Al Brahmst

Alan Brahmst is one of Canada’s most decorated field hockey players and coaches. When he moved to Orillia from Germany, he quickly became immersed in the community, and played multiple sports at ODCVI, while working summers at Fern Resort. But he longed to play “his” sport and began to travel weekly – something he did for years – to Toronto to chase his dreams. He climbed the ranks quickly, making first the Junior National Team and then the National team. As a player and coach, he represented Canada at four Olympic Games and multiple World Cups.

Brahmst, in 1999, helped Canada win god at the Pan American Games, which put his name into the history books. Alan then went on to play for Team Canada at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.