Scott Tupper
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott William Martin Tupper | ||
| Born |
16 December 1986 Vancouver, Canada | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Vancouver | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2005 | Canada | 306 | |
| Last updated on: 13 August 2019 | |||
Scott William Martin Tupper (born December 16, 1986) is a Canadian male field hockey player who plays for the Canada national field hockey team as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tupper first started playing with the Vancouver Hawks Field Hockey Club at the age of eight. Scott Tupper is known for his deadly drag flicks and short corners. Vancouver's one and only Field Hockey Iron Man. In the last few years, he's played mainly as a Central Defender, capable of launching 50-yard aerial passes to his forwards. His home club is the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club. He's also played semi-professionally in Europe with HC Schaerweijde, Der Club an der Alster and Racing Bruxelles.
International career
In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[1] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[2] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[3]
References
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Canadian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey defenders
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Olympic field hockey players of Canada
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- University of British Columbia alumni
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in field hockey
- West Vancouver Field Hockey Club players
- Der Club an der Alster players
- Canadian field hockey biography stubs