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Field Hockey Victoria AGM

Posted by Field Hockey Victoria at Jan 7, 2017 8:58PM PST ( 0 Comments )

Please note the below and attached information regarding the upcoming Field Hockey Victoria Annual General Meeting.

What: Field Hockey Victoria AGM
When: Monday, January 23, 2017
Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Where: Pacific Sport Board Room at Commonwealth Pool (4636 Elk Lake Drive) ~ Access is via the Island Swimming office entrance on the south side of the main building.

Voting structure reminder:
- Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association: 2 Votes
- Vancouver Field Hockey Association: 2 Votes
- Victoria Junior Field Hockey Association: 2 Votes
- South Island Field Hockey Umpires’ Association: 1 Vote

All members of the above associations plus others with interest in field hockey in Victoria are welcome to attend.

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July has been a busy month for many Field Hockey BC athletes who have been training throughout the summer in the lead up to the U16 or U18 FHC National Championships. Last week, July 20-24, was the Under 16 event hosted in Calgary. There were four U15 BC Teams that competed. The Boys BC Blue team won Gold after an undefeated tournament. The Girls BC Blue team won Silver, the Girls BC Yellow team finished 5th and the Girls BC White team finished 6th.

Island players included BC Blue’s Birkley Anderson, Jenna Buglioni, Janet Dawson, Chloe Langkammer and Ashlyn Toljander. BC White included Sophia Berk, Tennille Cole, Brecken Sales, Nora Struchtrup and Emma Whittaker, while BC Yellow included Jenna Goodman, Avery Nystedt and Cordel Tromp.

The U18 BC teams are set to head into their final playoff games of the U18 FHC National Championship, hosted Jul. 27-30 in Brampton, Ontario. All three BC teams made the semifinals including BC Blue playing BC Yellow and BC White playing Ontario Red to head into the medal rounds.

Island players for BC Blue include Cowichan’s Emma Dame and Robin Fleming, as well as Victoria’s Anna Mollenhauer. BC Yellow is predominantly made up of island players including being lead by head coach Krista Thompson. BC Yellow players include Victoria’s Natalie Boraston, Claire Church, Cara Butler, Judy Cristante, Nicole Gaul and Stef Sajko as well as Cowichan’s Ashton Aumen, Jenna Berard, Hannah Craig, Marina Ellison, Brittany Smith and Kyla Toljander.

To find out more about how the BC teams did at the national championships, visit: https://fhc.altiusrt.com/

Photo: Heather Goodman

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On Wednesday, July 6, Field Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the 16 athletes bound for Rio to represent the Canadian men’s field hockey team. As part of their road to the Rio Olympic games the men’s national team will be coming to the Victoria to host a field hockey clinic for all ages. Come meet and learn from our Olympians!

WHEN: Thursday, July 14
WHERE: UVic Field Hockey Turf
TIME: 6:00-7:00 PM
WHO: Open to all ages and both genders (GKs come with gear)
SUGGESTED DONATION: $20
BRING: Stick, shin guards and mouth guards

The clinic will be run by Canada’s Olympic team. All proceeds support their #RoadtoRio
See attached poster.

CANADA’S OLYMPIC SCHEDULE
Aug. 6 vs Germany
Aug 8 vs Argentina
Aug 9 vs Netherlands
Aug 11 vs Ireland
Aug 12 vs India

For more on Canada’s national team visit www.fieldhockey.ca

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On May 29 the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame announced it’s 2016 class of inductees who will be honoured at a gala on October 29 at the Westin Bear Mountain. Among the nine inductees is field hockey’s Nancy Mollenhauer, a long-time Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association player and former University of Victoria Vike and Canadian national team player.

A member of the Canadian Women’s National Field Hockey dynasty team of the eighties, Nancy Mollenhauer was an integral part Canada’s ongoing international success. She competed in two Olympic Games (1984 and 1988), two World Cups (1983 and 1986), and at the 1987 Pan-American Games at which she was named Canada’s flag bearer. Nancy won a silver and bronze medal at the 1983 and 1986 World Cups respectively.

Nancy will join Canadian triathlon legend Simon Whitefield, basketball great Gerald Kazanowski, soccer’s Simon Keith, as well as Kent Manderville, Mike Spracklen, Randy Bennett (deceased), Bob Moffatt and John and Marilyn Bate for the Class of 2016.

For more information visit http://www.gvshof.ca/news/240-2016-inductees-announced.html

For those interested in attending the event: a table of 10 is $1,000 and individual tickets are $110. with a $50. tax receipt issued. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.gvshof.ca. Click on “Events”, then click on “Induction Dinner” to register and pay online.

REBELS FIELD HOCKEY CLUB ANNOUNCE SUMMER DROP IN DETAILS

WHAT: Mixed 7-aside Games
WHO: Men & Women
WHEN: Thursdays (June 30-August 25, 2016)
TIME: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
WHERE: UVIC Water-based Turf
COST: $5.00/Session or $30 for all 9 sessions

Everyone that shows up will be split up into 2-3 games:
- Competitive Game
- Social Game
- Family Friendly Game
Kids are welcome in the family friendly game, but must have a supervising adult present at all times.

Full kit is required (shin guards & mouth guard). Also, please try to bring a light and a dark shirt to easily split the teams up for the games. For insurance purposes, everyone needs to either be an actively registered member with Field Hockey BC or sign a waiver before playing. If you can bring your Field Hockey BC number to put on the sign-in sheet, that would be extremely helpful.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Jim Knight and Chris Dahl will be running most of the sessions, so questions can be directed to them, or email at: rebelsfieldhockey@gmail.com

A reminder that Tuesday night drop-in will be held by Sailors Field Hockey Club (Details Below)

WHAT: Mixed 7-aside Games
WHO: Men & Women (Min. age 14)*
WHEN: Tuesdays (July 5 – August 30, 2016
TIME: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
WHERE: UVIC Water-based Turf
COST: $5.00/Session

*Players must be registered and insured actively with Field Hockey BC
Contact: Ronnie Lee (leeronnie19@gmail.com)