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Commonwealth Games: Kiwis end Canada’s hopes for medal

The Canadian Women’s Field Hockey team finished a disappointing preliminary round at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The Canadian Women’s Field Hockey team finished a disappointing preliminary round at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scot., on Wednesday.

With Rossland’s Thea Culley playing sparingly, Team Canada lost 6-0 to New Zealand, the fourth ranked team in the world, to close out the preliminary round of the Games on Wednesday. Culley is the senior member with 106 Caps.

The young Canadian team was beaten by India 4-2 in its opening match, and followed that up with a loss to South Africa 2-0, before managing it’s only victory, a 4-1 win Sunday over Trinidad-Tobaggo.

The Canada women’s team will close out the Games with a 7-8  place match against Malaysia today.