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Canadian Hockey Greats Reach 318 Caps
Canadian Hockey Greats Reach 318 International Caps
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
National Field Hockey veterans, Ken Pereira and Rob Short have reached 318 international caps, surpassing Canadian Cap Record Holder, Bubli Chohan. For over a decade, Chohan has held Team Canada’s National Men’s Field Hockey Cap Record. His record of 317 caps was broken on Tuesday, April 19th 2011 in Belfast Ireland, when Team Canada and Team Ireland tied in international play with a score of 0-0…
Canada Defeats Ireland in Game 3 of Tour
Canada Defeats Ireland in Game 3 of Tour
Ireland 1 – 2 Canada
Canada opened its three game series with the Irish by controlling possession of the ball for well over a minute to establish its confidence and plan for the match.
Just past the 4th minute, Canada had earned its first short corner of the game. Mark Pearson, Hudson Stewart and Scott Tupper teamed up to unleash a low drag flick to the post. The only thing preventing a sure goal was a great stick save by the Irish keeper…
Second Match Against England Ends in Tie
Second Match Against England Ends in Tie Game
England 0 – 0 Canada
The game opened just like the first match with both teams trying to find ways to control the midfield. By the 8th Minute Great Britain was able to gain the Canadian circle and generate it’s first of four corners throughout the match.
Great Britain’s first corner was a hit straight on goal resulting in a comfortable save by Dave Carter.
At the 10 minute mark Great Britain earned its second corner…
Canada Falls to Great Britain in First Match
Canada Falls to Great Britain in First Match of Tour
The game opened up very balanced with controlled possession by both teams with Great Britain and Canada testing each other out in the first of a two match series.
In the 8th minute GB entered the Canada 23m area and hit a hard ball into Canada’s defensive D. To the surprise of the Canadians a GB player dove across the turf and managed to get his stick on the ball and deflect the ball under Toni Kindler.
Canada was able to restore some balance to the game with both teams working hard to find a path to each of their respective D’s…
Paul « Bubli » Chohan, une légende du hockey canadien
Paul « Bubli » Chohan, une légende du hockey canadienPar Dawn Philips
Chaque sport a ses légendes : ceux qui inspirent et lèguent des contributions durables. Hockey sur Gazon Canada ne fait pas exception à la règle. Puisqu’il s’agit d’un sport d’équipe, chaque joueur participe aux succès et à la cohésion de l’équipe. Toutefois, peu d’entre eux laissent une trace indélébile et établissent des records qui tiennent plusieurs années, voire même une décennie…
“Bubli” Chohan, a Canadian Hockey Legend
Paul “Bubli” Chohan, a Canadian Hockey LegendBy Dawn Phillips
Every sport has their legends; those that inspire and make lasting contributions. Field Hockey in Canada is no exception. As a team sport, every player contributes to the overall accomplishments and direction of the team. However, very few make lasting impressions and hold records that stand for years, let alone a decade. Paul “Bubli” Chohan is one of these players.
When Bubli retired from international play in 1998, he did so after 24 years with the Senior National Team, more than any other Canadian player to date, and had accumulated an impressive 317 international caps, again more than any other Canadian player…
Brienne Stairs captures sportswoman award
Brienne Stairs Captures UofG’s W.F. Mitchell Sportswoman Award
Two-time CIS Player of the Year and native of Kitchener, ON, Brienne Stairs was awarded Sportswoman of the Year at the University of Guelph.
The award is presented to a female athlete who has demonstrated outstanding talent and ability in her sport, combined with exceptional leadership and involvement in athletics at the University of Guelph. The W. F. Mitchell Award is a ring engraved with the University of Guelph Gryphon logo…
FIH Announces dates for upcoming events
FIH announces dates for nine events15 Apr 2011Source: www.fihockey.org LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The FIH announced today the official dates for nine major events in the next year, including the sites and dates of the six Olympic Qualification tournaments. The Olympic qualification tournaments will have three host nations with a men’s and women’s tournament running at the same time.The 2011 calendar year will conclude with two major men’s events. The FIH Champions Challenge 1 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from November 26 – December 4…
FHMB welcomes new Program Coordinator
FHMB Appoints New Program Coordinator
Field Hockey Manitoba along with the entire Field Hockey Canada community would like to welcome Jaclyn Butterworth to the FHMB team as their new Program Coordinator. Jaclyn will be overseeing all of their junior development, including grassroots, PYG and high school programs, as well as development throughout the province.
Welcome Jaclyn!