Canada women's national under-21 field hockey team

The Canada women's national under-21 field hockey team represents Canada in international under-21 field hockey competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Canada, Field Hockey Canada, which is a member of the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH).[2][3]

Canada
Canada
Nickname(s)Wolf Pups
AssociationField Hockey Canada
ConfederationPAHF (Pan America)
Head CoachJenn Beagan
Assistant coach(es)Cassius Mendonca
ManagerNancy Charlton
CaptainMelanie Scholz
Junior World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1989)
Best result7th (1989)

The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1989 FIH World Cup, where the team finished in seventh place.

The team's last appearance was in 2021, during the Pan American Junior Championship in Santiago, where the team claimed an historic gold medal.[4][5]

Tournament records

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FIH Junior World Cup
Year Location Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1989   Ottawa, Canada 7th 7 3 0 4 7 13 −6
1993   Terrassa, Spain 8th 7 2 0 5 4 16 −12
1997   Seongnam, South Korea 11th 7 1 0 6 5 28 −23
2001   Buenos Aires, Argentina 13th 7 3 0 4 10 21 −11
2005   Santiago, Chile 15th 7 2 1 4 16 15 +1
2009   Boston, United States Did not participate
2013   Mönchengladbach, Germany 14th 6 1 1 4 11 16 −5
2016   Santiago, Chile Did not participate
2021   Potchefstroom, South Africa 15th 4 0 0 4 2 21 −19
2023   Santiago, Chile 16th 6 0 1 5 4 42 −38
Pan American Junior Championship
Year Location Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1988   Buenos Aires, Argentina Did not participate
1992   Caracas, Venezuela 3rd
1997   Santiago, Chile 2nd 6 5 0 1 25 8 +17
2000   Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 5 2 1 2 13 13 0
2005   San Juan, Puerto Rico 4th 7 4 0 3 30 7 +23
2008   Mexico City, Mexico Did not participate
2012   Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 6 3 1 2 18 11 +7
2016   Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago 4th 6 2 1 3 9 17 −8
2021   Santiago, Chile 1st 4 3 1 0 3 0 +3
2023   St. Michael, Barbados 4th 5 2 0 3 24 9 +15

Current squad

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The following 18 players represented Canada at the 2021 Pan American Junior Championship in Santiago.[6]

Caps and goals updated as of August 28, 2021, after the match against Uruguay.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
2 GK Ishaval Sekhon (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0   University of British Columbia
33 GK Lucy Wheeler (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24) 3 0   Capilano University

3 DF Stefanie Sajko (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 23) 4 0   University of Victoria
5 DF Katie Lynes (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25) 4 0   University of Toronto
12 DF Sara Goodman (C) (1999-10-22) 22 October 1999 (age 24) 14 2   University of British Columbia
19 DF Jenna Berger (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 23) 4 0   University of Massachusetts

4 MF Madison Workman (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 24) 4 0   Miami University
6 MF Anna Mollenhauer (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 25) 4 1   University of Victoria
8 MF Rebecca Carvalho (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) 4 0   University of Toronto
13 MF Bronwyn Bird (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 22) 4 0   Dartmouth College
16 MF Melanie Scholz (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 24) 4 0   University of Calgary
21 MF Nora Goddard (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 23) 8 0   Providence College

11 FW Nora Struchtrup (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22) 4 0   University of Victoria
7 FW Jordyn Faiczak (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25) 14 0   University of British Columbia
10 FW Thora Rae (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 24) 8 1   University of British Columbia
14 FW Samantha McCrory (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 24) 4 0   University of Victoria
17 FW Danielle Husar (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 23) 8 0   Virginia Cavaliers
20 FW Julia Ross (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 23) 4 0   University of Maine

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Nextgen National program". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Members". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  3. ^ "USA". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Junior Pan American Championship 2021 (W)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Team Canada defeats Uruguay and claims historic Pan American gold". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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