2020 Women's Premier Hockey League Explained

Tournament:2020 Women's
Premier Hockey League
City:Hamilton
Venues:Gallagher Hockey Centre
Teams:4
Dates:12–29 November
Champions: Central Falcons
Count:1
Second: Northern Tridents
Third: Hauraki Mavericks
Matches:14
Goals:48
Top Scorer: Stacey Michelsen
Top Scorer Goals:5
Best Player: Stacey Michelsen
Next Year:2024
Next Tournament:2024 Women's Premier Hockey League

The 2020 Women's Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League was the inaugural women's edition of Hockey New Zealand's national league. The tournament was held in Hamilton at the Gallagher Hockey Centre. Competition commenced on 12 November, culminating with finals matches on 29 November.[1]

The Central Falcons won the tournament after defeating the Northern Tridents 3–1 in the final.[2] The Hauraki Mavericks finished in bronze position, defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0.[3]

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.[3]

Point allocation

Match points will be distributed as follows:

Participating teams

The four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand.[4]

Results

All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).

Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PREMIER HOCKEY LEAGUE . . blacksticksnz.co.nz . 12 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Central Falcons win Women's Premier Hockey League title . . nzsportswire.com . 12 March 2021.
  3. Web site: 2020 Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League Women . . hockeynz.altiusrt.com . 12 March 2021.
  4. Web site: ABOUT THE TEAMS . . blacksticksnz.co.nz . 12 March 2021.