14 Canada Cup standouts invited to 2016 International Bowl
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 |