Scott Tupper

Scott William Martin Tupper (born December 16, 1986) is a Canadian male field hockey player who plays for the Canada national field hockey team as a midfielder.

Scott Tupper
Personal information
Full name Scott William Martin Tupper
Born (1986-12-16) 16 December 1986
Vancouver, Canada
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club West Vancouver
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Canada 306
Medal record
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2011 GuadalajaraTeam
2015 TorontoTeam
2019 LimaTeam
Pan American Cup
2013 Brampton
2017 Lancaster
Last updated on: 13 August 2019

Club career

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tupper first started playing with the Vancouver Hawks Field Hockey Club at the age of eight. Scott Tupper is known for his deadly drag flicks and short corners. Vancouver's one and only Field Hockey Iron Man. In the last few years, he's played mainly as a Central Defender, capable of launching 50-yard aerial passes to his forwards. His home club is the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club. He's also played semi-professionally in Europe with HC Schaerweijde, Der Club an der Alster and Racing Bruxelles.

International career

In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[1] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[2] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[3]

References
  1. "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.


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