2017 Men's Ford National Hockey League Explained

Tournament:	2017 Men's Ford National Hockey League
Country:	New Zealand
City:	Wellington
Venues:	National Hockey Stadium
Teams:	8
Dates:	16–24 September
Champions:	North Harbour
Count:	5
Second:	Auckland
Third:	Capital
Matches:	24
Goals:	134
Top Scorer:	Samuel Lane
Top Scorer Goals:	13
Best Player:	Arun Panchia
Previous Year:	2016
Previous Tournament:	2016 Men's Ford National Hockey League
Next Year:	2018
Next Tournament:	2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League

The 2017 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 19th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Wellington, New Zealand, from 16 to 24 September.

North Harbour won the title for the fifth time, defeating Auckland 5–3 in the final.^{[1] [2]} Capital finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 6–1 against Southern.^[3]

Participating teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:

• Auckland
• Canterbury
• Capital
• Central
• Midlands
• Northland
• North Harbour
• Southern

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Quarter-finals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Midlands and Harbour win Ford NHL titles . . fieldhockey.com . 6 April 2021 .
2. Web site: High drama as North Harbour win NHL men's title, Midlands take out women's . . stuff.co.nz . 6 April 2021 .
3. Web site: 2017 Ford National Hockey League Men . . hockeynz.altiusrt.com . 6 April 2021 .