2024 Men's Premier Hockey League

2024 Men's
Premier Hockey League

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	2 November – 7 December
Teams	4
Venue(s)	9 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Southern Alpiners (1st title)
Runner-up	Central Falcons
Third place	Northern Tridents
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	106 (7.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Samuel Lane (SA) (15 goals)
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The 2024 Men'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: James Birkefield and Graeme Findlay

1. Stephen Atkinson
2. Dean Clarkson
3. Jordan Cohen
4. Dominic Dixon (GK)
5. Jonty Elmes
6. Sean Findlay (C)
7. Samuel Hiha
8. Javahn Jones
9. Patrick Madder
10. Graeme Murrell
11. Oscar Nation
12. Finlay Neale
13. Sajan Patel
14. Lochie Paton
15. Maxwell Rasmussen
16. Dylan Thomas
17. Mackenzie Wilcox
18. Matthew Wilson
19. William Zhou (GK)

Hauraki Mavericks

Head Coach: Brent Livermore

1. Luke Aldred
2. Aiden Bax
3. Marcus Child
4. Brad Coxon
5. Paul Dösch
6. Timothy Greenwood
7. Vance Harvey
8. Samuel Lowndes
9. Thomas Marchant
10. Joshua McCaul
11. Bradley Rothwell
12. Matthew Rütsch (GK)
13. Aidan Sarikaya
14. Dylan Steveson
15. Jordan Whittleston
16. Nicholas Woods (C)
17. Owen Brown
18. Denym Clarke
19. Timothy Neild
20. Matthew van Aardt (GK)

Northern Tridents

Head Coach: Bryce Collins

1. Robert Capizzi
2. Luka Clark
3. Scott Cosslett
4. James Coughlan
5. Aiden Fraser
6. Zander Fraser
7. Hayden Ganley (GK)
8. Angus Griffin (GK)
9. James Hickson
10. Luke Holmes
11. Isaac Houlbrooke
12. Rocco Ludolph
13. Liam Mortimer
14. Jared Panchia (C)
15. Ryan Parr
16. Jayshan Randhawa
17. Netesh Sukha
18. Charl Ulrich
19. Maks Wyndham-Smith

Southern Alpiners

Head Coach: Aaron Ford

1. George Baker
2. Louis Beckert (GK)
3. Malachi Buschl
4. Benjamin Culhane
5. Nicholas Findlay
6. Joshua Irwin
7. Samuel Lane (C)
8. Nicholas Lidstone
9. Samuel Lints
10. Felix McIntosh (GK)
11. Charlie Morrison
12. Joseph Morrison
13. Angus Nelson
14. James Nicolson
15. Blair Tarrant
16. Daniel Torr
17. Finn Ward
18. Jordan Ward
19. Patrick Ward
20. Simon Yorston

Venues

Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Hamilton Mount Maunganui Napier Palmerston North Wellington
	Auckland
	Lloyd Elsmore Park North Harbour Hockey Centre
	Christchurch
	Ngā Puna Wei 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 Centre

Results

All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time).

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	WD	LD	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Southern Alpiners	6	5	0	1	0	29	8	+21	21	Advanced to Final
2	Central Falcons	6	2	2	0	2	24	27	−3	12
3	Northern Tridents	6	1	0	2	3	20	20	0	6
4	Hauraki Mavericks	6	1	1	0	4	15	33	−18	6

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. 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 2–2 Hauraki Mavericks Capizzi  13' Randhawa  45+' Report Harvey  28' Coxon  35' Penalties Capizzi Holmes Wyndham-Smith Hickson Panchia Holmes 3–4 Alexander-Parker Child Dösch Greenwood Neild Dösch Lloyd Elsmore Park, Auckland Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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3 November 2024 11:00 Southern Alpiners 6–1 Central Falcons Nicolson  17', 17' Lane  19' Findlay  38', 38' F. Ward  39' Report Elmes  45' Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre, Dunedin Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)

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9 November 2024 16:00 Central Falcons 4–4 Northern Tridents Lawson  6' Thomas  7', 32' Elmes  51' Report Holmes  20' Wyndham-Smith  21', 22' Mortimer  54' Penalties Elmes Wilson Thomas Hiha Nation 5–3 Capizzi Houlbrooke Mortimer Hickson Park Island Recreation Ground, Napier Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Amber Church (NZL)

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10 November 2024 17:00 Southern Alpiners 4–1 Hauraki Mavericks Baker  35', 35' Findlay  42' Lane  44' Report Aldred  40' Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub, Christchurch Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

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16 November 2024 14:00 Central Falcons 3–3 Southern Alpiners Thomas  41' Nation  57', 58' Report Nicolson  20' Baker  29' Lints  33' Penalties 4–3 National Hockey Centre, Wellington Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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17 November 2024 13:00 Hauraki Mavericks 1–8 Northern Tridents Dösch  51' Report Cosslett  3' Hickson  7', 7', 60', 60' Wyndham-Smith  14' Mortimer  33', 33' Tauranga Hockey Association, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

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23 November 2024 14:00 Northern Tridents 3–4 Central Falcons Ulrich  45+', 53', 53' Report Elmes  18', 18' Thomas  41' Madder  60' North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

23 November 2024 16:30 Hauraki Mavericks 0–7 Southern Alpiners Report Baker  19' Lane  31', 31', 57', 57' Lints  57', 57' St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Timothy Bond (NZL)

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24 November 2024 13:00 Northern Tridents 2–6 Southern Alpiners Capizzi  48', 48' Report Nicolson  8', 8' Lane  42', 52', 52', 59' North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

24 November 2024 13:30 Hauraki Mavericks 4–7 Central Falcons Woods  38', 38' Aldred  42' Dösch  43' Report Thomas  2', 47', 54', 54' Hiha  8', 8', 26' St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)

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30 November 2024 16:00 Central Falcons 5–7 Hauraki Mavericks Nation  8', 32' Hiha  19', 19' Thomas  32' Report Neild  15' Brown  18', 18' Lowndes  28' Woods  44' Aldred  60', 60' Massey University Hockey Turf, Palmerston North Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Timothy Bond (NZL)

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1 December 2024 15:00 Southern Alpiners 3–1 Northern Tridents Lane  1' Baker  59', 59' Report Houlbrooke  40' Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub, Christchurch Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

7 December 2024 13:15 Northern Tridents 4–3 Hauraki Mavericks Ludolph  4' Ulrich  15', 60', 60' Report Aldred  11' Muggleston  44', 45' North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

Final

7 December 2024 17:15 Southern Alpiners 7–4 Central Falcons Lane  3', 12', 57', 57' Tarrant  45', 45' Baker  45' Report Hiha  13' Thomas  28', 28', 40' North Harbour Hockey Centre, Auckland Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Gareth Greenfield (NZL)

Goalscorers

There have been 106 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 7.57 goals per match (as of 1 December 2024).

15 goals

• Samuel Lane (SA)

12 goals

• Dylan Thomas (CF)

7 goals

• George Baker (SA)

6 goals

• Samuel Hiha (CF)
• Charl Ulrich (NT)

5 goals

• Luke Aldred (HM)
• James Nicolson (SA)

4 goals

• Jonty Elmes (CF)
• Oscar Nation (CF)
• James Hickson (NT)

3 goals

• Nicholas Woods (HM)
• Robert Capizzi (NT)
• Liam Mortimer (NT)
• Maks Wyndham-Smith (NT)
• Nicholas Findlay (SA)
• Samuel Lints (SA)

2 goals

• Owen Brown (HM)
• Paul Dösch (HM)
• Dylan Muggleston (HM)
• Blair Tarrant (SA)

1 goal

• Harrison Lawson (CF)
• Patrick Madder (CF)
• Bradley Coxon (HM)
• Vance Harvey (HM)
• Samuel Lowndes (HM)
• Timothy Neild (HM)
• Scott Cosslett (NT)
• Luke Holmes (NT)
• Isaac Houlbrooke (NT)
• Rocco Ludolph (NT)
• Jayshaan Randhawa (NT)
• Finn Ward (SA)

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

1. "Fixtures". premierhockeyleague.co.nz. New Zealand Premier Hockey League . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
2. "National league hockey coming to Hawke's Bay". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
3. "Hockey: Privately owned league answers Black Sticks' wishes". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
4. "Premier Hockey League announces Coaching Staff". hockeynz.co.nz. Hockey New Zealand. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

• Hockey New Zealand