Junior National Team prepares for 2012 IFAF U19 World Championship
Football Canada’s Junior National Team is preparing for the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) U-19 World Championship to be held in Austin, Texas. The Junior National Team comprised of 45 players is holding its training camp June 23-28 in Austin as they prepare for 3 games in 8 days, beginning on Saturday June 30 at 5 PM (local time) against Sweden.
The Junior National Team is led by head coach – Noel Thorpe, a veteran CFL coach with both the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes who is currently the defensive coordinator at Université de Montréal.
“Our players and coaches are excited for the start of training camp,” said Thorpe. “We have been looking forward to this opportunity since the selection process started in April. On Friday, players and coaches from across Canada will come together as a team for the first time.”“We have five days of training camp to lay the foundation of our Offense, Defense and Special Teams, and prepare for our opening round game against Sweden”.
Canada is the defending silver medalist from the inaugural 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship, held in Canton, Ohio. The 2009 roster included 2012 CFL draftees Kirby Fabian (#7 by BC), Carson Rockhill (#13 by Hamilton), Jake Thomas (#29 by Winnipeg) as well as current CIS standouts Jérémi Roch (Sherbrooke), Matt Sewell (McMaster) and Steven Lumbala (Calgary).
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The World Championship schedule as well as the Junior National Team roster, coaching and support staff are listed below.
SCHEDULE (all times CST)
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Saturday, June 30
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9 AM
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Panama vs. Austria
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11:30 AM
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Japan vs. France
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5 PM
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Canada vs. Sweden
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8 PM
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USA vs. American Samoa
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Tuesday, July 3
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5 PM
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Loser JPN/FRA vs. Loser CAN/SWE
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8 PM
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Loser PAN/ AUT vs. Loser USA/ AMS
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Wednesday, July 4
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5 PM
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Winner JPN/FRA vs. Winner CAN/SWE
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8 PM
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Winner PAN/ AUT vs. Winner USA/ AMS
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Friday, July 6
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5 PM
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Seventh-Place Game
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8 PM
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Fifth-Place Game
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Saturday, July 7
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5 PM
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Bronze Medal Game
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8 PM
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Gold Medal Game
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FINAL 2012 JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
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TEAM CANADA
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Name
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Hometown
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Team 2011
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Commitment 2012
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Football Canada Cup
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Quarterbacks
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Will Finch
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Burlington, ON
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Burlington Stampeders /Nelson
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Western U.
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2011 Ontario West
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Dallon Kuprowski
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Kanata, ON
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McGill U.
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Ontario East: 2008 & ’09 (U17), 2010 (U18)
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Hugo Richard
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St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC
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Vanier College
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2011 Quebec
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Running Backs
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Christopher Amoah
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Lachine, QC
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Dalbé-Viau
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2010, 2011 Quebec
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Andreas Robinson
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Dartmouth, NS
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Philip Exeter (NH)
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2010 Nova Scotia
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Mercer Timmis
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Burlington, ON
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Canisius (NY)
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U. of Calgary
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Receivers
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Regis Cibasu
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Montréal, QC
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Édouard-Montpetit
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Doug Corby
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Burlington, ON
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Burlington Stampeders / Nelson
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Queen’s U.
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A’dre Fraser
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Lawrencetown, NS
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Citadel
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U. of Guelph
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2011 Nova Scotia
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Tylor Henry
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Camrose, AB
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Edmonton Wildcats
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2010 Alberta
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Alexandre Huard
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Laval, QC
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Taft School (CT)
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2011 Quebec
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Alexandre Savard
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Lorraine, QC
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Vanier College
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2010 Quebec
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Ryan Smith
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Sherwood Park, AB
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Edmonton Wildcats
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2009 U17 N. Alberta
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Offensive Line
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Kadeem Adams
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Halifax, NS
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Citadel
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Western U.
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2010 Nova Scotia
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Louis-Gabriel Beaudet
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
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Notre-Dame-de-Foy
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Andrew Boisvert
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Sherwood Park, AB
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Edmonton Huskies
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2009 U17Northern Alberta
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Lloyd Constant
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Montréal, QC
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Vanier College
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Emilio Frometa
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Sudbury, ON
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St. Benedict
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Queen’s U.
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Nathan Heide
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Warman, SK
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Saskatoon Hilltops
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2009 U17 Saskatchewan
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Erick Lessard
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Sudbury, ON
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St. Benedict
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Queen’s U.
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David Knevel
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Brantford, ON
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Brantford Bisons
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2011 Ontario West
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Jean-Simon Roy
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
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F-X Garneau
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Defensive Line
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Edward Godin Gosselin
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
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Notre-Dame-de-Foy
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2009 U17 Quebec
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Quinn Horton
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Winnipeg, MB
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St. Paul’s
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Simon Fraser U.
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2010, 2011 Manitoba
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Jacob Leblanc
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Halifax, NS
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Mount Allison U.
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2010 Nova Scotia
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Clement Lebreux
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Candiac, QC
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Vanier College
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Glen Joorisity
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Deer Valley, SK
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U. of Saskatchewan
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2009 U17, 2010 Saskatchewan
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Adam Melanson
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Kentville, NS
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Horton
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Collège Champlain-Lennoxville
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2011 Nova Scotia
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Charles Rémy-Sarrazin
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Montréal, QC
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Édouard-Montpetit
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2010 Quebec
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Brett Wade
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Regina, SK
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Regina Thunder
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2009 (U17), 2010 Saskatchewan
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Linebackers
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Pierre-Luc Caron
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Laval, QC
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Kent School (CT)
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U. Laval
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Tanner Doll
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St. Albert, AB
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U. of Calgary
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2010 Alberta
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Maxime Drolet
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Québec, QC
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F-X Garneau
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Nicholas Easterbrook
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Laval, QC
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André-Grasset
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Jean-Gabriel Poulin
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St-Nicolas, QC
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Vanier College
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John Rush
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Port Robinson, ON
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U. of Guelph
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2010 Ontario West
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Marc-Antoine Varin
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St-Hippolyte, QC
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WildcatsLaurentides-Lanaudière
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Vanier College
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2011 Quebec
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Defensive Backs
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Keldyn Ahlstedt
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Whitby, ON
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Pickering Dolphins
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McMaster U.
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Keegan Arnyek
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Moose Jaw, SK
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Moose Jaw Vanier
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U. of Saskatchewan
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2010 Saskatchewan
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Tomy Duperron
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Sherbrooke, QC
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Champlain College – Lennoxville
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2011 Quebec
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Khadim Mbaye
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Laval, QC
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Montmorency
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2011 Quebec
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Kevin McGee
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Sherbrooke, QC
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Volontaire de Sherbrooke AA
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Champlain College – Lennoxville
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2010 Quebec
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Rees Paterson
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Sherwood Park, AB
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Archbishop Jordan
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2011 Alberta
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Michael Schmidt
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Calgary, AB
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U. of Calgary
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2009 U17 Southern Alberta
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Kicker, Punter
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Louis-Philippe Simoneau
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Saint-Hyachinthe, QC
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F-X Garneau
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Coaching and Support Staff
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Name
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Position
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Noel Thorpe
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Head Coach
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Warren Craney
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Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers
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Pat Boies
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Offensive Coordinator
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Gilles Lezi
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Special Teams Coordinator/ Running Backs
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Michael Faulds
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Quarterbacks
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Alain Mainguy
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Offensive Line
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Kamau Peterson
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Receivers
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Brian Guebert
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Defensive Line
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Devin Murphy
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Defensive Backs
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Patrick Gendron
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Athletic Therapist
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Jean-Baptiste Laporte
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Athletic Therapist
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Jeremy Clouthier
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Video Coordinator
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Jacques Guilbault
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Equipment manager
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Elliott Richardson
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Strength and Conditioning Coach
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About Football Canada
Established in 1884, Football Canada is the national governing body of amateur football in Canada and a proud member of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Working closely with the provincial football associations, we develop programs and resources for players, coaches, officials in the three disciplines of Tackle, Flag and Touch Football. Football Canada’s vision statement is “from playground to stadium” where players can participate in the game of football throughout a lifetime recreationally, competitively and internationally.
