David Harte says Ireland can do something special

David Harte says the Olympic qualifying process for men’s hockey gives “perceived lower ranked teams” more of an opportunity of making it to Rio De Janeiro.

Last week, Canada – a team Ireland beat well in March in San Diego – beat seventh ranked New Zealand at their World League Round 3 event in Buenos Aires to pretty much assure themselves of a place at the Games

And the Cork native sees this as a decent form guide indicating Ireland can do something equally special this week in Antwerp at the second WL3 tournament, featuring ten teams over two weeks.