
Hiha  19', 19'
Thomas  32' 		Report Neild  15'
Brown  18', 18'
Lowndes  28'
Woods  44'
Aldred  60', 60'
Massey University Hockey Turf, Palmerston North
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Timothy Bond (NZL)
1 December 2024
15:00
Southern Alpiners 3–1 Northern Tridents
Lane  1'
Baker  59', 59' 		Report Houlbrooke  40'
Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

7 December 2024
13:15
Northern Tridents 4–3 Hauraki Mavericks
Ludolph  4'
Ulrich  15', 60', 60' 		Report Aldred  11'
Muggleston  44', 45'
North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Final

7 December 2024
17:15
Southern Alpiners 7–4 Central Falcons
Lane  3', 12', 57', 57'
Tarrant  45', 45'
Baker  45' 		Report Hiha  13'
Thomas  28', 28', 40'
North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

Goalscorers

There have been 106 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 7.57 goals per match (as of 1 December 2024).

15 goals

12 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

  • Luke Aldred (HM)
  • James Nicolson (SA)

4 goals

3 goals

  • Nic Woods (HM)
  • Robbie Capizzi (NT)
  • Liam Mortimer (NT)
  • Maks Wyndham-Smith (NT)
  • Nicholas Findlay (SA)
  • Sam Lints (SA)

2 goals

1 goal

  • Harrison Lawson (CF)
  • Patrick Madder (CF)
  • Bradley Coxon (HM)
  • Vance Harvey (HM)
  • Samuel Lowndes (HM)
  • Tim Neild (HM)
  • Scott Cosslett (NT)
  • Luke Holmes (NT)
  • Isaac Houlbrooke (NT)
  • Rocco Ludolph (NT)
  • Jayshaan Randhawa (NT)
  • Finn Ward (SA)

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures". premierhockeyleague.co.nz. New Zealand Premier Hockey League. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ Doug Laing (1 October 2024). "National league hockey coming to Hawke's Bay". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ Felicity Reid (16 April 2024). "Hockey: Privately owned league answers Black Sticks' wishes". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ Tony Smith (10 December 2024). "Black Stick stars as South Islanders win national hockey title". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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