Men's National Team Roster Announced

2009-07-05

USA Field Hockey today announced the roster for the 2009-2010 Men's National Team.

Head Coach Nick Conway announced the roster at the conlcusion of the 2009 Men's National Championship at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. Conway also announced the members of the 2009-2010 Men's Developmental Team and Under-21 National Team.

"We're happy with the group we selected," said Men's National Team Head Coach Nick Conway. "We've added some players to the senior team that we think will strengthen the group, and we're adding a lot experience. We're really quite pleased about where the senior side is moving."

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2009-2010 USA Field Hockey Men's National Team

Twenty-one players were selected at the Men's National Championship for the senior roster. Conway has reserved three spots for possible returning veteran members.

"That will bring us up to a young and talented squad of 24 players," said Conway.

The USA Field Hockey Men's National Team program looks to build on their silver medal performance at the 2009 Pan American Cup in March, where the USA were barely edged out by Canada in overtime. With the second place finish, the USA qualified for one of three World Cup qualifying tournaments to be held in November or December. The 2010 World Cup will be held in New Delhi, India.

"Obviously, we have the great opportunity to continue to grow this group to play in the World Cup qualifier," said Conway. "Hopefully, we're looking to continue on with our positive performances and build on the silver medal from the 2009 Pan Am Cup."

Conway also selected a Men's Developmental Squad, which currently feature ten athletes who were members of the 2009 Men's Junior World Cup Team.

"We're excited about the senior development group," said Conway. "With the Under-21 cycle just finishing, there are a few players who just competed in the Men's Junior World Cup who aren't quite at the level to crack the senior side. We don't want to lose them. We want to keep them in the system and work with them, so as we move forward to 2012 and beyond, these guys will fill spaces in the senior squad."

2009-2010 Men's Developmental Team

Amrit Ahluwahlia
Ryan Sundeen
Tyler Sundeen
Manny Martinez
Alex von Bieberstein
Andrew Zayac
Corbin Seghers
Alex Grassi
Colin Scally
Viren Padhiar

Conway also announced selections for a Junior National Team.

"We've created an Under-18 for the next Junior World Cup cycle," said Conway. "We have a fresh group with some familiar faces that we've seen over the years, and we're really impressed with the depth and quality of play in that junior group. We when started this process three or four years ago, we had nowhere near the quality and depth that we do now. We expect great things out of this group moving forward. We'll start this U18 team with a training camp at the end of July and a trip to Canada to play the British Columbia side."

2009-2010 Men's Under-18 Team

Kamalpreet Singh
Manraj Mangat
Ajaypal Singh
Arvinjeet Singh
Jivraj Hundal
Tanvir Grewal
Kenny Patrone
Mo Ghandi
JaJa Kentwell
Lucas Long
Christian Linney
Michael Hage
Sander Cummings
Michael Schmitz
Blaise Falk
Brandon Karess
Michael Barminski
Tyler Sundeen
Sean Cicchi
Ranveer Kundi
Luc Morter
Paul Singh
Johnny Orozco
Amrit Beatty
Andrew Davis
Alex Grassi
Liam Walsh
Ajai Dhadwal
Viren Padhiar
Jo Ghandi

The Men's National Championship is the culmination of the USA Field Hockey's Men's High Performance Training program, which provides elite-level training for male athletes that are serious about playing Field Hockey at an advanced level. Regional training sites are available offering athletes a consistent training opportunity designed to develop skills and tactics. Athletes are selected to represent their Region at the National Championship competition, and selected athletes will have the opportunity to be named to a USA National Team at the conclusion of the Men's National Championship.