Laurelee Kopeck (born July 17, 1969 in

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) is a former

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defender from

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, who earned a total number of 163 international caps for the Canadian National Team during her career.

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d "Jumbo", she graduated from the

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(

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) in 1996. Kopeck also played club hockey in

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International Senior Tournaments

* 1989 – Champions Trophy, Frankfurt, West Germany (6th) * 1990 –

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, Sydney, Australia (10th) * 1991 – Olympic Qualifier, Auckland, New Zealand (3rd) * 1991 –

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, Havana, Cuba (2nd) * 1992 –

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, Barcelona, Spain (7th) * 1993 – World Cup Qualifier, Philadelphia, United States (3rd) * 1993 –

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, Buffalo, USA * 1994 –

, Dublin, Ireland (10th) * 1995 – Olympic Qualifier, Cape Town, South Africa (7th) * 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Harare, Zimbabwe (11th) * 1998 –

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, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (not ranked) * 1999 –

, Winnipeg, Canada (3rd) * 2001 – Pan American Cup, Kingston, Jamaica (3rd) * 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Amiens/Abbeville, France (10th)

References

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Profile on Field Hockey Canada
1969 births Living people Canadian female field hockey players People from Nelson, British Columbia Field hockey people from British Columbia Olympic field hockey players for Canada Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games University of Victoria alumni Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Field hockey players at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub