West Vancouver Field Hockey Club Explained

Clubname:West Vancouver Field Hockey Club
Fullname:West Vancouver Field Hockey Club
Ground:Rutledge Field, Ambleside, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
League:Vancouver Women's Field Hockey Association, Vancouver Men's Field Hockey League
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Geoff Matthews
Website:http://www.wvfhc.com
Colors:Maroon, white
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West Vancouver Field Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, it was established in 1972. With over 2500 members from both North Vancouver (city and 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 U Sports and 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.

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