New Zealand National Hockey League
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The New Zealand National Hockey League, known also by the sponsored name Ford National Hockey League, was the New Zealand's national field hockey championship.[1]
Premier Hockey League
| Sport | Field Hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Folded | 2019 |
| Replaced by | National Hockey Championship / Premier Hockey League |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | New Zealand |
Last champions | M: North Harbour W: North Harbour |
| Most titles | M: Wellington/Capital (7 titles) W: Auckland (5 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
The competition features players from New Zealand's national hockey teams, the Black Sticks Men and Women.
The most recent champions are North Harbour in the men's tournament, and North Harbour in the women's.[2]
History
The first season of both the men's and women's Ford National Hockey League took place in 2000, and has been held annually since.[3] The most successful team in both the men's and women's competition is Auckland, with both teams having won 5 titles apiece.
2019 will mark the end of the Ford NHL, with Hockey New Zealand restructuring the tournament into the Premier Hockey League in 2020.[4]
Men's tournament
Men's Teams
The following are the men's teams at the 2019 National Hockey League:
- –– Auckland
- –– Canterbury
- –– Capital
- –– Central
- –– Midlands
- –– Northland
- –– North Harbour
- –– Southern
Tasmania
Men's Results Summaries
- Note: the following summary comprises results from 2012 onwards, while the tournament was founded in 1999:
| Year | Final Hosts | Final | 3rd Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 2012 | Auckland, New Zealand |
––– Auckland |
2–1 | ––– Southern |
––– North Harbour |
6–5 | ––– Capital | ||
| 2013 | Auckland, New Zealand |
––– Auckland |
2–2 (4–3 pen.) |
––– Southern |
––– Canterbury |
3–2 | ––– Midlands | ||
| 2014 | Auckland, New Zealand |
––– Auckland |
3–0 | ––– Midlands |
––– Canterbury |
4–0 | ––– Southern | ||
| 2015 | Whangārei, New Zealand |
––– Capital |
0–0 (4–3 pen.) |
––– Southern |
––– Canterbury |
3–2 | ––– North Harbour | ||
| 2016 | Whangārei, New Zealand |
––– Midlands |
3–1 | ––– Canterbury |
––– Central |
3–3 (3–2 pen.) |
––– North Harbour | ||
| 2017 | Wellington, New Zealand |
––– North Harbour |
5–3 | ––– Auckland |
––– Capital |
6–1 | ––– Southern | ||
| 2018 | Wellington, New Zealand |
––– Capital |
1–1 (3–2 pen.) |
––– North Harbour |
––– Canterbury |
6–1 | ––– Auckland | ||
| 2019 | Tauranga, New Zealand |
––– North Harbour |
2–1 | ––– Auckland |
––– Canterbury |
4–2 | ––– Capital | ||
Women's tournament
Women's Teams
The following are the women's teams at the 2017 National Hockey League:
- –– Auckland
- –– Canterbury
- –– Capital
- –– Central
- –– Midlands
- –– Northland
- –– North Harbour
- –– Southern
Women's Results Summaries
- Note: the following summary comprises results from 2008 onwards, while the tournament was founded in 1999:
Women's team performances
| Team | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –– Auckland | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 10 |
| –– Canterbury | 4th | 6th | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 10 |
| –– Capital | 7th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 10 |
| –– Central | 6th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 10 |
| –– Midlands | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 10 |
| –– Northland | 5th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 10 |
| –– North Harbour | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 10 |
| –– Southern | 8th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 8th | – | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 79 |