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The Pakistan national ball hockey team, managed by the Pakistan Street and Ball Hockey Federation, has seen consistent growth over the years. 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.
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.
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
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
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