Field Hockey Canada – Field Hockey Canada Women’s National Program has named its 18-athlete Women’s National Team which will represent Canada at the 2017 Gryphon Hockey World League Round 2 at West Vancouver’s Rutledge Field from April 1-9, 2017.

Canada will take on six other nations for the right to play for 2018 Women’s World Cup qualification at the World League Semi-Final (Round 3) later this year. The top two finishers in West Vancouver will move to the next stage in Brussels, Belgium this June or  Johannesburg, South Africa this July.

Team Canada consists of 12 players that played at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario and won a bronze medal, including team captain Kate Wright (Gillis), who currently sits in third in all-time games played for Canada’s Women’s National Team with 159 international caps to her name.

Wright is joined on the team by a host of veterans who have played more than 100 international matches for Canada including Danielle Hennig (Kelowna, BC; 123 caps), Hannah Haughn (North Vancouver, BC; 118 caps), Sara McManus (Tsawwassen, BC; 111 caps), and Brienne Stairs (Kitchener, ON; 104 caps).

Making their Senior International debuts on the World League 2 roster are Alison Lee (Mississauga, ON), a 22 year-old defender who has represented Canada at the Indoor Hockey World Cup, and 17 year-old forward Jordyn Faiczak (Waterloo, ON) who continues her quick ascent within the Women’ National Program.

The team also features a group of athletes from the North Shore – where the competition will be played – including Alex Thicke, Haughn, Karli Johansen, Rachel Donohoe, and Stephanie Norlander.

Canada’s women open the 2017 Gryphon Hockey World League Round 2 competition on April 1st against India at 4:30pm at Rutledge Field in West Vancouver, British Columbia.

Gryphon Hockey World League Round 2 in West Vancouver has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Additionally, we would like to thank the Province of British Columbia and viaSport for their generous support of this project.

The West Vancouver Field Hockey Club is also proud partner of this event.

TEAM CANADA – 2017 Gryphon Hockey World League Round 2 West Vancouver

Name	Position	Hometown	Current/Last Club	Caps
Alex Thicke	Forward	North Vancouver, BC	West Vancouver FHC	27
Alison Lee	Defender	Mississauga, ON	University of Toronto
Amanda Woodcroft	Midfielder	Waterloo, ON	University of Toronto	54
Brienne Stairs	Midfielder	Kitchener, ON	Vancouver Hawks	104
Danielle Hennig*	Defender	Kelowna, BC	Vancouver Meralomas	123
Hannah Haughn	Midfielder	North Vancouver, BC	University of British Columbia	118
Jordyn Faiczak	Forward	Waterloo, ON	Guleph Cobras
Kaitlyn Williams	Goalkeeper	White Rock, BC	Vancouver Meralomas	85
Karli Johansen	Defender	North Vancouver, BC	India Club	72
Kate Wright (Gillis)*	Forward	Kingston, ON	West Vancouver FHC	159
Maddie Secco	Midfielder	Victoria, BC	Vancouver Hawks	79
Nikki Woodcroft	Forward	Waterloo, ON	University of Toronto	8
Rachel Donohoe	Forward	North Vancouver, BC	West Vancouver FHC	21
Rowan Harris	Goalkeeper	Ottawa, ON	Outaouais FHC
Sara McManus	Defender	Tsawwassen, BC	Vancouver Meralomas	111
Shanlee Johnston	Defender	Vancouver, BC	Vancouver Hawks	51
Shannon Pereira	Defender	Toronto, ON	Toronto Titans	7
Stephanie Norlander	Forward	North Vancouver, BC	University of British Columbia	52
*Team Captain

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