2024 NZIHF National Premier League Tournament

2024 NZIHF National Premier League Tournament

The NZIHF and Auckland Ice Hockey Association are pleased to announce a senior ice hockey tournament in Auckland, scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November 2024.

Returning from the inaugural tournament in 2023, the weekend aims to provide adult players a fun two days of hockey, competing against other players from around New Zealand.

Team Managers will register a team, and then assign players to their team. A maximum of 8 teams can take part.

The tournament cost is $1,600.00 per team. This will be an action packed weekend of hockey. Teams will play a guaranteed 6 games of 4v4 hockey beginning Saturday morning and finishing Sunday evening. Top 4 teams will move on to the semi finals and the winners will face-off in the finals to see who will claim the National Premier League Shield. It is being defended by the Wellington Seals and 7 other teams will be doing their best to take it home in 2024

Anyone from around New Zealand can register to participate. All players must hold an active NZIHF membership.

Follow the steps below to register a team and add individual players to your team.

Team Managers – Registering a Team:

Team managers will register a team and assign players.

  1. Managers log in to your NZIHF esportsdesk account here: https://secure.esportsdesk.com/login.cfm?leagueID=32433&clientID=6795®EventID=69483
  2. Click on the “Register Team” button
  3. Enter team name and agree to terms and conditions.
  4. Checkout and pay

Adding Your Players

  1. Log in to your NZIHF esportsdesk account here: https://secure.esportsdesk.com/login.cfm?clientID=6795
  2. Visit your esportsdesk dashboard, while logged in to your account, and click Registered Teams on the left
  3. On the new screen, the manager now needs to add their players to their online roster
  4. In the popup, click “Add person not in this list”

  5. Fill out the player roster details

Players – Accepting an Invitation

  1. Log in to your NZIHF esportsdesk account here: https://secure.esportsdesk.com/login.cfm?clientID=6795
  2. Accept the pending invitation that is viewable on your dashboard

3. If you already have an active NZIHF membership, the system will recognise this. If you don’t have a current NZIHF membership, the system will recognise this and add one to your cart. You can then checkout and pay to accept their invite.

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