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Albert Marcano
D.O.B.:
8th July 1967
Height:
170cm
Location:
Arouca
Jersey Number:
 14 
Position (s):
not goalkeeper-specialist forward/midfield

Year Joined:
1989

 

Bio: Albert joined Malvern from Carib Hockey Club back in 1989. He was one of Carib’s star players and he was also one of the National Junior Team’s key players in 1988 when the Junior Pan Am Championships were hosted in T&T. Albert also played alongside the likes of Michael Silman, Roger St. Rose, Ian Thomson and Joseph Lewis at the end of Malvern’s decade of league dominance. He had extremely quick hands and a wicked turn of pace that left many a defender dazzled by his skillful moves. Until the introduction of Wayne Legerton, Albert was still one of the club’s main goal scoring threats, but he has happily passed the baton on to the next generation of Malvern strikers.

Besides his ability on the field, Albert, like many other Malvernites before him, extended his capabilities off the field as well. He has coached Malvern’s women to 4 Championship Division titles (1998-1999 and 2002-2003) as well as knock out and Big 4 titles. Add to his coaching accomplishments the fact that he is also an international umpire. He has umpired in the CAC & Pan American Games as well as the Junior Pan American Championships. He has also been appointed to the Junior Men’s World Cup in Holland later this year.
Albert is one of two players on the current team who was a part of the last team to win the championship league and he is determined to ensure that Malvern ends their 14-year drought. Hopefully his efforts will not go unrewarded.

Awards/Honours: Malvern’s leading goal scorer for 4 of the last seven years and league leading scorer on a couple of occasions. Nominated as 1 of the 5 players of the year nationally in 1999. He also has 13 years of national representation. 

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Albert has two (i) Scoring the equalizer vs. Argentina in the 1988 Junior Pan Am Championships held in T&T on the stroke of half time. (ii) being 1 of the 10 highest goal scorers in the 1995 Pan Am Games in Argentina after scoring 5 goals against Paraguay. 

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Albert has too many memorable moments to narrow it down to just one. Most of them though happened while touring for Malvern. Three that stand out are 1997 Banks Festival when Malvern played All Stars in the final, playing Hounslow at Kensington in the 1993 Club Championships and definitely the 2004 Guyana indoor tournament.

 

   

 

 
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Brigid Poon-Lewis
D.O.B.: 31st January 1974
Height: 5’ 5”
Location: Diego Martin
Jersey Number: 38
Position (s): Defender
Year Joined: 1992

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Carina-Leigh Lezama
D.O.B.:
19th March 1991
Height:
Location: D’Abadie
Jersey Number: 26
Position (s):
Forward
Year Joined:

  Bio: Carina claims that her hockey beginnings to be accidental. In fact, in her own words she was “forced” to play to “make up numbers”. She came to watch her brother, Bryan, play a mixed under-19 game and was “invited” to play since the team did not have all of their players. She enjoyed it enough to continue to play the game. cept her own sporting ambition. She is the third member of the Lezama family to play  for Malvern after her brother, Bryan, and sister, Teresa.  
Still in the developmental stages of her hockey career, Carina features regularly in the Trinity team as well as the under-19 team, when one is available. She is also a starter for the St. Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain under-19 team. Although she is occasionally lazy on the field, already she is developing a knack for scoring goals. While it remains to be seen if hockey will become her passion, there is nothing stopping this talented player from being a significant contributor to Malvern’s future championship aspirations.

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Cecile Wren  

Cecile Wren
D.O.B.:
14th September 1972
Height:
5 ft. 2 inches
Location:
Arima

Jersey Number: 21
Position (s): Midfielder

Year Joined: 1990 

  Bio: Cecile started playing hockey in 1986 at Woodbrook Government Secondary as a forward and midfielder. She also captained the Woodbrook team for two years. She joined Malvern Sports Club in 1990, at the age of 17, and made her Championship team debut that same year. Cecile developed into a determined midfielder, tackling hard in defense and yet is often in a position to score goals as well. Many games have been won by Malvern with Cecile playing a crucial role for the team in the middle of the pitch.  

 After an outstanding 1992 season she captained the Championship team in 1993-1994. One of the high moments of her career came in 1993 when she played on the Junior National Team that went to the Junior World Cup in Barcelona, Spain.
 In 2004, now a veteran of 15 years, during a difficult season, Cecile stood out with solid and consistent performances on a team notorious for its inconsistency. If Malvern are to improve on their 2004 performances, Cecile will no doubt be at the heart of their rise back to the top.

 Awards/Honours: 1992 Junior Pan American Team – Second Place, 1993 Junior World Cup Team, 1992 Malvern Female Hockey Player of the Year, 1993-1994 Captain of the Championship Team, 2004 Malvern Female Hockey Player of the Year

 Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Cecile has two moments that stand out more than any other. The first happened back in 1990 when she made her Championship team debut. That was a strong team that fielded the likes of Gisela Smith, Karen Wellington, Michèle Gordon, Margaret Hinds and Sherlan Cabralis. The second happened in 1993 when Cecile rubbed shoulders with the game’s future elite in the Junior World Cup in Barcelona Spain.

 Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Cecile’s most memorable Malvern moment came in 1999 when she made her first club tour to the Pan American Club Championships in Jamaica. Competing against the region’s best Malvern placed a creditable forth.

 

       
       
Cordell Garcia

Cordell Garcia
D.O.B.:
18th October 1983
Height:
5’ 7”
Location:
Diego Martin
Jersey Number:
11
Position (s):
Forward / Goalkeeper
Year Joined: 2004

Bio: Cordell started hockey in 1995 in school at Diego Martin Junior Secondary and enjoyed the game enough to continue playing when he went to Diego Martin Secondary. He joined Carib Hockey Club in 1999 where he enjoyed the game quietly, but as the club moved more and more towards playing in the Veterans league exclusively Cordell made the decision to join Malvern for the 2004 season.  He has played regularly with the Trinity team and in his second season should continue to do the same.

 He has already scored a few goals for Malvern and one would hope that as his game develops he will become a consistent goal scorer for the club. He has also showed his commitment to the team by strapping on the pads for the Trinity team’s loan game for the 2005 season. His goalkeeping debut was solid as he made a few saves in a 6-1 win for the team. For those of us around hockey long enough we might remember his father, “Socks”, himself a national goalkeeper. Whether Cordell chooses to follow in his father’s footsteps or walk his own path, we expect good things from this young man and hope that he continues to learn and develop here at Malvern.

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 Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Cordell’s most memorable hockey moment was scoring a hat trick, his first,  in an indoor tournament in 2002.

 Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Cordell’s most memorable Malvern moment was scoring a goal in his debut game for Malvern last year against Notre Dame. Hopefully he has many more to come.

 

       
       
Damian Gordon

Damian Gordon
D.O.B.:
7th December 1977
Height:
180 cm
Location:
Maraval
Jersey Number:
41
Position (s):
Midfielder / Defender
Year Joined: 1992

Bio: Besides always being around hockey with his mother, a hockey star for both Malvern and the now defunct Rockets, Damian started playing hockey by the age of 5 with Ventures Hockey Club who provided a youth camp. From there he moved on to Harvard’s Summer clinic where for a number of years was coached by the likes of Novel Gittens, Kenneth Figuera, Jesse Blackman and Ian Harris to name a few. Damian played his first competitive match for St. Mary’s College at age 12.

 He was the team’s top under-19 scorer in form 2 and the top league under-16 goalscorer both years he was eligible. In 1992 he joined Malvern Sports Club. He made his Malvern Championship team debut in 1993, at age 15, playing alongside Malvern stalwarts such as Leroy Sookdeo, Peter Mitchell, Rigel Gomes, Roger St. Rose, David François and Joey Lewis. He developed into a steady midfielder and was a regular on the Championship team of the late 1990s. He made his T&T senior team debut in 1997 at the age of 19 against Barbados in the exhibition match of the Banks Festival in the midfield, but was later utilised as a wingback. Generally a steady performer you will hear Damian describing his game as being anonymous, since he considers his strength as doing what the team needs him to do rather than worrying about how many goals he scores or how much he features in a game. One of his favourite sport quotes is “receive and pass” and that is how he plays his game.
After some years abroad he has returned and taken up the job as Malvern’s secretary. On the field, he now plays a pivotal role in the Malvern midfield, having an outstanding 2004 season in which Malvern placed third in both the league and Big 4 tournaments. Damian was also a part of the Pan American Cup team that placed forth, playing as a centre back. The first time since 1965 that a T&T team has placed in the top four in a Pan American tournament. The expectations on him have increased for 2005, as Damian is now the team captain and his main goal is to guide Malvern to their first league success since 1991.

Awards/Honours: 1994 St. Mary’s College Hockey Player of the Year, 1996 Junior Pan Am Team – 6th place, 1997 Malvern Male Hockey Player of the Year, 1997 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year Nominee, 1999 Pan American Games Team – 6th, 2004 Pan American Cup Team – 4th, 2004 MVP – T.T.H.B. National Indoor League Final, 2004 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year Nominee and 2004 Malvernite of the Year. 

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Damian’s most memorable moment happened during the 1996 Junior Pan Am Hockey Tournament in Barbados. After finishing with an unconvincing win against Guyana, a disappointing draw with Mexico and two heavy losses to Cuba and Canada, T&T had earned the right to play host nation Barbados in the 5th- 8th cross over matches as heavy underdogs. Barbados dominated early on and scored first, but T&T fought back to take a 2-1 lead until Barbados pressure led to an equaliser with less than five minutes left. In sudden death extra time T&T scored an unlikely winner that sent the partisan crowd silent. Damian featured defensively with timely tackles and interceptions, but even more important was the fact that T&T beat rivals Barbados in Barbados. 

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Damian’s most memorable Malvern moment happened during the 1994 tour to the Caribbean Club Championships in Georgetown, Guyana. Malvern contested the final against Barbados Police. Malvern had coasted through the preliminary matches, including a 3-0 win against Police, and won a tough penalty shoot out semifinal over host team GCC. We were the runaway favourites to win the game. After a very bad first half that ended 0-0, coach Kenneth Figuera called the team to the furthest end of the Bourda Oval he could find and proceeded to lambaste the team, especially the senior players, using very colourful language for the poor first half performance. All of the Bourda Oval, including Police, stopped to listen to the fierce tongue-lashing. The result was a goal in the first 15 seconds of the restart, which turned out to be the winning goal for Malvern to win the tournament and the biggest trophy, since the team that won in Philadelphia, that Malvern has won.

 

 
       
       
 

Marlon A.G. Jackson
D.O.B.:  6th October 1978
Height: 5’ 8” – 5’9”
Location: 
Maraval
Jersey Number: 46
Position (s): Midfield
Year Joined: 2004

  Bio: In Trinidad he may have been called a hockey brat since his father is an ex-Jamaican national player. Marlon’s call to fame started at 11 years old playing in the high school league for his alma mater, Wolmer’s Boys’ School. Marlon got his first strong sign of a good hockey career when, at age 13, he made the 2nd team of Raiders United and started to play in the local senior league. He has not looked back since as Raiders has won the league 8 straight years, two of which he captained the team.  

At age 18 he made his national team debut and went on to play in both 1998 and 2002 CAC Games. Now Marlon has fit nicely into the Malvern family, commanding a regular Championship team place in the midfield.

Awards/Honours: Eight consecutive Jamaican league titles; 1998 CAC Games team, 4-nation tournament. Also in high school tournaments won awards ranging from MVP to leading goal scorer.

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Marlon’s most memorable hockey moment happened in 1996 when, at age 18, he was selected to the national senior team. It was an especially proud moment for Marlon who is treading in his father’s footsteps, himself an ex-national and team captain.

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: The November 2004 Tour to Guyana, his first Malvern tour. Malvern participated in the Indoor Invitational tournament and Marlon had his first proper opportunity to bond with a lot of the members of the club. He learned a lot about us just as we did about him.

 

 
       
       
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Jamila A. Leonce
D.O.B.: 12th September 1985
Height: 168 cm
Location: Diego Martin
Jersey Number: 34
Position (s): Midfielder
Year Joined: 2000

 

  Bio:  

Awards/Honours: 2002 Malvern Youth Player of the Year

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Jamila’s most memorable hockey moment is from her time as a secondary school student at Diego Martin. She was playing in a semi-final against Holy Name Convent and scored the winning goal with a shot from the top of the circle.

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Jamila’s most memorable Malvern moment was receiving a green card in an under-19 match against Magnolia Hockey Club.

 

 
       
       
Liselle Parris  

Liselle Parris
D.O.B.:
14th September 1982
Height:
166 cm
Location:
Cocorite / St. James.
Jersey Number:

Position (s):
Defender / Midfielder

Year Joined:
1996
 

 

Bio: Liselle started playing hockey at the age of 13 at St. François Girls College and by the next year she had joined Malvern. She went on to captain both her school team and Malvern’s under-19 team and has also trained with the 2003 and 2004 national teams preparing for Pan Am commitments. Liselle has come through the ranks of the club and now is a Championship team regular in the defense or in a defensive midfield position.

 

She has also been used as the man marker for the opposition’s best player and has had some fantastic duels with Stacey Sui-Butt and Nicole Dixon more often than not coming out on top of these individual contests. Blessed with a good eye and flat tackle, Liselle is one of the most consistent players on the ladies team. One can point to her excellent attendance at practise sessions as the main reason for her performances. Apart from her playing she is developing into a more than creditable umpire, continuing in Malvern’s proud tradition of not just producing good hockey players, but good umpires, joining the likes of Mervyn Skeete, Roger St. Rose, Albert Marcano and Lisa Marcano. She also serves on management as a hockey representative as she continues to bring value to the club in a variety of ways.
Liselle is yet another example of the quality youth member that lets us feel comfortable that the club will not only survive, but succeed as we continue to be one of the leaders in the hockey community in particular and sporting community at large.

Awards/Honours: 2002 Most Promising Umpire, 2003 Umpire of the Tournament – World Youth Hockey Day, 2004 Malvern’s Most Disciplined Player.

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Naiel Samuel  

Naiel Samuel
D.O.B.:
23rd February 1985
Height:
Location:
Diego Martin
Jersey Number:
6
Position (s):
Forward / Midfield

Year Joined:
2000

 

Bio: Naiel started playing hockey in secondary school back in 2000. As her game developed so did her interest and when she felt comfortable enough playing the game she became one of the young ladies introduced to Malvern by Colin Byron and Johann Lewis. She started off as an under-19 player on a team that lost a lot of matches initially as they tried to develop team skills. She eventually began to feature on the Trinity team and today is one of the stronger players on the team.

 

Naiel has also worked her way into the Championship team, usually as a striker, where she is getting more confident each season she plays. She has scored one of the five goals scored so far by the Championship ladies and will have to score a few more if Malvern are to bring the league title back to the club this year.
Naiel really enjoys playing hockey for Malvern and as far as she is concerned Malvern is the best club in the world. I think most of us would agree with her.

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Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Naiel’s most memorable hockey moment came playing for her school during a youth tournament. They played against some of the more established under-19 club teams and were beaten in all of their games. However, this experience taught Naiel the value of hard work and gave her the determination to not give up on her game. She quotes a part of a song from the late Aaliyah that she finds fitting. Aaliyah sings, “If at first you don’t succeed. Dust yourself off and try again.” Let us hope that Naiel’s determination can inspire the membership into a similar attitude as we continue to strive for success on and off the field. 

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Naiel’s most memorable Malvern moment came in 2002 when she played for Malvern in the Banks Festival in Barbados. It was her first time playing hockey at that level and she also scored her first goal for Malvern at that level.

 

 
       
       
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Oire Trotman
D.O.B.: 5th August 1978
Height: 172cm
Location: Arima
Jersey Number: 21
Position (s): Forward / Midfielder
Year Joined: 1995

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Peter Edwards

 

Peter Edwards
D.O.B.:
12th June 1972
Height:
158cm
Location:
Arima
Jersey Number:
19
Position (s):
Centre Back / Defender

Year Joined:
1989

 

Bio: Peter started playing hockey at Chaguanas Senior Comprehensive School in 1987. In 1989 he joined Malvern and in August of that year made his first team tour to the Barbados Banks Festival. It was on this trip that Peter was able to get his first good look of “big time” hockey which changed his outlook on the sport and helped him set goals. One of these goals was to gain selection to the national hockey team, which he attained in 1993, just 6 years after he started playing hockey.

 

It was just reward for the hard work he put into his game that catapulted him from a beginner to one of the strongest tacklers and most agile defenders in the local game. Consistency is pretty much his middle name as year after year Peter has put in quality performances in maintaining his standing as one of the top defenders in T&T hockey. Since his debut in 1993, Peter has been a member of all national teams except for the 2002 CAC team when he was still recovering from a knee injury. He was also a wing back in the 2004 Pan American Cup team that finished forth. The best finish by a local team at that level since a second place Pan American Games finish in 1965.
Now a veteran of 16 seasons with Malvern, Peter is a key member of a team eager to break Malvern’s 14-year run without a league title. If Malvern do take the league home this season, one can rest assured that Peter’s contribution to the cause was invaluable to that end.

Awards/Honours: 1993 CAC Games Team – silver medal, 1993-1995 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year Nominee, 1995 Pan American Games Team – 5th place, 1996 CAC Games Team – bronze medal, 1996 Malvern Male Hockey Player of the Year, 1996 Malvern Sports Personality of the Year, 1997-1998 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year Nominee, 1999 Pan American Games Team – 6th place, 1999 Big Four Most Valuable Player, 2000 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year Nominee, 2003 Pan American Games Team and 2004 Pan American Cup Team – 4th place.

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Peter’s most memorable hockey moment happened during the 1991 Junior Pan American Championships in Havana, Cuba, in which T&T played Chile for the 7th – 8th. Chile was leading T&T 3-2 with 18 seconds on the clock and with Peter in possession of the ball. In a desperate last attempt to score he hit the ball from the defense towards the Chilean circle where his teammate, Cliff Evans, deflected the ball into the goal as the final horn was sounding off to send the game into extra time.

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Peter’s most memorable Malvern moment happened on his first Sunday morning Malvern training session at St. Mary’s College ground. He saw the likes of Novel Gittens, Michael Silman, Waynesly Griffith, Ian “Skill” Duprey, to name a few, training with tremendous commitment and intensity. Despite the intense and competitive training sessions they all made time to encourage and guide me when needed. Peter was inspired by the discipline and commitment being shown by the members during practise. This was when he realised that this club is where he wanted to be.

 

 
       
       
Rose-Anne Reyes  

Rose-Anne Reyes
D.O.B.:
8th August 1973
Height:
5’2”
Location:
Maraval
Jersey Number:
7
Position (s): Forward / Midfielder
Year Joined: 2004

 

Bio: Rose-Anne started playing hockey at the age of 13 at Providence Girls Catholic School. She was a sporting all rounder as she also played badminton, football, lawn and table tennis and volleyball. She represented her school creditably in all these sports until her graduation in 1989, a year in which she was also named the school’s Sports Personality of the year. She joined Chinese Association and played hockey for their ladies until she left Trinidad to study.

 

By the time Rose-Anne returned Chinese’s ladies were no longer playing hockey so she let a friend convince her to join Ventures Hockey Club. She went on to have an excellent first season, culminating in being voted the club’s Rookie of the Year. She also toured Canada with Ventures and was a regular member of the Championship team until she left the club after the 2003 season.
At this point Rose-Anne was approached and invited to join Malvern and she accepted the invitation. From her arrival Rose-Anne earned a place on the Championship team and has been a regular starter since. With her blonde hairdo and goal scoring ability she has added some variety to the Malvern family and we hope that she makes a permanent home here in the club. Her experience will go a long way towards helping Malvern regain the Championship title lost last year.

Awards/Honours: 1989 Providence Girls Sports Personality, 1993 Ventures Hockey Club Rookie of the Year.

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Rose-Anne’s most memorable hockey moment happened while she was still a member of Ventures Hockey Club during the 2001 indoor season. Ventures were the underdogs in the Super Indoor final against the defending 2000 super indoor and 2001 national indoor champions Magnolia. Ventures went on to win the match to become the 2001 super indoor champions.

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Rose-Anne’s most memorable Malvern moment came during the 2003 Ventures Indoor Tournament where as a guest player with Malvern helped guide the team to the final where they defeated Magnolia. It seems like Rose-Anne has a knack for winning finals against Mags… let’s hope she brings that knack with her here at Malvern.

 

 
     
     
 

Ruth Derrick
D.O.B.:
4th December
Height:
163 cm
Location:
Diego Martin
Jersey Number:
20
Position (s): Defender / Wing back

Number of Years with Malvern:
More than 15 years

 

Bio:  Ruth started playing hockey in school at Providence Girls Catholic School in form 3. She went on to join first Orchids and then Jets Hockey Club, both of which are now defunct. However, she managed to have many solid years in the league at either club coming close on a number of occasions to making the final 16 of the national team. Ruth joined Malvern from Jets and immediately settled into the backline as one of the team’s best tacklers. Ruth knew the benefits of a flat tackle long before the introduction of “the turf” in Tacarigua brought about a cultural change in T&T of many hockey skills.

To this day Ruth is still a difficult defender to beat in a career that has exemplified consistency. She has also demonstrated the merits of playing within her limits, keeping the game simple by not taking any risks in the defensive third of the field.
Ruth was there when Malvern ladies first won the league in 1998 and again in 1999, 2002 and 2003. She will be at her consistent best again this year to ensure that Malvern can bring the league back to the club for the 2005 season.

Awards/Honours: 1990 Malvern Female Hockey Player, 1997 Malvern Female Hockey Player, and 1997 Malvern Sports Personality of the Year.

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Ruth’s most memorable hockey moment came in 1998 while playing for Malvern. It was the season when Malvern first won the Championship league and they did it with an inexperienced keeper, Melina Cain, in goal. Affectionately known as “Calamity Jane”, Melina brought out the best in the Malvern defense that year who worked tremendously hard to restrict the number of shots the opposition got to zero. It was an effort that bore fruit as they women went on to win the league boasting the best defensive record among the teams. For Ruth it was remarkable the way everyone gave their all that season towards the team goals and ultimately the league title. 

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Ruth’s most memorable Malvern moment came in 1992 at the club’s 50th Anniversary Dinner. She got to meet some of the founding members of the club as well as an opportunity to learn a lot of the club’s history.
 

     
       
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Teresa Lezama
D.O.B.:
11th March 1987
Height:
5’2”
Location:
D’Abadie
Jersey Number:
23
Position (s):
Defender

Year Joined:
1998

 

Bio: Teresa, the second of three Lezama’s playing in Malvern, began playing hockey during the summer of 1998 and joined Malvern by September in the same year. She was introduced to the game by her aunt, Karen Wellington-Oudan, herself an outstanding forward for Malvern during the early to mid 1990s. Teresa played for Holy Name Convent from 1998 to 2002 before moving on to St. Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain where she was made captain for the 2003-2004 season.

 

She has also captained the under-19 Malvern team when one is available to play. For the past two seasons she has been a regular starter at the right wing back position for the Championship team.  Teresa is developing into a steady wing back and what she lacks in experience she makes up for in intelligence and determination. She reads the game well and keeps opposing attackers on their toes. Already she is an important part of the Championship team and will only go from strength to strength as she develops her game.
Apart from her on the field ability, Teresa shows her all round ability as she is a member of the TTHB’s Youth Committee and can be relied on to participate, whenever called on, in both Malvern and TTHB events either on the field or administratively. With youngsters like Teresa on board the future of Malvern is in good hands.

Awards/Honours: 2004 Malvern Youth Player of the Year 

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Teresa’s most memorable hockey moment was learning how to hit a hockey ball properly. She has a Saturday morning practise session and Penelope Stephens to thank for that. Penny made her and a small group of beginners kneel on the their right knee and place the ball in front of their left foot. They then had to stroke the ball from that position continuously. Teresa, in remembering that morning, is quoted as saying, “I wouldn’t lie, that ‘real’ hurt.”

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Teresa’s most memorable Malvern moment was touring with team that went to Guyana for the indoor tournament in October 2004.

 

 
       
       
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Wayne Calvin Legerton
D.O.B.:
28th July 1984
Height:
179 cm
Location:
Cocorite
Jersey Number:
10  
Position (s):
  Forward / Midfield

Year Joined:
2004

 

Bio: Wayne started playing hockey in Tobago at the age of 10 with Paradise. In 1995 he moved to Trinidad and joined Paragon Sports Club. Under the guidance of Colin Thompson he developed into a strong youth player consistently winning most goals and most valuable player awards at this level. Probably one of the most dominant school players since Kwan Browne, Wayne was part of a young, dynamic Paragon team that developed into a dominant force in the indoor game. He made his senior national team 2003 at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, but got limited playing time.

 

In an attempt to take his game to the next level Wayne joined Malvern in 2004. He quickly fit in to the Championship team, leading Malvern in scoring on the way to the team’s third place finish. During this time he has been refining his big weapon, a powerful drag flick. He made the national team for the second time, this time going to the Pan American Cup in Canada after a warm up tour to England. T&T placed forth in the tournament. Wayne then led Malvern in scoring in the Chinese Indoor Invitational in which Malvern placed second in both the league and knockout competitions as well as the National Indoor tournament in which Malvern won both the league and knockout competitions. Malvern then went to the Guyana Indoor Invitation where Wayne won the MVP in the tournament. Malvern placed forth. Wayne started his 2005 season off nicely making the national under-21 team that played in the Junior Pan American Championships in Havana, Cuba. The team placed a disappointing seventh, but Wayne was one of the outstanding players on the team.
In four games in the 2005 season Wayne has already scored two hat tricks in a team-leading total of eight goals. Malvern’s success this season rests, to a large extent, on this young man’s shoulders. It is a challenge he is eager and willing to take up.

Awards/Honours: 2000-2002 Most Goals, MVP and 2000 Most Outstanding Attacker – Chinese Association Invitational Schools Indoor, 2001-2003 MVP – Chinese Association Invitation U-21 Indoor, 2002 Most Outstanding Defender - Chinese Association Invitation U-21 Indoor, 2002 Most Goals - Championship Division, 2002-2003 Most Goals – T.T.H.B. National Indoor, 2003 T.T.H.B. Player of the Year Nominee, 2004 MVP - Guyana’s Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Tournament, 2004 Michael Silman Trophy – Malvern’s Most Goals, 2004 Kurt Brathwaite – Youth Player of the Year, 2005 MVP - T.T.H.B Easter Youth Tournament Under 21.

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Wayne’s memorable hockey moment came at the end of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Tournament in Georgetown, Guyana. Wayne had an excellent tournament scoring in every game for Malvern and was named the tournament’s MVP. The tournament featured internationals from Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and Canada, making it all that more memorable for him.

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Wayne’s most memorable Malvern moment came during the 2004 indoor season. Malvern played Q.P.C.C. in both the league and knock out finals winning both by comfortable margins including goals scored within the opening seconds of both matches. The two wins combine to form Wayne’s most memorable Malvern moment.

 

 
       
       
Yolanna Whitehall  

Yolanna Whitehall
D.O.B.:
27th August 1985
Height:
4 ft. 9 inches
Location:
Diego Martin
Jersey Number:
24 Position (s): Forward
Year Joined: 1999

 

Bio: Yolanna started playing hockey in 1999, coached by Mr. Ricardo Paul. Mr. Paul has been responsible for the start of many a hockey career, Yolanna being one of those influenced by the irrepressible coach. After the departure of Mr. Paul came Malvern’s own Colin Byron and Johann Lewis. These two young men introduced Yolanna to Malvern. She liked what she saw and joined the club and has been a member since. Yolanna was first coached by Jessie Blackman and now by Albert Marcano and she has described her experience at Malvern so far as a rewarding and exciting one.

 
Not the tallest player on the field by any stretch of the imagination, she has a nose for the goal and the determination well beyond her height. With erratic training habits she has found herself in and out of the Championship team, but already she has scored many important goals for Malvern and with a more consistent effort at improving her game can become a consistent scorer for Malvern. Besides her on the field exploits she can be seen giving her time at many youth tournaments as a technical table judge, scorer and many other necessary roles. With youth members like Yolanna in the ranks one can feel safe that the future of Malvern is in good hands.

Awards/Honours: 1999 Most Goals TTHB Easter Tournament, 1999 Most Promising Attacker – School’s Hockey, 2001 Malvern Youth Player of the Year, 2003 Most Goals TTHB Easter Tournament, 2003 Most Valuable Youth Attacker.

Most Memorable Hockey Moment: Yolanna’s most memorable hockey moment so far happened during the 2000 season when she became the first youth player from her group of nine to enter the club to make the Championship team.

Most Memorable Malvern Moment: Yolanna’s most memorable Malvern moment was being voted Malvern’s Youth Player of the Year in 2001.

 
       
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