2020 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 formatFormatThe 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 allocationMatch points will be distributed as follows:
Participating teamsThe four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand.[4] ResultsAll times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time). Preliminary round
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
Classification roundThird and fourth place
Final
Awards
StatisticsFinal standings
Source: Hockey New Zealand
GoalscorersThere were 48 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 3.43 goals per match. 5 goals 4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Hockey New Zealand References
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