Steph

One of the most exciting matches I have witnessed live is the 2007 Men’s Pan American Games final between Canada and Argentina.

Canada won this game in sudden death strokes, securing a berth in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What was even more special is that my brother played in the match and I got to see it live!

I think the most recent Men’s and Women’s World Cups hosted by the Netherlands in 2014 were a great success.

There were regularly 15 000 people in the stadium watching, and the event was broadcast on television all around the world. There were so many exciting games and the tournament displayed an exceptionally high level of hockey!

My hope is that the sport of field hockey continues to grow, especially in Canada.

I would like to see our player base increase as well as the level of exposure received by our wonderful sport.

I am currently living in the UK, where you can regularly see international hockey broadcast on television – I would love for that to become a reality in Canada!

My name is Stephanie Jameson and I played for Canada from 2002-2012.

I also played five years of varsity field hockey for the University of British Columbia, and am currently playing for the Ulster Elks here in Belfast.

I love to see the sport grow and I try to get anyone and everyone out to learn how to play!

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