2016 Football Canada Cup All-Star Roster Announced

by FBC

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

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