The 2017 Women's Premier Hockey League was the second edition of South Africa's national league. The tournament was held in Johannesburg at the Randburg Astro. The tournament started on 25 November and culminated on 12 December 2017.
The Orange River Rafters won the tournament for the first time, defeating the St. Lucia Lakers 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished as a 0–0 draw.
Competition format Format The 2017 Premier Hockey League followed a single round-robin format, followed by a classification round.
During the pool stage teams played each other once. The top four ranked teams qualified for the Classification Round. Team 1 played Team 4, while Team 2 played Team 3 in the two semi-finals. The two victorious teams moved onto the Final, while the losing teams competed for third place.
Point allocation Match points will be distributed as follows:
4 points: win by 3+ goals 3 points: win and shoot-out win 1 point: shoot-out loss 0 points: loss
Participating teams The following teams competed for the title:
Blyde River Bunters Madikwe Rangers Namaqualand Daisies Orange River Rafters St. Lucia Lakers Wineland Wings
Results Pool stage
Fixtures
Classification round
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentTop Goalscorer(s)Goalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Kristen Paton 2 Players (see list below) Nicole la Fleur Ongeziwe Mali
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links South African Hockey Association PHL Women at the South African Hockey Association