The 2016–2017 English Hockey League season took place from September 2016 until April 2017. The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March.[1] The end of season playoffs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on 22 & 23 April.[2]
Surbiton won the Men's Premier League title despite being 3-0 down in the final against Wimbledon with only 10mins to go. Surbiton also won the Investec Women's Premier League as well as finishing top of the regular season league standings, making it their 4th in a row. Whilst Canterbury finished one off the bottom and survived the relegation playoffs for the 3rd time in a row as Loughborough Students were relegated having just got up into the top flight last season. Sevenoaks beat Team Bath Buccaneers and Durham University to secure promotion and go up to the top flight next season in the men's competition. In the women's Reading got relegated and Buckingham beat Wimbledon and Brooklands Poynton to secure promotion, as Bowdon Hightown won the group to keep their place in the Premier League.
[7] Due to Wimbledon's finishing fourth in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League a third team from England is allowed to join the competition meaning a 3rd/4th playoff is necessary.
The winners of the 3 regional conferences and the second to bottom placed team in Premier League play a Promotion Tournament with the top 2 placed teams playing in the Premier League next season while the bottom 2 play in the conference leagues.
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The 2016 2017 English Hockey League season took place from September 2016 until April 2017 The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March 1 The end of season playoffs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on 22 amp 23 April 2 2016 17 England Hockey League 2015 16 previous next 2017 18 Surbiton won the Men s Premier League title despite being 3 0 down in the final against Wimbledon with only 10mins to go Surbiton also won the Investec Women s Premier League as well as finishing top of the regular season league standings making it their 4th in a row Whilst Canterbury finished one off the bottom and survived the relegation playoffs for the 3rd time in a row as Loughborough Students were relegated having just got up into the top flight last season Sevenoaks beat Team Bath Buccaneers and Durham University to secure promotion and go up to the top flight next season in the men s competition In the women s Reading got relegated and Buckingham beat Wimbledon and Brooklands Poynton to secure promotion as Bowdon Hightown won the group to keep their place in the Premier League The Men s Cup was won by Reading with the biggest score difference in 15 years against Canterbury in the final 3 The Investec Women s Cup was won by Surbiton 4 5 Contents 1 Men s Premier Division League Standings 1 1 Results 2 Women s Investec Premier Division League Standings 2 1 Results 3 League Finals Weekend 3 1 Semi finals 3 2 3rd 4th Playoff 3 3 Finals 4 Men s Cup 4 1 Quarter finals 4 2 Semi finals 4 3 Final 5 Women s Cup 5 1 Final 6 Promotion Tournaments 6 1 Men s competition 6 2 Women s competition 7 ReferencesMen s Premier Division League Standings EditPos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts1 Wimbledon 18 13 4 1 56 32 24 432 Holcombe 18 11 3 4 50 30 20 363 Surbiton 18 9 8 1 62 39 23 354 Hampstead and Westminster 18 9 5 4 54 40 14 325 Beeston 18 8 3 7 40 37 3 276 East Grinstead 18 8 2 8 52 41 11 267 Reading 18 6 4 8 40 45 5 228 Brooklands Manchester University 18 5 3 10 31 54 23 189 Canterbury 18 3 3 12 37 59 22 1210 Loughborough Students 18 0 1 17 18 63 45 1 Qualified for League finals weekend RelegatedResults Edit Home Away Bee Bro Can EG HW Hol Lou Rea Sub WimBeeston 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 4 2 1 4 2 3Brooklands MU 2 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 0 6 2 0 1 4 3 3 2 3Canterbury 0 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 5 2 1 1 2 4 4 5 2East Grinstead 2 1 3 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 5 1 2 2 2 2 2 4Hampstead and Westminster 4 3 2 1 7 2 4 3 3 3 4 1 4 1 3 4 2 2Holcombe 4 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2Loughborough Students 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 6 1 4 2 6 1 6 2 4 0 4Reading 2 2 2 4 4 1 3 2 4 5 0 3 3 1 0 3 1 6Surbiton 6 1 6 2 5 3 4 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 3Wimbledon 2 2 4 1 5 2 5 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 3 3 Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Women s Investec Premier Division League Standings Edit 6 Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts1 Surbiton 18 15 2 1 53 14 39 472 Holcombe 18 11 5 2 44 25 19 383 East Grinstead 18 9 6 3 32 20 12 334 University of Birmingham 18 10 2 6 38 35 3 325 Leicester 18 8 5 5 31 24 7 296 Clifton 18 9 1 8 42 31 11 287 Canterbury 18 5 5 8 25 38 13 208 Slough 18 3 3 12 15 37 22 129 Bowdon Hightown 18 1 5 12 18 44 26 810 Reading 18 1 2 15 17 47 30 5 Qualified for League finals weekend RelegatedResults Edit Home Away Bow Can Cli EG Hol Lei Rea Slo Sub BirBowdon Hightown 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 5 1 2Canterbury 2 1 0 6 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 2Clifton Robinsons 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 3 2 5 1 2 0 1 2 1 2East Grinstead 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 2Holcombe 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 4 1 2 2 3 1Leicester 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 2 1 1Reading 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 3Slough 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 2 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 4Surbiton 6 0 4 1 4 3 1 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 2University of Birmingham 4 1 4 4 2 1 1 4 1 3 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 6 Source citation needed Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win League Finals Weekend EditSemi finals Edit Division Team 1 Team 2 ScoreMen s Premier Wimbledon Hampstead and Westminster 2 1Men s Premier Holcombe Surbiton 2 3Women s Premier Surbiton University of Birmingham 3 1Women s Premier Holcombe East Grinstead 2 13rd 4th Playoff Edit 7 Due to Wimbledon s finishing fourth in the 2016 17 Euro Hockey League a third team from England is allowed to join the competition meaning a 3rd 4th playoff is necessary Division Team 1 Team 2 ScoreMen s Premier Hampstead and Westminster Holcombe 3 7Finals Edit Division Team 1 Team 2 ScoreMen s Premier Wimbledon Surbiton 3 3 2 3 p Women s Premier Surbiton Holcombe 3 1Men s Cup EditQuarter finals Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreBeeston Reading 1 3Havant Bromley and Beckenham 0 2Bowdon Canterbury 2 5Brooklands Manchester University Oxford Hawks 3 1Semi finals Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreBromley and Beckenham Canterbury 0 2Reading Brooklands Manchester University 4 2Final Edit Held at the Lee Valley Hockey amp Tennis Centre on 29 April Team 1 Team 2 ScoreReading Canterbury 6 1Women s Cup Edit QuarterfinalsSemi finalsFinal Clifton4 Ben Rhydding1 Clifton2 Beeston1 Beeston5 30 April 2017 Sevenoaks1 Clifton0 Surbiton5 Slough1 Surbiton6 Surbiton5 Bowdon Hightown0 Bowdon Hightown2 Barnes1 Final Edit 30 April 2017 13 00Clifton 0 5 SurbitonReport Ansley nbsp 16 52 Atkinson nbsp 22 Pearne Webb nbsp 34 Martin nbsp 68 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires Emma Shelbourn ENG Rachel Williams ENG Promotion Tournaments EditThe winners of the 3 regional conferences and the second to bottom placed team in Premier League play a Promotion Tournament with the top 2 placed teams playing in the Premier League next season while the bottom 2 play in the conference leagues Men s competition Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion1 Canterbury 3 2 1 0 13 6 7 7 Promoted to Premier League2 Sevenoaks 3 2 0 1 9 11 2 63 Team Bath Buccaneers 3 0 2 1 7 8 1 24 Durham University 3 0 1 2 6 10 4 1Source EnglandHockeyRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 goals scored 4 head to head result 8 9 April 2017 13 15Sevenoaks 3 2 Team Bath BuccaneersTorry nbsp 6 Parnis nbsp 16 Ross nbsp 35 Report Scott nbsp 23 Boote nbsp 38 Nottingham Hockey CentreUmpires Daniel Barstow ENG Nicholas Bennett ENG 9 April 2017 15 30Canterbury 4 1 Durham UniversityRoberts nbsp 34 Oates nbsp 34 Pollard nbsp 53 Heywood nbsp 57 Report Stubbings nbsp 18 Nottingham Hockey CentreUmpires Matthew Harrison ENG Nicholas White ENG 22 April 2017 14 00Canterbury 2 2 Team Bath BuccaneersRoberts nbsp 16 68 Report Jackson nbsp 41 Stone nbsp 44 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires Martin Twist ENG Nicholas White ENG 22 April 2017 16 00Durham University 2 3 SevenoaksStubbings nbsp 21 Graham nbsp 49 Report Parnis nbsp 44 Ross nbsp 63 Smith nbsp 69 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires Nicholas Padget ENG Nicholas Bennett ENG 23 April 2017 11 30Sevenoaks 3 7 CanterburyBarker nbsp 34 Parnis nbsp 47 62 Report Barrett nbsp 21 Heywood nbsp 31 Bean nbsp 35 45 66 Oates nbsp 56 Roberts nbsp 58 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires Sean Edwards ENG Nicholas Padget ENG 23 April 2017 11 30Team Bath Buccaneers 3 3 Durham UniversityHewer nbsp 4 Skinner nbsp 40 Stone nbsp 48 Report Patterson nbsp 22 Suleman nbsp 50 51 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires Lee Barron ENG Nicholas White ENG Women s competition Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion1 Bowdon Hightown 3 2 1 0 7 5 2 7 Promoted to Premier League2 Buckingham 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 63 Wimbledon 3 1 0 2 7 8 1 34 Brooklands Poynton 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1Source EnglandHockeyRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 goals scored 4 head to head result 8 9 April 2017 13 15Bowdon Hightown 2 1 BuckinghamMason nbsp 14 Wray nbsp 47 Report Freshwater nbsp 48 Nottingham Hockey CentreUmpires Robert Jenkins ENG Caroline Frye ENG 9 April 2017 15 30Brooklands Poynton 1 2 WimbledonHarris nbsp 31 Report Cullen nbsp 20 Winter nbsp 51 Nottingham Hockey CentreUmpires Catherine Wright ENG David Howell ENG 22 April 2017 10 00Buckingham 1 0 Brooklands PoyntonNicholson nbsp 60 ReportLee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires Gemma Jones ENG Helen Sargeant ENG 22 April 2017 12 00Wimbledon 2 3 Bowdon HightownCullen nbsp 22 Naylor nbsp 67 Report Liptrot nbsp 19 Mason nbsp 25 Wray nbsp 38 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires David Howell ENG Gillian Lord ENG 23 April 2017 09 30Wimbledon 3 4 BuckinghamSherriff nbsp 7 19 Cullen nbsp 70 Report Higgins nbsp 4 50 James nbsp 13 Shipperley nbsp 45 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires Caroline Frye ENG Catherine Wright ENG 23 April 2017 09 30Brooklands Poynton 2 2 Bowdon HightownHughes nbsp 23 Wallace nbsp 58 Report Garbutt nbsp 26 69 Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentreUmpires Gillian Lord ENG David Howell ENG References Edit Men s Hockey League England Hockey Results England Hockey Reading men win England National Cup after hitting Canterbury for six www readingchronicle co uk 6 May 2017 Retrieved 23 January 2019 Surbiton crowned the Investec Women s Cup Winners www englandhockey co uk 30 April 2017 Retrieved 20 January 2019 L1 Beat Clifton Robinsons 5 0 To Lift Investec Women s Cup surbitonhc com 30 April 2017 Retrieved 20 January 2019 permanent dead link 2015 16 Women s Hockey League Fixtures Live Wimbledon success results in extra Finals fixture England Hockey a b Regulations Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 17 England Hockey League season amp oldid 1118033977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,