2017 Men's Ford National Hockey League

2017 Men's
Ford National Hockey League
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityWellington
Dates16–24 September
Teams8
Venue(s)National Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions ––  North Harbour (5th title)
Runner-up ––  Auckland
Third place ––  Capital
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored134 (5.58 per match)
Top scorer(s) ––  Samuel Lane (13 goals)
Best player ––  Arun Panchia
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The 2017 Men's Ford National Hockey League was the 19th edition of the men's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in Wellington, New Zealand, from 16 to 24 September.

North Harbour won the title for the fifth time, defeating Auckland 5–3 in the final.[1][2] Capital finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 6–1 against Southern.[3]

Participating teams

The following eight teams competed for the title:

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L PF PA PD Pts
1  ––  North Harbour 3 3 0 0 0 13 3 +10 12
2  ––  Capital 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 8
3  ––  Southern 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 −4 4
4  ––  Midlands 3 0 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: Hockey New Zealand
16 September 2017
14:30 (NZST)
North Harbour  ––  4–3  ––  Capital
Capizzi field hockey ball 28'
Bennett field hockey ball 48', 55'
Symonds field hockey ball 58' 		Report S. Miskimmin field hockey ball 12', 38'
Buddle field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
16 September 2017
16:30 (NZST)
Midlands  ––  1–2  ––  Southern
A. Hayward field hockey ball 2' Report Gilbert field hockey ball 2'
Ross field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
18 September 2017
17:00 (NZST)
North Harbour  ––  4–0  ––  Southern
Shimmins field hockey ball 39'
Harris field hockey ball 49', 51'
Bennett field hockey ball 57' 		Report
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
18 September 2017
19:00 (NZST)
Capital  ––  5–2  ––  Midlands
Jongejan field hockey ball 13'
Van Woerkom field hockey ball 42', 50'
D. Lett field hockey ball 48'
Buddle field hockey ball 56' 		Report A. Hayward field hockey ball 11'
Sarikaya field hockey ball 24'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
20 September 2017
17:00 (NZST)
Midlands  ––  0–5  ––  North Harbour
Report Harris field hockey ball 3'
Capizzi field hockey ball 4'
Bennett field hockey ball 24'
Jeram field hockey ball 29'
Wild field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
20 September 2017
19:00 (NZST)
Southern  ––  1–2  ––  Capital
K. O'Connor field hockey ball 37' Report Wookey field hockey ball 50'
Jongejan field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L PF PA PD Pts
1  ––  Auckland 3 3 0 0 0 9 1 +8 12
2  ––  Central 3 2 0 0 1 9 4 +5 8
3  ––  Canterbury 3 1 0 0 2 10 5 +5 4
4  ––  Northland 3 0 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source: Hockey New Zealand
16 September 2017
10:30 (NZST)
Canterbury  ––  10–1  ––  Northland
Lane field hockey ball 4', 37', 39', 57'
Hayde field hockey ball 14'
Newman field hockey ball 28', 32', 52'
D. Keaney field hockey ball 41'
Brydon field hockey ball 49' 		Report Fouhy field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
16 September 2017
12:30 (NZST)
Central  ––  0–3  ––  Auckland
Report A. Panchia field hockey ball 20'
J. Panchia field hockey ball 37'
Ritchie field hockey ball 51'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
18 September 2017
13:00 (NZST)
Central  ––  7–1  ––  Northland
Atkinson field hockey ball 15', 23'
Thomas field hockey ball 28', 54'
Young field hockey ball 34'
Cohen field hockey ball 43'
Phillips field hockey ball 53' 		Report Down field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
18 September 2017
15:00 (NZST)
Auckland  ––  2–0  ––  Canterbury
Radonovich field hockey ball 37'
Kinder field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
20 September 2017
13:00 (NZST)
Northland  ––  1–4  ––  Auckland
Down field hockey ball 18' Report Crooks field hockey ball 5', 37'
McGeorge field hockey ball 22', 50'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
20 September 2017
15:00 (NZST)
Canterbury  ––  0–2  ––  Central
Report Phillips field hockey ball 16'
Atkinson field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Classification round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 September 2017
 
 
 ––  North Harbour7
 
23 September 2017
 
 ––  Northland0
 
 ––  North Harbour2
 
21 September 2017
 
 ––  Southern1
 
 ––  Central2
 
24 September 2017
 
 ––  Southern3
 
 ––  North Harbour5
 
21 September 2017
 
 ––  Auckland3
 
 ––  Auckland (pen)2 (4)
 
23 September 2017
 
 ––  Midlands2 (3)
 
 ––  Auckland2
 
21 September 2017
 
 ––  Capital1 Third Place
 
 ––  Capital2
 
24 September 2017
 
 ––  Canterbury1
 
 ––  Southern1
 
 
 ––  Capital6
 

Quarter-finals

21 September 2017
17:00 (NZST)
Auckland  ––  2–2  ––  Midlands
J. Panchia field hockey ball 8'
Ritchie field hockey ball 37' 		Report Rees-Gibbs field hockey ball 15'
Keaney field hockey ball 16'
Penalties
Child Penalty shoot-out missed
Kinder Penalty shoot-out scored
McGeorge Penalty shoot-out scored
Kingstone Penalty shoot-out missed
J. Panchia Penalty shoot-out scored
——
Child Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–3 Penalty shoot-out missed Mitai-Wells
Penalty shoot-out missed Rees-Gibbs
Penalty shoot-out scored Sarikaya
Penalty shoot-out scored Tanner
Penalty shoot-out scored Bouwens
——
Penalty shoot-out missed Bouwens
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
21 September 2017
17:15 (NZST)
North Harbour  ––  7–0  ––  Northland
Capizzi field hockey ball 1'
Jeram field hockey ball 2', 27'
Shimmins field hockey ball 8'
Bartholomew field hockey ball 17'
Harris field hockey ball 26', 33' 		Report
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
21 September 2017
19:00 (NZST)
Capital  ––  2–1  ––  Canterbury
Wookey field hockey ball 24'
Jongejan field hockey ball 50' 		Report Lane field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
21 September 2017
19:15 (NZST)
Central  ––  2–3  ––  Southern
Thomas field hockey ball 4'
Wilcox field hockey ball 19' 		Report Ross field hockey ball 12'
Davidson field hockey ball 42'
O'Connor field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
23 September 2017
 
 
 ––  Northland0
 
24 September 2017
 
 ––  Central10
 
 ––  Central3
 
23 September 2017
 
 ––  Midlands4
 
 ––  Midlands (pen)3 (3)
 
 
 ––  Canterbury3 (1)
 
Seventh Place
 
 
24 September 2017
 
 
 ––  Northland0
 
 
 ––  Canterbury11
Crossover
23 September 2017
10:15 (NZST)
Midlands  ––  3–3  ––  Canterbury
Tanner field hockey ball 11'
Sarikaya field hockey ball 51'
Mitai-Wells field hockey ball 59' 		Report Lane field hockey ball 9', 18'
Mouldey field hockey ball 36'
Penalties
Sarikaya Penalty shoot-out scored
Bouwens Penalty shoot-out scored
Lyons Penalty shoot-out missed
Tanner Penalty shoot-out scored 		3–1 Penalty shoot-out scored Deavin
Penalty shoot-out missed Lane
Penalty shoot-out missed Hayde
Penalty shoot-out missed D. Keaney
Umpires:
Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL)
Andrew Spence (NZL)
23 September 2017
10:30 (NZST)
Central  ––  10–0  ––  Northland
Wilson field hockey ball 4'
Atkinson field hockey ball 13', 26', 42'
Cronin field hockey ball 30'
Phillips field hockey ball 33'
Thomas field hockey ball 43', 48', 50'
Cohen field hockey ball 44' 		Report
Umpires:
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
Seventh and eighth place
24 September 2017
08:45 (NZDT)
Northland  ––  0–11  ––  Canterbury
Report Lane field hockey ball 4', 31', 37', 58', 58', 59'
Hayde field hockey ball 5'
N. Findlay field hockey ball 18', 46', 55'
Connell field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Lee Eriskine (NZL)
Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place
24 September 2017
10:30 (NZDT)
Central  ––  3–4  ––  Midlands
Wilson field hockey ball 18'
Thomas field hockey ball 32'
Atkinson field hockey ball 34' 		Report Mitai-Wells field hockey ball 48'
A. Hayward field hockey ball 50', 60'
R. Hayward field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Andrew Spence (NZL)
Bruce Brownsey (NZL)

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals
23 September 2017
12:30 (NZST)
Auckland  ––  2–1  ––  Capital
Ritchie field hockey ball 50'
Child field hockey ball 53' 		Report Buddle field hockey ball 3'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
23 September 2017
14:30 (NZST)
North Harbour  ––  2–1  ––  Southern
Bennett field hockey ball 5'
Jeram field hockey ball 20' 		Report Davidson field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Bevan Nichol (NZL)
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Third and fourth place
24 September 2017
11:00 (NZDT)
Southern  ––  1–6  ––  Capital
Davidson field hockey ball 2' Report S. Miskimmin field hockey ball 10'
Van Woerkom field hockey ball 11', 21'
D. Lett field hockey ball 34', 39'
Buddle field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
Final
24 September 2017
15:00 (NZDT)
North Harbour  ––  5–3  ––  Auckland
Bennett field hockey ball 30', 52', 58'
Capizzi field hockey ball 53'
Muir field hockey ball 60' 		Report Radonovich field hockey ball 15'
J. Panchia field hockey ball 38', 45+'
Umpires:
David Tomlinson (NZL)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  ––  North Harbour 6 6 0 0 0 27 7 +20 24 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  ––  Auckland 6 4 1 0 1 16 9 +7 18 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  ––  Capital 6 4 0 0 2 19 11 +8 16 Bronze Medal
4  ––  Southern 6 2 0 0 4 8 17 −9 8
5  ––  Midlands 6 1 1 1 3 12 20 −8 7
6  ––  Central 6 3 0 0 3 24 11 +13 12
7  ––  Canterbury 6 2 0 1 3 25 10 +15 9
8  ––  Northland 6 0 0 0 6 3 49 −46 0
Source: Hockey New Zealand

Goalscorers

There were 134 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.58 goals per match.

13 goals

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: Hockey New Zealand

References

  1. ^ "Midlands and Harbour win Ford NHL titles". fieldhockey.com. Field Hockey. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "High drama as North Harbour win NHL men's title, Midlands take out women's". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "2017 Ford National Hockey League Men". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 6 April 2021.