Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association – (Montreal, QC) – The Ontario Thunder beat Team BC 53-47 to win the Campbell Cup at the 2016 Coloplast Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Championship. This is the fifth time in six years that the Thunder has won the title. Team Alberta won the bronze medal with a 60-51 victory over Quebec.

Though BC had lost key players to injury, 16-year-old newcomer Joel Ewert (Prince George, BC) stepped up and showed amazing composure against veteran national team athletes. He played the entire game.

“Any time Team BC and the Ontario Thunder meet it’s an exciting game, but what’s really exciting is seeing all the up-and-coming talent we have across Canada,” said Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association CEO Cathy Cadieux.

The following players were named to the All Star team.

Division 2 All Stars

0.5 Rob MacIsaac (New Brunswick)

1.0 Miranda Biletski (Saskatchewan)

1.5 Erika Schmutz (Ontario Lightning)

2.0 Ken Hicks (Alberta)

2.5 Shayne Smith (Ontario Lightning)

3.0 Denholm Stevens (Alberta)

3.5 John Loeppky (Saskatchewan)

MVP Cory Harrower (Saskatchewan)

Division 1 All Stars 

0.5 Kristen Cameron (Ontario Thunder)

1.0 Trevor Hirschfield (BC)

1.5 Patrice Simard (Quebec)

2.0 Travis Murao (BC)

2.5 Ian Chan (BC)

3.0 Fabien Lavoie (Quebec)

3.5 Zak Madell (Alberta)

MVP Travis Murao (BC)

Most Sportsmanlike: Courtney Keenan (New Brunswick)

Judith Zelman Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year: Rob MacIssac (New Brunswick)

Wheelchair rugby fans will next be able to see the sport on home soil at the 2016 Canada Cup International Wheelchair Rugby Championship in Richmond, BC from June 23-26. Number-one-ranked Team Canada will take on six of the world’s best wheelchair rugby teams in the final stop before the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.

For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:

Arley Cruthers

Communications Manager
Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association

Cell: 778-788-9091
Email: Arley@cwsa.ca