NHL Finals, Wellington, 2011

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

The teams and match officials assemble at the start of the match © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Aucklanders Belinda Smith, Honor Dillon, Jan Burrows, Samantha Harrison and Krystal Forgesson await the start of the match © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Central defends an early penalty corner - Verity Sharland, Charlotte Edwards, Bridgette Allen (GK), Emily Naylor and Karri McMahon © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Auckland scores an early goal from its first penalty corner - Kate Hollywood and Jan Burrows (Auckland), and Charlotte Edwards, Bridgette Allen (GK), and Karri McMahon (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Jan Burrows (Auckland) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Jan Burrows (Auckland) and Emily Taylor (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Verity Sharland (Central) and Honor Dillon (Auckland) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Verity Sharland (Central) and Honor Dillon (Auckland) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Stacey MacDonald (Auckland and Karri McMahon (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Stacey MacDonald, Kate Hollywood and Jan Burrows (Auckland), and Bridgette Allen (GK) and Karri McMahon (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Stacey MacDonald and Danielle Jones (Auckland), and Emily Naylor, Bridgette Allen (GK), and Karri McMahon (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Lucy Talbot (Auckland) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Julia King (Auckland) and Alice Naylor (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Erin Weber (Central, arm raised at centre) ecstatic at scoring for Central © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Katie Glynn (Auckland), and Alice Taylor and Michaela Curtis (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Jan Burrows (Auckland) and Melody Cooper (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Danielle Jones (Auckland) and Emily Naylor (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Krystal Forgesson (Auckland) and Emily Naylor (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Jan Burrows (Auckland) and Shareena Nana (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Stacey MacDonald (Auckland) and Bridgette Allen (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Emily Naylor (Central) and Kate Hollywood (Auckland) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Francis Kreft (Auckland) and Caryn Pawai (Central) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Melody Cooper (Central) and Katie Glynn (Auckland) © 2011 Ross Collins

National Hockey League 2011 - Auckland vs. Central (Women's Final)

Kayla Sharland (Central) and Danielle Jones (Auckland) © 2011 Ross Collins