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2024 Men's Premier Hockey League

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]

2024 Men's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates2 November – 7 December
Teams4
Venue(s)9 (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 scorer(s)Samuel Lane (SA) (15 goals)
← 2020 (previous) (next) 2025 →

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:   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 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

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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

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Third and fourth place

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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

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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

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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

4 goals

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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