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Softball Canada Announces 2016 Men's National Team Athlete Pool

December 18, 2015

Ottawa, ON - Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of forty (40) athletes who have been named to the 2016 Men's National Team Athlete Pool. The coaching staff will select up to twenty-two (22) athletes from the Athlete Pool to attend a Men's National Team Development Camp from June 2-5, 2016 in Kitchener, ON.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18th, 2015

Softball Canada Announces 2016
Men's National Team Athlete Pool
(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is pleased to announce the list of forty (40) athletes who have been named to the 2016 Men's National Team Athlete Pool. The coaching staff will select up to twenty-two (22) athletes from the Athlete Pool to attend a Men's National Team Development Camp from June 2-5, 2016 in Kitchener, ON.

Team Canada head coach John Stuart (Langley, BC) and assistant coaches John Hill (St. John's, NL) and Les Howey (Conception Bay, NL) will return to the team for the two-year cycle culminating with the 2017 WBSC Men's World Softball Championship in Whitehorse, YT, where Canada will be defending its World title.

The Men's National Team is coming off their best year ever in 2015, capturing Gold at both the WBSC Men's World Softball Champions in Saskatoon and the Pan American Games in Toronto.

"After seeing the young talent in Canada over last two years, we are very excited as a staff to know the future of Men's Fastpitch Softball in Canada is in excellent shape" stated Stuart.

The athletes who have been named to the 2016 Men's National Team Athlete Pool are:

First Name      Last Name      Hometown
Bryan               Abrey              Richmond, B.C.
Adam               Alexander        Walkerton, Ont.
Tyson               Barkman         Abbotsford, B.C.
Ryan                Boland            St. John's, N.L.
Shane              Boland            Goulds, N.L.
Cole                 Bolton             Flinton, Ont.
Sean                Cleary             Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle                 Crawford         Glencoe, Ont.
Jeff                  Ellsworth         St. Lawrence, P.E.I.
Brad                Ezekiel            Harbour Main, N.L.
Kyle                Ezekiel            Holyrood, N.L.
Matt                Greer              Shawville, Que.
Jason              Hill                  St. John's, N.L.
Brandon          Horn                Waterloo, Ont.
Blake              Hunter             Nanaimo, B.C.
Mark               Johnson           Glencoe, Ont.
Travis             Jones               Neyashiinigmiing, Ont.
Paul                Koert               Stouffville, Ont.
Justin              Kurlicki            Kitchener, Ont.
Scott               Lieph               Sooke, B.C.
Kyle                Linton              Toronto, Ont.
Jeff                 Lyons               Appin, Ont.
Derek             Mayson             North Vancouver, B.C.
Devon            McCullough        Saskatoon, Sask.
Dan               Mitchell              Paris, Ont.
Nic                Moore                Ariss, Ont.
Steve            Mullaley             Freshwater, N.L.
Jeremy          O'Reilly              Placentia, N.L.
Tyler             Pauli                  Mitchell, Ont.
Mathieu         Roy                   St-Gervais, Que.
Jason            Sanford             Durham, N.S.
Kevin            Schellenberg      Squamish, B.C.
Justin            Schofield           Wolfville, N.S.
Taylor           Schubada           Irma, Alta.
Ty                Sebastian           Brussels, Ont.
Andy            Skelton              Scarborough, Ont.
Blake            Underwood        Port Elgin, Ont.
Colin            Walsh                Petty Harbour, N.L.
Kris              Walushka           Victoria, B.C.
Tyler            Whynot              Mill Village, N.S.

Athletes named to the Men's National Team Athlete Pool are eligible to be invited to Men's National Team training, development and selection camps. Athletes may be added or removed from the National Team Athlete Pool at any time at the Head Coach's discretion.

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For more information, please contact:

Mike Branchaud
Manager, National Teams and Canadian Championships
Softball Canada
613-523-3386 ext. 3103
mbranchaud@softball.ca

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