Ottawa, Ont. Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of fifty-two (52) athletes who have been named to the 2022 Mens National Team Athlete Pool. The list was put together by the coaching staff consisting of head coach John Stuart (Merritt, B.C.), assistant coaches Doug Allin (Peachland, B.C.), Jeff Ellsworth (St. Lawrence, P.E.I.), John Hill (St. Johns, N.L.) and Les Howey (Conception Bay, N.L.) and manager Mike Branchaud (Ottawa, Ont.).
The Athlete Pool includes fifteen (15) players from the 2019 Mens World Cup bronze medal team, twenty-four (24) former members of the Junior Mens National Team program and thirteen (13) first-time members. All sixteen (16) current members of the U23 Mens National Team roster are included in the Mens National Team Athlete Pool.
The Canadian Mens National Team won the bronze medal at the 2019 WBSC Mens Softball World Cup in the Czech Republic. All international events scheduled to take place in 2020 and 2021 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Team Canada roster for the 2022 WBSC Americas Qualifier scheduled to take place from February 19-27 in Parana, Argentina was announced in September. The top four teams from that event will qualify for the 2022 WBSC Mens Softball World Cup from November 26 to December 4 in Auckland, New Zealand.
The athletes who have been named to the 2022 Mens National Team Athlete Pool are:
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
| Bryan | Abrey | Richmond, B.C. |
| Adam | Alexander | Walkerton, Ont. |
| Brayden | Arcand | Morinville, Alta.. |
| Keagan | Arcand | Morinville, Alta. |
| Ryan | Boland | St. John’s, N.L. |
| Shane | Boland | St. John’s, N.L. |
| Quinten | Bruce | Grand Valley, Ont. |
| Patrick | Burns | Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Sean | Cleary | Harbour Main, N.L. |
| Bradley | Ezekiel | Harbour Main, N.L. |
| Kyle | Ezekiel | Holyrood, N.L. |
| Joran | Graham | Cobden, Ont. |
| Jason | Hill | St. John’s, N.L. |
| Blake | Hunter | Nanaimo, B.C. |
| *Derek | Hyde | Tavistock, Ont. |
| Cory | Jones | Leduc, Alta. |
| Travis | Jones | Neyaashiinigmiing, Ont. |
| Caleb | Keeshig | Port Elgin, Ont. |
| Brett | Larson | Irma, Alta. |
| Justin | Laskowski | Warman, Sask. |
| Scott | Lieph | Sooke, B.C. |
| Jeff | Lyons | Appin, Ont. |
| Derek | Mayson | North Vancouver, B.C. |
| Devon | McCullough | Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Steven | Normand | Calgary, Alta. |
| Tyler | Pauli | Mitchell, Ont. |
| Zach | Pierce | Saskatoon, Sask. |
| Nicholas | Potskin | Prince George, B.C. |
| Tyler | Randerson | New Hamburg, Ont. |
| Mathieu | Roy | Saint-Gervais, Que. |
| Justin | Schofield | Grand Pr, N.S. |
| Ty | Sebastian | Brussels, Ont. |
| Blake | Underwood | Port Elgin, Ont. |
| Colin | Walsh | Petty Harbour, N.L. |
| Kris | Walushka | Victoria, B.C. |
| *Isaiah | Whetstone | Embro, Ont. |
BOLD = Members of 2019 WBSC World Cup Team
* = New members to the Athlete Pool
U23 Men’s National Team
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | HOMETOWN |
| *Connor | Brooks | Napanee, Ont. |
| Brendan | Hagerman | Napanee, Ont. |
| *Jordan | Hudson | Saskatoon, Sask. |
| *Dallas | Kipfer | Breslau, Ont. |
| *Troy | Kosmynka | Warman, Sask. |
| Isaac | Lefebvre | St-Lonard-d’Aston, Que. |
| Riley | Manion | Napanee, Ont. |
| *Mitch | McKay | Tavistock, Ont. |
| *Josh | Montana | Regina, Sask. |
| *Jordan | Pomeroy | Placentia, N.L. |
| *Liam | Shea | Placentia, N.L. |
| *James | Shirley | Delisle, Sask. |
| *Mark | Stack | Petty Harbour, N.L. |
| *Owen | Torrie | Williamsford, Ont. |
| *David | Watson | Milford, N.S. |
| *Brant | Wiebe | Delisle, Sask. |
Athletes named to the Mens National Team Athlete Pool are eligible to be invited to Mens National Team training, development and selection camps. Athletes may be added or removed from the National Team Athlete Pool at any time at the coaching staffs discretion.
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For more information, please contact:
Gilles LeBlanc
Manager – Marketing & Communications
Softball Canada
p: (613) 523-3386 ext. 3105 | m: (613) 795-1996
w: www.softball.ca | e: gleblanc@softball.ca