Hockey team begins preparation for Friday’s opening game

Standing: Barrington Browne (Physical Trainer), Robert Fernandes (Head Coach), Nyron Joseph, Andrew Stewart, Leon Bacchus, Shaquille Leung, Ato Greene, Keon McKenzie, Medroy Scotland (GK), Paramanand Dindial, Mark Sargeant (Cap), Aroydy Branford & Hubert Forrester (Manager) Stooping: Kareem McKenzie, Omar Hopkinson, Meshach Sargeant, Daniel Hooper, Rosario Ramsammy, Michael Hing (GK) and Jael Gaskin. Absent from photo is Hilton

The Guyana national U-19 men’s hockey team arrived in Canada on Monday ahead of their Pan American Junior championships campaign which commences Friday and ends next Saturday.

“The team settled into their accommodation at the University of Toronto grounds and had a taste of the six degree Celsius temperature on their early morning jog and stretching session on Tuesday, under the guidance of physical trainer Barrington Browne,” a press release from the GHB yesterday stated.

The team was scheduled to have its first practice session on one of the university’s two artificial turfs, at