The Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League is a

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competition organised by Hockey New Zealand, which replaced the

New Zealand National Hockey League 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. The competition features players from New Zealand's national hockey teams, the Black ...

. The competition serves as New Zealand's premier domestic hockey league, helping unearth future talent for selection to the country's national teams; the Black Sticks. The

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were the inaugural tournament champions in both the men's and women's editions, taking out the 2020 titles.

History

The Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League was founded in 2020. The tournament was formed following an overhaul of the New Zealand National Hockey League (NHL), and replaced the tournament to serve as

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's premier hockey competition. The League features many format adjustments which were introduced in the 2019 editions of the NHL. In 2020, it was confirmed that the league had secured a major partnership with Sentinel Homes, with naming rights also afforded to the company, forming the ''Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League''.

Format

Teams

* Hauraki Mavericks * Northern Tridents * Southern Alpiners

Men's tournament

Summaries

Women's tournament

Summaries

Awards

In both the men's and women's competitions, Hockey New Zealand presents a most valuable player (MVP) award at the conclusion of the tournament. The name of each trophy comes from that of past Black Sticks players. The men's trophy is named after father and son,

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and

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, forming the Archibald Trophy, while the women's trophy is named after

Suzie Muirhead Suzie Ngaire Muirhead (née Pearce; born 10 April 1975) is a field hockey defender who was a member of the New Zealand team which finished sixth at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She also competed with ''The Black Sticks'' at the 1998 and t ...

. Winners of both the Archibald and Muirhead trophies are listed below.

References

External links

Hockey New ZealandBlack SticksSentinel Homes
Field hockey competitions in New Zealand Professional sports leagues in New Zealand Field hockey leagues in Oceania Sports leagues established in 2020 2020 establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-sport-stub

History

Format

Teams

Men's tournament

Summaries

Women's tournament

Summaries

Awards

See also

References

External links