Scotland Senior Men squad selected for EuroHockey Nations Championship II
Scotland Senior Men Head Coach Derek Forsyth has announced his squad selection for the EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Prague, Czech Republic.
Taking place from 19-26 July, the Scots will face Croatia, Poland and Ukraine in Pool A of the competition, while hosts Czech Republic, Austria, Azerbaijan and Switzerland make up the teams participating in Pool B.
(Scotland captain Chris Grassick believes promotion is in his team’s sights. Photo Credit: Jeff Holmes)
Scotland captain Chris Grassick said, “Promotion is the aim and we definitely have the quality to do it. It will not be easy as the strength and depth of European hockey is improving every year but I really believe we have an exciting team that will not be scared of playing and will be giving it our all to gain promotion.
“We know a decent amount about the other teams in our group and the competition which is really important but the key for us will be how well we can impose our style and play onto the opposition. We have some really talented players in our team who can be very hard to play against, so it is down to us to deliver some top performances when it matters.
“The squad has made big strides forward each time we have been training and playing matches together. We hit form in the recent games against the Czech Republic scoring 24 goals in three matches and we will be looking to continue that heading into the Europeans.”
The national side will also play Poland in two back-to-back warm-up matches in Katowice starting today.
Scotland Senior Men: Gavin Sommerville (Western Wildcats), Jamie Cachia, Hamish Imrie, Gordon McIntyre (all Beeston), Michael Ross, Gavin Byers (both Grove Menzieshill), William Marshall, Alan Forsyth, Chris Grassick, captain, (all Surbiton), Ross Stott (East Grinstead), David Forsyth (HTC Hurley), Kenny Bain (Amsterdam), Nicky Parkes (Sheffield Hallam), Wei Adams (Canterbury), Murray Collins (Loughborough University), Michael Bremner (Kelburne), Callum Duke (Hillhead), Dan Coultas (Holcolmbe).
Live Broadcast
You can follow the competition live online:
Match Schedule:
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19/07/2015 |
0900 |
Game v Poland |
Prague, Czech Republic |
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20/07/2015 |
1100 |
Game v Croatia |
Prague, Czech Republic |
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22/07/2015 |
1315 |
Game v Ukraine |
Prague, Czech Republic |
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24/07/2015 |
TBC |
Crossover match |
Prague, Czech Republic |
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26/07/2015 |
TBC |
Finals Day |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Please visit the EuroHockey Nations Championship II website for more information
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