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2020 Men's Premier Hockey League

{{Short description|Hockey New Zealand's national league, inaugural season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox field hockey

| tournament = 2020 Men's
Premier Hockey League

| other_titles =

| country = {{flagu|New Zealand}}

| city = Hamilton

| venues = Gallagher Hockey Centre

| teams = 4

| dates = 19 November – 6 December

| champions = {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Central Falcons

| count = 1

| second = {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Southern Alpiners

| third = {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}} Hauraki Mavericks

| matches = 14

| goals = 61

| top_scorer = {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}} Nicholas Woods

| top_scorer_goals = 9

| best_player = {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Jacob Smith

| next_year = 2024

| next_tournament = 2024 Men's Premier Hockey League

}}

The 2020 Men's Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League was the inaugural men's edition of Hockey New Zealand's national league. The tournament was held in Hamilton at the Gallagher Hockey Centre. Competition commenced on 19 November, culminating with finals matches on 6 December.{{cite web |url=https://blacksticksnz.co.nz/premier-hockey-league/ |title=PREMIER HOCKEY LEAGUE |publisher=Vantage Black Sticks |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |accessdate=15 March 2021}}

The Central Falcons won the tournament after defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0 in penalties after the final finished as a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.nzsportswire.com/2020/12/06/central-falcons-win-premier-hockey-league-final-in-shootout/ |title=Central Falcons take Premier Hockey League final in shootout |publisher=NZ Sports Wire |website=nzsportswire.com |accessdate=15 March 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/300176641/keepers-play-star-roles-as-central-falcons-claim-premier-hockey-title-in-shootout-thriller |title=Keepers play star roles as Central Falcons claim premier hockey title in shootout thriller |publisher=stuff |website=stuff.co.nz |accessdate=15 March 2021}} The Hauraki Mavericks finished in bronze position, defeating the Northern Tridents 4–1.{{cite web |url=https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/competitions/377 |title=2020 Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League Men |publisher=Hockey New Zealand |website=hockeynz.altiusrt.com |accessdate=15 March 2021}}

Competition format

=Format=

The 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.

=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.{{cite web |url=https://blacksticksnz.co.nz/about-the-teams/ |title=ABOUT THE TEAMS |publisher=Vantage Black Sticks |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |accessdate=15 March 2021}}

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Results

All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).

=Preliminary round=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|for_against_style=goals

|OTwin_header=WD

|OTloss_header=LD

|update=complete

|source=[https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/competitions/377/reports/poolstandings Hockey New Zealand]

|team1=CF |team2=SA |team3=HM |team4=NT

|result1=F |result2=F

|win_CF=4 |OTwin_CF=0 |OTloss_CF=0 |loss_CF=2 |gf_CF=18|ga_CF=11

|win_HM=3 |OTwin_HM=1 |OTloss_HM=0 |loss_HM=2 |gf_HM=13|ga_HM=15

|win_NT=0 |OTwin_NT=1 |OTloss_NT=0 |loss_NT=5 |gf_NT=7 |ga_NT=18

|win_SA=3 |OTwin_SA=0 |OTloss_SA=2 |loss_SA=1 |gf_SA=16|ga_SA=10

|name_CF = {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Central Falcons

|name_HM = {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}} Hauraki Mavericks

|name_NT = {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}} Northern Tridents

|name_SA = {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Southern Alpiners

|winpoints=4

|OTwinpoints=2

|OTlosspoints=1

|losspoints=0

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

|res_col_header=Q

|col_F=green1 |text_F=Advanced to Final

}}

==Fixtures==

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 19 November 2020

|time = 17:00

|team1 = Northern Tridents {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}} Hauraki Mavericks

|goals1 =

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13359/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Soo-Choon {{fhgoal|FG|1}}
S. Child {{fhgoal|FG|12}}

|umpires = Lee Erskine (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 19 November 2020

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Central Falcons {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Southern Alpiners

|goals1 = Wilson {{fhgoal|FG|21}}
Hanks {{fhgoal|FG|60}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13360/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Newman {{fhgoal|FG|50}}

|umpires = Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Bren Duckworth (NZL)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 21 November 2020

|time = 12:00

|team1 = Northern Tridents {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Central Falcons

|goals1 = Capizzi {{fhgoal|FG|54}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13361/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Smith {{fhgoal|FG|8|PC|39}}
Hiha {{fhgoal|FG|59}}

|umpires = Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 21 November 2020

|time = 14:00

|team1 = Southern Alpiners {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}} Hauraki Mavericks

|goals1 = F. Ward {{fhgoal|FG|9}}
Inglis {{fhgoal|FG|29}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13362/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Woods {{fhgoal|PC|6|PC|60}}

|umpires = Bren Duckworth (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)

|penalties1 = Inglis {{fhps|g}}
Ross {{fhps|m}}
Tarrant {{fhps|m}}

|penaltyscore = 1–2

|penalties2 = {{fhps|g}} Woods
{{fhps|g}} S. Child
{{fhps|m}} Sarikaya

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 22 November 2020

|time = 12:00

|team1 = Southern Alpiners {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}} Northern Tridents

|goals1 = Lane {{fhgoal|PC|5|FG|17}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13363/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Houston {{fhgoal|FG|23|FG|55}}

|umpires = Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)

|penalties1 = Inglis {{fhps|g}}
Connell {{fhps|m}}
Lane {{fhps|g}}
——
Inglis {{fhps|g}}
Lane {{fhps|m}}
Connell {{fhps|m}}

|penaltyscore = 3–4

|penalties2 = {{fhps|g}} Edwards
{{fhps|m}} O'Connor
{{fhps|g}} Capizzi
——
{{fhps|g}} Edwards
{{fhps|m}} Capizzi
{{fhps|g}} O'Connor

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 22 November 2020

|time = 14:00

|team1 = Hauraki Mavericks {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}}

|score = 2–6

|team2 = {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Central Falcons

|goals1 = Woods {{fhgoal|PC|48}}
Rees-Gibbs {{fhgoal|FG|49}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13364/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Hiha {{fhgoal|FG|12}}
Wilcox {{fhgoal|FG|28}}
Wilson {{fhgoal|FG|45|FG|51}}
Olsen {{fhgoal|FG|50}}
Lett {{fhgoal|PC|54}}

|umpires = Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Bren Duckworth (NZL)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 2 December 2020

|time = 17:00

|team1 = Central Falcons {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}} Northern Tridents

|goals1 = Smith {{fhgoal|FG|11|FG|41}}
Wilson {{fhgoal|FG|23}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13365/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = O'Connor {{fhgoal|FG|21}}

|umpires = Timothy Bond (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 2 December 2020

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Hauraki Mavericks {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Southern Alpiners

|goals1 = Woods {{fhgoal|PC|14}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13366/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Newman {{fhgoal|PC|5}}
Inglis {{fhgoal|FG|35}}
Lane {{fhgoal|FG|56}}

|umpires = David Tomlinson (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 3 December 2020

|time = 17:00

|team1 = Northern Tridents {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}}

|score = 1–5

|team2 = {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Southern Alpiners

|goals1 = Greentree {{fhgoal|PS|14}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13367/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = F. Ward {{fhgoal|PC|5}}
Jackson {{fhgoal|FG|25}}
Russell {{fhgoal|PC|30}}
Lane {{fhgoal|FG|44}}
Morrison {{fhgoal|FG|45}}

|umpires = Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 3 December 2020

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Central Falcons {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}} Hauraki Mavericks

|goals1 = Smith {{fhgoal|FG|36}}
Hiha {{fhgoal|FG|36}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13368/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Woods {{fhgoal|PC|12|PC|38}}
S. Child {{fhgoal|PS|17}}

|umpires = Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Timothy Bond (NZL)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 5 December 2020

|time = 12:00

|team1 = Southern Alpiners {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Central Falcons

|goals1 = Inglis {{fhgoal|FG|8}}
Lane {{fhgoal|PC|25}}
F. Ward {{fhgoal|FG|28}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13369/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Jenness {{fhgoal|FG|6}}
Lett {{fhgoal|PC|33}}

|umpires = David Tomlinson (NZL)
Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 5 December 2020

|time = 14:00

|team1 = Hauraki Mavericks {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}} Northern Tridents

|goals1 = Keaney {{fhgoal|FG|39}}
Woods {{fhgoal|PC|52}}
Sarikaya {{fhgoal|PC|58}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13370/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Bennett {{fhgoal|PC|8|PC|29}}

|umpires = Simon Taylor (NZL)
Timothy Bond (NZL)

}}

=Classification round=

==Third and fourth place==

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 6 December 2020

|time = 12:00

|team1 = Hauraki Mavericks {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}} Northern Tridents

|goals1 = Rees-Gibbs {{fhgoal|FG|30}}
Woods {{fhgoal|PC|33|PC|60+}}
Hayde {{fhgoal|FG|55}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13371/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Edwards {{fhgoal|FG|38}}

|umpires = Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

}}

==Final==

{{fieldhockeybox

|date = 6 December 2020

|time = 14:00

|team1 = Central Falcons {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Southern Alpiners

|goals1 = Hiha {{fhgoal|FG|58}}

|report = [https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/matches/13372/reports/matchreport Report]

|goals2 = Lane {{fhgoal|PC|60}}

|umpires = Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

|penalties1 = Jenness {{fhps|g}}
Smith {{fhps|m}}

|penaltyscore = 1–0

|penalties2 = {{fhps|m}} Ross
{{fhps|m}} F. Ward
{{fhps|m}} Lane

}}

Awards

class=wikitable style="margin:auto; text-align:center"

!style="width: 250px;"|Player of the Tournament

!style="width: 250px;"|Top Goalscorer

{{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Jacob Smith

| {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}} Nicholas Woods

Statistics

=Final standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|for_against_style=goals

|OTwin_header=WD

|OTloss_header=LD

|update=complete

|source=[https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/competitions/377/reports/poolstandings Hockey New Zealand]

|team1=CF |team2=SA |team3=HM |team4=NT

|win_CF=4 |OTwin_CF=1 |OTloss_CF=0 |loss_CF=2 |gf_CF=19|ga_CF=12

|win_HM=4 |OTwin_HM=1 |OTloss_HM=0 |loss_HM=2 |gf_HM=17|ga_HM=16

|win_NT=0 |OTwin_NT=1 |OTloss_NT=0 |loss_NT=6 |gf_NT=8 |ga_NT=22

|win_SA=3 |OTwin_SA=0 |OTloss_SA=3 |loss_SA=1 |gf_SA=17|ga_SA=11

|name_CF = {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Central Falcons

|name_HM = {{color box|Black|––|Crimson|border=silver}} Hauraki Mavericks

|name_NT = {{color box|#89CFF0|––|#002366|border=silver}} Northern Tridents

|name_SA = {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Southern Alpiners

|winpoints=4

|OTwinpoints=2

|OTlosspoints=1

|losspoints=0

|result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd |result4=4th

|pos_CF={{gold1}} |pos_SA={{silver2}} |pos_HM={{bronze3}}

|res_col_header=Final standing

|text_1st=Gold Medal

|text_2nd=Silver Medal

|text_3rd=Bronze Medal

|text_4th=Fourth Place

}}

==Goalscorers==

{{Goalscorers

|matches=14 |goals=61

|source=[https://hockeynz.altiusrt.com/competitions/377/reports/scorers Hockey New Zealand]

|9 goals=

|6 goals=

  • {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Samuel Lane

|5 goals=

  • {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Jacob Smith

|4 goals=

  • {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Samuel Hiha
  • {{color box|#32CD32|––|#FFEF00|border=silver}} Nicholas Wilson

|3 goals=

  • {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Hugo Inglis
  • {{color box|Red|––|#002366|border=silver}} Finn Ward

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{New Zealand Premier Hockey League}}

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