San Juan, Puerto Rico – With an 8-5 defeat of the USA in the semi-final of the Pan American Youth Championships (Men), Canada has secured a spot at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China this coming August 2014.
The victory also sets up a final with Canada’s Continental rival, Argentina. Both nations were dominant in pool play earlier this week and produced the closest match of the tournament when Argentina narrowly defeated Canada by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. The champion of the Americas will be crowned tomorrow (Saturday) at 4:30PM EST.
The young men representing Field Hockey Canada needed to finish first or second at the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Continental qualifier to book their ticket to the Youth Olympics.
“Field Hockey Canada’s Olympic moment could not have come at a more relevant time”, said Jeff Sauvé, Chief Executive Officer, Field Hockey Canada. “On the same day our Canadian stars in Sochi paraded into Fisht Olympic Stadium to open the XXII Olympic Winter Games, our young men in Puerto Rico secured
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Liam MANNING (GK) |
Goalkeeper |
Ottawa, ON |
17 |
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7 |
Jodhveer SINGH |
Forward / Midfield |
Brampton, ON |
17 |
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8 |
Floyd MASCARENHAS |
Forward / Midfield |
Mississauga, ON |
16 |
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Vikramjeet SANDHU |
Forward |
Vancouver, BC |
18 |
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Ganga SINGH |
Defender / Midfield |
Toronto, ON |
17 |
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12 |
Arshjit SIDHU |
Forward |
Abbotsford, BC |
17 |
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13 |
Jugraj KALKAT |
Defender |
Mississauga, ON |
17 |
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Rohan CHOPRA |
Forward |
Ottawa, ON |
16 |
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18 |
Brandon PEREIRA |
Midfield |
Surrey, BC |
17 |
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Balraj PANESAR |
Midfield |
Surrey, BC |
17 |
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Coach: |
Inderpal SEHMBI |
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Assistant: |
Paul BUNDY |
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Manager: |
Erin MAIA |
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The Continental Championship features the exciting Hockey5s version of the game. Canada will be part of sporting history when Hockey 5s will make its major international debut at the IOC’s Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing China. For more on the development of Hockey5s and Canada’s lead up to the Youth Olympics, please follow www.fieldhockey.ca.
FIELD HOCKEY CANADA: Working in collaboration with a variety of partners, Field Hockey Canada is the national sport governing body responsible for the development, growth and promotion of field hockey in Canada. Through the Women’s and Men’s National programs, Field Hockey Canada selects, prepares and promotes Canada’s teams for international competitions including Continental Championships, World Championships, and major multi-sport games such as the Olympic Games, Pan American Games andCommonwealth Games. Approximately 15,000 Canadians participate in field hockey, which is currently played in more than 600 schools and 400 clubs across the country. For more information, please visit fieldhockey.ca.
