2024 Men's Premier Hockey League

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)
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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

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

Participating teams

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

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

  • Nicholas Woods (HM)
  • Robert Capizzi (NT)
  • Liam Mortimer (NT)
  • Maks Wyndham-Smith (NT)
  • Nicholas Findlay (SA)
  • Samuel Lints (SA)

2 goals

1 goal

  • Harrison Lawson (CF)
  • Patrick Madder (CF)
  • Bradley Coxon (HM)
  • Vance Harvey (HM)
  • Samuel Lowndes (HM)
  • Timothy 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. ^ "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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