|
West Vancouver Field Hockey Club
West Vancouver Field Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it was established in 1972. With over 2500 members from both North Vancouver (city and district municipality) and West Vancouver, it is the largest field hockey club in North America and home to some of Canada's top players. It is often abbreviated to WVFHC. The club consists of four independent divisions: Junior Girls and Boys, Women's, Men's and the Adanacs player development program. The Women's teams play in the Vancouver Women's Field Hockey Association, while the Men's teams play in the Vancouver Men's Field Hockey League. Both leagues include teams from throughout the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Since its inception in 2004, over 85 graduates of the Adanacs player development program have gone on to play on U Sports and NCAA teams. Players from WVFHC have gone on to attend prestigious universities in the United States like Princeton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambleside, West Vancouver
Ambleside, West Vancouver, (in British Columbia, Canada) is a neighbourhood that occupies the southeastern corner of the community, with only Park Royal being farther east. The neighborhood is bordered by the neighbourhoods of Dundarave, Park Royal, and the British Properties Originally known as Capilano Estates, the British Properties is a residential area in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 4,000 acre area was sold by the municipality of West Vancouver to the British Pacific Properties Corporation in .... Ambleside overs the area from 19th Street to 13th Street, and from Fulton Avenue down to the waterfront. Marine Drive forms the centre of the community's commercial core, with two streets leading off from it. History Beginning in the 1800s, Ambleside was the main commercial centre of the community of West Vancouver. In 1886, "Navvy" Jack Thomas initiated the first ferry service between Vancouver and West Vancouver via the Ambleside waterfront, which lasted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Bird (field Hockey)
Robert Ian Bird (born March 18, 1970 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey defender from Canada who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 2000. Bird is an alumnus of Handsworth Secondary School Handsworth Secondary School is a high school in the district of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and part of School District 44 North Vancouver. As of September 2020, the school reported 1544 students enrolled in Grades 8–12, the larg ... and played for West Vancouver Field Hockey Club. Bird is currently the President of Community Foundations of Canada as of 2011. He later founded the first youth Field Hockey club in Quebec; Chelsea Phoenix Field Hockey and has been the head coach since. Bird has led the Quebec team to multiple national championships and the club continues to expand and flourish. References Profile External links * 1970 births Living people Canadian male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Establishments In British Columbia
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
The NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship is an American intercollegiate field hockey tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and determines the Division I national champion. The championship is contested exclusively by women's teams and there is no equivalent NCAA men's championship. The tournament has been held annually since 1981. The most successful team is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who have ten titles. In addition, North Carolina has finished national runner-up an NCAA record eleven times. The most recent championship was won by the North Carolina Tar Heels. Division II and Division III championships are also held each year. History Field hockey was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the AIAW for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same 12 (and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. It is one of the highest-ranked universities in the world. The institution moved to Newark, New Jersey, Newark in 1747, and then to the current site nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University. It is a member of the Ivy League. The university is governed by the Trustees of Princeton University and has an endowment of $37.7 billion, the largest List of colleges and universities in the United States by endowment, endowment per student in the United States. Princeton provides undergraduate education, undergraduate and graduate education, graduate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wettlaufer
Paul Wettlaufer (born January 28, 1978) is a Canadian field hockey player. Wettlaufer earned his first international cap for the Men's National Team in 1998 against Spain in Barcelona. Paul grew up in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, where he attended Handsworth Secondary School (1991–1996) and played field hockey for the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club. International senior competitions * 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur (not ranked) * 1999 – Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, Kuala Lumpur (4th) * 1999 – Pan American Games, Winnipeg (1st) * 2000 – Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, Kuala Lumpur (7th) * 2000 – Americas Cup, Cuba (2nd) * 2000 – Olympic Games, Sydney (10th) * 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Edinburgh (8th) * 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester (6th) * 2003 – Pan American Games, Santo Domingo (2nd) * 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Madrid (11th) * 2004 – Pan Am Cup, London (2nd) * 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Tupper
Scott William Martin Tupper (born December 16, 1986) is a Canadian former male field hockey player who played as a defender. Club career Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tupper first started playing with the Vancouver Hawks Field Hockey Club at the age of eight. Scott Tupper is known for his deadly drag flicks and short corners. Vancouver's one and only Field Hockey Iron Man. In the last few years, he's played mainly as a Central Defender, capable of launching 50-yard aerial passes to his forwards. His home club is the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club. He's also played semi-professionally in Europe with HC Schaerweijde, Der Club an der Alster and Racing Bruxelles. International career In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Rutledge
Michael Ross "Roscoe" Rutledge (July 7, 1962 in Vancouver, British Columbia – April 23, 2004 in Langley, British Columbia) was a Canadian field hockey player. Rutledge participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Canada, starting in 1984. After having finished in tenth position in Los Angeles, the longtime resident of Langley, British Columbia ended up in eleventh place with the Men's National Team in the Seoul Games. He died from cancer. In Ambleside, West Vancouver, there is a field hockey turf called Rutledge Field, the home ground of the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club. The field was dedicated in memorial of Ross Rutledge in 2011 who was a local advocate for field hockey, having started the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club West Vancouver Field Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it was established in 1972. With over 2500 members from both North Vancouver (city and district municipality) and West Vancouv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Pearson (field Hockey)
Mark Alistair John Pearson (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian retired field hockey player. He has represented Canada in three Summer Olympics and two World Cups. From 2009, he played for Der Club an der Alster, Hamburg, Germany. International career In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final. In June 2021, Pearson was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. He announced his retirement from the national team in December 2021. References External links *Mark Pearsonat Field Hockey Canada Field Hockey Canada (FHC) is the National sport, national sports organization responsible for the development and growth of field hockey in Canada. In collaboration with provincial and club members, FHC provides programs and resources to suppor ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearson, Mark 1987 births Living people Canadian male field h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Milkovich
Peter Milkovich (born October 17, 1966) is a Canadian field hockey player and coach. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the .... References * External links * 1966 births Living people Canadian field hockey coaches Canadian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Canada Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Field hockey players at the 1991 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 1995 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 1999 Pan American Games Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian people of Croatian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
