Canada will play the Netherlands Friday (Feb. 10) in a quarter-final match at the 2023 Women's Indoor Field Hockey World Cup.
Canada's national team, which includes Coquitlam's Natalie Winter, finished fourth in its pool with a record of one win, three draws and a loss (1-3-1).
Winter appeared in four of those five matches at the tournament in Pretoria, South Africa. She has one point, an assist.
The Canadian women have competed in two previous world cups, played roughly every four years.
In 2007, Canada finished ninth in Austria and, in 2015, the team placed 10th in Germany.
In this year’s tournament, Canada defeated Czech Republic 3-2, lost to Belgium 1-0 and played to draws against Kazakhstan, Namibia and Ukraine.
Netherlands finished first atop its pool with five wins and no losses, scoring 29 goals along the way while allowing just four.
The team has won two World Cups, 2015 and 2007, while Germany won the other three that have been contested.
Winter, a graduate of the Tri-City Eagles club program and Dr. Charles Best Secondary, has been playing outdoor field hockey for the York University Lions that past four years.
She took up the indoor version of the sport as a way to keep fit and work on her skills during the winter months.
Indoor field hockey is played six-aside in gyms with low boards surrounding the playing surface.
Several rules also differ from the outdoor game, such as players can't lift, sweep or whack the ball unless they’re taking a shot on net.
