Field Hockey Canada > 2015-2016 Men’s Junior Development Squad announced

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