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British Columbia takes advantage into playoffs

British Columbia takes advantage into playoffsJuly 2, 2010 Teams from British Columbia have won their respective pools in the women’s and men’s divisions at the 2010 FHC National Championships in Victoria.  Playoffs begin Saturday morning at the University of Victoria.Heading into day four of the event Women’s Pool A winner BC Mainland will take on the second place team from Pool B, Team Ontario, in the semi finals.  Pool B winner BC Island will battle BC U18 Blue in the other semi final…

Teams battle for playoff positions in Victoria

Teams battle for playoff positions heading into final day of pool play

July 1, 2010

The second day of the 2010 FHC National Championships saw the BC Mainland team take a strong lead in Pool A in the women’s tournament while Ontario and BC Island continue to battle for top spot in Pool B.  In the men’s tournament Ontario victories over Alberta and the United States leaves them in first place.

Four games took place in the men’s tournament including a double header for the United States as they suffered losses to both British Columbia in the morning followed by Ontario in the evening…

Organizers happy with Championship progress

Organizers happy with Championship progress

July 1, 2010

The local organizing committee of the 2010 FHC National Championships have put in a lot of time and work preparing for the five-day, two-tournament event.  It appears all that work is paying off.

“We’ve already had our day of rain,” said local organizing committee chair Gail Williams referring to the showers covering the Thursday morning matches.  “The competitiveness of the games is also increasing which is great…

Paul Wettlaufer announces retirement

Paul Wettlaufer announces retirementJuly 1, 2010 Canada’s defensive anchor on the men’s national team, Paul Wettlaufer, has announced his retirement from international Field Hockey.  Paul joined the national team in 1998 after being introduced to the sport at the age of 14.  His talent didn’t go unnoticed as it wasn’t long before he won the 1996 Fred Hoos Memorial Award, the North Shore Sport Award for outstanding achievement, was nominated for the 1998 British Columbia Athlete of the Year, and nominated for the 1999 Canadian team of the year…

Connor Grimes: Grasshopper to Olympics

Connor Grimes retires from National Team ProgramJune 30, 2010 By Cecilia Carter-Smith Some weeks ago I filed my final submission to field hockey Canada. Or so I thought. Upon review of my “sidebar submissions” I noticed a major imbalance. The field hockey pitch leaned heavily in favour of sketches about our national women excluding similar sketches about the remarkable young men on our national teams.I assure you it was not an intentional infraction. I simply got on a roll scribbling about the accomplished young women who suit up for the red and white and the ball kept rolling…

Manitoba withdraws from Senior Nationals

Manitoba withdraws from Senior NationalsJune 25, 2010Field Hockey Manitoba has informed Field Hockey Canada of their decision to withdraw from competing in the 2010 Senior Women’s National Championship to be held in Victoria, BC next week.  As a result a new match schedule has been released.Please click here  to view the revised schedule. 

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Schedule and ResultsRevised on June 25, 2010 Date No. Time Pool       Wed 30 Jun 2010 1 08.30 Women B BC Island   PEI     2 10.05 Men Ontario   BC U18                       11…

Rosters

Team RostersMen’s Tournament   British Columbia   Dave Carter Antoni Kindler Philip Wright Scott Tupper Stephen Bissett Jesse Watson Ben Martin Iain Smythe Mark Erickson Connor Meakin Taylor Curran David Jameson Hudson Stewart Elliott Marsh Richard Hildreth Mark Pearson    Head Coach: Giles Wheatley Manager:    Ontario   Alberta                    BC U18   Antoine Bilinski Charles Riley Joshua Brown Brenden Bissett Akashdeep Gill David Bell Spencer Curran Gordon Johnston Andrew Kanerva Tony Sidhu Alex Wharton Paul Wharton Amit Kullar Sukhi Panesar Navi Purewal Harmann Grewal    Head Coach: Indy Sehmbi Manager:    United States              Women’s Tournament  BC Mainland   Amanda Stone Mary Nielsen Priya Randhawa Kimberly Scraper Shannon Elmitt Katie Jameson Stephanie Jameson Caitlin Evans Tyla Flexman Ceilidh MacLeod Thea Culley Stephanie Nesbitt Amber Thomas Abigail Raye Samantha Smith Holly Sherman   Head Coach: Andria Shannon Manager: Poonam Sandhu    BC Island   Sydney Kolysher Natalie Wise Katie Collison Ali Lee Paige Norris Courtney Ellis Kyla Kirby Katie Rushton Robyn Pendleton Courtney Low Danielle Hennig Chelsea Morton Kira Graham Emily Kozniuk Diana Roemer Anna Kozniuk   Head Coach: Krista Thompson Manager: Jane Kozniuk    Alberta    Ontario                   BC U18 Blue   Natasha Ford Bea Francisco Hannah Haughn Emma Plasteras Maddie Secco Shannon Herold Kathleen Leahy Alex McCawley Sarah Keglowitsch Jessica Jue Annabelle Hamilton Natalie Sourisseau Caashia Karringten Carly McNeill Sara McManus Amanda Bird   Head Coach: Sarah Saddler Manager: Susanna McNeill    BC U18 White   Jenn Bowlsby Kyla Pronk Zoe Berkey Heather Haughn Bridget McGillivray Kendra Perrin Kelly McQuade Jonel Boileau Alexandra Thicke Alanna MacDonald Michelle Graham Alanna Brodie Jessica Bitz Lauren Annable Alexis Veljacic Jaymie Tucker   Head Coach: Roxanne Perry Manager: Taryn Brodie    Prince Edward Island   Eliza MacLauchlan Katie Baker Lacey MacLuchlan Kathryn Hay Carolyn MacLeod Lydia Ellis Hilary Buckley Amy Rawlinson Erica Ross Jean Baker Jenna Matheson Mikaela Ellis Brittany Seidler Burgundy Biletski Sofia Walia Sarah Mane   Head Coach: Burgandy Biletski Manager: Janet Ellis    Manitoba      

BC Island Team announced for Nationals

Women’s BC Island Team announced for NationalsJune 22, 2010 Victoria – Following intensive trials held earlier this month, Field Hockey BC has named the women’s BC provincial team representing Vancouver Island at the 2010 FHC Senior National Championships, being held at the University of Victoria, June 30 to July 04. Round robin play and Opening Ceremonies will commence on Wednesday, June 30, with playoffs to determine medal qualifiers on Saturday, July 03. Championship titles will be decided on Sunday, July 04 starting at 9:00 am with the women’s bronze medal game…