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Canadian women squeeze by Chile 1-0
Canadian women squeeze by Chile 1-0
August 3, 2010
Canada won the second game of their series against the Chilean women by a slim margin of one goal. They now lead the series against the South Americans with two victories.
The match started fairly equal for a while. Canada had to concede a penalty-stroke on a Chilean circle penetration, but the shot was weak and easily handled by Azelia LIU in the Canadian goal. She was again called into action soon after on a high shot.
The rest of the period was mostly a midfield battle, both teams offering an excellent display of passes but without generating much danger at either end…
Canadian Men win second game of Series
Canadian Men win second game of Chile Series (4-2)
August 2, 2010
By: Yan Huckendubler
The Canadian men cleanly beat Chile 4-2 in the second game of their 5-match series against the South Americans.
The game started as an intense midfield battle. Canada circulated the ball well but could not get a clear hold on the proceedings. They nevertheless managed to open the scoring in the 14th minute after a decisive run by Rob Short, Iain SMYTHE managing to put his stick on a cross from the right by Ken PEREIRA…
Canadian Women Overcome Chile 3-0
Canadian Women’s Team Shuts Out Chile
August 2, 2010
By: Yan Huckendubler
Canada won handsomely the first game of their series against the Chilean women 3-0, which was designated as their Annual Game for the CURE.
Canada were prompt to jump off the starting blocks and were all over their opponents in the initial minutes. They were rewarded by an early goal by Thea CULLEY diving to deflect in goal a hard free hit into the circle. They maintained their initial pressure, preventing Chile from clearing their defensive zone…
Canada-Chile Series - Pictures
Canada-Chile Test Series 2010
Pictures
Game 1 – July 31, 2010 All Pictures By: Wil Lach
Game 2 – August 1, 2010 All Pictures By: Wil Lach
Canada-Chile Series - Pictures
Canada-Chile Test Series
Pictures
Game 1 – July 31, 2010 All Pictures By: Wil Lach
Game 1 – August 1, 2010
All Pictures By: Wil Lach
Canadian Men open Chile Series with a win
Canadian Men open Chile Series with a hard-fought win
August 1, 2010
By: Yan Huckendubler
The Canadian men opened their 5-game series against Chile with a hard-fought win on UBC Wright Field in Vancouver. It was their first game since the World Cup in March and the group was completely different after the international retirements of Paul WETTLAUFER, Wayne FERNANDES, Scott SANDISON and Connor GRIMES, and the unavailability of Ranjeev DEOL and Gabbar SINGH. Coach Alan BRAMST had to rebuild a brand new defensive line and called upon verteran Rob SHORT to settle the defense with his experience…
Canada “A” Women's team ties with Chile
Canada “A” team ties with Chile 1-1
August 1, 2010
By: Yan Huckendubler
The Series between the men’s and women’s teams of Canada and Chile opened on Saturday, on a perfect sunny afternoon, at UBC Wright Field in Vancouver, with a good performance of the Canadian Women’s Development Team which managed to tie with Chile 1-1.
Chile started strongly and immediately had chances on a penalty-corner and on a confusing sequence in front of goal, but Azelia LIU did well to protect the Canadian goal…
Men's National Indoor Team Announced
Men’s Indoor World Cup Qualifier Team Roster July 30, 2010Head Coach Ehsan Ali and Field Hockey Canada are pleased to announce the final roster for the National Men’s Indoor Team who will compete at the Indoor World Cup Qualifier this August in Venezuela. Congratulations to all athletes that made the team and thank you to all athletes that tried out.The world cup qualifier will start on August 9th, 2010 with both the Canadian Men’s and Women’s teams vying for a shot at first place and a birth in the World Cup Tournament…
Guest Expert Coach At FHC Junior Men's Camp
Omar Schlingemann Guest Expert Coach At FHC Junior Men’s Camp
July 29, 2010
Omar Schlingemann, previous assistant to Roelant Oltmans at Laren Club will be the expert coach for the upcoming Canadian Men’s Junior National Camp.
He has previously trained a top league club in Holland, worked with the Egyptian National Team and most recently, was the assistant coach for the Canadian Men’s Team at the 2010 World Cup in India.
Omar has an extensive amount of experience in training players and looks forward to sharing his knowledge and skill with the FHC Junior Men’s Camp from July 31 to August 15, 2010 in Vancouver…