Not yet well known (but confirmed by Canterbury members, via Twitter anyway!), is Kindler's move to the English premier league division, coming overseas to play for the Kent based side. With Canterbury having four goalkeepers on their "books" at the time previous, it makes sense that the puzzle unravels as they juggle the goalkeepers on their books, with Cowling moving to look for action as a starter. I'm not sure where this puts Stubbing, but he has the opportunity to learn a lot from Antoni who has burst onto the international scene in goal at a young age himself and I'm not sure how long he's expecting to play over here for. Interesting in a strange sort of way, given that it's something I meanderingly blogged about, as I think the chance for Kindler to play in a different country and a strong league and get exposure to a different style and pace of hockey, can only help his ambitions for playing in the next Olympics (Canada only just missed out on qualifying, pipped by Argentina at the post as the saying goes), as well as the personal maturity of playing abroad etc!
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Pereira rising up the ranks
Another goalkeeper who has moved on from U21 action and is being considered by his national team, is Canada's Kevin Pereira. Pereira was awarded goalkeeper of the tournament for the recent PanAmerican U21's tournament and is impressing well with his current performances and strong development. Pereira looks like he is the third choice for the Canadian team right now (which may just mean he is a travelling reserve due to squad size/restrictions etc.?!). If you watch this amazing save by Carter at a Canadian training session, you can see him in the bottom left corner watching on as Carter "takes" shots.
I don't speak Argentinian or any Hispanic languages (unfortunately, really need to work on that!), so can't really talk yout through the footage, but it speaks for itself, as they say! If you're patient (it's not a highlight reel; it's the full recording!), you can see him making some stunning saves like the diving stop with his rhp at 0:28:15 against a short corner, showing off the athleticism that coaching staff are quick to pick up on and notice for analysis.
I don't speak Argentinian or any Hispanic languages (unfortunately, really need to work on that!), so can't really talk yout through the footage, but it speaks for itself, as they say! If you're patient (it's not a highlight reel; it's the full recording!), you can see him making some stunning saves like the diving stop with his rhp at 0:28:15 against a short corner, showing off the athleticism that coaching staff are quick to pick up on and notice for analysis.
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