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 [ edit ] The following eight teams competed for the title:
16 September 2017 14:30 (NZST )
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
16 September 2017 16:30 (NZST )
Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
18 September 2017 17:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
18 September 2017 19:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
20 September 2017 17:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
20 September 2017 19:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
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
16 September 2017 10:30 (NZST )
Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
16 September 2017 12:30 (NZST )
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
18 September 2017 13:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
18 September 2017 15:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Benjamin Wilson (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
20 September 2017 13:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
20 September 2017 15:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
Classification round [ edit ] 21 September 2017 17:00 (NZST )
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
21 September 2017 17:15 (NZST )
Umpires: Lee Erskine (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
21 September 2017 19:00 (NZST )
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Bevan Nichol (NZL)
21 September 2017 19:15 (NZST )
Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
Fifth to eighth place classification [ edit ] 23 September 2017 10:15 (NZST )
Umpires: Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL) Andrew Spence (NZL)
23 September 2017 10:30 (NZST )
Umpires: Bruce Brownsey (NZL) Nicholas Saunders (NZL)
Seventh and eighth place [ edit ] 24 September 2017 08:45 (NZDT )
Umpires: Lee Eriskine (NZL) Hamish Ellis-Jack (NZL)
Fifth and sixth place [ edit ] 24 September 2017 10:30 (NZDT )
Umpires: Andrew Spence (NZL) Bruce Brownsey (NZL)
First to fourth place classification [ edit ] 23 September 2017 12:30 (NZST )
Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Lee Erskine (NZL)
23 September 2017 14:30 (NZST )
Umpires: Bevan Nichol (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)
Third and fourth place [ edit ] 24 September 2017 11:00 (NZDT )
Umpires: Nicholas Saunders (NZL) Benjamin Wilson (NZL)
24 September 2017 15:00 (NZDT )
Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Simon Taylor (NZL)
Pos Team Pld W WD LD L GF GA GD Pts Qualification –– North Harbour 6 6 0 0 0 27 7 +20 24 Gold Medal –– Auckland 6 4 1 0 1 16 9 +7 18 Silver Medal –– 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
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