Current Vikes women’s field hockey coach Lynne Beecroft will be inducted into the player’s category to recognize her outstanding career as a player at the interuniversity and national team level.
This year’s six inductees include Sarah Forbes, of Fredericton, who began her field hockey career at Fredericton High School. During her 16 years on the national team, she competed in 11 international competitions, including three Commonwealth Games and two Pan-American Games, resulting in one silver and three bronze medals.
The 2012 USA-Canada Challenge and camp will run March 30th – April 8th at Rutledge Field in Vancouver, BC. The Junior National Team and U17 Women’s Team will each compete in four matches against the USA’s Junior National Teams.
Canada finished the Hero FIH Road to London tournament on high note, winning against Poland a highly entertaining match (4-3) to grab the bronze medal.
While the men’s match between Canada and France ended in a 1 -1 draw, it was not enough to give Canada a spot in Sunday’s final match.
After a tough 2 -3 loss to host India, the Canadian Men’s National Team is determined to defeat France in Friday’s match. Canada’s Women are fourth in their pool after one win, one draw and two losses.
“Originally we were looking to take 18 players to Chile, but after seeing the quality of performance at last week’s training camp, we decided to give 21 athletes the chance to present themselves on the international stage.”
On Sunday, Stephanie Jameson put on the Team Canada jersey for the 164th time – surpassing the Women’s Canadian Cap Record holder, Laurelee “Jumbo” Kopeck.
“Surpassing this record is a true reflection of Steph’s years of dedication and commitment to the program,” says Head Coach Louis Mendonca.
Steph Jameson surpasses record to become most capped Canadian on the women’s side.