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Women's Indoor Squad named for Tests
Women’s Indoor Squad named for Test Matches
May 13, 2010
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to represent Canada at the upcoming Test Series vs Australia to be held in Toronto on May 13, 15, 16. The Selection for the Indoor World Cup Qualifier Squad will be announced after the Australia test Series
Thanks to all the athletes who participated to make the camp and exhibition series a success!
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Ali Lee
Amanda Stone
Amanda Woodcroft
Angela Lancaster
Britt Blount (gk)
Burgundy Biletski (gk)
Cassandra Mendonca
Emily Rix
Erin Houle
Hannah Tighe
Jenna Adleman
Jessica Buttinger
Katherine Gillis
Katy Jo Williams (gk)
Kri Shier
Kyesia O’Neale
Laura Tavares
Malinda Hapuarachchi
Natalie Provenzano
Nicole Perry
Canadians fall short on Day 3 of Indoor Series
Canadians Winless On Day 3
May 13, 2010
The Canadian men’s and women’s indoor national squads fell short to Australia Wednesday evening in their third exhibition matches of the Series held at Ryerson University.
The men’s game saw the Aussies take an early 2 – 0 lead and never look back winning the game 7 – 3. Adam Ali, Micah Teixeira, and Devohn Teixeira were the goal scorers for team Canada.
The women’s game saw Jessica Buttinger, Kri Shier, and Amanda Woddcroft score for team Canada but it was not enough as the Aussies managed to win the match by a score of 5 – 3…
Canada vs Australia Report: May 11, 2010
CANADA vs AUSTRALIA
Exhibition Game 2
Tuesday May 11, 2010
The Canadians were showcasing a large number of their squad members on their bench Tuesday night as many were getting their first opportunity to play an international game. With the coaches still looking for their final squad for the test series, there was nothing to lose for the majority of these young girls. With a chance to rest some of the senior players, several girls got to rotate on the court including speedy forwards Kyesia O’Neale, Laura Tavares, Jess Buttinger and Natty Provenzano…
Canada vs Australia Report: 10 May 2010
Canada vs Australia (1-4)
WOMEN
Exhibition Game 1
Monday May 10th, 2010
The first exhibition match of Australia’s visit began Monday night at Ryerson University’s Kerr Hall. Both the Canadian and Australian sides have had practices at the University of Toronto Varsity gym so, the longer and narrower court at Ryerson was new to both teams. The Australian’s were backing a mixture of experience in their line up from captain and star center player Melissa Eastwood to international rookies Lauren Richards, Olivia Chiu and Tegan Boucher…
Canadians fall to Aussies on Day 2
Canadians fall to Aussies on Day 2 of Indoor Series
May 12, 2010
The Canadian men’s and women’s indoor national squads fell to Australia Tuesday evening in their second exhibition matches of the Series held at Ryerson University.
The men’s game saw Satnam Singh and Jonathan Roberts net goals for the Canucks. However the Aussies proved too strong cruising to a 7-2 victory.
The Canadian Women’s Team lost their match 5-2. Amanda Woodcroft and Jessica Buttinger scored Canada’s goals…
Australia defeats Canada in indoor exhibition
Australia defeats Canada in indoor exhibition
May 11, 2010
The Australian men’s and women’s indoor national teams each earned a victory over their Canadian counterparts in the first of four exhibition contests Monday evening at Ryerson University in Toronto.
Emily Rix scored the lone goal for the Canadian women in a 4-1 loss. In the game prior, Jonathan Roberts and Devohn Teixeria scored for the Canadian men in a 4-2 loss.
The men’s and women’s teams will face each other again at Ryerson on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening…
Women's Indoor Squad Wraps up Camp
Women’s Indoor Squad Wraps up Camp
May 10, 2010
By Ali Lee
More than five years have passed since Canada has sent a Women’s team to the World Cup Qualifier for Indoor Field Hockey. That qualifier took place in 2005 on home soil in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario where both the men’s and women’s teams captured the gold medal and a chance to represent Canada at the World Cup in Vienna, Austria in 2007. This past weekend was the first open camp trials held for the 2010 Indoor World Cup qualifier that is to be held in Venezuela in August…
Team Blue wins inagural Superleague Title
Team Blue wins inagural Superleage Title
May 9, 2010
See also – Thank you to Superleague Supporters
Game 8: BLUE vs NAVY (4-1)
The weather was co-operating for the final match of the 2010 AK Pro Super League cup. Saturday morning’s final match-up was between the Blue Dolphins and the Navy Seals. Coaches Nick Sandhu and Aaron Guest were eager to get their teams on the pitch for this face off. The last time the two teams met was in week 1 of the Super League where the Blue Dolphins were able to capture a 3-1 win…
Confidence built at Pan Am Youths
Confidence built at Pan Am Youths
May 10, 2010
By Cecilia Carter-Smith
“Teach them well and they will lead the way…” – Whitney Houston
Canada’s U-17 field hockey team found a silver lining at the Pan Am Youth Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay earlier this year (March 13-21). A sterling performance by the young nationals ranked fourth entering the eight team tournament.
Emma Plasteras, a grade 11 student at Carson Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver exemplified the trust and confidence that coach Robin D’Abreo had in his young charges…