Pakistan national ball hockey team

The Pakistan national ball hockey team, managed by the Pakistan Street and Ball Hockey Federation, has seen consistent growth over the years.^[1] The team achieved significant success by winning two gold medals in Pool B in 2007 and 2011. In recognition of its progress, Pakistan was elevated to Pool A status in 2013.^{[citation needed]}

History

Parents and grandparents grew up in Pakistan playing and watching cricket. They were either born in Canada or arrived in Canada at a very young age and invariably loved ice hockey as all Canadians do. Being new immigrants most Pakistanis could not afford to play ice hockey so they took to the playgrounds, streets, and parking lots to play ball hockey. The sport has evolved over the years from a street sport to the very highly organized and competitive leagues of today at the Regional, Provincial and National levels. To take it a step further, over the last decade, ball hockey has reached its highest level possible, the world championships.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and honors

Gold Medals

2011 - Team Pakistan - B-Pool (Slovakia)
2007 - Team Pakistan - B-Pool (Germany)

Tournament MVP

2011 - Ijaz Chaudhry - Slovakia

All Star Team

2011 - Bilal Buttar - Slovakia

Goaltender of the Tournament

2011 - Raza Zaidi - Slovakia

2013 Roster

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Coaching Staff

Christopher Pinto — Head Coach
Naiem Malik — Assistant Coach
Ali Wadee — Player Development
Brian Lucas — Player Development
Joe Lucas — Player Development

Executives

Naveed Mohammad — General Manager
Safi Habib — Media/PR Director
Muhammad Afzal Javed — Pakistan General Secretary/Player Development

Goaltenders

Raza Zaidi
Ibad Khan

Defencemen

Ijaz Chaudhry
Bilal Buttar
Zafir Rashid
Farooq Khan
Mustafa Alam
Yusuf Azmi
Salih Azmi
Fahad Mallik

Forwards

Sajjid Ayubi
Usama Mahmood
Imran Patel
Osman Buttar
Teepu Kidwai
Munawar Hamdani
Omar Sabri
Shane Khan
Safi Ahmed
Mohammed Bilal
Sophian Mian
Nazir Lasania
Shaukat Khan
Camran Baig
Waqas Khan

References

^ "Pakistan". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^ "PAKISTAN Bulletin Board".

External links

Official website

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[1] "Pakistan". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

[2] "PAKISTAN Bulletin Board".

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