Field Hockey Canada > Women’s National Program names 2015 Senior National Team and Development Squad

Vancouver, BC – The Canadian Women’s National Field Hockey Program confirmed its 2015 Women’s National Team (WNT) and Senior Development Squad (SDS) rosters on Thursday.

The National Team consists of thirteen athletes who are considered ready for International competition and will increase as athletes from the SDS and the soon-to-be-named Junior Development Squad (JDS) become competition-ready.

Fifteen athletes have been named to the Senior Development Squad, which is reserved for players who are considered close to breaking through to the WNT and are continually making progress towards Senior International competition.

The National Team is led by twenty-five year-old Kate Gillis (Kingston, ON) who returns as team captain. Veteran forward Thea Culley (Rossland, BC) leads the team international games played with 118. At twenty years-old, Hannah Haughn (North Vancouver, BC) and Maddie Secco (Victoria, BC) are the youngest on the roster.

The women are entering a year of competition during which qualification for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio, Brazil is up for grabs through two qualification pathways. The first being the World League tournament, the second being the Pan American Games, which Canada hosts in Toronto in the summer of 2015.

In preparation for these two tournaments, the WNT will take part in many test tournaments throughout the year, for which – as will be done for World League and the Pan Am Games – specific touring rosters will be named.

Note: The 2015 Women’s Junior Development Squad (JDS) will be named Friday, Deceber 5th.

The WNT, SDS and JDS work in contiual syngery. Click here for an infographic illustrating the National Program player pools.

2015 Women’s National Team

Name

Position

Hometown

Abigail Raye

Midfield

Kelowna, BC

Brienne Stairs

Forward

Kitchener, ON

Danielle Hennig

Defender

Kelowna, BC

Hannah Haughn

Midfield

North Vancouver, BC

Kaelan Watson

Defender

Richmond, BC

Kaitlyn Williams

Goalkeeper

White Rock, BC

Karli Johansen

Defender

North Vancouver, BC

Kate Gillis (Captain)

Forward

Kingston, ON

Kristine Wishart

Midfield

Hamilton, ON

Madeline Secco

Midfield

Victoria, BC

Natalie Sourisseau

Midfield

Kelowna, BC

Sara McManus

Defender

Tsawwassen, BC

Thea Culley

Forward

Rossland, BC 

2015 Senior Development Squad

Name

Position

Hometown

Beckett Frisch

Goalkeeper

Calgary, AB

Lauren Logush

Goalkeeper

Richmond Hill, ON

Katarina Angus

Defender

West Vancouver, BC

Shanlee Johnston

Defender

Vancouver, BC

Kathleen Leahy

Defender

Victoria, BC

Alison Lee

Defender

Mississauga, ON

Rosie Beale

Defender

Victoria, BC

Amanda Woodcroft

Midfield

Waterloo, ON

Alex Thicke

Forward

North Vancouver, BC

Steph Snyder

Midfield

Waterloo, ON

Tegan Stairs

Forward

Kitchener, ON

Priya Randhawa

Forward

Surrey, BC

Steph Norlander

Forward

North Vancouver, BC

Holly Stewart

Forward

North Vancouver, BC

Nikki Woodcroft

Midfield

Waterloo, ON