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Men's indoor camp to be held in Toronto

Men’s National Indoor Program to hold camp in Toronto

April 21, 2010

Field Hockey Canada will hold a national identification camp May 8th and 9th in Toronto for the Men’s Canada National Indoor Pan American Cup team.

This is an open identification camp open to all players that meet the eligibility criteria.  Details for the identification camp are provided below.  The purpose of the camp is to identify a squad of players that will train towards the goal of making the Canadian National Indoor Team that will participate in the Indoor World Cup Qualifier in Venezuela in August of this year…

Super League: Weekend 1 Results

Super League: Weekend 1 Results

April 19, 2010

Game 1 : Red vs Pink (2-1)

The 2010 Super league kicked off this weekend with the first game of the series on Friday night.  Game 1 saw coach Nick Sandhu’s pink team face off with Aaron Guest’s red team, with red prevailing 2-1.

The first half saw the red team with more possession and attack with several penalty corners. The pink team had some solid organization in the backfield led by Anna Kozniuk and UBC alumni Sarah Saddler…

Baker wins Female Athlete of the Year in PEI

Baker named Sport PEI Female Athlete of the Year

April 15, 2010

Katie Baker, of Argyle Shore, Prince Edward Island, was named Senior Female Athlete of the Year Wednesday evening at the annual Sport P.E.I. awards in Charlottetown.

Katie is a member of the Canadian national field hockey team having competed for Canada in events such as the 2005 Junior Women’s World Cup, 2007 Pan American Games, 2008 Olympic Qualifier, and 2010 World Cup Qualifier.

The other award finalists were Megan Bryanton (powerlifting) and Susan Sobey (athletics).

FHC announces Super League this Spring

FHC announces first ever Women’s Super League

 Photo: FHC/Paul Winstanley

April 13, 2010

Field Hockey Canada is proud to announce the first-ever Women’s Super League being held this April and May in Vancouver, British Columbia.  The four-week league features four teams and is hoped to be the start of an annual event to encourage high performance hockey at the senior level and increase the number of games played for current and potential national team athletes in British Columbia…

Kukri Canada selling FHC Umpire Shirts

Kukri Canada selling FHC Umpire Shirts

April 12, 2010

Field Hockey Canada is pleased to announce Kukri Sports is selling FHC Umpire and Technical Official shirts from their new website.

FHC encourages all associations and clubs to support to a nationally consistent image of field hockey umpiring by purchasing Yellow FHC Umpire Shirts. Also available from the website are a Magenta FHC Umpire Shirt and a Light Blue FHC Shirt for Technical Officials.

Shirts are available in both men’s and women’s sizes…

FHC Announces Men’s Indoor Team Staff

FHC Announces Men’s Indoor Team Staff

April 9, 2010

FHC is pleased to announce the following leadership team for our Men’s Indoor Program

Ehsan Ali- National Indoor Coach- with over 17 years experience with Indoor Field hockey as both a coach and a player, Ehsan brings a wealth of leadership experience to our Men’s Indoor team.  As a coach, Ehsan’s experience spans the Ontario provincial level, the University level through to the National level for both men and women’s indoor hockey…

Men's Jr National Team ID Camps

Men’s Junior National Team Identification Camps

April 8, 2010

Field Hockey Canada is pleased to announce three (3) regional identification camps for athletes eligible to compete in the 2013 Junior World Cup or its preceding Qualifying tournament.  The camps will be held in Vancouver (May 7/8/9), Calgary (June 25/26/27) and Toronto (date tbd).  Eligible athletes for this camp should be identified by their Provincial Association or Club Coach. Registration process and eligibility requirements will be communicated in more detail…

FHC seeks nominees for Officials awards

FHC seeking nominees for Sport Officials Canada awards

Field Hockey Canada is seeking nominees for the 2010 Sport Officials Canada awards.  Information on these awards is available by visiting www.sportofficials.ca  

FHC requires nominees for:

1) SOC / Fox 40 Award – Outstanding Male Official

2) SOC / Fox 40 Award – Outstanding Female Official

3) SOC Allen G. Rae Builder Award for a significant contribution to the development of sports officials and the advancement of the sports officiating profession…

FISU cancels World University Championship

FISU Cancels 2010 World University Field Hockey Championship

April 6, 2010

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) officially cancelled the 2010 World University Field Hockey Championship on Tuesday citing low registration numbers.  The event was scheduled to take place August 28 to September 4, 2010 in Edinburgh, UK.

For more information please visit www.fisu.net