Gordon Johnston, Adam Froese, Matthew Sarmento, and Mark Pearson of Canada’s men’s field hockey team look back and reflect on 2016.
After a much deserved break following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Canada’s men’s field hockey players are back competing. But with the Men’s National Program still in stand-down mode, many players have taken to the field with their club teams.
It’s coming up to a month since the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. After a strong showing and a bump in the World Rankings to 12th from 15th, Canada’s Olympic field hockey players have had some time to reflect on the Games.
With the 2016 Olympic Games starting this week it is time for another look in on the journey to the Games for our Men’s National Team in Part 2 of “Canada’s Other Hockey.”
Canada’s men’s field hockey team picked up its third straight win against the United States thanks to a big first half Saturday in West Vancouver. The final game of the Summer Games Sendoff presented by London Drugs will be played Sunday at 6pm.
On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Field Hockey Canada named sixteen athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in men’s field hockey at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21.
Qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games has come with some perks for Canadian Men’s National Team forward Matthew Sarmento, who has been selected as one of 50 Canadian athletes to receive a bursary from the HBC Foundation and Canadian Olympic Foundation.
Canada opens the 2016 Azlan Shah Cup on Wednesday in Ipoh, Malaysia. Here is a preview of the team and tournament in the form of of key numbers.
Field Hockey Canada’s Men’s National Program has confirmed the Men’s National Team roster for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, a pre-Olympic tune-up tournament to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from April 6-16, 2016.