# 2024 Women's Premier Hockey League

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.
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: Verity Sharland
* Julia Gluyas (GK)
* Saasha Marsters (GK)
* Riana Pho
* Rebecca Baker
* Kelsey Smith
* Felicity Reidy
* Emma Rainey
* Emily Gaddum
* Michaela Curtis
* Amy Bunny
* Rileigh Knapp
* Anna Crowley
* Jodie Kent
* Megan Gibson (C)
* Kaitlin Cotter
* Olivia Shannon
* Hannah Donald
* Emma Findlay
* Amy Robinson
* Anna Willocks
* Stephanie Dickins (C)
* Hope Ralph
* Aniwaka Haumaha
Head Coach: Danielle Cranston
* Brodie Cochrane (GK)
* Jayda Pawhau (GK)
* Murphy Phillips
* Katherine Winter
* Antonia Cortesi
* Deanna Ritchie
* Sharnae Taylor
* Ella Leighton
* Leah Hodges
* Ruby Baker
* Jamee Webber
* Zoe Teikamata
* Lucy Russ
* Julia King (C)
* Rocío González
* Isabella Gill
* Greer Findlay
* Samantha Child
* Hannah Findlay
* Phoebe Steele
* Victoria Methven
Head Coach: Emily Hurtz
* Madeline Harris
* Sophie Hildesley
* Petrea Neal
* Saffron Cribb
* Breana Catley
* Kaea Elliott
* Emilie Logan
* Holly Hilton-Jones
* Tyla Goodsell-Matthews
* Holly Pearson
* Paige Blake
* Ella Hyatt-Brown (C)
* Charlie Wills
* Ruby Worrall
* Emilie Gordon
* Claudia Hanham
* Elizabeth Norman
* Georgina Shotter
* Philippa Norman
* Brooke Roberts (GK)
* Madeleine Forbes (GK)
Head Coach: Chris Leslie
* Kirsten Nation (GK)
* Jessica Anderson
* Emilia Surridge
* Jaimee Eades
* Rosanna Bedford
* Tessa Jopp (C)
* Aleisha Davis
* Isabella Story
* Jenna-Rae McIntyre
* Brittany Wang
* Ruby Roberts
* Isabella Ambrosius
* Annabelle Schneideman
* Arabella Sheild (C)
* Amelia Calder
* Sophie Nation
* Tessa Reid
* Cara Morrison
* Anneka Calder
* Pippa Croft (GK)

## Venues

| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Auckland |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Lloyd Elsmore Park National Hockey Centre |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Christchurch |
| AucklandChristchurchDunedinHamiltonMount MaunganuiNapierPalmerston NorthWellington | Ngā Puna Wai 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 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 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Hauraki Mavericks | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Southern Alpiners | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 8 | |

#### 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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 |

## 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