After a busy summer which saw many Canadian junior men compete in camps and a test series against the United States, Field Hockey Canada has named the 2015-2016 Men’s Junior Development Squad.
Thirty-six athletes have been selected to be a part of the squad, which will begin its preparation for the 2016 Junior World Cup of Hockey, which will be held in India next year, by centralizing in Vancouver for training this fall.
In order to qualify for the 2016 Junior World Cup, Canada must finish in the top two at the upcoming Junior Pan American Championships – the regional qualifier – which will be held in Toronto next June.
The squad comprises of several athletes who are also a part of the Men’s National Team Senior Development Squad, including Balrak Panesar, Brandon Pereira, and Vikram Sandhu.
In addition, many of these athletes including Amrit Sidhu, competed for Canada at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Hockey 5s, where the Canadian men won silver.
Training in Vancouver this fall and into 2016 will consist of a compbination of on-field training, strength and conditioning, as well as a variety of competitions leading up to the World Cup qualifier in Brampton.
2015-2016 Canadian Men’s Junior Development Squad
|
Name |
Position |
Hometown |
|
Amrit Sidhu |
Forward |
Abbotsford, BC |
|
Balraj Panesar |
Midfield |
Surrey, BC |
|
Braedon Muldoon |
Defense |
Ottawa, ON |
|
Brandon Pereira |
Defense |
Surrey, BC |
|
Cameron Bonney |
Goalkeeper |
Port Coquitlam, BC |
|
David Loy |
Forward |
Toronto, ON |
|
Fin Boothroyd |
Forward |
West Vancouver, BC |
|
Floyd Mascarenhas |
Defense |
Mississauga, ON |
|
Ganga Singh |
Defense |
Toronto, ON |
|
Gavin Bains |
Midfield |
Ladner, BC |
|
Gurtej Dhaliwal |
Forward |
Ottawa, ON |
|
Harbir Sidhu |
Midfield |
Victoria, BC |
|
Harkirat Ahluwalia |
Defense |
Surrey, BC |
|
Iqwinder Gill |
Goalkeeper |
Surrey, BC |
|
Jamie Wallace |
Midfield |
Vancouver, BC |
|
Johnny Gill |
Defender |
Surrey, BC |
|
Jasmeet Gill |
Forward |
Brampton, ON |
|
Josh Brown |
Midfield |
Victoria, BC |
|
Kabir Aujla |
Forward |
Surrey, BC |
|
Liam Fannin |
Defense |
Vancouver, BC |
|
Liam Manning |
Goalkeeper |
Ottawa, ON |
|
Lydon Lemos |
Goalkeeper |
Toronto, ON |
|
Lyle Fernandes |
Forward |
Mississauga, ON |
|
Nicolas Howard |
Midfield |
Vancouver, BC |
|
Parmeet Gill |
Midfield |
Brampton, ON |
|
Rajan Khalon |
Defense |
Vancouver, BC |
|
Ranjiger Sandhu |
Midfield |
Delta, BC |
|
Rohan Chopra |
Forward |
Ottawa, ON |
|
Sahib Suri |
Forward |
Surrey, BC |
|
Satbir Brar |
Defender |
Surrey, BC |
|
Shahbaaz Dhaliwal |
Midfield |
Surrey, BC |
|
Tarnpreet Singh |
Defense |
Brampton, ON |
|
Toby Owen |
Goalkeeper |
Shawnigan Lake, BC |
|
Tom Fannin |
Midfield |
Vancouver, BC |
|
Vikram Sandhu |
Forward |
Vancouver, BC |
|
Zaiq Rana |
Forward |
Vancouver, BC |
