mens_nat_team_bio


Last Name	Grimes
First Name	Connor

Position	Forward
Height	188 cm
Weight	87 kg
Date of Birth	6 May 1983
Place of Birth	Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Hometown	Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Residence	The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
Languages Spoken	English

Club	HGC
International Caps	109

Sports Information	Pan American Games champion...first international cap was a 2-1 loss to Scotland on the 2002 UK Tour…career highlight was winning gold at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil, and 2007 Dutch League finalists with HGC…coached by Louis Mendonca since 2006 (previously coached by Gene Muller)...currently playing in the Dutch League for HGC...trains in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands...suffered various ankle sprains and a broken toe...was introduced to the sport at age 5 when he started playing in the junior boys league in Duncan, British Columbia...most inspired by fellow international players in the Dutch League in Holland who continue to improve the game...most admires his parents for their continued support...honours include the 2007 Premier's Athletic Award for the province of British Columbia; 2007 Pan American Games All-Star Team member...
Human Interest	Attended Brentwood College School in Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada…will graduate in 2010 with a degree in International Business Administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands…plans to pursue a finance career…single...mother is Barbara...father Richard is a physician...has a brother (Richard) and 2 sisters (Aoibhinn, Anna) - Aoibhinn played on the Canadian Women's Field Hockey team...enjoys golf, poker, travelling, cooking...favourites include dining out, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, soccer, the movie Juno, and all kinds of music..
Competitions	2008 Olympic Games, CHN 2008 Tour of Europe 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, MAL 2008 South Africa Tour 2007 UK Tour 2007 AKPro Chile Series, Vancouver 2007 Ireland and France Tour 2007 Malaysia Tour 2007 Setanta Sports Trophy, Ireland 2007 Pan American Games, Brazil 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006 Men's World Cup Qualifier, Changzou City, China 2006 New Zealand Series 2005 England/Ireland Tour 2005 Scotland Series, Vancouver 2005 Germany Tour 2004 Olympic Qualifier. Madrid 2004 Pan Am Cup, London 2004 South Africa Tour 2003 New Zealand Tour 2001 Junior World Cup, Hobart, Australia Under-18 Welsh Hockey Tournament