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]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  New Zealand | ||
| City | Hamilton | ||
| Dates | 19 November – 6 December | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Venue(s) | Gallagher Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Central Falcons (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Southern Alpiners | ||
| Third place | –– Hauraki Mavericks | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 61 (4.36 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Nicholas Woods (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– Jacob Smith | ||
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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
editFormat
editThe 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
editMatch points will be distributed as follows:
- 4 points: win
- 2 points: shoot-out win
- 1 points: shoot-out loss
- 0 points: loss
Participating teams
editThe four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand.[5]
Results
editAll times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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.
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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Classification round
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Final
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Awards
edit| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorer |
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| –– Jacob Smith | –– Nicholas Woods |
Statistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standing |
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–– Central Falcons | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 18 | Gold Medal |
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–– Southern Alpiners | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 15 | Silver Medal |
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–– 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
editThere were 61 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 4.36 goals per match.
9 goals
6 goals
- –– Samuel Lane
5 goals
- –– Jacob Smith
4 goals
- –– Samuel Hiha
- –– Nicholas Wilson
3 goals
- –– Hugo Inglis
- –– Finn Ward
2 goals
- –– Dane Lett
- –– Simon Child
- –– Matthew Rees-Gibbs
- –– Cory Bennett
- –– Samuel Houston
- –– Dominic Newman
1 goal
- –– Joseph Hanks
- –– Stephen Jenness
- –– Callum Olsen
- –– Mackenzie Wilcox
- –– Cameron Hayde
- –– Jonathan Keaney
- –– Aidan Sarikaya
- –– Jacob Soo-Choon
- –– Robert Capizzi
- –– Steven Edwards
- –– Connor Greentree
- –– Kieran O'Connor
- –– Joseph Morrison
- –– Moss Jackson
- –– Kane Russell
Source: Hockey New Zealand
References
edit- ^ "PREMIER HOCKEY LEAGUE". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Central Falcons take Premier Hockey League final in shootout". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Keepers play star roles as Central Falcons claim premier hockey title in shootout thriller". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League Men". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "ABOUT THE TEAMS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 15 March 2021.