The league was set up to give some structure to the international calendar. It has ended its regular season.
Neither the Black Sticks men's nor women's teams will be in next week's finals, and judging by their results they do not deserve to be.
The teams played their final games in London yesterday against Great Britain. Both sides lost. The men were beaten 2-0 and the women went down 3-1.
The men did not win a game the whole season. The side played 14 games, had four draws and 10 losses.
Unable to field its full-strength side for much of the programme, they finished bottom of the eight-team league.
In a draw, the sides then went to a shootout and New Zealand failed to win one.
The home team scored an early goal which got the confidence going and its speed put the Black Sticks under pressure.
The Black Sticks gained composure as the game went on and created chances. But with nine minutes left, the British side scored a second which killed the game off.
New Zealand had more possession and penalty corners but that meant little.
In the women's game, Great Britain attacked hard in the first quarter but New Zealand held firm.
The Black Sticks scored a goal from a penalty corner in the second quarter but it was ruled out after a review. Shortly afterwards, the home team went ahead with a Hannah Martin deflection. It then went 2-0 up straight after halftime.
Late in the third quarter, the British side was able to extend its lead when Lily Owsley scored her second of the match off a rebound from a penalty corner.
In the final minute of the third quarter the Black Sticks managed to get themselves on the score sheet when Olivia Merry scored her 15th goal of the league. But they could not find any more goals and the score remained 3-1 until the end.
The women ended up sixth of the nine teams in the Pro League standings, winning six out of 16 games. It finished with 18 points, 11 points out of playoff contention.
