The 2020 Men's Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League was the inaugural men's edition of Hockey New Zealand's national league. The tournament was held in

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at the Gallagher Hockey Centre. Competition commenced on 19 November, culminating with finals matches on 6 December. The

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won the tournament after defeating the Southern Alpiners 1–0 in

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after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. The Hauraki Mavericks finished in bronze position, defeating the Northern Tridents 4–1.

Competition format

Format

The 2020 Premier Hockey League saw a new format than that of the former, National Hockey League. Teams played in a double round-robin format during the Pool Stage, which was followed by two Classification Matches. Following the results of the Pool Stage, the top two ranked teams contested the final, with the bottom two ranked teams playing 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. *

* Hauraki Mavericks * Northern Tridents * Southern Alpiners

Results

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Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

{{New Zealand Premier Hockey League 2020 in New Zealand field hockey New Zealand Premier Hockey League seasons