2015 International Bowl U18 Roster

On to more positive news, Football Canada released its U18 roster for next month's International Bowl in Arlington, Texas.

QB Alex Basilis, Calgary (St.Mary’s), AB
QB Sawyer Buettner, Moose Jaw (A.E. Peacock), SK
RB Myles Browne, Calgary (Notre Dame), AB
RB Samuel Makwanda, Québec (Loups Curé-Antoine-Labelle), QC
RB Marquis Richards, Brampton (Bulldogs), ON
RB Jevante Stanley, Brampton (Bulldogs), ON
RB Samuel St-Maurice, Montréal (Cégep Vieux-Montréal), QC
REC Kade Belyk, Regina (LeBoldus), SK
REC Sam Clayton, Sherwood Park (Bev Facey), AB
REC Jamal Hooker, Regina (LeBoldus), SK
REC Jacob Janke, Edmonton (Harry Ainlay), AB
REC François Rocheleau, Saint-Basile-le-Grand (Cactus Collège Notre-Dame), QC
OL Brendan Barnes, Calgary (Centennial), AB
OL Dylan Giffen, Strahroy (London JR Mustangs), ON
OL Ramey Kharfan, Edmonton (Ross Sheppard), AB
OL Peter Kozushka, Yorkton (Yorkton Regional), SK
OL Samuel Lefebvre, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon (Cégep Lévis-Lauzon), QC
OL Drew Mairleitner, London (Medway), ON
OL Randall Sanderson, Winnipeg (Sisler Spartans), MB
OL Zackary Williams, Winnipeg (Winnipeg Rifles [CJFL]), MB

DL Mason Bennett, Winnipeg (Vincent Massey Trojans), MB    
DL Tristan Bredin, Anola (Murdoch Mackay Clansmen), MB    
DL Spencer Hood, Ilderton (London JR Mustangs), ON    
DL Cheikhe Sidy Sow, Bromont (Incroyables JH Leclerc), QC    
DL Bobby Sugai, Raymond (Raymond), AB    
DL Carter Wilson, Arnprior (Ottawa Sooners), ON    
LB Tchad Ayotte, Trois-Rivières (Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy [Collégial]), QC    
LB Ivan Boychuk, Cold Lake (Cold Lake Royals), AB    
LB Kean Harelimana, Laval (Cégep Vanier College), QC    
LB Enock Makonzo, Montréal (Cégep Vieux-Montréal), QC    
LB Deshawn Stevens, Toronto (Metro Toronto Wildcats / Kent School [CT]), ON    
LB Eric Thakurdeen, Saskatoon (Notre Dame), SK    
DB Alonzo Addae, Pickering (Ajax-Pickering Dolphins), ON    
DB Jérémie Dominique, Rosemère (Cégep Vieux Montréal), QC    
DB Payton Hall, Caronport (Campbell [Regina]), SK    
DB Tyris Lebeau, Saint-Hubert (Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu), QC    
DB Joshua Quarles, Calgary (Henry Wise Wood), AB    
DB Elijah Walker, Brampton (Brampton), ON    
DB Benjamin Whiting, Saskatoon (Marion Graham), SK    

K Gregory Hutchins, Bedford (CP Allan HS), NS / N.-É.

Interesting...The Maritimes are represented by the kicker, Hutchins, by there isn't a single player from British Columbia.

A couple of things jump out at me, such as the fact that the Brampton Bulldogs appear to have killer backfield talent, but of course I plan on using the time between now and the tournament to find out more about these young men. As this may be the only international tournament of 2015, I may as well get right into it!

"Football Canada announces 2014 Junior National Team"

I had come across a more detailed article about this announcement, but damned if I can find it now.  so for the time being, I'll copy most of the Football Canada press release and post whatever additional information I come across later.

Football Canada is proud to announce its 45-man roster for the 2014 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) U-19 World Championship in Kuwait. The roster was chosen from a pool of 93 players who participated at the 2014 International Bowl series.

Canada’s Junior National Team is led by head coach Warren Craney (York University) who continues as defensive coordinator in 2014, a role he has fulfilled with not only the 2009 and 2012 Junior National Teams but also with the IFAF World Team (2010-13). 

Also on the coaching staff are Justin Éthier (Offensive Coordinator), Brad Collinson (Running backs), Brian Guebert (Defensive Line), Ryan Hall (Defensive Backs), Marcello Lio (Quarterbacks), Kamau Peterson (Receivers), and Kevin MacNeill (Linebackers).   

For Craney and the rest of the coaching staff, selecting the team was not an easy task. 

"Considering how well these hundred kids performed in Dallas, the last two weeks have been very difficult to reduce the roster to 45,” explained Craney. “The last seven roster spots were the most difficult to finalize.” 

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Prior to the July 5-17 World Championship in Kuwait, Team Canada will hold its training camp in Italy June 29th – July 4th.

2014 Junior National Team / Équipe Nationale Junior 2014
Pos.	Name / Nom	Hometown/ Ville natale	Current Team / Équipe actuelle	Commitment / Engagement
QB/QA	Brett Hunchak	Calgary, AB	Calgary Colts (CJFL)
QB/QA	Frédéric Paquette-Perrault	Montréal, QC	CEGEP Vieux- Montréal
QB/QA	Liam Putt	Caledonia, ON	Hamilton Hurricanes
RB/DO	Edward Ilnicki	Spruce Grove, AB	U. Alberta
RB/DO	Khaliel James	Windsor, ON	Windsor-Essex Ravens / Catholic Central HS	U. Guelph
RB/DO	Cédric Joseph	Pointe-Claire, QC	CEGEP Champlain-Lennoxville
RB/DO	Édouard Montemiglio	Montréal, QC	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal
OL/LO	Darius Ciraco	Burlington, ON	Assumption S.S.
OL/LO	Wade Leeroy Cyr	St Eustache, QC	CEGEP Vanier College
OL/LO	Mason Dick	Winnipeg, MB	U. Saskatchewan
OL/LO	Frédérik-Xavier Duhamel	Saint-Barthélémy, QC	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal
OL/LO	Justin Lawrence	Spruce Grove, AB	Spruce Grove HS	U. Alberta
OL/LO	Shane Richards	Calgary, AB	Calgary Colts (CJFL)
OL/LO	Ryan Sceviour	Calgary, AB	U. Calgary
OL/LO	Samuel Thomassin	Québec, QC	CEGEP de l’Outaouais
REC	Trysten Dyce	Winnipeg, MB	Regina Thunder (CJFL)
REC	Mitchell Hillis	Saskatoon, SK	U. Saskatchewan
REC	Karym Kartsonis	Montréal, QC	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy
REC	Félix Laflamme	Sainte-Thérèse, QC	Polyvalente Deux-Montagnes
REC	Louis-Mathieu Normandin	Montréal, QC	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal
REC	Trivel Pinto	Toronto, ON	Metro Toronto Wildcats
REC	Marc-Antoine Pivin	Sherbrooke, QC	CEGEP Champlain-Lennoxville
REC	Kyle Van Wynsberghe	Delhi, ON	Carleton U.
DL/LD	Mathieu Betts	Montréal, QC	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal
DL/LD	Vincent Desjardins	Québec, QC	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy
DL/LD	Evan Machibroda	Saskatoon, SK	Holy Cross	U. Saskatchewan
DL/LD	Garrett Meek	St. Albert, AB	U. Saskatchewan
DL/LD	Shaun Robinson	Halifax, NS	Citadel H.S.	Mt. Allison U.
DL/LD	Andrew Seinet-Spaulding	Montréal, QC	CEGEP Vieux- Montréal
DL/LD	Brayden Twarynski	Calgary, AB	U. Saskatchewan
DL/LD	Joel Van Pelt	Lethbridge, AB	Winston Churchill HS	U. Calgary
LB/SEC	Troy Hansen	Edmonton, AB	Kent [CT]
LB/SEC	Cédric Lussier-Roy	Sherbrooke, QC	CEGEP Champlain-Lennoxville
LB/SEC	Daniel Nesbitt	Regina, SK	LeBoldus
LB/SEC	Samuel Rossi	Montréal, QC	CEGEP Montmorency
LB/SEC	Gabriel Simons	Regina, SK	IMG Academy [FL] / Luther College H.S.
LB/SEC	Micah Teitz	Calgary, AB	Springbank	U. Calgary
DB/DD	Mathieu Boutin	Québec, QC	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy
DB/DD	William Jouan-Ladouceur	Greenfield Park, QC	CEGEP St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu
DB/DD	Royce Metchie	Brampton, ON	Oakville Titans
DB/DD	Jayden McKoy	Winnipeg, MB	U. Manitoba
DB/DD	Nick Parisotto	Guelph, ON	Guelph Bears	U. Guelph
DB/DD	Nicholas-Rohan Plourde-Hector	LaSalle, QC	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy
DB/DD	Louis-Philippe St- Amant	Saint-Augustin, QC	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy
K/B	Dominic Lévesque	Saint Georges, QC	CEGEP Champlain-Lennoxville

"Football Canada announces Junior National Team International Bowl roster"

Football Canada made the below announcement a little earlier today.  Between now and the International Bowl, I'll look for articles about members of the team so that we can get to know them a little better going into the tournament.  Congratulations to all the young men who made it.

Football Canada is proud to announce its Junior National Team roster which will take on USA Football’s U19 National Team as part of the 2014 International Bowl series, to be played February 7-8 at Maverick Stadium at the University of Texas at Arlington.

The 60 player roster was selected from close to 500 players who took part in regional identification camps across Canada. These top prospects will take on USA Football’s U19 squad in Texas, competing for one of 45 spots to represent Canada at the 2014 U19 (19-and-under) World Championship in Kuwait.

Canada’s 2014 Junior National Team is led by head coach and defensive coordinator Warren Craney. Craney is a veteran of international competition having served as defensive coordinator at the two previous World Championships under Noel Thorpe (2012) and Glen Constantin (2009) respectively in addition to four generations of the IFAF World Team.

Canada and Team USA have met in the first two IFAF U19 (19-and-under) World Championship gold medal games with Canada avenging a 2009 loss in 2012 to capture gold. With the record split, the 2014 International Bowl series will re-ignite the Canada-USA rivalry as it builds towards the summer.

Name / Nom	Pos.	Team / Équipe	Hometown / Ville natale
Jonathan Arseneault	DL/LD	CEGEP St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu	St-Constan, QC
William Aziz	DL/LD	CEGEP Vanier College	St. Thomas, ON
Lance Bashutsky	DB/DD	U. Saskatchewan	Wynyard, SK
Mathieu Betts	DL/LD	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal	Montréal, QC
David Blain	REC	CEGEP Montmorency	Montréal, QC
Christophe Bouchard	DB/DD	Académie St-Louis	Quebec, QC
Mathieu Boutin	DB/DD	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy	QC
Quinton Bowles	DL/LD	VI Raiders (CJFL)	Winnipeg, MB
Chris Brown-Fillion	LB/SEC	Winnipeg Rifles (CJFL)	Steinbach, MB
Jozua Côté	RB/DO	Peru (NY)	Longueil, QC
Wade Leeroy Cyr	OL/LO	CEGEP Vanier College	Montréal, QC
Josh Dahl	DB/DD	Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL)	Saskatoon, SK
Vincent Desjardins	DL/LD	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy	QC
Mason Dick	OL/LO	U. Saskatchewan	Winnipeg, MB
Dante Djan	QB/QA	St. Francis Xavier U.	Calgary, AB
Frédérik-Xavier Duhamel	OL/LO	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal	Montréal, QC
Trysten Dyce	REC	Regina Thunder (CJFL)	Winnipeg, MB
Gabriel Ferraro	K/B	Burlington Stampeders	Mississauga, ON
Logan Fisher	RB/DO	Saskatoon Hilltops	Saskatoon, SK
Troy Hanson	LB/SEC	Kent (CT)	Edmonton, AB
Mitch Hillis	REC	U. Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
Brett Hunchak	QB/QA	Calgary Colts (CJFL)	Calgary, AB
Ed Ilnicki	RB/DO	U. Alberta	Spruce Grove, AB
Jadon Johnson	DB/DD	U. Guelph	Brampton, ON
Cédric Joseph	RB/DO	CEGEP Champlain-Lennoxville	Montréal, QC
William Jouan-Ladouceur	DB/DD	CEGEP St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu	Greenville Park, QC
Karym Kartsonis	REC	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy	Saint-Augustin de Desmaures, QC
Reyd Kessler	RB/DO	Calgary Colts	Calgary, AB
Cole Klughart	OL/LO	St. Joseph	Saskatoon, SK
Tristian Koronkiewicz	DL/LD	VI Raiders (CJFL)	Regina, SK
Pierre-Karl Lanctôt	OL/LO	CEGEP St-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Dorval, QC
Jesse Lawson	OL/LO	Langley Rams (CJFL)	Surrey, BC
Dominic Lévesque	K/B	CEGEP Champlain-Lennoxville	QC
Cédric Lussier-Roy	LB/SEC	CEGEP Champlain-Lennoxville	Sherbrooke, QC
Evan Machibroda	DL/LD	Holy Cross	Saskatoon, SK
Ethan Makonzo	LB/SEC	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal	Montréal, QC
Hergy Mayala	REC	Trinity Pawling (NY)	Montréal, QC
Jayden McCoy	DB/DD	U. Manitoba	Winnipeg, MB
Joe McQuay	OL/LO	Notre Dame	Red Deer, AB
Garrett Meek	DL/LD	U. Saskatchewan	St. Albert, AB
Royce Metchie	DB/DD		Brampton, ON
Edouard Montemiglio	RB/DO	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal	QC
Louis-Mathieu Normandin	REC	CEGEP Vieux-Montréal	Montréal, QC
Nick Parisotto	DB/DD	Guelph Bears	Guelph, ON
Félix Pelletier	DL/LD	St. Leonard Cougars (CJFL)	QC
Trivel Pinto	REC	Metro Toronto Wildcats	Toronto, ON
Shane Richards	OL/LO	Calgary Colts (CJFL)	Calgary, AB
Nate Rostek	LB/SEC	Sir John A. MacDonald	NS/N.-É.
Jackson Ryan	RB/DO	Bellerose	St. Albert, AB
Rossini Sandjong-Djabome	DL/LD	CEGEP Édouard-Montpetit	Longueuil, QC
Ryan Sceviour	OL/LO	U. Calgary	Calgary, AB
Tom Schnitzler	LB/SEC	Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL)	Saskatoon, SK
David Sévigny	OL/LO	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy	QC
Louis-Philippe St. Amant	DB/DD	CEGEP Notre-Dame-de-Foy	QC
Logan Thacker	LB/SEC	Winnipeg Rifles	Ochre River, MB
Samuel Thomassin	OL/LO	CEGEP de l’Outaouais	Gatineau, QC
Alex Thompson	REC	VI Raiders (CJFL)	Regina, SK
Brayden Twarynski	DL/LD	U. Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK
Kyle Van Wynsberghe	REC	Carleton U.	Delhi, ON
Eric Verity	DB/DD	U. Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK