Katie Baker is the captain of the Canadian Women's National Field Hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 Team and has over 80 caps to her name.

Career

Baker was introduced to field hockey at age 14 when her family moved to Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

 where she decided to try out for the highschool team. She draws inspiration from her family, and her neighbors at home in Prince Edward Island. A member of the senior national team since 2006 (junior national team from 2004–2005). Her first senior international cap

Cap (sport)

In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...

 was the 2006 UK Tour in Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

. She was named to the Pan American Elite team in 2009, and was also named PEI Female Athlete of the year (2009).She is currently the Captain of the Canadian National team and has been coached by Louis Mendonca since 2008. Past coaches include, Sally Bell, Sharon Rajaraman, and Jennifer Gillan.

Katie played professionally overseas for Royal Antwerp Hockey Club in the 2009-2010 season. Currently, Katie's training is based out of Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

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Personal information

Baker was born in Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

, Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

, April 21, 1984. Katie attended Bluefield Highschool in Hampshire, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. She plans to graduate in 2011 with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Saint Mary's University, University of Prince Edward Island

University of Prince Edward Island

The University of Prince Edward Island is a public liberal arts university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the sole university in the province. Founded in 1969, it traces its roots back to its two earlier predecessor organizations, St. Dunstan's University and Prince of Wales...

, and the University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...

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In her spare time, Katie enjoys spending her days travelling with friends, going out for breakfast, taking long naps, and swimming in the ocean.

Competitions

* 2010 San Diego Tour
* 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi (6th)
* 2010 Chile Series, Vancouver
* 2010 India Series, Vancouver
* 2010 Belgian Champions
* 2010 World Cup Qualifier, San Diego (4th)
* 2010 Chile and Argentina Tour
* 2009 FIH Champions Challenge II, Russia (6th)
* 2009 Pan American Cup, Bermuda (5th)
* 2009 Ireland Tour
* 2008 WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier, Vancouver
* 2008 South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Tour
* 2007 Pan American Games, Brazil (5th)
* 2007 South Africa Tour
* 2007 Women's Chile 4 Nations
* 2007 AKPro Chile Series, Vancouver
* 2005 Junior Women's World Cup, Chile
* 2004 Chile Tour
* 2004 UK Tour
* 2006 UK & France Tour