# 2024 Men's Premier Hockey League

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

## 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.
Head Coach: James Birkefield and Graeme Findlay
* Stephen Atkinson
* Dean Clarkson
* Jordan Cohen
* Dominic Dixon (GK)
* Jonty Elmes
* Sean Findlay (C)
* Samuel Hiha
* Javahn Jones
* Patrick Madder
* Graeme Murrell
* Oscar Nation
* Finlay Neale
* Sajan Patel
* Lochie Paton
* Maxwell Rasmussen
* Dylan Thomas
* Mackenzie Wilcox
* Matthew Wilson
* William Zhou (GK)
Head Coach: Brent Livermore
* Luke Aldred
* Aiden Bax
* Marcus Child
* Brad Coxon
* Paul Dösch
* Timothy Greenwood
* Vance Harvey
* Samuel Lowndes
* Thomas Marchant
* Joshua McCaul
* Bradley Rothwell
* Matthew Rütsch (GK)
* Aidan Sarikaya
* Dylan Steveson
* Jordan Whittleston
* Nicholas Woods (C)
* Owen Brown
* Denym Clarke
* Timothy Neild
* Matthew van Aardt (GK)
Head Coach: Bryce Collins
* Robert Capizzi
* Luka Clark
* Scott Cosslett
* James Coughlan
* Aiden Fraser
* Zander Fraser
* Hayden Ganley (GK)
* Angus Griffin (GK)
* James Hickson
* Luke Holmes
* Isaac Houlbrooke
* Rocco Ludolph
* Liam Mortimer
* Jared Panchia (C)
* Ryan Parr
* Jayshan Randhawa
* Netesh Sukha
* Charl Ulrich
* Maks Wyndham-Smith
Head Coach: Aaron Ford
* George Baker
* Louis Beckert (GK)
* Malachi Buschl
* Benjamin Culhane
* Nicholas Findlay
* Joshua Irwin
* Samuel Lane (C)
* Nicholas Lidstone
* Samuel Lints
* Felix McIntosh (GK)
* Charlie Morrison
* Joseph Morrison
* Angus Nelson
* James Nicolson
* Blair Tarrant
* Daniel Torr
* Finn Ward
* Jordan Ward
* Patrick Ward
* Simon Yorston

## Venues

| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Auckland |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Lloyd Elsmore Park North Harbour Hockey Centre |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Christchurch |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Ngā Puna Wei Sports Hub |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Dunedin |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Hamilton |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | St Paul's Collegiate School |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Mount Maunganui |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Tauranga Hockey Association |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Napier |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Park Island Recreation Ground |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Palmerston North |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Massey University Hockey Turf |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Wellington |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | 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 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Northern Tridents | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Hauraki Mavericks | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 6 | |

#### 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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