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GTT Indoor Hockey Championships opened last evening

Nov 10, 2015 Sports

After a long absence from the indoor arena, local hockey launched into its annual GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships last evening, at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The prestigious tournament which crowns the national champions in all senior divisions of indoor hockey is making its 14th appearance since its inaugural staging in the year 2000.
The competition was held every year except for 2002, when there was a seasonal disruption and 2011 when the facility was under renovation.
With the National Gymnasium recently undergoing a mini facelift and some effort being made to improve the lighting over the playing area, the regular season of hockey has been delayed until now.
A release added that the GHB is excited to resume its season with the GTT National Indoor Championships.
Defending men’s first division champions, the PEPSI Hikers are expected to have a difficult challenge this year to retain the men’s first division crown.
Apart from traditional challengers GCC and Old Fort, this year will have the entrance of a more powerful under-21 squad which is growing in experience and skill.
The Hikers opened the tournament with the feature match of last night’s schedule against GCC at 22:00hrs.
Nationals Robert France, Jamarj Assanah and Shane Samuels, fresh off their productive outing in Peru, was expected to lead the Hikers charge.
Much will rest on the shoulders of GCC’s Orland Semple, who is likely to be the lone national to take the floor for the Bourda side.
The Jaguars will showcase national full back Andrew Stewart and junior national captain, Mark Sargeant and they were scheduled to oppose Old Fort in the opening fixture of the evening at 21:10hrs.
Old Fort meanwhile are always major contenders for the title and will be led once again by the blistering pace of the Simon brothers, Ascofu and Aderemi, and the solid defense of Dwight Sullivan.
National standout Aroydy Branford will sport the colour of the Pumas in the remaining first division clash against Saints. National goalkeeper Medroy Scotland backs up Brandford for the Pumas.
The ladies competition will feature the dominant defending champions, GCC Tigers which boasts several national players in Kerensa Fernandes, Vanessa Pires and Ashley DeGroot. The major challenge over the years to the Tigers dominance has been the Hikers who were the national champs in 2001, 2005 and again in 2007. Rising stars Tekeisha Deleon and Latacea Chung will add some offensive power to the solid Hikers backline of nationals Maria Munroe and Marisha Rodrigues.
The Panthers will present a threat of their own having nationals Ulrica Sutherland, Tiffany Solomon, Princessa Wilkie and Aliyah Gordon in their arsenal. Old Fort Shooting Stars with Minsodia Culpepper and Bushani Kaladeen, along with the Under-21 nationals, round out the ladies pool of teams.
The opening ladies fixture fielded the Panthers against the Hikers at 19:30hrs.
The men’s second division competition will feature a Saints Stanislaus College selection for the first time this year.
This team comprises entirely of players still attending the school and will certainly give them a great opportunity to match their skills against defending champs GCC and the other traditional club sides.
Matches run until Friday and then on Sunday with the four finals set for Sunday from 17:00hrs.

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