Canada will be one of two North American teams at the World Floorball Championships in Riga. Canada finished 13th in 2012, 12th in 2014 and after beating USA in the WFC Qualification back in February the team is eyeing a top ten finish in the upcoming event.
General Manager for Team Canada, Frank Julien explained, Floorball Canada is still in its humble beginnings as an organization. Since winning the WFCQ 2016 in Colorado, USA, we have held several training camps for our men´s team with players travelling from all over the country and as far as Europe to participate. Similarly to past years, we have assembled a coaching staff consisting mostly of Europeans in order to bring some experienced talent to our own country. This year we hope to make an impression and prove as best as we can that Canada has a place on the world stage. Our ultimate goal is to rank high enough for an invitation to the World Games 2017.
Team Canada:
Lauri Hannelius
Faez Kanji
Eric Ulli-Vanasse
Matt Smith
Marc Landriault
Felix Robillard
John Jeffries
Campbell McFedries
Kristoffer Ruckemann
Brandon Barber
Valtteri Viitakoski
Jordan Earl
Billy Petrie
Tyler Brush
Spencer Ridgewell
Jakob Lavergne
Francis Lavergne
Cameron Buck
Taylor Shipp
Benjamin Amdur
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Alexander Bodén
Assistant Coach: Sascha Weber
Goalie Coach: Pontus Boman
Athletic Therapists: Johanna Räsänen, Shauna Blight Runesson
Equipment Manager: Kari Kallioinen
Source: http://www.floorballcanada.org
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