[1] The competition features players from New Zealand's national hockey teams, the Black Sticks Men and Women.
[2] The first season of both the men's and women's Ford National Hockey League took place in 2000, and has been held annually since.
[3] The most successful team in both the men's and women's competition is Auckland, with both teams having won 5 titles apiece.
2019 will mark the end of the Ford NHL, with Hockey New Zealand restructuring the tournament into the Premier Hockey League in 2020.
[4] The following are the men's teams at the 2019 National Hockey League: The following are the women's teams at the 2017 National Hockey League: