Women’s Nextgen National program
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Sport Canada defines ‘Next Gen’ as athletes who are 5-8 years away from an Olympic/World Cup podium. The Field Hockey Canada Women’s Next Gen national program is a collection of young athletes from across the country. These players train and compete in their regional training centres located in BC, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec. It is from this athlete pool that coaches draw for Junior and Youth international competitions. The Next Gen pathway also serves as the development pipeline for the senior Women’s National Team.
As we move into 2022, there will be a few changes in the structure and composition of our Next Gen Programming. Further details here (Next Gen Information)
- A three tiered Next Gen structure to allow clearer movement on the athlete pathway from NG to the senior team.
- The introduction of formalized junior national teams (u16/u18)
- Integration between Men and Women’s Next Gen program.
The Next Gen Program at Field Hockey Canada is to identify athletes that are 4-8 years away from making significant contributions to Senior National Team performance. Starting in January 2022, The Next Gen Structure will be categorized into three tiers of athletes (1,2,3). Athletes will be available for identification and selection into the Next Gen program at 16 years old.
A tiered Next Gen System is aimed at providing clarity within the athlete pathway, and providing a step by step approach to reach the senior team. A breakdown of the tiered approach and what falls within it are below. The tiered Next Gen system also provides coaches a breakdown of the 4-8 years away from significant National Team makeup.
Please see the Women’s Tiered Next Gen lists here – Tiered NextGEnList2022
Women’s Junior World Cup – April 1-12, 2022
Team Canada earned the top spot out of the Pan Americas by winning the Junior Pan American Championships, defeating Chile, Argentina and Uruguay en route to a gold medal. Argentina had won seven of the previous eight iterations of this event, with USA winning one in 2008. This year’s win will go down in history as the first Canadian Junior Pan American gold for any Team Canada. This is also the first outdoor Pan American gold for any Canadian women’s program. The Junior World Cup will take place in Potchefstroom, South Africa from April 1-12, 2022. Pan American rivals, Argentina, Uruguay and USA will all be in the field in Potchefstroom come December. Canada has a date with Argentina and USA in pool play.
UPDATE: In November 2021, the Women’s Junior National Team went to South Africa for the Junior World Cup. Due to the covid-19 omicron variant, the tournament was cancelled, and the team had to stay for two weeks until they could come home. This video captures some of their time in RSA and acts as a thank you to all the people, partners and supporters who helped get the team home!
JUNIOR WORLD CUP – ROSTER APRIL 2022
| PLAYER NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN | UNIVERSITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkley Anderson | DEF/MID | Duncan | University of British Columbia |
| Jenna Berger | MID | Waterloo | UMass Lowell |
| Rebecca Carvalho | DEF | Brampton | University of Toronto |
| Izzy Fraser | MID | Vancouver | University of British Columbia |
| Arden Goddard-Despot | DEF | North Vanancouver | University of Guelph |
| Nora Goddard-Despot | MID | North Vancouver | Providence College |
| Jenna Goodman | DEF | Duncan | University of British Columbia |
| Tayler Guy | GK | Victoria | University of Calgary |
| Danielle Husar | STR/MID | Mississauga | University of Virginia |
| McKinley Kennedy | MID | North Vancouver | University of Toronto |
| Allison Kuzyk | STR | Vancouver | University of Pennsylvania |
| Grace Leahy | STR | Waterloo | A&C Academy |
| Harnoor Malhi | DEF | Toronto | University of Toronto |
| Samantha McCrory | STR | Kitchener | University of Toronto |
| Lonica McKinney | STR | Kelowna | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Julia Ross | STR | Vancouver | University of Maine |
| Stefanie Sajko | DEF/ MID | Victoria | University of Victoria |
| Melanie Scholz | DEF | Calgary | University of Calgary |
| Ishaval Sekhon | GK | Surrey | N/A |
| Mikayla Stelling | MID | Vancouver | University of British Columbia |