14 Canada Cup standouts invited to 2016 International Bowl

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Photo credit: Ron Jenkins / USA Football

Today, Football Canada announced the invitation of 14 additional Canada Cup standouts to Canada’s under-18 national team.

The group of 14 will be joined by a 26-man Football Canada Cup all-star team to form a roster of 40 players, invited to compete against Team USA in the U18 game, at the 2016 International Bowl series.

The under-18 national team is chosen from participants of the 2015 under-18 national tackle football championship, the Football Canada Cup, which took place from July 13-19 at Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu’s Alphonse-Desjardins Stadium in Quebec.

The third installment of the Canada-U.S. series, is tentatively scheduled between late January and early February, 2016 in Arlington, Texas.

The 2015 Canada Cup consisted of eight participating teams from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and two from host Quebec – Quebec-Blue and Quebec-White.

This year’s Football Canada Cup winning head coach, Brad Collinson, of Quebec-Blue, will serve as Canada’s U18 head coach while the remainder of the coaching staff will be comprised of coaches from each of the national championship’s participating provincial teams. Collinson previously served as head coach of Canada’s U18 International Bowl squad in the game’s inaugural installment in 2014.

International Bowl games to help select Junior National Team

Canada’s U18 and U19 games will serve as a final step in the selection process for Canada’s Junior National Team as they prepare for the 2016 IFAF U-19 World Championship.  Learn more about the process here.

Canada undefeated in U18 International Bowl contest

Canada U18’s head into their third International Bowl undefeated, after taking the 2015 edition at AT&T Stadium, 25-9, while in 2014, they defeated their U.S counterparts, 54-9, at Maverick Stadium. The event, held to coincide with NCAA’s National Signing Day, was established in 2010 as an annual Team USA versus the World game until it transitioned into its current format in 2014.

 

Pos. Name / Nom Provincial Team / Équipe prov. Hometown / Ville natale Team / Équipe (2014-15)
QB/QA Desmond  Catellier Alberta Calgary, AB St. Francis
RB/DO Kyle Borsa Saskatchewan Regina, SK Riffel
RB/DO Alexis Daigneault Québec-Blue / Bleu Trois-Rivières, QC Académie Les Estacades
WR/RÉ  Ian Carty New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Fredericton, NB Fredericton H.S.
WR/RÉ Ben Pasiuk Alberta Red Deer, AB Lindsay Thurber
OL/LO Travis Derksen Alberta Red Deer, AB Hunting Hills
OL/LO Paul Landry Québec-Blue/Bleu St-Jérome, QC Patriotes St-Stanislas
OL/LO Charles Lavallée New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Berry Mills, NB cole l’Odysée
LB/SEC Nicolas Cross Saskatchewan Regina, SK LeBoldus
LB/SEC Pierre-Gabriel Germain Québec-Blue / Bleu Candiac, QC Dynamique Collège Charles-Lemoyne
DB/DD Inho Choi Ontario Windsor, ON Essex Ravens
DB/DD Denzel Gendron-Muscadin Québec-Blue / Bleu Montréal, QC Sun Youth Hornets
DE/AD Alexander Fedchun Alberta Calgary, AB Ernest Manning
DT/PD Axel-Éttiene Yanibada Québec-Blue / Bleu Blainville, QC Loups Curé-Antoine Labelle


40-man U18 roster, invited to the International Bowl

Pos. Name / Nom Provincial Team / Équipe prov. Hometown /Ville natale Team / Équipe (2014-15)
QB/QA Desmond  Catellier Alberta Calgary, AB St. Francis
QB/QA Mason Nyhus Saskatchewan Regina, SK Riffel
RB/DO Kyle Borsa Saskatchewan Regina, SK Riffel
RB/DO Alexis Daigneault Québec-Blue / Bleu Trois-Rivières, QC Académie Les Estacades
RB/DO Samuel Makwanda Québec-Blue / Bleu Laval, QC Loups Curé-Antoine Labelle
RB/DO Jevante Stanley Ontario Brampton, ON Brampton Bulldogs
WR/RÉ  Ian Carty New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Fredericton, NB Fredericton H.S.
WR/RÉ Ben Getzlaf Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK Holy Cross
WR/RÉ Jacob Izquierdo Alberta Calgary, AB St. Francis
WR/RÉ Kevin Mital Québec-Blue / Bleu St-Hubert, QC Dynamique Collège Charles-Lemoyne
WR/RÉ Bryan Owusu Bekoe Québec-Blue / Bleu Mirabel, QC Loups de Curé-Antoine Labelle
WR/RÉ Ben Pasiuk Alberta Red Deer, AB Lindsay Thurber
OL/LO Travis Derksen Alberta Red Deer, AB Hunting Hills
OL/LO George Hutchings Alberta Calgary, AB St. Mary’s
OL/LO Paul Landry Québec-Blue / Bleu St-Jérome, QC Patriotes St-Stanislas
OL/LO Charles Lavallée New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick Berry Mills, NB cole l’Odysée
OL/LO Gregor Mackellar Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse Timberlea, NS/N.-É. St. Andrews College (ON)
OL/LO Christy Nkanu Québec-Blue / Bleu Montréal, QC Patriotes Louis-Joseph-Papineau
OL/LO Bowen Pisula Saskatchewan Regina, SK LeBoldus
OL/LO Noah  Zerr Saskatchewan Langenburg, SK Yorkton Regional
LB/SEC Micheal Brodrique Québec-Blue / Bleu St-Marthe-sur-le-lac, QC Centurions Deux-Montagne
LB/SEC Nicolas Cross Saskatchewan Regina, SK LeBoldus
LB/SEC Joseph Dutton Alberta Calgary, AB St. Francis
LB/SEC Pierre-GabrielGermain Québec-Blue / Bleu Candiac, QC Dynamique Collège Charles-Lemoyne
LB/SEC Daniel Metcalfe Ontario Kingsville, ON Essex Ravens
LB/SEC Alec Poirier Québec-Blue / Bleu Loraine, QC Wildcats Laurentides Lanaudière
DB/DD Inho Choi Ontario Windsor, ON Essex Ravens
DB/DD Denver Coursol Québec-Blue / Bleu St-Lin-des-Laurentides, QC Wildcats Laurentides-Lanaudière
DB/DD Denzel Gendron-Muscadin Québec-Blue / Bleu Montréal, QC Sun Youth Hornets
DB/DD Josh Hagerty Saskatchewan Regina, SK Campbell
DB/DD Bruno Lagacé Québec-Blue / Bleu Boucherville, QC Cactus Collège Notre-Dame
DB/DD Tyrell Richards Ontario Brampton, ON Brampton Bulldogs
DB/DD Kaylyn Smith St-Cyr Québec-Blue / Bleu La Prairie, QC Milice Magdeleine
DE/AD Alexander Fedchun Alberta Calgary, AB Ernest Manning
DE/AD Jeremy K. Lamoureux Québec-Blue / Bleu Blainville, QC Wildcats Laurentides-Lanaudière
DT/PD J Min Pelley Alberta Calgary, AB McNally / Lacombe
DE/AD Justin Sambu Alberta Cochrane, AB Cochrane
DT/PD Cheikhe Sidy Sow Québec-Blue / Bleu Bromont, QC Incroyables J-H Leclerc
DT/PD Axel-Éttiene Yanibada Québec-Blue / Bleu Blainville, QC Loups de Curé Antoine Labelle
K/B Vincent Blanchard Québec-White / Blanc St-Germain-de-Grantham, QC Sénateurs Collège Saint-Bernard

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