Announcement

Harbir Sidhu named to Canada's Youth Olympic Games team

Posted by Vancouver Island Field Hockey Association (Men) on Jul 27 2014 at 12:32PM PDT in Season 2013-14
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VANCOUVER – Field Hockey Canada today confirmed the roster of nine athletes and three staff members nominated to represent Canada as part of Under-18 Field Hockey Team set to compete in the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games from August 16 to 28.

Among this roster is Victoria’s Harbir Sidhu, a youngster who has made quite an impact in the Victoria men’s league with the Tigers and in the Vancouver Premier League with the Victoria Selects. Sidhu is the lone island player to crack the squad.

“Above all else, Canadian International field hockey athletes aspire to compete successfully for Canada at the Olympic Games,” says Jeff Sauvé, CEO of Field Hockey Canada. “The opportunity for these nine athletes to compete in a major Youth Games, organized by the International Olympic Committee, will serve Canada well in the future. In the short term, this will be an amazing opportunity for these hard-working and talented young men.”

The team will compete in a new adaptation of field hockey, called Hockey 5s, which is meant to be a high-scoring, fast and physical form of field hockey. It is played outdoors, on a smaller pitch enclosed by small shin-high boards.

“We want to be skillful, hardworking and we want to do whatever it takes to win,” says head coach Inderpal Sehmbi. “We have picked nine good players who all have different elements they bring to the table.”

“In this game, because you can score from everywhere, everyone has to be a threat.”

Canada qualified for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games by winning a silver medal at the 2014 Youth Pan American Games in February, and was then selected by the Canadian Olympic Committee as the lone men’s team sport to represent Canada at the Games.

“We have our Canadian Olympic Committee to thank for making this opportunity come to fruition,” adds Sauvé. “It is a great source of pride that we are the team sport of choice representing Canada at the Youth Olympics.”

Canadian Under-18 Youth Olympic Field Hockey Team

Name / Hometown

Arshjit (Amrit) Sidhu / Abbotsford, BC

Balraj Panesar / Surrey, BC

Braedon Muldoon / Ottawa, ON

Brandon Pereira (Captain) / Surrey, BC

Floyd Mascarenhas / Mississauga, ON

Harbir Sidhu / Victoria, BC

Parmeet Gill / Brampton, ON

Vikram Sandhu / Vancouver, BC

William (Liam) Manning (GK) / Ottawa, ON

Touring Staff

Head Coach – Inderpal Sehmbi

Team Manager – Scott Sandison

Athletic Therapist – Elwin Lau

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About Field Hockey Canada

From grass roots to high performance, Field Hockey Canada is working to develop and strengthen field hockey across the country, and to position our National Teams for podium contention in 2016 and beyond.

Field Hockey Canada Contact:

Shaheed Devji

Manager, Creative and Communications

Cell: 778-847-7424

Email: sdevji@fieldhockey.ca

Canadian Olympic Committee:

Jane Almeida, Senior Manager, Media Relations

Tel: 416-324-4120

Cell: 416-540-1788

Email: jalmeida@olympic.ca

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