Midfielder Hannah Haughn knows exactly what kind of impact having a tournament of this magnitude hosted in West Vancouver can have.
Connections and timing are the commonalities between their roads to the Women’s National Team, but everything else is much different.
Canada’s women’s field hockey team is headed into next week’s Gryphon Hockey World League Round 2 on a high after winning its third of three pre-tournament matches 3-1 against India Sunday in West Vancouver.
Judging from its first two pre-tournament matches, Canada’s women’s field hockey team is in top form headed into next week’s Gryphon Hockey World League Round 2 in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
Team Canada consists of 12 players that played at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario and won a bronze medal.
Catch a final glimpse of Canada’s women’s field hockey team before it hosts the 2017 Gryphon Hockey World League Round 2 at an open practice March 28, 2017 at Rutledge Field in West Vancouver.
Canada’s women’s field hockey team will be back playing competitive hockey next week as it hosts pre-World League matches against Chile and India.
Just a year ago, representing Canada in front of family and friends wasn’t on her radar. Now, Rachel Donohoe is back in the folding, hoping to play at home at World League Round 2.
The local flavour, the long wait, and the opportunity to make an impact on home soil are all reasons why the Women’s National Team is “Made For This.”