The 27-year-old North-West Grads talent shared the award with national captain Mark Knowles, who was also named men's player of the year at Hockey Australia's awards night in Perth on Wednesday.

Ockenden's 2014 campaign saw him:

● Help Australia claim its eighth Sultan Azlan Shah trophy in March, scoring in the 8-3 final win against host nation Malaysia, after the team had won all its games.

● Help Australia retain its World Cup title in June, winning all games, thrashing host nation the Netherlands 6-1 in the final and being named joint Australian player of the tournament.

● Help the Kookaburras maintain their perfect record of five straight Commonwealth Games titles in August by winning all games in Glasgow, scoring the sealer against England in the semi-final and claiming a goal and three assists in the 4-0 defeat of India in the final.

● Help Tasmania claim its historic first Australian Hockey League title in Adelaide in October, scoring in the final and then twice in the penalty shoot-out before being named player of the tournament.

The modest midfielder, who also passed the 200-game milestone for Australia during the year, admitted he was delighted with his season, which was capped by his second World Cup win.

"I'm very proud to have won the World Cup," Ockenden said.

"Looking back on it now, it's a really special moment in my life and hockey career.

"I'd like to thank all our teammates. We've had such a good year. There are great people in our team and I'd like to think I'm a solid contributor to the team and it's nice to get some recognition after such a great season."

Kookaburras coach Graham Reid congratulated Ockenden and Knowles on their contribution in The Hague.

"Anyone who watched the World Cup will have seen that those two players, Mark and Eddie, stood out," he said. "They played fantastically well across all of the games, including the final, and in the final I thought they were exceptional and this is just reward."

Casey Sablowski [née Eastham] picked up the Hockeyroos' player of the year award after helping the Australian women to World Cup silver and Commonwealth Games gold medals.

Penalty corner flicker Chris Ciriello was the men's top scorer for his tally of 25 strikes, including hat-tricks in the finals of the Azlan Shah Cup, World Cup and Commonwealth Games, while Jodie Kenny (23 goals) was the Hockeyroos' top scorer.