2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League

2018 Men's
Ford National Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	9–23 September
Teams	8
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	––  Capital (5th title)
Runner-up	––  North Harbour
Third place	––  Canterbury
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	140 (5.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	––  Cory Bennett (11 goals)
Best player	––  Dane Lett
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The 2018 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 20th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in various cities across New Zealand, from 9 to 23 September.

Capital won the title for the fifth time, defeating North Harbour 3–2 in penalties, after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. ^{[1] [2]} Canterbury finished in third place after defeating Auckland 6–1. ^[3]

Participating teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:

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

Results

All times are local (NZST).

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	––  Canterbury	6	3	2	0	1	18	12	+6	16	Advanced to Semi-Finals
2	––  Capital	6	3	0	2	1	17	11	+6	14
3	––  Auckland	6	3	1	0	2	11	7	+4	14
4	––  North Harbour	6	2	1	2	1	26	17	+9	12
5	––  Central	6	2	0	1	3	15	20	−5	9
6	––  Midlands	6	2	0	0	4	12	22	−10	8
7	––  Southern	6	1	1	0	4	10	20	−10	6

Source: Hockey New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

9 September 2018 13:30 Southern  ––  1–5  ––  Canterbury Ward  40' Report Lane  6', 40', 42' Brydon  15' Summers  53' McMillan Hockey Centre, Dunedin Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

9 September 2018 14:00 Midlands  ––  1–0  ––  Auckland Weber  6' Report Gallagher Hockey Centre, Hamilton Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

9 September 2018 14:00 Capital  ––  5–0  ––  Central Kepes  14', 44' Lett  29' Finlayson  53' Miskimmin  60' Report National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

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11 September 2018 19:30 Auckland  ––  3–3  ––  North Harbour Crooks  8', 15' Keaney  15' Report Bennett  26', 32', 50' Penalties McGeorge Keaney O'Connor Fraser 2–0 S. Edwards Guy Jeram Symonds Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

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13 September 2018 19:30 North Harbour  ––  10–2  ––  Midlands S. Edwards  5', 50' Bennett  7' Greentree  30' B. Edwards  35' Capizzi  42', 57' Hendricks  54' Wild  57' Jeram  58' Report Weber  38' Scanlon  50' North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Auckland Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

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15 September 2018 12:00 Canterbury  ––  2–0  ––  Auckland Brydon  28' Bain  55' Report National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

15 September 2018 14:00 Southern  ––  0–3  ––  Central Report Thomas  20', 59' Hiha  50' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

15 September 2018 16:30 North Harbour  ––  2–3  ––  Capital Bennett  29' Capizzi  40' Report Harris  20' Yeo  24' Finlayson  43' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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16 September 2018 12:30 Canterbury  ––  3–2  ––  Midlands Pollard  3' Summers  10' Bain  26' Report Weber  29' Wyndham-Smith  58' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

16 September 2018 16:30 Central  ––  1–4  ––  Auckland Peel  13' Report Smith  25', 43', 55' A. Panchia  37' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

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17 September 2018 11:00 Southern  ––  2–4  ––  North Harbour Thomas  13' Davidson  58' Report Jeram  21' Bennett  38', 44' Bartholomew  55' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)

17 September 2018 13:00 Capital  ––  3–1  ––  Midlands MacIntyre  26' Buddle  54' Harris  55' Report Wyndham-Smith  25' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

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18 September 2018 11:00 Central  ––  4–4  ––  North Harbour Cohen  9' McAleese  28' Phillips  46' Peel  60' Report Bennett  29', 49' Capizzi  39' S. Edwards  46' Penalties McAleese Hiha Thomas Atkinson Cronin —— Thomas McAleese 2–3 Muir Capizzi Jeram Coughlan Symonds —— Muir Capizzi National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

18 September 2018 13:00 Auckland  ––  2–0  ––  Southern Hami-Jones  45' McGeorge  53' Report National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

18 September 2018 15:00 Canterbury  ––  2–2  ––  Capital Brydon  24' Lane  58' Report MacIntyre  8' Harris  60' Penalties Pollard Lane Newman Bain 3–2 Hilton Harris Miskimmin Lett Van Woerkom National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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19 September 2018 15:00 Central  ––  4–3  ––  Canterbury Thomas  19', 45' Peel  43' Phillips  53' Report Lane  7' Darling  30' Pollard  51' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

19 September 2018 17:00 Midlands  ––  2–3  ––  Southern Milicich  11' Weber  59' Report Buschl  9' Gilbert  45', 48' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

19 September 2018 19:00 Auckland  ––  2–0  ––  Capital A. Panchia  17' Crooks  35' Report National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)

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20 September 2018 17:00 Midlands  ––  4–3  ––  Central Weber  3', 10' Wyndham-Smith  11' Neild  37' Report Thomas  19', 47' Phillips  52' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

20 September 2018 19:00 North Harbour  ––  3–3  ––  Canterbury Wild  15' Muir  31' Bennett  53' Report Jackson  18' Newman  39' Bain  50' Penalties Muir Guy Capizzi 0–3 Pollard Newman Bain National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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21 September 2018 19:00 Capital  ––  4–4  ––  Southern Yeo  11' Lett  41', 60' Van Woerkom  60' Report Ward  20' Davidson  33' Gilbert  44' Thomas  53' Penalties Buckley Buddle Bolhuis Finlayson Jongejan 1–2 Ward Davidson Thorn Buschl National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Classification round

Fifth to seventh place classification

	Crossover				Fifth Place
					23 September 2018
					––  Central	7
	22 September 2018
					––  Midlands	2
	––  Midlands	3
	––  Southern	2

Crossover

22 September 2018 12:15 Midlands  ––  3–2  ––  Southern Weber  9' Herewini  42' Milicich  42' Report Gilbert  27' Ward  54' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place

23 September 2018 11:30 Central  ––  7–2  ––  Midlands Spackman  7' Peel  10' Atkinson  21', 39' Hanks  22' Thomas  37', 52' Report Andrews  24' Weber  51' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-Finals				Final
	22 September 2018
	––  Canterbury	2
					23 September 2018
	––  North Harbour	3
					––  North Harbour	1 (2)
	22 September 2018
					––  Capital (pen.)	1 (3)
	––  Capital	2
	––  Auckland	1
					Third Place
					23 September 2018
					––  Canterbury	6
					––  Auckland	1

Semi-finals

22 September 2018 14:00 Canterbury  ––  2–3  ––  North Harbour Pollard  7', 49' Report Capizzi  23' Jeram  29' Bennett  34' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

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22 September 2018 16:00 Capital  ––  2–1  ––  Auckland Lett  60' Jongejan  60' Report Smith  53' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Benjamin Grant (NZL)

Third and fourth place

23 September 2018 11:45 Canterbury  ––  6–1  ––  Auckland Bain  2', 30' Lane  5', 54', 57' Pollard  22' Report Smith  49' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Final

23 September 2018 16:00 North Harbour  ––  1–1  ––  Capital Jeram  57' Report Buddle  3' Penalties Coughlan Capizzi Jeram Edwards Muir —— Jeram 2–3 Hilton Van Woerkom Miskimmin Lett Harris —— Van Woerkom National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
	––  Capital	8	4	1	2	1	20	13	+7	20	Gold Medal
	––  North Harbour	8	3	1	3	1	30	20	+10	17	Silver Medal
	––  Canterbury	8	4	2	0	2	26	16	+10	20	Bronze Medal
4	––  Auckland	8	3	1	0	4	13	15	−2	14
5	––  Central	7	3	0	1	3	22	22	0	13
6	––  Midlands	8	3	0	0	5	17	31	−14	12
7	––  Southern	7	1	1	0	5	12	23	−11	6

Source: Hockey New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 140 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.19 goals per match.

11 goals

•  ––  Cory Bennett

8 goals

•  ––  Samuel Lane
•  ––  Dylan Thomas
•  ––  Mark Weber

5 goals

•  ––  Jacob Smith
•  ––  Richard Bain
•  ––  Joshua Pollard
•  ––  Robert Capizzi

4 goals

•  ––  Dane Lett
•  ––  Jason Peel
•  ––  Kalyan Jeram
•  ––  Jack Gilbert

3 goals

•  ––  Joseph Crooks
•  ––  David Brydon
•  ––  Daniel Harris
•  ––  Hayden Phillips
•  ––  Maks Wyndham-Smith
•  ––  Steven Edwards
•  ––  Finn Ward

2 goals

•  ––  Arun Panchia
•  ––  Trent Summers
•  ––  Sebastian Buddle
•  ––  Nicholas Finlayson
•  ––  Gabriel Kepes
•  ––  Oliver MacIntyre
•  ––  Rowan Yeo
•  ––  Martin Atkinson
•  ––  Stirling Milicich
•  ––  Warren Wild
•  ––  Lachlan Davidson
•  ––  Dylan Thomas

1 goal

•  ––  Tarrant Hami-Jones
•  ––  Jonathan Keaney
•  ––  Hamish McGeorge
•  ––  Lawrence Darling
•  ––  Moss Jackson
•  ––  Dominic Newman
•  ––  Daan Jongejan
•  ––  Harrison Miskimmin
•  ––  Benedict van Woerkom
•  ––  Jordan Cohen
•  ––  Joseph Hanks
•  ––  Samuel Hiha
•  ––  Shea McAleese
•  ––  Dion Spackman
•  ––  Reuben Andrews
•  ––  Connor Herewini
•  ––  Timothy Neild
•  ––  Daniel Scanlon
•  ––  Joseph Bartholomew
•  ––  Benji Edwards
•  ––  Connor Greentree
•  ––  Kenneth Hendricks
•  ––  George Muir
•  ––  Malachi Buschl

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

1. "North Harbour women, Capital men win National Hockey League titles". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey . Retrieved 14 April 2021.
2. "North Harbour women and Capital men Capture Ford NHL Titles". The New Zealand Herald . New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 14 April 2021.
3. "2018 Ford National Hockey League Men". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand . Retrieved 14 April 2021.

External links

• Official website