Field Hockey Canada
MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
1999

Celebration of the F.I.H. 75th Anniversary
October 27, 1999 - Alexandria, Egypt

Mike Mahood and Peter Milkovich have been named to the World XI to play against The Netherlands, Olympic and World Champions Shiaz Virjee has been chosen to coach the World XI. Janice McClintock has been chosen to umpire the women's game between the World XI and Australia, Olympic and World Champions

CONGRATULATIONS !

WORLD XI TEAMS Men            Women Damon Diletti (gk), Australia Michael Mahood(gk), Canada Sohail Abbas, Pakistan Pol Amat, Spain Florian Kunz, Germany Waseem Ahmed, Pakistan Carlos Retegui, Argentina Brett Leaver, New Zealand Juan Escarre, Spain Peter Milkovich, Canada Baljit Singh Dhillon, India Greg Nicol, South Africa Mirnawan Nawawi, Malaysia Marc Coudron, Belgium Abdulla Magdi, Egypt Ahsraf Shafik, Egypt Coach: Shiaz Virjee, Canada            Britta Becker, Germany Caryn Bentley, South Africa Karen Brown, England Pietie Coetzee, South Africa Tracey Fuchs, United States Natasha Keller, Germany Heike Latch, Germany Karina Masotta, Argentina Clarinda Sinnige, Netherlands Mandy Smith, New Zealand Carole Thate, Netherlands Dillianne van der Boogaard, Netherlands Shelly Tate, Zimbabwe Robyn Mathews, New Zealand Ilsa Coetzee, Zimbabwe Sita Gussein, India Coach: Sue Slocombe, England Holland - World XI: 4-1            Australia - World XI: 3-4

Shiaz Virjee talks to Off The Crossbar.com: On October 27th in Alexandria, Egypt, Shiaz Virjee coached the FIH Men’s World XI in an exhibition match against Holland. Holland won 4-1, but not many coaches will ever have the opportunity to lead such a talented group of players onto the field. Virjee, the Canadian national team coach, gave his game plan to athletes like Juan Escarre from Spain, Australian goalie Damon Diletti and Greg Nicol from South Africa! OFF THE CROSSBAR caught up with Virjee at home in Vancouver. OTC: How did it feel to be the coach of such a talented team - to have all this skill and ability at your fingertips? Shiaz Virjee: It was an honour to coach these world class athletes. They all had excellent skills and I enjoyed the 2 practices we had. Each athlete demonstrated his skills during training and the match. OTC: How did you decide who would execute set plays? You must have had many players who could flick on corners, take penalty strokes, free hits... SV: I had prepared some diagrams with set plays for this team and it was so wonderful when they accepted their roles so willingly. They were also very co-operative and responded well to suggestions. The players also had a good feeling towards each other and it led to each accepting a role on this team that was probably quite different than their own National Teams. For instance, Peter Milkovich was the stopper for penalty corners!! He is a very good flicker and yet was able to volunteer for this role. OTC: How did you communicate your messages to those who didn’t speak English? SV: It was very fortunate that everyone spoke English. I was quite prepared to use sign language!! Of course, everyone spoke and understood hockey!! OTC: Did you feel that the players began to play well together by the end of the game? SV: Yes, I wish we had more time. OTC: What were your lasting impressions of the game? SV: The game was like an NHL all-star game. We played very well but got caught on counter-attack. It was unfortunate that our 2 Pakistani players could not make it to Egypt and so we were 2 players short in our line-up. It certainly affected our style as I had selected players for the positions. Fantastic experience !! I am really glad that FIH set this up. !!

Peter Milkovich talks to Off The Crossbar.com: OTC: How does it feel to be selected to the World XI? Peter Milkovich: It is a wonderful tribute to the Canadian Hockey program and the players who have dedicated themselves to being the best. Personally it is exciting and an honour for myself to be selected at the end of a long career. OTC: What is the most important factor in making you the player you are today? PM: Although there are many factors that contribute to the success of any individual athlete, if I were to narrow it down to two factors I would have to say that my early acquisition of the basic skills combined with an intense desire to compete has been the basis for my hockey success. OTC: Who are you excited about playing with on the World XI team? PM: I look forward to playing with them all. I think Escarre and I could play together and I won't have too much difficulty finding Nicol for a goal or two. OTC: Who gets your votes for player of the year? PM: My votes for players of the year go to: De Nooijer - He is a crowd pleaser! Annan - She has helped make that team one of the all time greatest.

Athlete Assistance Program - Carded Athletes for 1999-2000

Patrons of the National Team FUND RAISING DINNER Date: Friday August 13, 1999 Time: Drinks: 6:30 p.m. Dinner: 7:30 p.m. Location: Point Grey Golf and Country Club 3350 S.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver Cost: Adults: $250.00 Students: $125.00 Tax deductable
Programme: Review of 1998 World Cup in Holland Review of 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg Introduction: Artificial Turf Project at U.B.C. Introduction: 2001 Junior World Cup programme Introduction: Pre-Olympic Tournament Canberra and Sydney, September 1999
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Pre Pan Am National Camp, Vancouver
Games against Scotland and USA

July 4 - Canada A - Scotland : 5 - 1

Scotland opened the game like a rocket, taking their first shot 30 seconds into the game. After a short while, the Canadian team woke up and started to apply the pressure.

This paid off with goals in the 8th and the 14th minutes on penalty corners, the second using one of Scotland's penalty corner options.

Tempers flared on both teams in the middle of the game resulting in two yellow cards midway through he half. Canada maintained control and dominated the rest of the half.

The second half was evenly played with neither team getting many chances. More cards were handed out and Canada was able to hold off the pressing Scottish team. The Scots finally capitalized on a short corner late in the game but were not able to use this goal to make a substantial comeback.

July 4 - Canada B - USA : 4 - 0

The Canadian team started out flat but rebounded, scoring two goals back to back in the middle of the first half.

The US team looked sharp, and continued to press and had several chances to get back into the game but were not able to convert. The Canadian team continued to press and scored a third goal near the end of the first half.

The US team played hard and was the more dominant team in the second half, but the speed of the Canadian juniors was too much for their opponents. They were able to convert on their chances and due to a good defensive effort and great goaltending late in the second half were able to preserve the shut out in a well deserved win.

July 3 - Canada A - USA : 7 - 0

The game did not start as lopsidedly as the score may indicate. For the first twenty minutes the play was even and it looked as though the US team may manage the second upset of the day.

The Canadian team was able to convert on its opportunities unlike their opponents, took the lead and held on.

The team did not let up to allow the US team back into the game, dominating the latter stages of the first half and the entire second.

July 3 - Canada B - Scotland : 1 - 1

A very different game than the opening match between these two teams. Canada managed to score early on a goal by Ranjeev Deol on a great set up by Casey Ferguson.

The Scottish team kept pressing and hit the crossbar in an attempt to even the game at the end of the first half.

The game was evened up on a short corner from Phil Webster in the 50th minute. The Scottish team continued to press towards the end and frustration set in towards the end of the game. Four yellow card were handed out during the last 15 minutes (Canada two, Scotland two).

July 2 - Canada A - Scotland : 0 - 1

The Game between Canada and Scotland was a very hard fought and physical game, testing the umpires as well as the players. This game was very evenly played with neither team dominating.

The score is no indication of the number of scoring chances. There were a large number of good scoring opportunities for both teams, both on penalty corners and from field goals. Only stellar goal keeping from Harry Kant (Canada) and Paul Mellar (Scotland) at both ends kept the score so low.

With the great play by the teams and the goal tenders the game seemed destined to end in a scoreless tie, until Calum Wood (Scotland) managed to score the game winning goal in the 53rd minute.

Scotland really tested the Canadian team and took the game from them, beating them with better basic skills and strategy. The Canadian Team showed more creativity and flashy play, but was not able to score on their chances.

July 2 - Canada B - USA : 1 - 0

The game was evenly matched, with the US team dominating the early portion of the first half. Neither team was able to gain much advantage in the first half, although the Canadian Team was able to use their speed in attack to break through the fairly solid US defense.

The deadlock was broken early in the second half with Wayne Fernandez (Canada) scoring of a penalty corner with a low flick that deflected off the US goal keeper. The US team rallied after the goal but were not able to score with the Canadian team continuing to apply pressure.

July 1 - Canada A - USA : 4 - 0

Comments from Shiaz Virjee, Canadian NationalCoach:

The game was a fairly well paced Game. The team kept the game fast and managed to dominate large portions of the game.

We played well and dominated, but we ran out of creativity as the game wore. There were several mental lapses in the second half that prevented us from controlling the entire game.

These are things we will have to work on heading into tomorrow’s game against Scotland as well as the Pan Am Games. Scotland defeated the Canada B Team 5-2 and we can look forward to playing a team with very good skills, good speed and a large number of set plays.

July 1 - Canada B - Scotland : 2 - 5

The game was very well played, with Scotland taking control of the game early scoring two goals in the first twelve minutes of the game. The Canada B team persevered and were able to cut the lead to one at the end of the first half.

Canada B stormed out in the second half to tie the game at 2. At this point, the game was anyone's to win, with no team able to gain the upper hand. The deadlock was broken when P. Webster scored his second penalty corner goal of the game in the 49th minute.

The younger Canada B team was not able to rebound from this goal. Scotland were able to finish the game in a convincing fashion scoring two more field goals within 8 minutes of each other to clinch the victory.

(Comments courtesy of John Nolan)

1999 Pan American Games
Winnipeg, Manitoba
July 23 / August 8

Check our special coverage !

Canadian Men's Team announced:

	Athletes 1. Hari KANT (gk), ON       2. Mike MAHOOD (gk), BC 3. Ian BIRD, BC       4. Alan BRAHMST, ON 5. Robin D'ABREO, ON       6. Chris GIFFORD, BC 7. Paul WETTLAUFER, BC       8. Andrew GRIFFIHS, ON 9. Ken PEREIRA, ON       10. Scott MOSHER, BC 11. Peter MILKOVICH, BC       12. Bindi KULLAR, BC 13. Rob SHORT, BC       14. Ronnie JAGDAY, BC 15.Sean CAMPBELL, BC       16. Rick ROBERTS, BC

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	Staff Head Coach: Shiaz VIRJEE Assistant Coach: John SACRÉ Assistant Coach: Luis MENDONCA Team Manager: Mike CARUTH Sport Psychologist: Dr. Saul MILLER Physiotherapist: Bob DUNLOP

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Officials Umpire: Chris WILSON T.O.: Roger MARLER Judge: John NOLAN

Check our special coverage !

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Akhbar El Yom Tournament,
Cairo (Egypt), February 1999

Canada	Egypt	India	Kenya	Malaysia

Schedule and results

Athletes
Hari KANT		Mike MAHOOD
Ian BIRD		Ranjeev DEOL
Wayne FERNANDES		Tom GREEN
Andrew GRIFFITHS		Ronnie JAGDAY
Bindi KULLAR		Peter MILKOVICH
Scott MOSHER		Ken PEREIRA
Rob SHORT		Scott SMITH
Paul WETTLAUFER		David YULE

Staff
Head Coach	Shiaz VIRJEE
Team Manager	Patrick OSWALD
Physiotherapist	Bob DUNLOP
Umpire	Chris WILSON

The team will be staying at: Armor House Intersection of Al-estad El-Bahary and Salah Salem Street Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt Tel: 20-2-4036185 / 4036884 / 2614222 Fax: 20-2-2618317

Match Reports

Date	Training		Score	Goal Scorers
January 29	Egypt	Canada	0 - 1	Peter Milkovich (pc)
Date	5-Nations Tournament		Score	Goal Scorers
February 2	India	Kenya	4 - 1
	Egypt	Canada	3 - 0 (detail)
February 3	Canada	India	2 - 1 (detail)	Peter Milkovich (pc), Tom Green (fg)
	Kenya	Malaysia	3 - 2
February 4	Egypt	Malaysia	3 - 0
February 5	India	Egypt	2 - 1
	Canada	Kenya	4 - 0 (detail)	Scott Mosher (fg), Peter Milkovich (pc), Rob Short (fg), Scott Smith (fg)
February 6	Canada	Malaysia	2 - 3 (detail)	Scott Smith (fg), Andrew Griffiths (pc)
February 7	Kenya	Egypt	? - ?
	India	Malaysia	4 - 1
February 8	Rest Day
February 9 3rd place	Canada	Malaysia	2 - 0 (detail)	Peter Milkovich (pc), Andrew Griffiths (fg)
Final	Egypt	India	3 - 1

Round-Robin Scores Team CAN EGY IND KEN MAL Canada X 0 - 3 2 - 1 4 - 0 2 - 3 Egypt 3 - 0 X 1 - 2 ? - ? 3 - 0 India 1 - 2 2 - 1 X 4 - 1 4 - 1 Kenya 0 - 4 ? - ? 1 - 4 X 3 - 2 Malaysia 3 - 2 0 - 3 1 - 4 2 - 3 X

Round-Robin Standings Team Pld Won Tie Lst For Agt Pts India 4 3 0 1 11 5 9 Egypt 3 2 0 1 7 2 6 Canada 4 2 0 2 8 7 6 Malaysia 4 1 0 3 6 12 3 Kenya 3 1 0 2 4 10 3

Final Standings

Egypt India Canada Malaysia Kenya

Game Reports

February 8 - Canada - Malaysia : 2-0

Game Report from Shiaz Virjee - Head Coach:

Canada defeated Malaysia 2 - 0 to finish 3rd in the Akhbar El Yom Tournament.

Canada completely dominated the game and if we had finished with better shots the score would have been higher. Canada opened the scoring in the first half on a penalty corner flick by Peter Milkovich. Andrew Griffiths scored a field goal in the second half. Mike Mahood was in goal for Canada and made a couple of saves otherwise he did not have much action.

The official dinner is tonight and tomorrow the team will prepare to return home.

I am quite satisfied with today's win and David Yule did a good job at right half as Ronnie Jagday had been suspend for this game.

The team is in good spirits with this win!

February 6 - Malaysia - Canada : 3-2

Game Report from Shiaz Virjee - Head Coach:

We did not have any reserves due to sickness and injuries and at one stage Peter Milkovich played at right half and Andrew Griffiths or Scott Mosher at left half!

Our defence did not play well and gave up a couple of goals. Malaysia scored on 2 penalty corners and a field goal while Scott Smith scored on a field goal and Andrew Griffiths scored a penalty corner. Malaysia opened scoring on a penalty corner and we tied it up and then Malaysia went ahead again and we drew level at 2 - 2. However, Malaysia scored one more before the end of the game.

We have 2 rest days and then we will probably play for 3 and 4th place on Tuesday. Hopefully we will have a few more players to play in the game! Also, in todays game, Ronnie Jagday got 2 yellow cards and he will probably be suspended for the next game...

February 5 - Canada - Kenya : 4-0

Game Report from Shiaz Virjee - Head Coach:

Canada defeated Kenya 4 - 0 this evening (in an ealier match today India defeated Egypt 2 - 1).

Scott Mosher scored a field goal in the first half which was well played but we did not generate many chances.

Peter Milkovich scored from a penalty corner in the second half and Rob Short and Scott Smith both scored on field goals.

The Team played well and attacked in a cohesive manner. We are in a tight race to make the finals. We have to beat Malaysia tomorrow and hope that India loses to Malaysia...

Wayne Fernandes is in hospital after surgery for appendicitis.

February 3 - Canada - India : 2-1

Game Report from Shiaz Virjee - Head Coach:

Canada played a controlled game and scored in the first minute of the game from a penalty corner by Peter Milkovich. The yound Canadian defence of Tom Green, Wayne Fernandes, Bindi Kullar, Ronnie Jagday with Mike Mahood in goal did a good job. The midfielders with Peter Milkovich, Andrew Griffiths and Rob Short played very well to keep the strong Indian attack in check.

India tied the game late in the first half on a field goal that was misplayed in the defence. Canada went ahead mid-way in the second half by a field goal from Tom Green who was set-up by Peter Milkovich and Rob Short.

February 2 - Egypt - Canada : 3-0

Game Report from Shiaz Virjee - Head Coach:

Canada lost to Egypt 0 - 3 today... Egypt outplayed Canada in the first half and were up 1 - 0 at the half on a field goal. Hari Kant made several good saves. Canadian team forwards had difficulty penetrating the Egyptian defence and were frustrated with the long hits by Egypt.

Second half Canada gained the upper hand and created several good opportunities as well as earned a number of penalty corners. The score could easily have been in Canada's favour if we had capitalized on the opportunities.

Egypt scored against the run of play on a turnover in midfield and later scored again as Canada was pushing up. Overall the second half was much better and with so many new or young players it will take a few games for everyone to settle into their new roles and positions. Mike Mahood, Ranjeev Deol and Paul Wettlaufer have been sick and a couple of other players are also complaining of sickness.

World Indoor Classic Tournament
Glasgow (Scotland), January 16-17, 1999

Athletes Hari KANT       Robin D'ABREO Quang DANG       John DeSOUZA Adam EVANS       Wayne FERNANDES Jeff PACHECO       Ken PEREIRA Scott SANDISON       Scott SMITH Kapil UPPAL

(team picture)

Staff
Coach	Louis MENDONCA
Team Manager	Bobby ALEXANDER
Physiotherapist	Albert GREGORI

Saturday January 16		Score	Goal Scorers
Canada	Australia	5 - 3	Ken Pereira (3), Robin D'Abreo (2)
Canada	Denmark	5 - 5	Scott Smith (3), Wayne Fernandes (2)
Canada	Scotland	5 - 4	Scott Smith (3), Ken Pereira (2)
Sunday January 17		Score	Goal Scorers
Canada	South Africa	4 - 2	Ken Pereira (2), Scott Smith, Wayne Fernandes
Canada	USA	6 - 2	Ken Pereira (2), Scott Smith (2), Robin D'Abreo, Jeff Pacheco

Final Standings:
Canada Denmark Scotland Australia USA South Africa	13 pts 11 pts 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts 0 pt

Canada - Australia: 5 - 3

Canada surprised Australia and were always ahead in this game. Australia converted only 1 of 10 penalty corners, while Canada's conversion rate was 3 out of 5.
Scorers: Ken Pereira (3), Robin D'Abreo (2)

Canada - Denmark: 5 - 5

Denmark were always in the lead and looked to be coasting with a 5-2 lead mid way through 2nd half. Canada turned on pace with strong finish to tie game with clutch goal from Scott Smith.
Scorers: Scott Smith (3), Wayne Fernandes (2)

Canada - Scotland: 5 - 4

Canada came from behind again in a classic game of indoor hockey. Strong penalty corner defence from Robin D'Abreo and Hari Kant contributed to win. Hari Kant saved a penalty stroke late in 2nd half. Scott Smith scored tying and winning goals.
Scorers: Scott Smith (3), Ken Pereira (2)

Canada - South Africa: 4 - 2

South Africa's game improved and the score was tied 2-2 at the half. Canada crafted out an important win with strong attacking play by Ken Pereira.
Scorers: Ken Pereira (2), Scott Smith (1), Wayne Fernandes (1)

Canada - USA: 6 - 2

Canada needed a win to guarantee the championship. The USA team (coached by former Scottish International, Billy McPherson) showed strong determination and went into half time leading 1-0. Great saves from Hari Kant prevented the score against from being higher. Strong determination and fast running wore down the USA in 2nd half and Canada won easily in the end with key goals from Robin D'Abreo and Ken Pereira. Within 30 seconds of coming off the bench late in the game, Jeff Pacheco scored his first goal for Canada.
Scorers: Ken Pereira (2), Scott Smith (2), Robin D'Abreo (1), Jeff Pacheco (1)

By Mike Stanger (Daily Telegraph) Canada won the Glasgow World Classic indoor hockey tournament yesterday at the Kelvin Hall, having surprised Denmark, the pre-event favourites, by coming from 5-1 down to achieve a fine draw in their match on Saturday afternoon. After that the Canadians never looked back, their youthful team delighting the crowd with their skills and exuberant performances. Canadian captain Robin D'Abreo, a veteran of the last Classic tournament, said: "We really didn't know what to expect and we had hardly any indoor preparation before we left. But we meshed together very well and put on a good show."

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