2024 Women's Premier Hockey League

2024 Women'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	Central Falcons (2nd title)
Runner-up	Northern Tridents
Third place	Southern Alpiners
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	71 (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)
5. Riana Pho
6. Rebecca Baker
7. Kelsey Smith
8. Felicity Reidy
9. Emma Rainey
10. Emily Gaddum
13. Michaela Curtis
16. Amy Bunny
17. Rileigh Knapp
18. Anna Crowley
19. Jodie Kent
20. Megan Gibson (C)
21. Kaitlin Cotter
22. Olivia Shannon
23. Hannah Donald
24. Emma Findlay
25. Amy Robinson
26. Anna Willocks
27. Stephanie Dickins (C)
30. Hope Ralph
31. 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
30. Phoebe Steele
31. Victoria Methven

Northern Tridents

Head Coach: Emily Hurtz

1. Madeline Harris
3. Sophie Hildesley
4. Petrea Neal
6. Saffron Cribb
7. Breana Catley
10. Kaea Elliott
13. Emilie Logan
14. Holly Hilton-Jones
15. Tyla Goodsell-Matthews
16. Holly Pearson
17. Paige Blake
18. Ella Hyatt-Brown (C)
20. Charlie Wills
21. Ruby Worrall
23. Emilie Gordon
25. Claudia Hanham
26. Elizabeth Norman
27. Georgina Shotter
28. Philippa Norman
32. Brooke Roberts (GK)
33. 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
23. Cara Morrison
25. Anneka Calder
32. Pippa Croft (GK)

Venues

Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Hamilton Mount Maunganui Napier Palmerston North Wellington
	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

Updated to match(es) played on 8 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 6–0 Hauraki Mavericks Blake  4' Norman  25' Hildesley  57', 57' Neal  59', 59' Report Lloyd Elsmore Park, Auckland Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

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3 November 2024 11:00 Southern Alpiners 0–3 Central Falcons Report Smith  8', 9' Curtis  29' Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre, Dunedin Umpires: Lani Nichol (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

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9 November 2024 14:00 Central Falcons 5–5 Northern Tridents Willocks  18', 28' Curtis  28', 28' Shannon  43' Report Pearson  2', 2', 56', 56' Neal  54' Penalties Willocks Shannon Pho Gibson Rainey 2–1 Catley Harris Hildesley Pearson Blake Park Island Recreation Ground, Napier Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)

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10 November 2024 13:00 Southern Alpiners 1–1 Hauraki Mavericks Story  2' Report Gill  28' Penalties Surridge McIntyre Wang Jopp Ambrosius 3–1 Gill Cortesi Winter Leighton Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch Umpires: Benjamin Grant (NZL) Rachel Williams (ENG)

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16 November 2024 14:00 Central Falcons 6–2 Southern Alpiners Smith  2', 2', 29', 30' Shannon  10' Cotter  25' Report Calder  5' Reid  18' National Hockey Stadium, Wellington Umpires: Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

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17 November 2024 13:00 Hauraki Mavericks 3–2 Northern Tridents Findlay  18', 18' King  19' Report Neal  25' Pearson  34' Tauranga Hockey Association, Mount Maunganui Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Rachel Williams (ENG)

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23 November 2024 16:00 Northern Tridents 0–1 Central Falcons Report Shannon  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  53' Russ  58' Report McIntyre  29', 29' Calder  60' St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton Umpires: Timothy Bond (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)

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24 November 2024 15:00 Northern Tridents 4–2 Southern Alpiners Catley  20', 20' Neal  41' Hildesley  55' Report Surridge  23' McIntyre  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  30' Willocks  45', 45' St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

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30 November 2024 16:00 Central Falcons 3–4 Hauraki Mavericks Cotter  34', 53' Curtis  49' Report Baker  17' Gill  32' Russ  40' Leighton  47' Massey University Hockey Turf, Palmerston North Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Kelly-Anne Foskin (NZL)

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1 December 2024 13:00 Southern Alpiners 1–1 Northern Tridents Wang  12' Report Norman  34' Penalties McIntyre Reid Wang Ambrosius Davis 4–3 Catley Hildesley Pearson Neal 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  21' Report McIntyre  2', 2', 31' Wang  10' Ambrosius  29' Roberts  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  11', 11' Willocks  33', 33' Kent  50' Report Blake  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
	Central Falcons	7	5	1	0	1	26	12	+14	22
	Northern Tridents	7	2	0	2	3	19	17	+2	10
	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

• Kelsey Smith (CF)

6 goals

• Anna Willocks (CF)
• Jenna-Rae McIntyre (SA)

5 goals

• Petrea Neal (NT)
• Holly Pearson (NT)

4 goals

• Michaela Curtis (CF)
• Olivia Shannon (CF)

3 goals

• Kaitlin Cotter (CF)
• Sophie Hildesley (NT)

2 goals

• Greer Findlay (HM)
• Isabella Gill (HM)
• Lucy Russ (HM)
• Paige Blake (NT)
• Breana Catley (NT)
• Philippa Norman (NT)
• Amelia Calder (SA)
• Brittany Wang (SA)

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)
• Emilia 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.

External links

• Hockey New Zealand