Softball Canada – (Ottawa, ON) The Canadian Men’s National Team will hold a Selection Camp from June 8-11 in Kitchener, Ont. with twenty (20) players from the Men’s National Team Athlete Pool invited to compete for a spot on the 2017 roster. Team Canada will be looking to defend their 2015 World title on home soil once again with the 2017 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship scheduled to take place July 7-16 in Whitehorse, Yuk.
 
The Selection Camp will include physical and positional testing at Conestoga College in Kitchener and intrasquad games the evening of Friday June 9 and the afternoon of Saturday June 10 in Innerkip, Ont. Intrasquad games are open to the public at no charge.
 
Twelve (12) athletes have already been named core players of the team, leaving competition for the five (5) remaining roster spots.
 
Following the Selection Camp, the final roster will be named by June 13 and the selected athletes will regroup in Vancouver, B.C. on June 26 for training and will compete in the Vancouver Challenge from June 30 to July 2 prior to travelling to Whitehorse for the World Championship.

The athletes who are invited to the Men’s National Team Selection Camp from June 8-11 in Kitchener, Ontario are: 

First Name	Last Name	Hometown
Bryan	Abrey	Richmond, B.C.
Ryan	Boland	St. John’s, N.L.
Shane	Boland	St. John’s, N.L.
Sean	Cleary	Harbour Main, N.L.
Brad	Ezekiel	Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle	Ezekiel	Holyrood, N.L.
Jason	Hill	St. John’s, N.L.
Brandon	Horn	Waterloo, Ont.
Blake	Hunter	Nanaimo, B.C.
Mark	Johnson	Glencoe, Ont.
Derek	Mayson	North Vancouver, B.C.
Devon	McCullough	Saskatoon, Sask.
Steve	Mullaley	Freshwater, N.L.
Tyler	Randerson	New Hamburg, Ont.
Mathieu	Roy	Saint-Gervais, Que.
Kevin	Schellenberg	Squamish, B.C.
Justin	Schofield	Grand Pré, N.S.
Andy	Skelton	Scarborough, Ont.
Colin	Walsh	Petty Harbour, N.L.
Kris	Walushka	Victoria, B.C.

*Core players indicated in BOLD

Coaching Staff

Position	Name	Hometown
Head Coach	John Stuart	Langley, B.C.
Assistant Coach	John Hill	St. John’s, N.L.
Assistant Coach	Dean Holoien	Melfort, Sask.
Assistant Coach	Les Howey	Conception Bay, N.L.
Athletic Therapist	Adam Davies	Ottawa, Ont.
Manager – Men’s NT	Mike Branchaud	Ottawa, Ont.

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For more information, please contact:

Gilles LeBlanc
Manager – Marketing and Communications
Softball Canada
O: (613) 523-3386 ext. 3105
C: (613) 795-1996
gleblanc@softball.ca