2024 Women's Premier Hockey League

2024 Women's
Premier Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates2 November – 7 December
Teams4
Venue(s)9 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsCentral Falcons (2nd title)
Runner-upNorthern Tridents
Third placeSouthern Alpiners
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored71 (5.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kelsey Smith (CF) (8 goals)
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The 2024 Women's Premier Hockey League is the upcoming second season of New Zealand's national league. The tournament will be held across nine cities of New Zealand, culminating with finals at the North Harbour Hockey Centre in Auckland. Competition will commence on 2 November, culminating with finals matches on 7 December.[1][2]

Following a four-year hiatus, the league will return under new private ownership.[3]

Competition format

Format

The 2024 Premier Hockey League will follow the same format of the inaugural season. Teams will play in a double round-robin format during the Pool Stage, followed by two Classification Matches. Following the results of the Pool Stage, the top two ranked teams will contest the final, while the bottom two ranked teams will play 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.[4]

Central Falcons

Head Coach: Verity Sharland

  1. Julia Gluyas (GK)
  2. Saasha Marsters (GK)
  4. Riana Pho
  5. Rebecca Baker
  6. Kelsey Smith
  7. Felicity Reidy
  8. Emma Rainey
  9. Emily Gaddum
  11. Michaela Curtis
  13. Amy Bunny
  14. Rileigh Knapp
  15. Anna Crowley
  16. Jodie Kent
  17. Megan Gibson (C)
  18. Kaitlin Cotter
  19. Olivia Shannon
  20. Hannah Donald
  21. Emma Findlay
  22. Amy Robinson
  23. Anna Willocks
  24. Stephanie Dickins (C)
  26. Hope Ralph
  27. Aniwaka Haumaha
Hauraki Mavericks

Head Coach: Danielle Cranston

  1. Brodie Cochrane (GK)
  2. Jayda Pawhau (GK)
  4. Murphy Phillips
  5. Katherine Winter
  6. Antonia Cortesi
  7. Deanna Ritchie
  8. Sharnae Taylor
  9. Ella Leighton
  10. Leah Hodges
  11. Ruby Baker
  12. Jamee Webber
  13. Zoe Teikamata
  14. Lucy Russ
  15. Julia King (C)
  16. Rocío González
  18. Isabella Gill
  20. Greer Findlay
  21. Samantha Child
  22. Hannah Findlay
  24. Phoebe Steele
  25. Victoria Methven
Northern Tridents

Head Coach: Australia Emily Hurtz

  1. Madeline Harris
  3. Sophie Hildesley
  4. Petrea Neal
  6. Saffron Cribb
  7. Breana Catley
  9. Kaea Elliott
  11. Emilie Logan
  12. Holly Hilton-Jones
  13. Tyla Goodsell-Matthews
  14. Holly Pearson
  15. Paige Blake
  16. Ella Hyatt-Brown (C)
  18. Charlie Wills
  19. Ruby Worrall
  21. Emilie Gordon
  23. Claudia Hanham
  24. Elizabeth Norman
  25. Georgina Shotter
  26. Philippa Norman
  28. Brooke Roberts (GK)
  29. Madeleine Forbes (GK)
Southern Alpiners

Head Coach: Chris Leslie

  1. Kirsten Nation (GK)
  2. Jessica Anderson
  3. Emilia Surridge
  4. Jaimee Eades
  5. Rosanna Bedford
  6. Tessa Jopp (C)
  7. Aleisha Davis
  8. Isabella Story
  9. Jenna-Rae McIntyre
  10. Brittany Wang
  11. Ruby Roberts
  12. Isabella Ambrosius
  13. Annabelle Schneideman
  14. Arabella Sheild (C)
  15. Amelia Calder
  16. Sophie Nation
  18. Tessa Reid
  20. Cara Morrison
  22. Anneka Calder
  24. Pippa Croft (GK)

Venues

Auckland
Lloyd Elsmore Park
National Hockey Centre
Christchurch
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
Dunedin
Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre
Hamilton
St Paul's Collegiate School
Mount Maunganui
Tauranga Hockey Association
Napier
Park Island Recreation Ground
Palmerston North
Massey University Hockey Turf
Wellington
National Hockey Stadium

Results

All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Falcons 6 4 1 0 1 21 11 +10 18 Advanced to Final
2 Northern Tridents 6 2 0 2 2 18 12 +6 10
3 Hauraki Mavericks 6 2 0 1 3 10 18 −8 9
4 Southern Alpiners 6 1 2 0 3 9 17 −8 8
Source: Premier Hockey League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

2 November 2024
16:00
Northern Tridents 6–0 Hauraki Mavericks
Blake field hockey ball 4'
Norman field hockey ball 25'
Hildesley field hockey ball 57', 57'
Neal field hockey ball 59', 59' 		Report
Lloyd Elsmore Park, Auckland
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
3 November 2024
11:00
Southern Alpiners 0–3 Central Falcons
Report Smith field hockey ball 8', 9'
Curtis field hockey ball 29'
Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre, Dunedin
Umpires:
Lani Nichol (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
9 November 2024
14:00
Central Falcons 5–5 Northern Tridents
Willocks field hockey ball 18', 28'
Curtis field hockey ball 28', 28'
Shannon field hockey ball 43' 		Report Pearson field hockey ball 2', 2', 56', 56'
Neal field hockey ball 54'
Penalties
Willocks Penalty shoot-out missed
Shannon Penalty shoot-out scored
Pho Penalty shoot-out scored
Gibson Penalty shoot-out missed
Rainey Penalty shoot-out missed 		2–1 Penalty shoot-out scored Catley
Penalty shoot-out missed Harris
Penalty shoot-out missed Hildesley
Penalty shoot-out missed Pearson
Penalty shoot-out missed Blake
Park Island Recreation Ground, Napier
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
10 November 2024
13:00
Southern Alpiners 1–1 Hauraki Mavericks
Story field hockey ball 2' Report Gill field hockey ball 28'
Penalties
Surridge Penalty shoot-out missed
McIntyre Penalty shoot-out scored
Wang Penalty shoot-out scored
Jopp Penalty shoot-out missed
Ambrosius Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–1 Penalty shoot-out scored Gill
Penalty shoot-out missed Cortesi
Penalty shoot-out missed Winter
Penalty shoot-out missed Leighton
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Benjamin Grant (NZL)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
16 November 2024
14:00
Central Falcons 6–2 Southern Alpiners
Smith field hockey ball 2', 2', 29', 30'
Shannon field hockey ball 10'
Cotter field hockey ball 25' 		Report Calder field hockey ball 5'
Reid field hockey ball 18'
National Hockey Stadium, Wellington
Umpires:
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)
17 November 2024
13:00
Hauraki Mavericks 3–2 Northern Tridents
Findlay field hockey ball 18', 18'
King field hockey ball 19' 		Report Neal field hockey ball 25'
Pearson field hockey ball 34'
Tauranga Hockey Association, Mount Maunganui
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Rachel Williams (ENG)
23 November 2024
16:00
Northern Tridents 0–1 Central Falcons
Report Shannon field hockey ball 5'
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
23 November 2024
16:30
Hauraki Mavericks 2–3 Southern Alpiners
Taylor field hockey ball 53'
Russ field hockey ball 58' 		Report McIntyre field hockey ball 29', 29'
Calder field hockey ball 60'
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton
Umpires:
Timothy Bond (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
24 November 2024
15:00
Northern Tridents 4–2 Southern Alpiners
Catley field hockey ball 20', 20'
Neal field hockey ball 41'
Hildesley field hockey ball 55' 		Report Surridge field hockey ball 23'
McIntyre field hockey ball 37'
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
24 November 2024
15:30
Hauraki Mavericks 0–3 Central Falcons
Report Shannon field hockey ball 30'
Willocks field hockey ball 45', 45'
St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton
Umpires:
Rachel Williams (ENG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
30 November 2024
16:00
Central Falcons 3–4 Hauraki Mavericks
Cotter field hockey ball 34', 53'
Curtis field hockey ball 49' 		Report Baker field hockey ball 17'
Gill field hockey ball 32'
Russ field hockey ball 40'
Leighton field hockey ball 47'
Massey University Hockey Turf, Palmerston North
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)
1 December 2024
13:00
Southern Alpiners 1–1 Northern Tridents
Wang field hockey ball 12' Report Norman field hockey ball 34'
Penalties
McIntyre Penalty shoot-out scored
Reid Penalty shoot-out scored
Wang Penalty shoot-out scored
Ambrosius Penalty shoot-out missed
Davis Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Catley
Penalty shoot-out scored Hildesley
Penalty shoot-out scored Pearson
Penalty shoot-out missed Neal
Penalty shoot-out missed Hilton-Jones
Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

7 December 2024
13:15
Hauraki Mavericks 1–6 Southern Alpiners
Teikamata field hockey ball 21' Report McIntyre field hockey ball 2', 2', 31'
Wang field hockey ball 10'
Ambrosius field hockey ball 29'
Roberts field hockey ball 34'
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Lani Nichol (NZL)
Katrina Turner (NZL)

Final

7 December 2024
17:15
Central Falcons 5–1 Northern Tridents
Smith field hockey ball 11', 11'
Willocks field hockey ball 33', 33'
Kent field hockey ball 50' 		Report Blake field hockey ball 58'
National Hockey Centre, Auckland
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s) Central Falcons 7 5 1 0 1 26 12 +14 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Northern Tridents 7 2 0 2 3 19 17 +2 10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Southern Alpiners 7 2 2 0 3 15 18 −3 12
4 Hauraki Mavericks 7 2 0 1 4 11 24 −13 9
Source: Hockey New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 71 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 5.07 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Jodie Kent (CF)
  • Ruby Baker (HM)
  • Julia King (HM)
  • Ella Leighton (HM)
  • Sharnae Taylor (HM)
  • Zoe Teikamata (HM)
  • Isabella Ambrosius (SA)
  • Tessa Reid (SA)
  • Ruby Roberts (SA)
  • Isabella Story (SA)
  • Emelia Surridge (SA)

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures". premierhockeyleague.co.nz. New Zealand Premier Hockey League. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ "National league hockey coming to Hawke's Bay". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Hockey: Privately owned league answers Black Sticks' wishes". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Premier Hockey League announces Coaching Staff". hockeynz.co.nz. Hockey New Zealand. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.


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