The Canadian men and women’s indoor national teams will compete in an international series against the USA, March 15-16th in Toronto at the University of Toronto`s, Athletic Center Sports Gym.
Sanctioned by the Pan American Hockey Federation, Canada plays three games against the USA for both men and women as part of their preparation for the 2014 Indoor Pan American Cup held April 7-12 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Berths to the 2015 Indoor World Cup will be on the line in Uruguary.
The FIH ranks the Canadian women 18th in the world and the Canadian men a solid 7th.
The following players have been selected to represent Canada in the series:
Canadian Men
1. Devohn Teixeira
2. Gaganpal Dhanju
3. Gurtej Dhaliwal
4. Jeewanjot Singh Bath
5. Jonathan Roberts
6. Ken Pereira
7. Lyle Fernandes
8. Micah Teixeira
9. Pardeep Koonar
10. Scott Sandison
11. Sean Barretto
12. Shane Rajaraman
13. Shankar Premakanthan
14. Tyler Branco
Head Coach: Louis Mendonca
Assistant Coach/Manager: Reg Pereira
Athletic Trainer: Elwin Lau
Canadian Women
1. Kristen Shier
2. Anna Easty
3. Kaelan Watson
4. Amanda Woodcroft
5. Kyesia O`Neale
6. Madison Thompson
7. Katy-Jo Williams
8. Alex Thicke
9. Alison Lee
10. Chelcie Mendonca
11. Shannon Pereira
12. Ciara Condon
13. Katelyn Roganowicz
14. Ally Evanyshyn
15. Jocelyn Mitchell
16. Alicia Frisch
Head Coach: John De Souza
Assistant Coach: Cassius Mendonca
Manager: Carla Johl
Athletic Trainer: Amanda Halls
Series Schedule
March 15th
Game 1 – 8:45 am Women
Game 2 – 10:05 am Men
Game 3 – 5:00 pm Women
Game 4 – 6:15 pm Men
March 16th
Game 5 – 8:45 am Women
Game 6 -10:05 am Men
If you would like to support the men’s and women’s teams on their road to the Pan Am Cup, please visit the teams Chimp pages:
– https://chimp.net/groups/team-canada-indoor-field-hockey-women
– https://chimp.net/groups/canadian-men-s-indoor-field-hockey-team