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.[1]

Not to be confused with New Zealand Ice Hockey League.

New Zealand
National Hockey League
SportField Hockey
Founded2000
Ceased2019
No. of teams8
CountryNew Zealand
Last
champion(s)		M: North Harbour
W: North Harbour
Most titlesM: Wellington/Capital (7 titles)
W: Auckland (5 titles)
Official websiteOfficial website

The competition features players from New Zealand's national hockey teams, the Black Sticks Men and Women.

The most recent champions are Capital 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 National Hockey Championship 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
  • North Harbour
  • Southern
  • Tasmania

Men's Results Summaries
  • Note: the following summary comprises results from 2014 onwards, while the tournament was founded in 2000:
Year Final Hosts Final 3rd Place Match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2014
Details
Albany		 Auckland 3–0 Midlands Canterbury 4–0 Southern
2015
Details
Whangarei		 Capital 0–0
(4–3 pen.)		 Southern Canterbury 3–2 North Harbour
2016
Details
Whangarei		 Midlands 3–1 Canterbury Central 3–3
(3–2 pen.)		 North Harbour
2017
Details
Wellington		 North Harbour 5–3 Auckland Capital 6–1 Southern
2018
Details
Wellington		 Capital 1–1
(3–2 pen.)		 North Harbour Canterbury 6–1 Auckland
2019
Details
Tauranga		 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:

Women's Results Summaries
  • Note: the following summary comprises results from 2014 onwards, while the tournament was founded in 2000:
Year Final Hosts Final 3rd Place Match
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2014
Details
Albany		 Auckland 1–0 Northland Midlands 2–0 Canterbury
2015
Details
Whangarei		 Auckland 6–0 Northland Midlands 7–4 Canterbury
2016
Details
Whangarei		 Canterbury 3–2 North Harbour Midlands 2–1 Auckland
2017
Details
Wellington		 Midlands 4–2 Northland Auckland 1–1
(3–0 pen.)		 North Harbour
2018
Details
Wellington		 North Harbour 2–0 Central Midlands 1–0 Auckland
2019
Details
Tauranga		 North Harbour 2-0 Northland Canterbury 2-1 Central
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See also

References
  1. "2013 Ford NHL". Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. "North Harbour women and Capital men Capture Ford NHL Titles". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. "Past Ford NHL Winners". Hockey New Zealand. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. "New Zealand Hockey overhauls national league and cuts regional teams for 2020". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2019.


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