Football Canada completes 2012 Junior National Team roster

Football Canada is proud to announce the addition of 10 players to its Junior National Team which will compete at the IFAF U-19 World Championship, June 30 – July 7 in Austin, Texas. Team Canada’s newest editions are Quarterback, Hugo Richard (St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC); Offensive Linemen, Emilio Frometa (Sudbury, ON); Nathan Heide (Warman, SK); Linebackers, Pierre-Luc Caron (Laval, QC); Christophe Mulumba (Laval, QC), Marc-Antoine Varin (St-Hippolyte, QC); Defensive Linemen, Glen Joorisity (Deer Valley, SK); Defensive Backs, Shaquille Davis (Richmond Hill, ON); Tomy Duperron (Sherbrooke, QC); and Khadim Mbaye(Laval, QC).

“On behalf of the coaching staff, I would like to thank all those players who tried-out for Team Canada at this year’s regional selection camps held in Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia,” said Head Coach, Noel Thorpe.

“Over 400 players from across the country participated in the camps, contributing to the popularity and development of this elite program in Canada. We are excited to take the final roster of 45 players to compete at this year’s IFAF U-19 World Championship in Austin, TX, and wish those that did not make the team the best in their football endeavors.”

Canada’s coaching staff includes Noel Thorpe (Head Coach), Warren Craney (Defensive Coordinator), Pat Boies (Offensive Coordinator), Gilles Lezi (Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach), Michael Faulds (Quarterbacks), Brian Guebert (Defensive Line),Kamau Peterson (Receivers), Devin Murphy (Defensive Backs), Alain Mainguy (Offensive Line) and Elliott Richardson (Strength and Conditioning Coach).

Team Canada’s 45-man roster is listed below.

TEAM CANADA
Name	Hometown	Team 2011	Commitment 2012	Football Canada Cup
Quarterbacks
Will Finch	Burlington, ON	Burlington Stampeders /Nelson	Western U.	2011 Ontario West
Dallon Kuprowski	Kanata, ON	McGill U.		Ontario East: 2008 & ’09 (U17), 2010 (U18)
Hugo Richard	St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC	Vanier College		2011 Quebec
Running Backs
Christophe Amoah	Lachine, QC	Dalbé-Viau		2010, 2011 Quebec
Andreas Robinson	Dartmouth, NS	Philip Exeter (NH)		2010 Nova Scotia
Mercer Timmis	Burlington, ON	Canisius (NY)	U. of Calgary
Receivers
Regis Cibasu	Montréal, QC	Édouard-Montpetit
Doug Corby	Burlington, ON	Burlington Stampeders / Nelson	Queen’s U.
A’dre Fraser	Lawrencetown, NS	Citadel	U. of Guelph	2011 Nova Scotia
Tylor Henry	Camrose, AB	Edmonton Wildcats		2010 Alberta
Alexandre Huard	Laval, QC	Taft School (CT)		2011 Quebec
Shaquille Johnson	Brampton, ON	Bulldogs de Brampton	U. de Guelph/ U. of Guelph	Ontario West: 2008 (U17) & 2010 (U18)
Alexandre Savard	Lorraine, QC	Vanier College		2010 Quebec
Offensive Line
Kadeem Adams	Halifax, NS	Citadel	Western U.	2010 Nova Scotia
Louis-Gabriel Beaudet	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	Notre-Dame-de-Foy
Andrew Boisvert	Sherwood Park, AB	Edmonton Huskies		2009 U17 Northern Alberta
Lloyd Constant	Montréal, QC	Vanier College
Emilio Frometa	Sudbury, ON	St. Benedict	Queen’s U.
Nathan Heide	Warman, SK	Saskatchewan Hilltops		2009 U17 Saskatchewan
Erick Lessard	Sudbury, ON	St. Benedict	Queen’s U.
David Knevel	Brantford, ON	Brantford Bisons		2011 Ontario West
Jean-Simon Roy	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	F-X Garneau
Defensive Line
Edward Godin Gosselin	Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC	Notre-Dame-de-Foy		2009 U17 Quebc
Quinn Horton	Winnipeg, MB	St. Paul’s	U. Simon Fraser/ Simon Fraser U.	2010, 2011 Manitoba
Jacob Leblanc	Halifax, NS	Mount Allison U.		2010 Nova Scotia
Clement Lebreux	Candiac, QC	Vanier College
Glen Joorisity	Deer Valley, SK	U. Saskatchewan		2009 U17, 2010 Saskatchewan
Adam Melanson	Kentville, NS	Horton	Collège Champlain-Lennoxville	2011 Nova Scotia
Charles Rémy-Sarrazin	Montréal, QC	Édouard-Montpetit		2010 Quebec
Brett Wade	Regina, SK	Regina Thunder		2009 (U17), 2010 Saskatchewan
Linebackers
Pierre-Luc Caron	Laval, QC	Kent School (CT)	U. Laval
Tanner Doll	St. Albert, AB	U. of Calgary		2010 AB
Maxime Drolet	Québec, QC	F-X Garneau
Nicholas Easterbrook	Laval, QC	André-Grasset
John Rush	Port Robinson, ON	U of Guelph		2010 Ontario West
Christophe Mulumba	Laval, QC	Kent School (CT)	U. of Maine	2009 U17, 2010 Quebec
Marc-Antoine Varin	St-Hippolyte, QC	WildcatsLaurentides-Lanaudière	Vanier College	2011 Quebec
Defensive Backs
Kwame Adjei	Brampton, ON	Mount Allison U.
Keldyn Ahlstedt	Whitby, ON	Pickering Dolphins	McMaster U.
Shaquille Davis	Richmond Hill, ON	Milford Academy (NY)
Tomy Duperron	Sherbrooke, QC	Champlain College – Lennoxville		2011 Quebec
Khadim Mbaye	Laval, QC	Montmorency		2011 Quebec
Kevin McGee	Sherbrooke, QC	Volontaire de Sherbrooke AA	Champlain College – Lennoxville	2010 Quebec
Michael Schmidt	Calgary, AB	U. of Calgary		2009 U17 Southern Alberta
Kicker, Punter
Louis-Philippe Simoneau	Saint-Hyachinthe, QC	F-X Garneau