Meet the Athletes – U16 BC Boys


Abiram Yogeshwaran

 

 

Instagram: @abiramyogi
Position: Defense
Hometown: Vancouver
Club/Team: Vancouver Hawks
High School: Point Grey Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2023-24
Other Sports: Ice Hockey

 

 


Team Sports Accomplishments: 2022 U16 2nd Place Club Championship; 2019 U15 2nd Place Club Championship
Long-term sport goals: Continue playing field hockey through my life; Continue to develop and learn new field hockey skills
Long-Term career goals: To go to university and obtain a degree in engineering

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Ben Wheatley

 

 

Instagram: N/A
Position: Defense
Hometown: Victoria
Club/Team: Rebels FHC
High School: Reynolds Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2023-24
Other Sports: Volleyball, Tennis

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
Making Next Gen
Team Sports Accomplishments: Field hockey nationals
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
Long-term sport goals: Field hockey national team
Long-Term career goals: Engineer
Fun Facts: School robotics team member

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Caleb Fitch

 

 

Instagram: @calebfitch_
Position: Midfield
Hometown: Vancouver
Club/Team: Vancouver Hawks
High School: St. Johns School
Year of High School Graduation: 2025-26
Other Sports: Ice hockey, track/cross country, basketball, soccer.

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
Making a zone ice hockey team, going to provincials for track and cross country, making next gen
Team Sports Accomplishments: Winning the U14 Club Championships
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: FHC Next Gen
Long-term sport goals: To Get a free education out of sport and to play at the highest level possible.
Long-Term career goals: To have a job I enjoy that I can live off of that involves sports.
Fun Facts: My Dad used to play for the junior national team.

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Callum Stocker

 

 

Instagram: @cstocker13
Position: Midfield
Hometown: Vancouver
Club/Team: Vancouver Hawks
High School: Kitsilano Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2025-26
Other Sports: Ice Hockey

 

 


Team Sports Accomplishments: 2018 U13 Club Champions (Hawks), 2022 U14 Club Champions (Hawks) 2019 U15 Club Champions (India Club)
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: FHC Next Gen
Long-term sport goals: Play for Team Canada
Long-Term career goals: Start my own business
Fun Facts: My Great Grandpa played professional lacrosse for the New Westminster Salmonbellies

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Christopher Chalut

 

 

Instagram: @christopherchalut
Position: Defense
Hometown: North Vancouver
Club/Team: West Vancouver FHC
High School: Rockridge Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2023-24
Other Sports: Mountain Bike

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
Making Team BC & Next Gen
Team Sports Accomplishments: WVFHC U16 Club Championship Bronze
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: FHC Next Gen
Long-term sport goals: to play field hockey throughout university
Long-Term career goals: Engineering or finance

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Dash Nelson

 

 

Instagram: @dash.nelson
Position: Forward
Hometown: Victoria
Club/Team: Vancouver Hawks
High School: St Michaels University School
Year of High School Graduation: 2024-25
Other Sports: Soccer, Basketball, Skiing, Cross-Country, Tennis, Mountain Biking, Swimming

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
Next Gen Select
Team Sports Accomplishments: Island 2nd place for grade 9/10 boys soccer, 2nd City Champs 9/10 soccer for 2022
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: FHC Next Gen
Long-term sport goals: Varsity dreams! To be the best I can be, and play at the highest level I can
Long-Term career goals: Dentistry
Fun Facts: Sisters Elle Nelson (Varisty Blues U of T) and Allegra Nelson (U18 White) also play field hockey

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Felix Randall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gavan Biring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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John Bethell

 

 

Instagram: @jebkos08
Position: Forward
Hometown: Vancouver
Club/Team: Vancouver Hawks
High School: Point Grey Secondary School
Year of High School Graduation: 2025-26
Other Sports: Hockey, Golf

 

 


Team Sports Accomplishments: 2020 U13 Tier 2 Presidents League Champions
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: FHC Next Gen
Long-term sport goals: I would like to play sports at the highest level I can for as long as I can
Long-Term career goals: I would like to either be a NHL player or work in finance
Fun Facts: Sisters Elle Nelson (Varisty Blues U of T) and Allegra Nelson (U18 White) also play field hockey

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Lachlan Scobbie

 

 

Instagram: @lachy.s08
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: North Vancouver
Club/Team: West Vancouver FHC
High School: Handsworth Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2024-25
Other Sports: Ice Hockey

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments: This year I got the Most Improved Player for Gr. 9 in the NVSD FHBC Academy
Team Sports Accomplishments:
For ice hockey in the 2019-2020 season my Peewee A team won the Presidents Series Playoff Championships
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: FHC Next Gen
Long-term sport goals: To keep making the provincial teams and eventually go for the national team.
Long-Term career goals: N/A
Fun Facts: My Dad won the Fred Hoos award at the 1990 CFHA U21 Championships, he was also a reserve for the Men’s program in the early ’90s. Not field hockey, but my cousin played for the Vancouver Giants for 5 yrs and after UBC he went on to Europe and has played in a lot of countries in the last 6 yrs. And my great-grandpa played professional soccer in Scotland and I have 1 of his winners medals that I wear.

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Luke Williams

 

 

Instagram: @lukepw.williams
Position: Forward
Hometown: Vancouver
Club/Team: Vancouver Hawks
High School: Point Grey Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2025-26
Other Sports: Ice Hockey

 

 

 

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Peter Dryden

 

 

Instagram: @peter_dry.07
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Duncan
Club/Team: Cowichan FHC
High School: Brentwood College
Year of High School Graduation: 2024-25
Other Sports: Soccer, basketball, rugby and rowing

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
Rowing nationals, getting on to team BC for field hockey
Team Sports Accomplishments: 2 second places in rowing nationals
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: N/A
Long-term sport goals:
To play one sport professionally
Fun Facts: My cousin works for Juice FM

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Sawyer Ross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sukhmanpreet Singh

 

 

Instagram: @sukh_saini15
Position: Center Barck
Hometown: Surrey
Club/Team: Surinder Lions FHC
High School: La Matheson Secondary School
Year of High School Graduation: 2024-25
Other Sports: Basketball

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
100M gold in school ( track and field )
Team Sports Accomplishments: Men’s league 2021
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
Long-term sport goals:
Scoring drag flick goals
Long-term career goals: Be good player
Fun Facts: Drag flicker

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Tanraj Purewal

 

 

Instagram: @tanrajpurewal
Position: Defense/Forward
Hometown: Surrey
Club/Team: Gobind Sarvar
High School: Gobind Sarvar High School
Year of High School Graduation: 2023-24
Other Sports: Volleyball, Basketball

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
Making the U16 team
Team Sports Accomplishments: Multiple Club tournaments wins: West Coast, U16 Club Champion 2022
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
Long-term sport goals:
Improve in field hockey, and hope to play in higher leagues
Long-term career goals: Engineering or IT
Fun Facts: Roop Dhillon, Cousin and former team Canada player

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Theodore Goold

 

 

Instagram: @theo.goold
Position: Defense
Hometown: Vancouver
Club/Team: Vancouver Hawks
High School: Point Grey Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2024-25
Other Sports: Volleyball

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
Next Gen development, India Club champion 2x, club champion medals 1st & 2nd
Team Sports Accomplishments: Second place in the FHBC 2022 U18 Club Championships for the Hawks.
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
Long-term sport goals:
To go back and play with my Australian club the Wickers again.

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Thomas Moore

 

 

Instagram: @21moorestreet
Position: Left/Right Back
Hometown: West Vancouver
Club/Team: West Vancouver FHC
High School: Sentinel Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2023-24
Other Sports: Rugby

 

 


Team Sports Accomplishments: U16 Club Championships 3rd place (West Van)
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: FHC Next Gen
Long-term sport goals:
West Van Prem, National Team
Long-term career goals: Science major

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William Peters

 

 

Instagram: N/A
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Vancouver
Club/Team: Vancouver Hawks
High School: Lord Byng Secondary
Year of High School Graduation: 2024-25
Other Sports: Rugby

 

 


Personal Sports Accomplishments:
Next Gen development, India Club champion 2x, club champion medals 1st & 2nd
Team Sports Accomplishments: Bc Rugby 7’s Shield 2022 (Lord Byng)
Past Team BC Participation: N/A
National Teams Participation: Next Gen Development 
Long-term sport goals:
Olympics

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