Brenden Bissett

Brenden Bisset
Personal information
Full nameBrenden David Nelson Bissett
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder / Forward
ClubVancouver Hawks
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2017–2018 Nijmegen - -
2018– Vancouver Hawks - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014– Canada 139 (11)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place2022 Santiago
Pan American Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place2012 Guadalajara
Updated on 24 July 2021

Brenden David Nelson Bissett (born January 28, 1993) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Vancouver Hawks and the Canadian national team.

Club career

Since 2017, he played club hockey in the Netherlands for NMHC Nijmegen.[1] After one season he returned to Canada to the Vancouver Hawks.

International career

He competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.[2][3] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[4] He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[5] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[6] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[7]

In June 2021, Bissett was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Maresch, Sjoerd (1 September 2017). "Ophef over transfer Canadees naar Nijmegen". gelderlander.nl (in Dutch). de Gelderlander. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ↑ COC Profile
  4. ↑ "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.