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]
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 2 November – 7 December | ||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 8 host cities) | ||
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Following a four-year hiatus, the league will return under new private ownership.[3]
Competition format
editFormat
editThe 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
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]
Head Coach: Verity Sharland
Head Coach: 
Emily Hurtz
- Paige Blake
- Breana Catley
- Brodie Cochrane (GK)
- Saffy Cribb
- Kaea Elliott
- Tyla Goodsell-Matthews
- Claudia Hanham
- Madeline Harris
- Sophie Hildesley
- Holly Hilton-Jones
- Ella Hyatt-Brown
- Emilie Logan
- Elizabeth Norman
- Philippa Norman (C)
- Holly Pearson
- Brooke Roberts (GK)
- Georgina Shotter
- Petrea Webster
- Charlie Wills
- Ruby Worrall
Head Coach: Chris Leslie
Venues
edit| Auckland |
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| 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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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References
edit- ^ "Fixtures". premierhockeyleague.co.nz. New Zealand Premier Hockey League. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "National league hockey coming to Hawke's Bay". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Hockey: Privately owned league answers Black Sticks' wishes". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Premier Hockey League announces Coaching Staff". hockeynz.co.nz. Hockey New Zealand. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
External links
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