The 2020 Premier Hockey League saw a new format than that of the former, National Hockey League. Teams played in a double round-robin format during the Pool Stage, which was followed by two Classification Matches.
Following the results of the Pool Stage, the top two ranked teams contested the final, with the bottom two ranked teams playing off for third place.[4]
Point allocation
Match points will be distributed as follows:
4 points: win
2 points: shoot-out win
1 points: shoot-out loss
0 points: loss
Participating teams
The four teams competing in the league come from the various regions of New Zealand.[5]