Many of the world’s top field hockey nations will compete alongside host Canada in British Columbia as a part of the multi-stage Hockey World League competition, which will serve as part of the qualifying process for the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup in England.
Field Hockey Canada is seeking commitment from men’s and women’s field hockey players, 50 years old and up, for the International Masters Hockey Association’s 2016 Masters World Cup.
Two more opportunities are upcoming for female field hockey players to impress National Team staff this fall at the East and West talent identification camps.
After a busy summer which saw many Canadian junior men compete in camps and a test series against the United States, Field Hockey Canada has named the 2015-2016 Men’s Junior Development Squad.
If earning 2016 Olympic qualification wasn’t enough to make 2015 a success season, at the end of year the Canadian Men’s Field Hockey Team will have another accolade on which it can hang its hat: a visit to the World League Final in Rajpur, India from November 27 to December 6.
After six years and seventy-eight senior international matches with the Canadian Women’s Field Hockey Team, veteran midfielder Kristine Wishart has called it a career.