Nicole Poulakis

Nicole Poulakis
Personal information
Born (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004
Toronto, Canada
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club University of New Hampshire
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2023– Canada U–21 17 (1)
2025– Canada 0 (0)
Medal record
Women's indoor hockey
Representing  Canada
Indoor Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Spring City

Nicole Poulakis (born 25 June 2004)[1] is a field and indoor hockey player from Canada.[2]

Personal life

Poulakis grew up in Ajax, a town in the Durham Region of Southern Ontario, Canada.[2][3][4][5]

She is a student at the University of New Hampshire.[5]

Field hockey

Domestic league

Poulakis currently competes in the intercollegiate competition in the United States hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In the league, she represents the Wildcats of the University of New Hampshire.[5] She previously represented Dolphins Hockey Club in the domestic league of Field Hockey Ontario.[6][7]

Under–21

Since 2023, Poulakis has been a member of the Canada U–21 squad.[2] She made her debut for the team at the 2023 Pan American Junior Championship in Saint Michael, where they finished in fourth place.[8] Later that year she represented the team again at the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[9]

In 2024 she continued representing the national under–21 squad, appearing at the Pan American Junior Championship in Surrey.[9][8]

Senior national team

Poulakis received her first call-up to the senior national squad in 2024. She was named as a travelling reserve for the squad at the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[10]

In 2025, she was again named as a travelling reserve, this time for the 2024–25 FIH Nations Cup in Santiago.[9] Despite not earning any international caps at either of the FIH Nations Cups, Poulakis is set to make her senior international debut during the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo.[11][12]

Indoor hockey

In addition to field hockey, Poulakis has also represented the Canada Indoor team.[13] She won a silver medal with the team at the 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup in Spring City.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Nicole Poulakis". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Ajax to host Field Hockey Ontario annual tournament". durhampost.ca. Durham Post. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Field of dreams for Pickering High School girls' hockey team". durhamregion.com. Durham Region. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "22. Nicole Poulakis". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Current Roster". dolphinsfieldhockey.com. Dolphins Field Hockey Club. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. ^ "POULAKIS Nicole". fho.altiusrt.com. Field Hockey Ontario. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Junior Pan American Championships". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "POULAKIS Nicole". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Canada: Women's National Team – FIH Nations Cup". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Cup Rosters". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Poulakis Selected to Field Hockey Canada National Team for Pan Am Games". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  13. ^ "POULAKIS Nicole". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  14. ^ "USA beat Canada 3-0 in Pan Am Hockey Cup final". newsroom.gy. News Room Guyana. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Indoor Pan American Cups". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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