West Vancouver Field Hockey Club

Full name

Founded

1972

Ground

Rutledge Field, Ambleside, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Head Coach

Andrea Gibson

League

Vancouver Women's Field Hockey Association, Vancouver Men's Field Hockey League

Website

Club home page

Home colours

West Vancouver Field Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that was established in 1972. With over 2500 members from both North Vancouver (city)/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 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) teams. Players from WVFHC have gone on to attend prestigious universities in the United States like Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, Boston College and many more.

Several club members have gone on to play on the Canada Women's National Field Hockey Team and Canada Men's National Field Hockey Team.

Notable Members

Jessica Barnett, National Team player
Ian Bird, Olympian, National Team player
Johanna Bischof, National Team player
Rachael Donohoe, National Team player
Hannah Haughn, National Team player
Karli Johanson, National Team player
Ashley Kristen, National Team player
Tiffany Michaluk, National Team player
Peter Milkovich, coach, Olympian, National Team player
Stephanie Norlander, National Team player
Mark Pearson, coach, Olympian, National Team player
Ross Rutledge, coach, founder of the Adanacs program, Olympian, National Team
Holly Stewart, National Team player
Scott Tupper, coach, Men's Premier team player, Olympian, current National Team captain
Paul Wettlaufer, Olympian, National Team
Amanda Bird, Princeton University, player, scored the winning goal in overtime to win the NCAA Tournament in 2012

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