Brooke McCusker
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| Born |
26 July 2003 North Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||
| Current club | Wake Forest University | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Canada U–21 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Canada | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Brooke McCusker (born 26 July 2003)[1] is a field hockey player from Canada.[2]
Personal life
[edit]McCusker grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3][4]
She is a student at Wake Forest University.[3]
Field hockey
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]McCusker currently competes in the intercollegiate competition in the United States hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In the league, she represents the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University.[3][5] She previously represented West Vancouver FHC in the domestic league of Field Hockey British Columbia.[6]
Under–21
[edit]From 2023 until 2024, McCusker was a member of the Canada U–21 squad.[2] During her junior career, she represented the team at two major tournaments. She made appearances at the 2023 and 2024 editions of the Pan American Junior Championship, held in Saint Michael and Surrey, respectively.[4][7][8]
Senior national team
[edit]McCusker received her first call-up to the senior national squad in 2023.[9] She was named in the travelling squad for a test series against the United States in Charlotte, however she did not earn a senior international cap while on tour.[7]
She was named in the national team again in 2024. She was named in the travelling squad for a European tour through June and July.[10] During this tour, she made her senior international debut during a test series against Scotland in Glasgow, and made appearances at the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[7][10]
In 2025, she was again named in the national squad for her second FIH Nations Cup in Santiago.[7][11] She has also been named in the squad for the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Brooke McCusker". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "6. BROOKE MCCUSKER". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b "North Shore field hockey players help Canada qualify for Junior World Cup". nsnews.com. North Shore News. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Field Hockey: No. 23 Ohio State loses 3rd straight in 1-0 loss to No. 17 Wake Forest". thelantern.com. The Lantern. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "McCUSKER Brooke". fieldhockeybc.altiusrt.com. Field Hockey British Columbia. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "McCUSKER Brooke". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Junior Pan American Championships". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Women's National Team camp in Charlotte serves as Pan Am Tune Up". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Canada: Women's National Team – FIH Nations Cup". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "McCusker Named to Field Hockey Canada's 2025 FIH Nations Cup Women's National Team Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Cup Rosters". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Canada: Follow Team Canada at the Pan American Cup". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.