Junior Hockey League set to take place

Hockey New Zealand is excited to introduce the Junior Hockey League (JHL) - like PHL but for our U21 players.

Making a triumphant return—the Tridents, Mavericks, Alpiners, and Falcons will compete for the title.

Taking on a slightly different format, teams will play four rounds (including finals day) across a shorter window - 5 days with one rest day in the middle.

The tournament will take place at Kings College in Auckland in just over 3 weeks over Sunday 13th April - Thursday 17th April.

Both the Men’s & Women’s team lists can be found here.

Coaching staff has also been appointed and teams will be led by the following:

Tridents:

Women’s Head Coach: Emily Hurtz 
Women’s Assistant Coach: Rocio Gonzalez Canda 
Men’s Head Coach: James Grant 
Men’s Assistant Coach: Will Lacey 

Mavericks:

Women’s Head Coach: Darren Smith 

Women’s Assistant Head Coach: Mel Aiken & Sam Child

Men’s Head Coach: Jamie Stones 

Men’s Assistant Head Coach: Ben Tanner 

Falcons:

Women’s Head Coach: Emily Gaddum 

Assistant Coach: Jolene Casey 

Men’s Head Coach: Joe Hanks 

Assistant Coach: Clive Daniels 

Alpiners:

Women’s Head Coach: Joe Piggott 

Assistant Coach: Kate Trolove 

Men’s Head Coach: Blair Tarrant 

Assistant Coach: Hymie Gill