Canadian Lacrosse Association – Ottawa, ON—The athlete pool of 28 players that the Canadian Men’s Indoor Lacrosse Team will be selected from has been announced. All of these athletes are professional players in the NLL, and some are Team Canada alumni. From this pool, a final roster of 23 will be chosen.

The Canadian Men’s Indoor Lacrosse Team will play at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC) in Langley, B.C. from Sept. 19-28, 2019. Canada has taken home gold at the WILC since it started in 2003.

“The coaching staff has spent considerable time reviewing the candidates for the Canadian National Team,” said Eddie Comeau, general manager of the Canadian Men’s Box Lacrosse Team. “It is a tough task to reduce our list to our player pool and then the staff faces an even tougher challenge to select the 23 who will represent Canada at the WILC.”

The coaching and support staff that will lead the 2019 Team Canada includes: Glenn Clark (head coach), Sean Ferris (team coordinator), Pat Coyle (assistant coach), Curt Malawsky (assistant coach), Mike Hasen (assistant coach), Mike McKay (scout) and Ted Cordingley (equipment manager).

More information about the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship can be found here.

Athlete Pool for the 2019 Canadian Men’s Indoor Lacrosse Team:

Name	NLL Team
Dhane Smith	Buffalo Bandits
Robert Church	Saskatchewan Rush
Ben McIntosh	Saskatchewan Rush
Callum Crawford	New England Black Wolves
Curtis Dickson	Calgary Roughnecks
Mark Matthews	Saskatchewan Rush
Shayne Jackson	Georgia Swarm
Eli McLaughlin	Colorado Mammoth
Mitch Jones	Vancouver Warriors
Dane Dobbie	Calgary Roughnecks
Jordan MacIntosh	Georgia Swarm
Bryan Cole	Georgia Swarm
Steve Priolo	Buffalo Bandits
Kyle Rubisch	Saskatchewan Rush
Jake Withers	Rochester Knighthawks
Challen Rogers	Toronto Rock
Brett Mydske	Saskatchewan Rush
Dan Coates	Colorado Mammoth
Matt Beers	Vancouver Warriors
Chris Corbeil	Saskatchewan Rush
Graeme Hossack	Rochester Knighthawks
Robert Hope	Colorado Mammoth
Jason Noble	Georgia Swarm
Zach Currier	Calgary Roughnecks
Colton Watkinson	New England Black Wolves
Dillon Ward	Colorado Mammoth
Christian Del Bianco	Calgary Roughnecks
Mike Poulin	Georgia Swarm

About the Canadian Lacrosse Association     

Founded in 1867, the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) is the governing body responsible for all aspects of lacrosse in Canada. Our organization is comprised of 10 Member Associations representing nearly 85,000 individual participants, including coaches, officials, and athletes of all ages and abilities. The CLA’s mission is to honour the sport of lacrosse and its unique nation-building heritage, by engaging our members, leading our partners, and providing opportunities for all Canadians to participate. The CLA oversees the delivery of numerous national championships and the participation of Team Canada at all international events sanctioned by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). The CLA is proud to be affiliated with partners that share the same vision and values, including our corporate partners – New Balance Athletics, Warrior Sports, NormaTec Recovery Systems, Canadian Red Cross, Westjet, RockTape, OPRO and Baron Rings – as well as our funding partners the Government of Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada, and the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation. For more information on Canadian Lacrosse Association and the sport of lacrosse, visit our website at www.lacrosse.ca and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

For more information, please contact:
 

Victoria Klassen

Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Canadian Lacrosse Association
Phone: 613-260-2028 ext. 302
Email: victoria@lacrosse.ca