Football Canada – Ottawa, ON (November 1, 2017) –  Football Canada has announced the first set of players which will be part of the national under-19 team that will participate at the 2018 International Bowl in Arlington, Texas this upcoming January. 

So far, the roster consists of 37 players and come from Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.

“I am very excited that our first 37 players are being announced,” commented Under-19 National Head Coach Steve Sumarah. “I think it’s a great step in the right direction, having this many players committed just speaks to the excitement that this program is creating.”

Overall, the selection of this roster came from a combination of the two teams that competed at the 2017 North American Championship in Orlando, Florida as well as talent that was identified from coast-to-coast.

Of the 37 players, 20 are returning from the 2017 Under-19 National Team while 17 are first timers.

With this composition of the team, Sumarah believes it is a perfect balance and is ecstatic about the potential this team already possesses heading into January’s event.

“Looking at the names on this list, there are a lot of returning players that played in last year’s International Bowl and some new faces,” added Sumarah.  “This is going to be one of the strongest teams that we have been able to put together.”

“I am excited as are the other coaches to have the opportunity to work with these players going forward and hope that these guys give a really good showing at AT&T Stadium in Dallas Texas.”

An announcement will be made at a later date for the remaining players to complete the roster for the 2018 International Bowl.

FIRST SET OF UNDER 19  NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS:

Position	First Name	Last Name	City / Hometown	Province	Current Team
RB	Aidan	O’Neal	Sackville	NB	Mount Allison Mounties
OL	Andy	McFalls	Markham	ON	University of Guelph Gryphons
DB	Arthur	Hamlin	Ottawa	ON	Football North St. Joes
LB	Brody	Williams	Oakbank	MB	University of Manitoba Bison
REC	Carl	Chabot	Blainville	QC	Nordique Lionel-Groulx
DL	Charles-Émile	Bouchard	St-gedeon	QC	Notre-dame (CNDF)
OL	Charles-Lee	Alarie Tardif	chicoutimi	QC	cougars de Champlain Lennoxville
OL	Charles	Lavallee	Berry Mills	NB	Mount Allison
FB	Daniel	Johnson	london	ON	CCH
DB	Daniel	Valente	london	ON	Western Mustangs
DB	Danny	McWhirter	Mount Albert	ON	Carleton Ravens
K	David	Solie	Saskatoon	SK	University of Saskatchewan
DL	Evan	Gingera	Chateauguay	QC	Vanier Cheetahs
REC	Hono	Iloki	Nepean	ON	Myers Riders
RB	Jean-Paul	M. Cimankinda	Gatineau	QC	Ottawa Sooners
DL	Lake	Korte-Moore	Ottawa	ON	Football North St Joe’s
OL	Mathew	Goodall	Mount Albert	ON	U19
DL	Matthew	Mendes	Halifax	NS	STFX University
LB	Myles	Manalo	Burlington	ON	Western Mustangs
DB	Nathan	Laflamme	Ste-Thérèse	QC	Phenix College Andre-Grasset
LB	Philippe	Lavoie	Ste-Jeanne d’Arc	QC	Gaillard
DL	Sandor	Mod	Welland	ON	Guelph gryphons
DB	Sydney	Brown	London; Ontario	ON	Saint Stephens Episcopal school (SSES)
OL	Thomas	Landry	Québec	QC	Élans FXG
OL	Tristan	Rice	Calgary	AB	Dinos
OL	Tyler	Packer	Calgary	AB	University of Calgary Dinos
OL	Welland	Slater	Winnipeg	MB	St Johns High School Tigers
REC	Willy Pierre	Dimbongi	ottawa	ON	St Matthew
REC	Zachery	Hynna	Ottawa	ON	uOttawa Gee-Gees
DB	Shae	Weekes	St Adolphe	MB	University of Manitoba Bisons
OL	Patrick	Lavoie	Gatineau	QC	Phenix College Andre-Grasset
LB	Isiah	Joseph	Hamilton	ON	UBC Thunderbirds
DL	Cole	Adamson	winnipeg	MB	University of Manitoba Bisons
LB	Benjamin	Hladik	Vernon	BC	UBC Thunderbirds
QB	Andreas	Dueck	Hamilton	ON	McMaster Marauders
DL	Dawlson	Bourdages	Hamilton	ON	Sir Allen Mcnabb High School
WL	Noah	Johns	London	ON	South Lions

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