The Americas Masters Games are coming to Vancouver in August of 2016. This is a massive multi-sport Games for athletes over the age of 35 and of any skill level! We are pleased to be helping organize the field hockey portion of the Games. Organization meetings are fully under way and the Games are starting to come together nicely. Registration has begun and we are happy to see that some teams have already registered!

There are two ways to register for the games. You can either register as an individual and be placed on a team, or your team captain can register your team and invitations will automatically be sent out to the rest of your team so they can register. To complete the registration process either as an individual or for your team, click here.

If you aren't playing in the Games, but still want to be involved, apply to be a Games Volunteer! Registration is now open for Volunteers. Click here for more information.

Field Hockey Canada has just announced the roster that will compete at the 2016 Men's Pan Am Junior Championships. Of the 18 athletes that were selected to represent Canada, 15 of them are from BC. The Championships are being held at the University of Toronto fields from May 20th - 28th. The top two finishers at this tournament will earn a berth to the 2016 Junior World Cup in India from December 1st to 11th. 

To see the full list of selected athletes and find out more about the Championships, click here.
 

Field Hockey Canada is now accepting applications for technical officials and umpires for two 2016 National Championship tournaments this summer. The U16 Boys' & Girls' National Championships are being held in Calgary from July 19th-24th. The U18 Girls' National Championships are being held in Toronto from July 27th-31st. 

The application deadline has been extended to May 6. Don't forget to apply! For more information and to apply, click here.

Three of our Canadian National Teams are coming off of a very busy month, full of lots of international hockey matches!

The Junior Women's National Team were in Trinidad & Tobago for the Pan American Junior Championships from March 31st to April 9th. The team finished 4th at the tournament, after a tough semi-final loss to a brilliant Argentina team and then a close Bronze Medal match loss to Chile. Unfortunately, with the loss to Argentina the team was knocked out of a berth to the Junior World Cup as only the top two teams qualified.

The Senior Women's National Team were in New Zealand for the Hawkes Bay Festival of Hockey from April 2nd - 10th. This 8 team Invitational Tournament was a great test for the Canadian Women as they faced off against several top-ranked teams in the World. In their first game of the tournament, Canada was able to upset 9th-ranked Korea 2-1. They also came away with narrow 1-0 losses to 5th-ranked China and 13th-ranked India. Canada finished the tournament in 8th, but demonstrated that they can truly play with some of these international powerhouses.

For more from Field Hockey Canada about the Junior and Senior Women's teams, click here.

The Senior men's National Team were in Malaysia for the 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup from April 6th - 16th. At the 7-team Invitational tournament, Canada faced off against 4 teams that will be joining them at the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio. Canada finished 6th at the tournament, matching their tournament ranking, with a record of 1-2-4, however all of their matches were close with most ending with a 2 goal margin. The Men's team will now regroup and train before their final pre-Olympics tour to Europe in June.

For more from Field Hockey Canada about the Men's Team at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, click here.