2015 International Bowl: 12 standouts added to Canadian U-19 National Team

Twelve additional players have been added to Canada’s Under-19 National Team, competing in the 2015 International Bowl series on February 7 in Arlington, Texas at the University of Texas-Arlington’s Maverick Stadium. The series of games is a collaboration of the sport’s national governing bodies in each country – USA Football and Football Canada – featuring top student-athletes in football’s greatest annual international competition.

 

The group is headlined by three Junior National Team alumni: Brett Hunchak, Marc-Antoine Pivin and Rossini Sandjong-Djabome. The trio will represent Canada in international competition for the 3^rd time after winning silver at the 2014 U-19 World Championship in Kuwait in addition to participating in last year’s International Bowl.

 

The newest additions join 22 previously named to form a roster of 34. Additional players will be announced in the coming week.

 

Canada’s U-19 squad is led by the future 2016 Junior National Team coaching staff. A veteran of international football,Warren Craney has served as head coach since 2014 and has been with the program during the first three U-19 World Championships. Craney has also coached at the International Bowl since its inception in 2010; from 2010-’13 with the IFAF World Team followed by the inaugural Canada-US game in 2014. Read more about the U-19 coaching staff here.

 

About the International Bowl

The 2015 International Bowl marks the second year that Canada’s U-19 and U-18 National Teams will play their U.S. counterparts in Arlington, Texas. The event will feature a week of practices and activities for each level culminating with official international competitions. Canada’s U-18 squad chosen from the 2014 Football Canada Cup (U-18 National Championship) will compete on Friday January 30 at AT&T (Cowboy) Stadium [roster here]. The event will also feature additional games between Canadian provincial teams and U.S. competition at AT&T Stadium.

 

 

 

Newest additions to U-19 Roster

Name	Position	Hometown	Team (2014)
* Simon Aubin-Lavoie	DL	Montréal, QC	St. Paul’s [NH]
* Adam Auclair	DB	Notre-Dame-des-Pins, QC	Cégep Champlain College Lennoxville
* Tshitenge  Tshitshi Bukasa	REC	Montréal, QC	Cégep Vanier College
** Logan Fischer	RB	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL)
** Brett Hunchak	QB	Calgary, AB	Calgary Colts (CJFL)
*** Jacob Janke	REC	Edmonton, AB	Glacier Wolf pack (Kalispell, Montana)
* Jeffrey “Jessy” Kocins	DL	St. Thomas, ON	London Jr. Mustangs / Central Elgin
Lowhya Lako	LB	Windsor, ON	Essex Ravens
* Marc-Antoine Pivin	REC	Sherbrooke, QC	Cégep Champlain College Lennoxville
Aarmin Purewal	OL		Western Univ.
George Saloum	DL	Calgary, AB	Carleton Univ.
** Rossini Sandjong-Djabome	DL	Longueuil, QC	Cégep Édouard-Montpetit

* = member of 2014 U-18 National Team, International Bowl

** = member of 2014 U-19 National Team, International Bowl

*** = member of 2015 U-18 National Team, International Bowl

Red = member of 2014 Junior National Team, IFAF U-19 World Championship in Kuwait

 

 

 

2015 International Bowl, Canadian U-19 National Team Roster

 

* = member of 2014 U-18 National Team, International Bowl

** = member of 2014 U-19 National Team, International Bowl

*** = member of 2015 U-18 National Team, International Bowl

Red = member of 2014 Junior National Team, IFAF U-19 World Championship in Kuwait

 

U-19 Coaching Staff | 2015 International Bowl

Name	Position	Current Team
Warren Craney	Head Coach and defensive backs	York University
Kevin MacNeill	Defensive Coordinator	University of Guelph
Joe D’Amore	Offensive Coordinator	University of Windsor
Brian Guebert	Special Teams coordinator and defensive line	University of Saskatchewan
Christopher Auger	Quarterbacks	Université Laval
Danny Desriveaux	Running Backs	Université de Montréal
Jean-François Joncas	Offensive Line	(Cégep) Champlain College Lennoxville
Kamau Peterson	Receivers	York University
Jeff Yausie	Linebackers	Saskatoon Hilltops (CJFL)