Our Portland Field Hockey team tries to take advantage of any opportunities to play in tournaments. The following tournaments have become regular events for many players in our club. Plan ahead now to join us in one or many! Click on the links at the bottom of this page for more information regarding the individual tournaments. Vancouver International Tournament Burnaby, British Columbia May 2012 (5 games guaranteed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) California Cup Moorpark, California, Memorial Day Weekend 2012 (5+ games guaranteed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) University of Victoria, British Columbia A Tale of Two Tournaments by Subhash It was the wettest of times, it was the driest of times, we had the rain in Vancouver, we had the sun in LA, we struggled in some games, we dominated in others, there were teams who played with good spirit, there were teams who were full of whiners, we had plenty of subs, we had no subs - in short, the two weekends of hockey were full of so many experiences and extremes that the team members will always describe their memories, for good or for bad, in the superlative degree of comparison only....(with apologies to Charles Dickens...;-) ) In both tournaments, we started slow and also met up early with the stronger teams in our pools - so that was somewhat rough going. But in both tournaments, we got stronger as we gelled together, and we also ended with the weaker teams in our pools and in the playoffs - so we did better in our later matches. We ended up with rather similar records in both tournaments. At VIT, we had 2 wins/ 2 losses/ 1 draw, although we did win a "friendly" penalty stroke shootout after the draw - so you can count that as a win, even though it doesn't count in the standings. In the pool games, I think we scored 3 goals and had 5-6 goals scored against us overall, although my memory is a little fuzzy on the numbers. I also can't remember the final score of the playoff game - I think it ended in a 2-2 draw in regulation, and we then won in a not-so-friendly penalty stroke shootout. At Cap Cup, we had 2 wins/ 3 losses, although one of the losses was a game that we dominated and really felt we should have had at least a draw if not an outright win...missed some decent goal chances on our side and allowed a late, sloppy goal against the run of play. Including the playoff game, we scored 6 goals and had 8 goals scored against us overall. We lost by only 1-0 in our pool game to the team that was the eventual champion! All in all, a good time was had by all of us, and hopefully everyone was satisfied with their playing time and playing opportunities, including the many regular and irregular non-Portland players who played with us in both tournaments. A big THANK YOU to Courtney for putting in the time and the effort and pulling together two tournaments in a row! - Subhash |