Field Hockey Manitoba is a volunteer driven amateur sport provincial sport organization dedicated to the development of Field Hockey in Manitoba.

The mission of FHM is to foster growth and development of field hockey and indoor hockey in Manitoba, strive for efficiency and effectiveness in the administration, organization and governance of field hockey in Manitoba, encourage and support the development of the highest standards of skills among athletes, coaches, and officials at recreational, competitive and elite levels, be the official representative of Manitoba to national and international field hockey governing bodies.

Need for Volunteers
Field Hockey MB is a non-profit Provincial Sport organization driven by an elected volunteer Board of Directors and an Executive Director / Head Coach.  FHM is currently looking for volunteers to serve on the board and several sub committees.  Parents or eligible candidates are encouraged to volunteer for this upcoming year.  Previous experience in field hockey is not required, though your time, commitment and desire to improve field hockey in Manitoba is desired.  Contact FHM office if you are interested in being a part of our current executive. The email address at the office is fieldhockeymb@shawbiz.ca and our phone number is 925-5794.

News and Events
 
Prairie Youth Games 2010
This year the Prairie Youth Games were hosted by Field Hockey Manitoba at the East Side Eagles Turf. PYG is a fun tournament for boys and girls under the age of 14. It is an opportunity to develop the sport of field hockey as well as for players to gain real game experience and improve their skills. This year the Alberta North boys were a dominating force in the tournament. They finished undefeated after the gold medal game versus Alberta South. The Manitoba Boys finished third after they were challenged by Team Saskatchewan in bronze medal game. The Alberta girls finished fifth after a hard fought tournament against the other teams comprised of mostly boys. Overall, the tournament was a great display of sportsmanship and hard work. Congrats to all participants!

Gold medal game results: Miles Mac defeats Garden City: 1-0.

The gold medal game was a battle with both teams competing hard. The game was evenly played and finished with an intense last 15 minutes. Miles Mac scored their only and game winning goal within the last ten minutes making for an exciting finish to the game. Congratulations to both teams for a great and fun season!

Bronze medal game results: River East defeats Dakota Collegiate: 4-0

Although the score indicates a good game in favor of River East, Dakota put up a fight for the whole 50 minutes with both teams having many scoring chances. Both teams fought hard however River East capitalized on their opportunities. Congratulations to both teams for a great and fun season!


 
High School League Jean MacDonald Tournament rescheduled to Saturday June, 12th 2010

Dakota Collegiate and River East bronze medal game will be held on Tuesday, June 1st 2010.

Miles MacDonald and Garden City gold medal game will be held on Thursday June, 3rd 2010.

High school league All-star game is on June 8th, 2010. All-stars to be announced.


Practices and League Updates (cancellations)

Due to field conditions (heavy rain):

Junior Women's Identification Camp

An Identification camp will be held in Vancouver from August 10th to 15th. For more information click here.

Saskatchewan hiring Technical Director

The Saskatchewan Field Hockey Association is looking for a new Technical Director.  Layton Clarke, current Technical Director, will be resigning from his position August 31 in order to return to school.  SFHA is now accepting applications for this role. Click here for job description

Mens Junior National Registration

Field Hockey Canada is pleased to announce three (3) regional identification camps for athletes eligible to compete in the 2013 Junior World Cup or its preceding Qualifying tournament.  The camps will be held in Vancouver (May 7/8/9), Calgary (June 25/26/27) and Toronto (date tbd).  Eligible athletes for this camp should be identified by their Provincial Association or Club Coach. Registration process and eligibility requirements will be communicated in more detail.
Camp Information

Camp Registration Form

Anyone interested in participating in these identification camps should contact the Field Hockey Manitoba office at 925-5794

Coaches needed for Prairie Youth Games

The Prairie Youth Games, a seven a side fun tournament between Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, are being held in Winnipeg on July 9, 10 and 11. Anyone interested in coaching should contact the FHM Office for more details

2010 Outdoor Field Hockey

Registration is now open for the Junior and Senior programs and is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, May 4th.  Please contact FHM office for more details. 

Registration dates are May 4th, 6th and 11th

Junior Forms        Senior forms

For this year FHM is temporarily relocating to the Assiniboine Park as the artificial turf is being replaced which is expected to be completed by the middle of June  

The Junior program runs from 6:15pm to 7:30pm, every Tuesday and Thursday at Assiniboine Park ending June 24th.
  • The 1st three sessions will be dedicated to players getting used to playing on grass as well as any new players to have an opportunity to practice the basic skills of the game.  Each session after that will consist of a practice session followed by a game
  •  The Prairie Youth Games (PYG) will be in Winnipeg this year scheduled for the weekend of July 10th.   Athletes born in 1997 and later are eligible to participate. Additional practice in July will be required on turf to help prepare for the tournament
  • The Indoor Program is anticipated to be held at the same locations  (Maples Collegiate, Prendergast & Transcona) with an anticipated start date of early November
  • New this year is a $25 savings for registering for both Indoor & Outdoor programs at the same time.
The Senior program runs from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, every Tuesday and Thursday at the Assiniboine Park ending the week of July 29th.
  • The 7 a-side league is scheduled as usual. It's anticipated that there will be sufficient participants to host a separate Men & Women's league
  • The senior National Championships (men & women) is scheduled for June 30 - July 4 in Victoria
  • The U18 Canada Cup (men & women) is scheduled for July 14-18 in Calgary
  • The Surrey Field Hockey Invitational Tournament (men) is scheduled for July 22-25 in Surrey
  • New this year is a $40 savings for registering for both Indoor & Outdoor programs at the same time.

The Assiniboine Tournament will be in Brandon on Saturday June 19th which is a fun seven a-side tournament for all participants

Western Canada Summer Games Team

Reminder that players (under 19 as at Dec 31, 2011) are still welcome to try-out for the team. This year the team will be participating in the Canada Cup and participation in the Senior Women's league will be required.

2010 Junior Indoor results

Maples defeated Brandon 10-3 to capture the Gold medal while Winnipeg was awarded the Bronze. Details

Summer Employment Opportunity

FHM is looking for spring / summer support staff to assist with the co-ordination and delivery of youth programs. A requirement of  these positions is a clean Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry check. Applications due April 21st, 2010 by 4:30pm

Click on  poster for the job description

Bingo Notice
 
Tuesday April 27, 2010 - 6:00pm ~ 9:45pm at McPhillips Street Station Casino
Monday May 17, 2010 - 4:30pm ~ 6:45 pm at McPhillips Street Station Casino
Sunday June 20, 2010 -  3:15pm ~ 6:45pm at McPhillips Street Station Casino
 
Invitational Indoor Tournament

Field Hockey Manitoba is hosting their first Invitational Indoor Tournament in Southport, Portage La Prairie March 26-28, 2010.

Please click link for details

 
FHM on the move

FHM will be moving to it's new location at 145 Pacific Ave the week of February 8, 2010. As with most moves there will be some disruption with both the phone and computer system as Sport Manitoba moves the various systems to the new location.

Field Hockey Rule Changes

Effective May 1, 2009 there will be a change to the free hit rule

See rule changes

International Resource Sharing Partnership

Field Hockey Manitoba is pleased to announce it's first international partnership with Hockey New South Wales in Australia. Some of the mutual benefits of this partnership could lead to exchange opportunities for athletes, coaches and officials. To get additional information click here

New website for Euro Hockey League

Please click on EHL to access the website

2009 AGM

Following is a list of the Board positions and members for the year 2009-2010

Position Held Name
President Arnold D'Souza
Vice President Administration Pam Collins
Finance Chair Michelle Kunzler
Technical Chair Gurinder Singh
Junior Programming - General Development Vacant
Junior Programming - School Initiatives Vacant
Fundraising Wayne Dinzey
Provincial Teams (Men) Vicky Chahal
Provincial Teams (Women) Kelly Bezemer
Tournaments, Leagues and Special Initiatives Surinder Sidhu
Member at Large Harkmal Bahia
Provincial Coach / Executive Director Geoffrey Govia

 

See Calendar for updates of tournaments and important dates.

 

 

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