The 2020 Women's Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League was the inaugural women's edition of Hockey New Zealand's national league. The tournament was held in Hamilton at the Gallagher Hockey Centre. Competition commenced on 12 November, culminating with finals matches on 29 November.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  New Zealand | ||
| City | Hamilton | ||
| Dates | 12–29 November | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Venue(s) | Gallagher Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Central Falcons (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Northern Tridents | ||
| Third place | –– Hauraki Mavericks | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 14 | ||
| Goals scored | 48 (3.43 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Stacey Michelsen (5 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– Stacey Michelsen | ||
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The Central Falcons won the tournament after defeating the Northern Tridents 3–1 in the final.[2] The Hauraki Mavericks finished in bronze position, defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0.[3]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | –– Northern Tridents | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 14 | |
| 3 | –– Hauraki Mavericks | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 10 | |
| 4 | –– Southern Alpiners | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 4 |
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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| –– Stacey Michelsen | –– Stacey Michelsen |
Statistics
editFinal standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WD | LD | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final standing |
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–– Central Falcons | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 22 | Gold Medal |
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–– Northern Tridents | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 14 | Silver Medal |
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–– Hauraki Mavericks | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 14 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | –– Southern Alpiners | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | Fourth Place |
Goalscorers
editThere were 48 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
- –– Hope Ralph
- –– Olivia Shannon
- –– Olivia Merry
3 goals
- –– Kirsten Pearce
- –– Rose Tynan
2 goals
- –– Michaela Curtis
- –– Alia Jaques
- –– Kate Ivory
- –– Isabella Ambrosius
1 goal
- –– Kaitlin Cotter
- –– Megan Hull
- –– Jessica Kelly
- –– Jenna-Rae McIntyre
- –– Felicity Reidy
- –– Kayla Whitelock
- –– Alison Hunt
- –– Julia King
- –– Amy Robinson
- –– Tori Robinson
- –– Elizabeth Thompson
- –– Louisa Tuilotolava
- –– Stephanie Dickins
- –– Sophie Hildesley
- –– Tyler Lench
- –– Margot Willis
- –– Emily Wium
Source: Hockey New Zealand
References
edit- ^ "PREMIER HOCKEY LEAGUE". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Central Falcons win Women's Premier Hockey League title". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League Women". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "ABOUT THE TEAMS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
External links
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