Taylor Curran (field hockey) explained

Taylor Curran
Full Name:Taylor Westermark Curran
Birth Date:19 May 1992
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height:1.83 m
Weight:80 kg
Position:Defender / Midfielder
Currentclub:West Vancouver
Clubs1:West Vancouver
Nationalyears1:2009–present
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:185
Nationalgoals1:7
Updated:24 July 2021

Taylor Westermark Curran (born May 19, 1992) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for West Vancouver and the Canadian national team.

International career

Curran made his debut for the national team in 2009 and he played in the 2010 World Cup. He played for the Canada national field hockey team at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.[1] [2] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[3] He was named as a reserve for the 2018 World Cup.[4] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games . 25 June 2015 . www.fieldhockey.ca/ . . 25 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Taylor Curran. 25 June 2015.
  3. 6 July 2016 . Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016 . Vancouver, British Columbia . . 7 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster . fieldhockey.ca . 20 June 2018 . 2 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster . www.fieldhockey.ca . . 19 June 2019 . 17 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics . www.ctvnews.ca . . 12 August 2019 . 11 August 2019.