Men's Team Canada Announces Current Line-up for Worlds in Switzerland
2015-01-31The Team Canada Men's program is pleased to announce the most current roster as well as our additional staff positions. "This is exactly the mix of players we want right now to play Coach Lebrun's system" stated GM Jeff Dzikowicz.
"We were looking across this country for the right blend of skill, talent, work ethic, speed, size and chemistry that is going to get us back to the top of the ball hockey world!" The addition of former Team Canada players Matthew Tremblett and Frankie Giustini, along with Matteo Stoico, Jeremi Brunet, and Jeremy Paradis have added a significant amount of depth and experience to the line-up. On top of the player additions, Team Canada also announced the names of their Team Physiotherapist and Team Equipment Manager. The Physiotherapist is none other than Sarah Bleichert, who comes to the team with over 8 years of high performance ball hockey experience including several medals as part of the Junior Team Canada program. Nathan Beliveau joins the team as the equipment manager. Nathan who currently is an equipment manager in the Minnesota Wild organization, also has experience in high level ball hockey with the Junior Team Canada program. GM Dzikowicz states "The competition was fierce for both positions and these two staff members have shown their commitment to the Junior Team Canada program, and we felt like this was a great next step for them and for our team. We know that they have the utmost of qualifications and our players and coaches are going to lean on them hard to make sure this team is in the best possible position to win gold".
Forwards
Dominic Morency - Montreal Redlite
Dustin Kelly - Manitoba Selects
Frankie Giustini - Brampton Midnight Express
Dustin Kelly - Manitoba Selects
Jeremy Paradis - Montreal Generals
Jonathon Daoust - Montreal RedliteJordan Escott - Newfoundland Black Horse
Kevin Kuczmarski - Generals Montreal
Martin Frechette - Montreal Redlite
Mathieu Duguay - Montreal Redlite
Matthew Tremblett - Mississauga Hawks
Nelson Vargas Dias - Montreal Redlite
Stephen Dabadie - Calgary Phantoms
Yannick Labonte - Montreal Redlite
Stephen Dabadie - Calgary Phantoms
Yannick Labonte - Montreal Redlite
Defence
Calin Wild - Manitoba Selects
Carl Ghilarducci - Montreal Redlite
James Pasternak - Saskatoon Buffalo
Calin Wild - Manitoba Selects
Carl Ghilarducci - Montreal Redlite
James Pasternak - Saskatoon Buffalo
Jeremi Brunet - Montreal Generals
Martin Corbeil - Montreal Redlite
Matteo Stoico - Montreal Black Knights
Patrick O'Keefe - Newfoundland Black Horse
Paul Roy - Montreal Redlite
Paul Roy - Montreal Redlite
Goaltending
Anthony Flores - St. Michaels (ON) Newfoundland Black Horse
Samuel Beauchamps - Montreal Redlite
Anthony Flores - St. Michaels (ON) Newfoundland Black Horse
Samuel Beauchamps - Montreal Redlite
Staff
Head Coach
Mathieu LeBrun - Montreal, PQ
Assistant Coaches
Jason Eapen - Calgary, AB
Sandro Morello - Pointe Claire, PQ
General Manager
Head Coach
Mathieu LeBrun - Montreal, PQ
Assistant Coaches
Jason Eapen - Calgary, AB
Sandro Morello - Pointe Claire, PQ
Physiotherapist
Sarah Bleichert - Guelph, ON
Equipment Manager
Nathan Beliveau - Saint John, NB
General Manager
Jeff Dzikowicz - Winnipeg, Manitoba