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Carding camp begins for women’s squad
Carding camp begins for women’s national squad
November 9, 2010
VANCOUVER – The camp to determine the 2011 carding selections for the women’s national team begins today in Vancouver. Successful athletes will receive financial assistance under Sport Canada’s Athlete Assistance Program during the January 1 – December 31, 2011 carding cycle.
The camp will run until Sunday, November 14th and include practices, fitness testing, meetings, and inter-quad matches…
Women’s National Team release '11 Calendar
Women’s National Team release 2011 Calendar
November 9, 2010
OTTAWA – The Canadian women’s national field hockey team look to have a busy 2011 according to a preliminary event calendar released today by Field Hockey Canada.
The Canadians will kick off the new year with a 4-Match Test Series versus the United States mid January in California.
In May 8 – 14 the team will be in Vienna, Austria to compete in the Champions Challenge II. The CCII tour will be preceded by a selection camp in British Columbia…
Field Hockey Manitoba Hires Roxanne Perry
Roxanne Perry to Manitoba as the new Executive Director and Head Coach
November 8, 2010
Please join us in welcoming Roxanne Perry to Manitoba as the new Executive Director and Head Coach. Roxanne has played and coached at various levels from club, high school, Provincial to University levels and is currently assisting with the Junior National Team. Her combination of field hockey experience and community programming will help grow the sport of Field Hockey in Manitoba. Roxanne will be overseeing all aspects of field hockey with the assistance of the Board of Directors, including grassroots and provincial programs, and will be leading club/school, coaching development throughout the province…
Varsity Blues capture McCrae Cup in Guelph
Varsity Blues capture McCrae Cup in Guelph
November 7, 2010
GUELPH, Ont. (CIS) – Katherine McNeill scored with four minutes left in regulation to lead the third-seeded University of Toronto Varsity Blues to the 11th CIS women’s field hockey title in team history thanks to a 2-1 win over the defending champion UBC Thunderbirds, Sunday afternoon.
The OUA finalist Blues return home from the tournament hosted by the University of Guelph with an unblemished record (5-0), a first for Toronto since 1996…
Two New FHC Board Members
Two new appointments to the FHC Board of Directors
November 5, 2010
FHC is pleased to announce two new appointments to the Board of Directors, Mr Robin Richardson and Mr Gordon Plottel.
Robin Richardson has been involved with Field hockey his entire life- Robin started to play as a young boy in England and continued his career when his family moved to Canada in 1991. Robin’s career has spanned from player to volunteer leadership as he has supported his local club on Vancouver Island and was Chair of Field Hockey Victoria until 2006 and he was also the Past President of the Vancouver Island Men’s League…
FIH launches hockey rules video library
FIH launches hockey rules video library
November 5, 2010
Photo: FIH/Stanislas Brochier
The FIH is pleased to announce the launch of its FIH Rules of Hockey Video Library.
The Video Library is a joint project between the FIH Umpiring Committee and the Hockey Rules Board, the objective of which is to provide a collection of video clips which demonstrate the Rules of Hockey and their current interpretations.
The chosen video web platform for the FIH Rules of Hockey Video Library is Dartfish…
Men's team opens National Carding Camp
National men’s squad opens Carding Camp at UBCNovember 4, 2010 The following athletes have been invited to trial for the Men’s National Squad. They will be participating in an Identification camp being held at the University of British Columbia from Nov 4th – 7th 2010. For a detailed camp schedule please email National Team Domestic Manager, Andrew Schouten at andrewschouten@shaw.ca Carding Camp Invitees:Taylor CurranDavid CarterAntoni KindlerKeegan PereiraBen MartinJesse WatsonGeoff HoughtonAdam FroeseHudson StewartIain SmytheMark EricksonJagdish GillConnor MeakinElliott MarshKevin LaidmanNick HignellArsh ButterBrendan BissettGordi JohnstonDevohn TexeiraSukh ButterJames KirkpatrickJeremaiah HeriquesGabe Ho-GarciaSpencer CurranHarmann GrewallSteve BissettMatt BissettPaul WhartonSukhi PanesarNicolas RoggeveenDavid LoyAkashdeep GillCharles RileyKevin PereiraCam MunsieAntoine Billinski
FHC/CIS Championship kicks off in Guelph
FHC/CIS Championship gets underway in Guelph November 4, 2010 The 2010 FHC/CIS tournament gets under way Thursday at the University of Guelph with the first of three days of round-robin competition and culminates Sunday at 1 p.m. with the gold-medal final. This is the first time the tournament has been hosted in Guelph.Established tournament favourites for the second straight season on Monday, the Gryphons are hoping for a better result than a year ago when they settled for a disappointing fourth place in Victoria…
FHC thanks Yan Huckendubler
FHC thanks Yan Huckendubler
November 4, 2010
Field Hockey Canada would like to thank Yan Huckendubler for his outstanding work and support to FHC both leading up to and during the Commonwealth Games. Yan was named as the media attaché for Canadian field hockey (as well as archery, boxing, and table tennis) by Commonwealth Games Canada. Luckily for us, Yan had already been a supporter of field hockey for many years through his involvement with the FHC Board of Directors, special events, and various committees (both domestic and international)…