Emily Prystupa
From coast to coast, Emily has played all over Canada
Emily started playing sport when she was 5 with the Nighthawks. Throughout her life Emily has played many sports in addition to fields hockey such as soccer, rugby and track and field, before focusing on field hockey when she went to University. She currently lives in Fredericton, NB working as a peat specialist for the provincial government and is really looking forward to playing field hockey and coaching in Atlantic Canada this summer! Emily has played for the UBC Varsity field hockey team for 4 years and went to national champions from 2014-2017, for the UWaterloo varsity field hockey team in 2018, the Alberta provincial team in 2013 and 2014, and various tournaments with the Halifax Haddocks. Some of her highlights include playing for UBC and winning USport nationals and any time she gets to play with her family. Field hockey means community and time with family to her.
“Field hockey has been in my life for a long as I can remember. My mum is from New Zealand and played for the national team and so starting teaching us at an early age. I have moved around a fair bit and the one thing that I have been able to do every place that I have moved is find a field hockey community. I have always been able to rely on the field hockey community for a place to go when I am new to an area and make amazing lifelong friends. I would love to see field hockey grow in Atlantic Canada. Though I have just arrived from my brother living in Halifax I have already been introduced to some amazing people in the Atlantic Canada community. I would love to see some more opportunities for the existing field hockey community in Atlantic Canada to play and also see more opportunities for people in Atlantic Canada to learn about field hockey.” – Emily Prystupa