2017 Women's Ford National Hockey League Explained

Tournament:2017 Women's
Ford National Hockey League
Country:New Zealand
City:Wellington
Venues:National Hockey Stadium
Teams:8
Dates:16–24 September
Champions: Midlands
Count:2
Second: Northland
Third: Auckland
Matches:24
Goals:89
Top Scorer: Rachel McCann
Jodie Nichol
Top Scorer Goals:6
Best Player: Elizabeth Gunson
Previous Year:2016
Previous Tournament:2016 Women's Ford National Hockey League
Next Year:2018
Next Tournament:2018 Women's Ford National Hockey League

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

The tournament saw an increase to eight teams from the seven that contested the 2016 edition.[1]

Midlands won the title for the second time, defeating Northland 4–2 in the final.[2] [3] Auckland finished third after defeating North Harbour 3–0 in a penalty shoot-out after the third place match finished 1–1.[1]

Participating teams

Results

First 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 Ford National Hockey League Women . . hockeynz.altiusrt.com . 17 March 2021 .
  2. Web site: Midlands and Harbour win Ford NHL titles . . fieldhockey.com . 17 March 2021 .
  3. Web site: Midlands women win national hockey title . . . 17 March 2021 .