Balraj Panesar
Biography
• Has earned more than 60 senior national team caps since his debut in 2014 in New Zealand
• Represented Canada at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, winning silver in hockey 5’s
• Played four matches at the 2018 FIH World Cup, helping Canada to an 11th place finish
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT BALRAJ
Getting into the Sport: Grew up watching his dad play… Took up the sport because of how many other members of his family play…Odds and Ends: Older brother Sukhi is also a member of Canada’s field hockey team at Lima 2019…
Notable International Results
Youth Olympic Games: 2014 – SILVER (Hockey 5’s)
Commonwealth Games: 2018 – 8th
FIH World Cup: 2018 – 11th
Pan American Cup: 2017 - SILVER