2024 Women's Premier Hockey League

The 2024 Women'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 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates2 November – 7 December
Teams4
Venue(s)9 (in 8 host cities)
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]

Head Coach: Verity Sharland

Venues

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Auckland
Lloyd Elsmore Park
National Hockey Centre
Christchurch
Ngā Puna Wai 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 Stadium

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 Central Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced to Final
2 Hauraki Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Northern Tridents 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Southern Alpiners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 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 v Hauraki Mavericks
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Lloyd Elsmore Park, Auckland

3 November 2024
11:00
Southern Alpiners v Central Falcons
Report
Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre, Dunedin

9 November 2024
14:00
Central Falcons v Northern Tridents
Report
Park Island Recreation Ground, Napier

10 November 2024
13:00
Southern Alpiners v Hauraki Mavericks
Report
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch

16 November 2024
14:00
Central Falcons v Southern Alpiners
Report
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington

17 November 2024
13:00
Hauraki Mavericks v Northern Tridents
Report
Tauranga Hockey Association, Mount Maunganui

23 November 2024
16:00
Northern Tridents v Central Falcons
Report
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
23 November 2024
16:30
Hauraki Mavericks v Southern Alpiners
Report
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton

24 November 2024
15:00
Northern Tridents v Southern Alpiners
Report
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
24 November 2024
15:30
Hauraki Mavericks v Central Falcons
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St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton

30 November 2024
16:00
Central Falcons v Hauraki Mavericks
Report
Massey University Hockey Turf, Palmerston North

1 December 2024
13:00
Southern Alpiners v Northern Tridents
Report
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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7 December 2024
13:15
3rd Pool v 4th Pool
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National Hockey Centre, Auckland

Final

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7 December 2024
17:15
1st Pool v 2nd Pool
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National Hockey Centre, Auckland

References

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  1. ^ "Fixtures". premierhockeyleague.co.nz. New Zealand Premier Hockey League. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ "National league hockey coming to Hawke's Bay". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Hockey: Privately owned league answers Black Sticks' wishes". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Premier Hockey League announces Coaching Staff". hockeynz.co.nz. Hockey New Zealand. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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