The 2017 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 19th edition of the women's

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tournament. The competition was held in

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from 16–24 September. The tournament saw an increase to eight teams from the seven that contested the 2016 edition.

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won the title for the second time, defeating Northland 4–2 in the final.

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finished third after defeating North Harbour 3–0 in a

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after the third place match finished 1–1.

Participating teams

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* Northland * North Harbour * Southern

Results

First round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Quarter-finals

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Fifth to eighth place classification

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=Seventh and eighth place

=Fifth and sixth place

First to fourth place classification

=Semi-finals

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=Third and fourth place

=Final

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

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