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Chile defeats Canada in Game 2 of Series
Chile defeats Canada in Game 2 of Series
January 26, 2010
The women’s national team were unable to tie up the Chile series after battling through 70 minutes of hockey and giving up two late goals in the second half to concede a 2-0 loss. The first half saw some good possession throughout the back four and midfield line though difficulties lied in generating attacking chances going forward.
Head coach Louis Mendonca commented that "again we made two crucial errors in our defending third of the field and we had opportunities and were unable to finish…
Chile defeats Canada in opening match of tour
Chile defeats Canada in opening match of tour
January 25, 2010
Canada 0 – Chile 3
The women’s national team was hit with a devastating blow before their South American tour even started, when Jess Walkey went down in Sunday’s training session with an injury. She will be returning home shortly in order to undergo treatment.
"It was a tough loss for us today. I thought we played quite well,
however, we made a lot of mistakes in our 25, which cost us the game,"
said head coach Louis Mendonca…
P. Short retires from international hockey
Peter Short retires from International field hockey
January 21, 2010
Peter Short, one of the Men’s National Team’s most versatile players, has announced his retirement from international hockey. Field Hockey Canada would like to thank Peter for the commitment, dedication and professionalism he has shown to the men’s national program.
Peter joined the senior squad in 2001. Since that time he has played in one Olympics (2008 in Beijing), two Pan American Games (2003 in Santo Domingo and 2007 in Rio de Janeiro), two Pan American Cups (2004 in London, ON and 2009 in Chile) and one Commonwealth Games (2006 in Melbourne)…
University of Ulster Scholarship 2010
University of Ulster International Scholarship 2010
January 18, 2010
The University of Ulster (Northern Ireland) is pleased to announce that once again, two international hockey scholarships will be offered for the 2010/2011 season. The Scholarship is aimed at Female Field Hockey Players outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland who would be interested in studying a postgraduate degree course at the university for one academic year. Scholars will be expected to play hockey for the Irish Premier League club, the Ulster Elks…
Call for Men's National Indoor Staff
Job Opportunity: Men’s National Indoor Team Coach and Manager
January 18, 2010
FIELD HOCKEY CANADA
Men’s National Indoor Team
Head Coach and Manager Position (Volunteer)
(February 2010 – September 2010)
Field Hockey Canada will accept applications for two positions- Head Coach and Manager, Men’s Indoor Hockey Program. These positions will be volunteer positions which will start in February 2010 and conclude in September 2010. This program is entirely self funded…
Call for Women's Nat'l Indoor Staff
Job Opportunity: Women’s National Indoor Team Head Coach and Manager
January 16, 2010
FIELD HOCKEY CANADA
Women’s National Indoor Team
Head Coach and Manager Position (Volunteer)
(February 2010 – September 2010)
Field Hockey Canada will accept applications for two positions- Head Coach and Manager, Women’s Indoor Hockey Program. These positions will be volunteer positions which will start in February 2010 and conclude in September 2010…
Call for athletes/staff: Edinburgh 2010
Call for Athletes and Staff: World University Field Hockey Championship 2010
January 14, 2010
FISU, the Federation of International Sports Universities, will be holding the 1st World University Field Hockey Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland August 29th to September 5th, 2010.
CIS is issuing this call for applications for student-athletes and staff interested in being considered for selection to Team Canada.
Application deadline February 19, 2010
Call for Athletes (English)
Call for Athletes (French)
Call for Staff (English)
Call for Staff (French)
Investors Group Bursary for HP Athletes
2010 Investors Group Bursary Applications Are Now Available Deadline: February 1, 2010
January 14, 2010
Applications for the 2010 Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund are now available!
In keeping with their commitment to amateur sport in Canada, Investors Group is once again offering $5,000 each to 20 of our country’s high performance athletes to assist with costs of training and competition. Since the program’s inception in 2000, the Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund has provided Canadian athletes with $1,000,000…
Roster updates for South American tour
Roster updates for South American tour
January 14, 2009
Michelle Weber has replaced the injured Katie Rushton in the women’s upcoming tour of Chile and Argentina beginning next week.
Both Poonam Sandhu and Robyn Pendleton have been cleared by national coaching staff to travel with the team.