2016 Football Canada Cup All-Star Roster Announced
Photo credit: Mike Lukyn
Today, Football Canada announced a 40-player all-star roster chosen from standouts that competed at the 2016 edition of the under-18 national tackle football championship, the Football Canada Cup, July 9-15 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
“The Canada Cup continues to be an important football showcase tournament in our country. The level of competition was extremely high and continues to improve year after year, making the selection process extremely difficult,” said incoming Junior National Team head coach, Steve Sumarah. “To be named a Football Canada Cup all-star is quite an accomplishment and all those who participated in Winnipeg should be very proud.”
The 40 players named all-stars are invited to represent Canada where they will compete against USA Football’s national team as part of the 2017 International Bowl series. Dates and locations for the international series between Football Canada and USA Football have yet to be announced.
Among the all-stars are Jonathan Sénécal, Ryder Varga, and Aidan O’Neal who earned the respective offensive, defensive and special teams tournament MVPs in Winnipeg.
For incoming Junior National Team coach, the 2017 International Bowl marks the beginning of the push towards the 2018 IFAF U19 World Championship.
“The International Bowl is a tremendous opportunity to get our top players from across the country together and involved in the national team program. Being part of the national team program is more than participating in a one and done game, it’s about training in the off-season to be ready to represent your nation on the world stage and being involved in the program for multiple years leading up to the world championship.”
After capturing gold in China, Canada will enter the 2018 world championship as the defending champions.
“We expect that the Americans are going to come out with a chip on their shoulder. It’s going to be quite a challenge to defend our gold in 2018. We’ll be using the next two years to prepare for the challenge.”
2016 Football Canada Cup all-stars
|
Name / Nom |
Pos. |
Hometown / Ville |
Team / Équipe 2015-16 |
Prov. team / Équipe prov. (#/No.) |
| Jonathan Sénécal | QB/QA | Mirabel, QC | Marauders Collège Laval | Québec (#12) |
| Josh Donnelly | QB/QA | Regina, SK | LeBoldus HS | Saskatchewan (#17) |
| Tanner Sudo | RB/DO | Lethbridge, AB | L.C.I. | Alberta (#32) |
| Thomas Trottier | RB/DO | Trois-Rivières, QC | Académie Les Estacades | Québec (#22) |
| Jacob Savoni | RB/DO | LaSalle, ON | Essex Ravens | Ontario (#24) |
| Spencer Nichols | FB/CA | London, ON | London Jr. Mustangs | Ontario (#58) |
| Kevin Mitale* | REC | St-Hubert, QC | Dynamiques Charles-Lemoyne | Québec (#21) |
| Carl Chabot | REC | Blainville, QC | Centurions PDM | Québec (#7) |
| Keegan Dicks | REC | Etobicoke, ON | Ontario (#13) | |
| Lucas Nurkowski | REC | Regina, SK | Riffel | Saskatchewan (#9) |
| Tommy Nield | REC | Guelph, ON | Guelph Jr. Gryphons | Ontario (#6) |
| Zachary Hynna | REC | Thunder Bay, ON | Hammarskjold HS | Manitoba Silver / Argent (#88) |
| Patrick Lavoie | OL/LO | St-Donat, QC | Ottawa Myers Riders | Quebec (#66) |
| Tristan Rice | OL/LO | Calgary, AB | Centennial | Alberta (#55) |
| Charles Lavallée* | OL/LO | Berry Mills, NB | École L’Odyssée | NB (#56) |
| Paul Landry* | OL/LO | St-Jérome, QC | Patriotes de Saint Stanislas | Québec (#63) |
| Brett Hague | OL/LO | Sherwood Park, AB | Bev Facey HS | Alberta (#66) |
| Andy McFalls | OL/LO | Mississauga, ON | Mississauga Warriors | Ontario (#52) |
| Émile Mondor | OL/LO | Montréal, QC | Cactus Collège Notre-Dame | Québec (#69) |
| Dawlson Bourdages | DL/LD | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton Varsity Tigercats | Ontario (#99) |
| Evan Gingera | DL/LD | Chateauguay, QC | Chateauguay Raiders | Québec (#92) |
| Matthew Mendes | DL/LD | Halifax, NS | Citadel HS | NS/N.-É. (#98) |
| Charles-Lee Alarie Tardif | DL/LD | Chicoutimi, QC | Mustangs Dominique Racine | Québec (#99) |
| Deionte Knight | DL/LD | Ajax, ON | Durhamn Dolphins | Ontario (#9) |
| Sandor Mod | DL/LD | Welland, ON | Niagara Spears | Ontario (#98) |
| Joe Dutton* | LB/SEC | Calgary, AB | St. Francis HS | Alberta (#34) |
| Ryder Varga | LB/SEC | Regina, SK | LeBoldus HS | Saskatchewan (#45) |
| Myles Manalo | LB/SEC | Burlington, ON | Burlington Stampeders | Ontario (#3) |
| Jakob Mozill | LB/SEC | Saskatoon, SK | Centennial HS | Saskatchewan (#40) |
| Philippe Lavoie | LB/SEC | Québec, QC | Lynx PWD | Québec (#31) |
| Devin Derouin | LB/SEC | Calgary, AB | Henry Wise Wood HS | Alberta (#44) |
| Inho Choi* | DB/DD | Windsor, ON | Essex Ravens | Ontario (#1) |
| Galata Gurmu | DB/DD | Winnipeg, MB | Vincent Massey HS | Manitoba Gold / Or (#24) |
| David Put | DB/DD | Regina, SK | Sheldon Williams | Saskatchewan (#20) |
| Daniel Valente | DB/DD | London, ON | London Jr. Mustangs | Ontario (#23) |
| Thomas Landry | DB/DD | Québec, QC | Blizzard Séminaire Saint-François | Québec (#15) |
| Terrence Ganyi | DB/DD | Lachine, QC | Aigles d’Or Dalbe-Viau | Québec (#1) |
| David Solie | K/B | Saskatoon, SK | Holy Cross HS | Saskatchewan (#5) |
|
Aidan O’Neal |
RET | Sackville, NB | Tantramar Regional HS | NB (#2) |
| Hamza Kabir | LS/SLR | Brampton, ON | Ontario (#27) |
*=2016 U18 national team returning player
