Michael McCann (field hockey)

{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2012}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1977|9|26|df=yes}}

|birth_place=Sydney, Australia

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Field Hockey}}

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2004 Athens|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Kuala Lumpur|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Mönchengladbach|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Chennai|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2003 Amstelveen|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Manchester|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Melbourne|Team}}

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Michael McCann OAM (born 26 September 1977) is a field hockey striker from Sydney, Australia, who won the gold medal with the Australia national field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070831/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/michael-mccann-1.html Olympic results] He was included in the national squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2001 after an impressive national league season netted him the top goal scorer's award.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=362 |title=Profile at hockey.org.au |access-date=24 April 2012 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120424221140/http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=362 |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}

He retired from international hockey in 2007 after playing 165 games and scoring 72 goals.[http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/kookaburras-will-struggle-to-fill-hole-left-by-mccann/2007/07/25/1185339082338.html New squad named but Kookaburras will struggle to fill hole left by McCann]

His nickname in the younger days was "10 cents". This came about because every time he scored a goal his aunty would give him 10 cents as a reward. After at least 3 games of hockey on a weekend, the rewards were massive.