The Southern Alpiners competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Premier Hockey League, where the men's and women's teams finished in second and fourth place in their respective tournaments.

The team comprises players from the whole of Te Waipounamu, the South Island of New Zealand.

[4] The team are named after the Southern Alps, the mountain range which extends down the majority of the South Island.

The following players represented the men's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.

[5] The following players represented the women's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.