Falcons Award Winners for 2021:

Falcons Scholarship

Claire Bidulka
Kayla Guraliuk

Graeme Carswell Bursary

Ryan Hope
Kayla Guraliuk

Congratulations to the winners!

The Red Caribou hats are back!

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4-years after our first run for the 2016 Olympic team, we are raising funds again for the 2020 Canadian Olympic Field Hockey team.

The team just qualified for the 2020 games by defeating Ireland in an EPIC playoff series at Rutledge Field in West Vancouver.

Now the hard work and training begins for Tokyo!

This is a player initiative – organized by the players, and funds going directly to the players.

The Tokyo Collection LIMITED EDITION:
The Players Cap (100 units)
The Supporters SnapBack (50 units)
The Training Toque (100 units)

Hats shipped in February
Buy one, two or the full collection!
Sales open: December 25

Congratulations to Brendan Giuraliuk for making the Mens National team tour going to Chile Jan18-30th. We wish him and the team well during the tour.

TEAM CANADA KICKS OFF OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN WITH TEST TOUR IN CHILE
With a layer of snow blanketing Canada, the Men’s National Team sets its sights on Santiago, Chile for two weeks of warm-weather training and four test matches.

The Men’s National Team qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in dramatic fashion on home soil in the fall. Since then they have been centralized and training in Vancouver, BC. This upcoming tour to Chile kicks off their 2020 campaign with the Olympics in July being the ultimate goal.

According to head coach, Paul Bundy, the objectives for this tour are three-fold: to play in a warmer climate, to give a broader group of athletes access to international play and identify gaps in their physiological and tactical aspects of their game.

Bundy, who has been the head coach of Canada since 2017 has led the team to the 2018 World Cup and now a 2020 Olympic berth. Their 2020 qualification marked only the second time a Canadian men’s field hockey team has qualified for back-to-back Games.

Team Canada will arrive in Chile on January 18 and immediately play a warm-up game against the host country. They will then play four officially capped games: two versus Chile and two versus Argentina. Argentina is the current Olympic gold-medal holder and ranked fourth in the world. Bundy said the ability to play two quality sides to kick off 2020 will provide an excellent opportunity for his athletes.

“Chile is a good, young team that defends well,” Bundy said. “And Argentina is the reigning Olympic champion. They are a very good hockey team and it will be good to set a benchmark against them at this point in the season.”

Both Chile and Argentina are Pan Am rivals. Canada beat Chile in a tight semi-final match in Peru at the 2019 Pan American Games and subsequently lost to Argentina in the gold-medal match. These rematches will offer some reflection and comparison for Bundy and his coaching staff and they plan to use this tour as a jumping off point.

“It’s important to identify gaps and give our players a chance to play meaningful games early in the year,” he said. “This will give us a good sense of what to tackle in our training block between now and Azlan Shah in April.”

Although the roster features many familiar names, some key players will stay at home and continue to rehab injuries suffered last summer or in the Olympic Qualifier in October. Mark Pearson, David Carter and young star Jamie Wallace are among those who won’t be making the trip.

There are a few fresh faces on tour as UBC’s Sam Cabral and Belgian-Canadian goalkeeper, David Vandenbossche will represent Canada on the senior stage for the first time. Tsawwassen’s Brendan Guraliuk, who has one cap to his name, will also make the trip looking to add to his international experience.

Check out the schedule and roster below and follow along on Field Hockey Canada’s social media and website for results and an event recap.

SCHEDULE
JANUARY 22 – 8pm vs Chile
JANUARY 24 – 7pm vs Chile
JANUARY 26 – 5:30pm vs Argentina
JANUARY 29 – 11:30am vs Argentina

*Game times are listed in local time (GMT-3)

ROSTER
PLAYER NAME POSITION PROVINCE
Antoni Kindler GK BC
David Vandenbossche GK BC
John Smythe DEF BC
Gordon Johnston DEF BC
Sam Cabral DEF BC
Scott Tupper DEF BC
Taylor Curran DEF/MID BC
Brenden Bissett MID BC
Gabe Ho-Garcia MID BC
Sukhi Panesar MID BC
Adam Froese MID BC
James Kirkpatrick FWD/MID BC
Floris Van Son FWD/MID BC
Brendan Guraliuk FWD/MID BC
Devohn Noronha-Teixeira FWD/MID BC
Matt Sarmento FWD BC
Oliver Scholfield FWD BC
Iain Smythe FWD BC
Keegan Pereira FWD ONT
Fin Boothroyd FWD BC
STAFF ROLE PROVINCE
Paul Bundy Head Coach BC
Gregg Clark Assistant Coach South Africa
Kelly Vanry Team Manager BC
Tricia Hayton Physiotherapist ONT

Nathalie McGee, Delta Falcons Community Club Recognition Award winner:

The Field Hockey BC Annual Volunteer Recognition and Awards Dinner took place last Friday, November 15, at the Heritage Hall in Vancouver. The Field Hockey BC Annual Awards recognize both individual performance and voluntary contribution. In addition to this, Field Hockey BC is proud to manage a number of legacy awards aimed at assisting participation and professional development.

We are proud to have recognized 20 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers for their contributions and commitment to field hockey in British Columbia. Go to the FHBC Awards page to see the full list of the Field Hockey BC Annual Award winners and the Volunteer Recognition Awards.

Come out and have your voices heard at this year’s AGM and help shape YOUR club! We are looking for new ideas on the Executive and roles from Vice President to member at large are available.

Details:

Date: Wednesday December 11th
Time: 7pm

Location: South Delta Rec Centre – Arctic room.
All are welcome.