| Tournament: | 2020 Men's Premier Hockey League |
| City: | Hamilton |
| Venues: | Gallagher Hockey Centre |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Dates: | 19 November – 6 December |
| Champions: | Central Falcons |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Southern Alpiners |
| Third: | Hauraki Mavericks |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Goals: | 61 |
| Top Scorer: | Nicholas Woods |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 9 |
| Best Player: | 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.[1]
The Central Falcons won the tournament after defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0 in penalties after the final finished as a 1–1 draw.[2] [3] The Hauraki Mavericks finished in bronze position, defeating the Northern Tridents 4–1.[4]
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.[4]
Match points will be distributed as follows:
The four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand.[5]
All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).
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