Countdown
to the Honda Hero World Cup- 1st Canadian Match, Monday March 1st
February 28, 2010
It is time
to clear your calendar for the Honda Hero World Cup. Canada
opens on Monday, March 1st vs New Zealand.
The
celebration of hockey is nearly underway!
As part of the pre tournament ceremonies, captains of the twelve teams
participating in the 2010 FIH World Cup were gathered in front of India Gate,
an emblematic landmark of Delhi.
They posed for an historic picture around the coveted World Cup trophy. The Canadian Team was represented by its
Captain Ken PEREIRA.
Canada is playing in it’s 5th
World Cup and it’s first since 1998 where they finished with an all time high
of 8th place. Canada’s opener against rivals New Zealand will
give them a chance to improve on the 3-3 draw they registered against the Kiwi’s
in the World Cup 12 years ago.
Canadian
World Cup History
|
Year |
Location |
Standing |
|
1978 |
Buenos |
11th |
|
1986 |
London, |
10th |
|
1990 |
Lahore, |
11th |
|
1998 |
Utrecht, NED |
8th |
Canadian Schedule
|
Match |
Date |
Local Time |
Time (PST) |
Opponent |
Result |
|
Jeu |
Date |
Heure |
Heure (PST) |
Adversaire |
Résultat |
|
Pool Match |
March 1, 2010 |
16:35 |
03:05 |
New Zealand |
|
|
Pool Match |
March 3, 2010 |
16:35 |
03:05 |
Germany |
|
|
Pool Match |
March 5, 2010 |
18:35 |
05:05 |
Netherlands |
|
|
Pool Match |
March 7, 2010 |
16:35 |
03:05 |
Korea |
|
|
Pool Match |
March 9, 2010 |
20:35 |
07:05 |
Argentina |
|
|
Semi Finals |
March 11, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
Final |
March 13, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
If you are wondering
how you can access the results and real time action of the Honda Hero World
Cup, you have a few options to choose from:
Internet
Pay per view- All matches are available through WorldHockey.org (http://fih.t2web.eu/pubb/buy.php).
You can either buy a Tour pass for 49.95 Euros which provides all games live
and on demand, or you can buy a 24 hours pass, which provides you with up
to 3 games per day for 6.95 Euros.
Our Communications
team is comprised of a few Field hockey veterans: Yan Huckendubler is the
backbone for game reporting for the FIH. All of his reports will be posted on
the FIH and FHC site immediately at the end of the days competition. Hari
Kant and Joel Brough will capture the game highlights through twitter, post
game interviews and comments following each of our Canadian games. To cap
off the stories behind the games, Cecelia Carter Smith will be writing about
our athletes, the support team around them and the families over in India
supporting our Canadian Men’s Team on.
Mark your
calendars to watch and cheer on our Canadian Men’s team this Monday!
