2017 Women's Ford National Hockey League
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| City | Wellington | ||
| Dates | 16–24 September | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | National Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Midlands (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Northland | ||
| Third place | –– Auckland | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 89 (3.71 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Rachel McCann –– Jodie Nichol (6 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– Elizabeth Gunson | ||
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The 2017 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 19th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Wellington, New Zealand from 16–24 September.
The tournament saw an increase to eight teams from the seven that contested the 2016 edition.[1]
Midlands won the title for the second time, defeating Northland 4–2 in the final.[2][3] Auckland finished third after defeating North Harbour 3–0 in a penalty shoot-out after the third place match finished 1–1.[1]
- –– Auckland
- –– Canterbury
- –– Capital
- –– Central
- –– Midlands
- –– Northland
- –– North Harbour
- –– Southern
