2012 Women’s Player of the Year Shortlisted
Award to be handed out at World League in Rotterdam
June 17th, 2013: The FIH will announce the 2012 Women’s Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year as part of the festivities at the Rabobank Hockey World League later this week.
Five players for each category have been shortlisted for the prestigious award. For the Women’s Player of the Year, the five finalists are:
Luciana Aymar – ARG
Crista Cullen – GBR
Kim Lammers – NED
Maartje Paumen – NED
Kayla Sharland – NZL
On the Junior side, the five finalists are:
Erica Coppey – BEL, 1991
Cheon Eun Bi – KOR, 1992
Anna Flanagan – AUS, 1992
Florencia Habif – ARG, 1993
Stacey Michelsen – NZL,1991
The men’s player of the year was announced already at the 2012 Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia. Winning that award was Moritz Fuerste from Germany. His teammate Florian Fuchs took home the Young Player of the Year award. The women’s 2012 announcement is just now being made due to the fact the Hockey World League Semi-Finals are the first major event since the London Olympic Games to present the award to the winners.