JHF Boss looks to rebuild hockey
The approval for senior men’s and women’s teams to begin preparation for the Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC) qualifiers in April is the first activity for the sport locally in 18 months due to the COVID-19 restrictions. read more
President of the Jamaica Hockey Federation(JHF) elected to the Board of The Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)
Fabian Stewart was elected to the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Board of Directors for a two year term at the recently concluded biennial PAHF Congress held in Santiago, Chile, January 27 – 29th 2022. Fabian Stewart is the first JHF President to be elected to the PAHF Board of Directors in over a decade. While growth in the sport has been affected by the Pandemic during the last two years, the JHF has accomplished the following under President Stewart’s leadership:
- PAHF regional programs for Coaching, Training and Development 2016 – 2022;
- Received the PAHF’s President’s Award for Youth Development 2019; and
- The PAHF Award for successfully hosting the Pan Am CAC Qualifiers in 2017
Fabian Stewart also serves on the Board of Directors for the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA)
For more information, contact
Email address: jhfsecretary@jamaicahockeyfed.org
The Jamaica Hockey Secretariat
Tel: 876-702-4497
Guyana vs Jamaica – Women’s CAC Games Finals
Guyana women’s are the 2017 CAC Games qualifiers champions after beating Jamaica one nil in a nail biting encounter Sunday afternoon.
Both teams having already qualified for the CAC Games next year in Colombia, started the encounter cautiously creating no real opportunities in the first quarter. The tempo picked up in the second quarter as the team’s settled in the game.
La Tacia Chung dealt the telling blow to the Jamaican’s in the 48th minute sweeping home from close range from a penalty corner beating goalkeeper Lorie Ann McIntosh for the first time in the tournament.
The Jamaicans fought hard for the equaliser but it was not to be as the Guyanese stood tall in defence.
Both Jamaica and Guyana will now turn their attention to next year’s CAC Games.
Puerto Rico vs Guatemala – Men’s CAC Games – 3 vs 4
Puerto Rico men’s completed the CAC Games Qualifiers bronze medal double following their female counterparts by beating Guatemala 2-1.
Joseph Agosto opened the scoring in the 19th minute before Gilberto Monserrate doubled the lead in the 42nd minute.
Leonidas Leiva got Guatemala’s consolation goal in the 56th minute
Guyana vs Jamaica – Men’s CAC Games Finals
The men’s section of the CAC Games qualifiers held in Kingston Jamaica at the JN Hockey Field ended prematurely as a result of rain and technical issues with the field lights.
Jamaica and Guyana was set to contest the finals of the inaugural CAC Games qualifiers, however heavy rains delayed the start of the by approximately half an hour.
When play eventually got on the way only one quarter of play was played as a section of the field lost lighting. The tournament director and PAHF official’s ruled that the game be abandoned as power was not restored.
Jamaica was crowned champions by virtue of topping the table in the preliminary round ahead of Guyana.
The results will not affect rankings going into the 2018 CAC Games in Colombia next year as the qualifiers does not offer ranking points.
Both teams will be represented at the CAC Games.
Jamaican Officials Appointed to the Central American & Caribbean(CAC) Games 2018
Two Jamaican officials have been appointed by the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) to the CAC Games in Barranquilla, Colombia from July 20 – August 3, 2018. Umpires Richard Harris and Stephanie Adams will proudly represent Jamaica, officiating at the CAC Games for the first time. Congratulations to both umpires, keep working hard to achieve your goals.