The 2017 Men's Australian Hockey League was 27th edition of the men's Australian Hockey League. The tournament was held between 28 September and 8 October 2017, in Perth, Western Australia. A total of 10 teams competed for the title.
Like the 2016 edition, invitational teams from India and New Zealand competed in the tournament.
The VIC Vikings won the tournament for the fourth time and the second year in a row, following a 3–0 penalty shoot-out win over the QLD Blades after the final finished a 1–1 draw. The NSW Waratahs won the bronze medal after defeating the India Development side 3–2 in the third place match.
Competition format Teams were split evenly into pools A and B where they compete in a single round-robin format.
At the conclusion of the initial pool stage, the top two teams in each pool progress to the medal playoffs in Pool C, while the remaining six teams progress to the classification matches in Pool D.
In Pool C, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. Final ranking in Pool C determines the final tournament standing from fifth to tenth place.
In Pool D, teams carry over points earned in previous matches and contest the teams they are yet to play. The top two teams then progress to the final, while the bottom two teams contest the third and fourth place playoff.
Participating teams DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host state WA Thundersticks29 September – 8 October 20162016 Men's AHL Perth, WA Canberra Lakers NSW Waratahs NT Stingers QLD Blades SA Hotshots Tassie Tigers VIC VikingsInvitational Teams
Results
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Second round
Fifth to tenth place classification
Pool D
First to fourth place classification
Pool C
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentTopscorer(s)Player of the FinalGK of the TournamentPlay the Whistle Mark Knowles Kieron Arthur Chris Ciriello Robert Bell Johan Durst QLD Blades
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links