U21 team optimistic of good showing at Pan Am event — Fernandes

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Kareem McKenzie of the National u-21 unit on the attack against GCC in a practice match at the National Stadium in Providence as part of their preparation for the upcoming Pan American Junior Championships in Canada.
Kareem McKenzie of the National u-21 unit on the attack against GCC in a practice match at the National Stadium in Providence as part of their preparation for the upcoming Pan American Junior Championships in Canada.

With less than three weeks to the start of the Pan American Junior Championships in Toronto, Canada on May 20, the National u-21 men’s Hockey Team is presently in the final stages of preparation.

According to a release from the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) President Phillip Fernandes the team has been preparing for over one year under the guidance of National Men’s Coach Robert Fernandes and is optimistic of a good showing at the Pan American event.

Coach Fernandes, the release stated, was pleased with the effort and progress made by the players in the past several months although he indicated that their still needs to be some improvement in