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*2021: Cancelled after three games (Auckland-Southern 2:1, Canterbury-Auckland 7:5, Canterbury-Southern 5:4) | *2021: Cancelled after three games (Auckland-Southern 2:1, Canterbury-Auckland 7:5, Canterbury-Southern 5:4) | ||
*2022: Blue | |||
==U18 League== | ==U18 League== | ||
The '''New Zealand Midget Ice Hockey League (U18 NZJIHL)''' is New Zealand’s Premier Midget League. It was founded in 2010. The league operates from June to September, and features four teams: Auckland, Canterbury, Queenstown, and Dunedin. | The '''New Zealand Midget Ice Hockey League (U18 NZJIHL)''' is New Zealand’s Premier Midget League. It was founded in 2010. The league operates from June to September, and features four teams: Auckland, Canterbury, Queenstown, and Dunedin. | ||
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*2020: Auckland | *2020: Auckland | ||
*2021: Cancelled after July (Auckland 6-0-0-0 57:8, Southern 2-0-0-4 18:29, Dunedin 2-0-0-4 20:26, Canterbury 2-0-0-4 21:53) | *2021: Cancelled after July (Auckland 6-0-0-0 57:8, Southern 2-0-0-4 18:29, Dunedin 2-0-0-4 20:26, Canterbury 2-0-0-4 21:53) | ||
*2022: Dunedin Junior Thunder | |||
==U14 League== | ==U14 League== | ||
The '''New Zealand Peewee Ice Hockey League (U14 NZPIHL)''', founded in 2014, is New Zealand’s Premier Peewee League. | The '''New Zealand Peewee Ice Hockey League (U14 NZPIHL)''', founded in 2014, is New Zealand’s Premier Peewee League. | ||
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*2020: Auckland Blue | *2020: Auckland Blue | ||
*2021: Cancelled after July (Auckland Blue 5-0-1-0 52:21 16, Auckland White 5-0-0-2 49:19 15, Southern 4-1-0-1 55:29 14, Canterbury 1-0-0-5 23:43 3, Dunedin 0-0-0-7 10:77 0 | *2021: Cancelled after July (Auckland Blue 5-0-1-0 52:21 16, Auckland White 5-0-0-2 49:19 15, Southern 4-1-0-1 55:29 14, Canterbury 1-0-0-5 23:43 3, Dunedin 0-0-0-7 10:77 0 | ||
*2022: Queenstown Jr. Stampede | |||
==Logos== | ==Logos== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 25 October 2022
Junior hockey in New Zealand currently features national leagues at the U20, U17, and U14 age levels, organized by the New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation. The Auckland, Canterbury, and Dunedin associations also run their own junior competitions.
U21 League
The New Zealand Junior Ice Hockey League (U21 NZJIHL) was founded in 2013 as New Zealand’s Premier Junior League. It was U20 prior to 2021.
The league runs from September to December and consists of three teams: Auckland, Canterbury and Southern.
- Champions
- 2013: Canterbury
- 2014: Southern
- 2015: Southern
- 2016: Auckland
- 2017: Canterbury
- 2018: Canterbury
- 2019-2020: not played
- 2021: Cancelled after three games (Auckland-Southern 2:1, Canterbury-Auckland 7:5, Canterbury-Southern 5:4)
- 2022: Blue
U18 League
The New Zealand Midget Ice Hockey League (U18 NZJIHL) is New Zealand’s Premier Midget League. It was founded in 2010. The league operates from June to September, and features four teams: Auckland, Canterbury, Queenstown, and Dunedin.
The competition was first known as the U16 New Zealand Junior Elite League (NZJEL), but took on its current name 2014. In 2016, the age limit was raised to 17. The limit was again raised to U18 in 2018.
- Champions
- 2010: Canterbury
- 2011: Auckland
- 2012: Southern
- 2013: Southern
- 2014: Auckland
- 2015: Auckland
- 2016: Queenstown
- 2017: Queenstown
- 2018: Auckland
- 2019: Auckland
- 2020: Auckland
- 2021: Cancelled after July (Auckland 6-0-0-0 57:8, Southern 2-0-0-4 18:29, Dunedin 2-0-0-4 20:26, Canterbury 2-0-0-4 21:53)
- 2022: Dunedin Junior Thunder
U14 League
The New Zealand Peewee Ice Hockey League (U14 NZPIHL), founded in 2014, is New Zealand’s Premier Peewee League.
Four teams - Auckland, Canterbury, Queenstown, and Dunedin - play in the league, which runs from July to October. In 2016, the age limit was raised from Under-13 to Under-14. In 2018 the maximum age was raised from Under-14 to Under-15.
- Champions
- 2014: Southern
- 2015: Southern
- 2016: Canterbury
- 2017: Auckland
- 2018: Auckland
- 2019: Dunedin
- 2020: Auckland Blue
- 2021: Cancelled after July (Auckland Blue 5-0-1-0 52:21 16, Auckland White 5-0-0-2 49:19 15, Southern 4-1-0-1 55:29 14, Canterbury 1-0-0-5 23:43 3, Dunedin 0-0-0-7 10:77 0
- 2022: Queenstown Jr. Stampede
Logos
The NZJIHL logo.
The NZMIHL U17 logo.
The old NZMIHL U16 logo.
The old NZJEL logo.
The NZPIHL U14 logo.
The old NZPIHL U13 logo.
