James Kirkpatrick (field hockey) explained

James Kirkpatrick
Full Name:James Alexander Paget Kirkpatrick
Birth Date:29 March 1991
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Height:1.74 m
Position:Midfielder / Forward
Currentclub:West Vancouver
Nationalyears1:2010–present
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:199
Nationalgoals1:8
Updated:24 July 2021

James Alexander Paget Kirkpatrick (born March 29, 1991) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for West Vancouver and the Canadian national team.[2]

He also played club hockey in France for Racing Club de France.

International career

Kirkpatrick represented Canada at the 2018 World Cup,[3] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[4] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[5]

In June 2021, Kirkpatrick was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[6] [7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Kirkpatrick - Team Canada . olympic.ca . . 23 October 2019.
  2. Web site: James Kirkpatrick - Field Hockey Canada . www.fieldhockey.ca . . 23 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Roster . fieldhockey.ca . 23 October 2018 . 2 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men’s National Team roster . . 23 October 2019 . 17 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics . . 23 October 2019 . 11 August 2019.
  6. News: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada’s squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 28 June 2021. 28 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo. 28 June 2021. www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021.