“As I watched the girls play, I kept thinking to myself ‘this player is going to be good!’ and ‘that player is going to be good!’ Years ago I watched another grade ten girl playing field hockey on long grass and said ‘this little Baker girl is going to be good.’ You know the rest of that story!”
On Monday the Men’s Junior National Team will compete in their first of four matches against Team USA’s U-21 Men. These North American neighbours have met many times before – however, the Canadian roster has seen many changes since September
Check out photos from the Men’s National Target 2017 Team’s series of wins against Team USA!
The Target 2017 Men stormed back from a 0 – 1 deficit to score 9 unanswered goals in their final match against the USA’s U17 men. Canada remained undefeated throughout the series, securing three consecutive victories in the team’s international debut.
“Of course we wanted to win more games, but I think we have improved in comparison to our last participation.” – Captain Scott Tupper
Goals from Sukhwinder Singh, Matt Guest, Scott Tupper and Keegan Pereira helped Canada fight back from two goals down to defeat Poland 4-2. Canada’s U17 Men won their 2nd match over Team USA.
The Canadian Men’s Target 2017 Team began its international odyssey today in Moorpark, California with a convincing 5-1 win over hosts USA. “The boys did a fantastic job in this first match and deserved the win. The score reflected the dominance of our team today,” said Head Coach Mathias Ahrens.
The Canadian Men’s National Team was defeated by Pan American rival Argentina in Thursday’s quarter final match. The final score was CAN 1 – 5 ARG with Canada’s lone goal by Captain Scott Tupper.
Canada will face Pan American rival Argentina in the quarter finals of the FIH Champions Challenge I. With a spot in the semi-finals on the line, today’s match promises to be an epic battle.