IFAF U19: Junior National team opens vs. Sweden tonight – WATCH ON CFC

All 12 games of the 2012 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Under-19 World Championship will be streamed live online from Burger Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Games will air on a live webcast on CanadaFootballChat.com at (http://www.canadafoo…/live_games.php).

The Junior National Team is led by head coach – Noel Thorpe, a veteran CFL coach with both the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes who is currently the defensive coordinator at Université de Montréal.

In preparation for the World Championship, consisting of a grueling 3 games in 8 days, the Junior National Team wrapped up its training camp held June 23-28.

“Over the last five days have we have prepared and challenged our players, both on the field and in the classroom in preparation for our first round game against Sweden,” said Thorpe.

Excitement among players began to build Thursday afternoon upon moving in to their new home for the next week, one of Texas’ football Mecca’s, the University of Texas.

“Having finally arrived today on the University of Texas campus, you could sense the excitement from the players as they realized the magnitude of this tournament and what it means to represent their country on an international stage”.

Canada is the defending silver medalist from the inaugural 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship, held in Canton, Ohio. The 2009 roster included 2012 CFL draftees Kirby Fabian (#7 by BC), Carson Rockhill (#13 by Hamilton), Jake Thomas (#29 by Winnipeg) as well as current CIS standouts Jérémi Roch (Sherbrooke), Matt Sewell (McMaster) and Steven Lumbala (Calgary).

photo credit: Pat Kuprowski

Schedule (all times CST)

Saturday, June 30

9 AM
Panama vs. Austria

11:30 AM
Japan vs. France

5 PM
Canada vs. Sweden

8 PM
USA vs. American Samoa

Tuesday, July 3

5 PM
Loser JPN/FRA vs. Loser CAN/SWE

8 PM
Loser PAN/ AUT vs. Loser USA/ AMS

Wednesday, July 4

5 PM
Winner JPN/FRA vs. Winner CAN/SWE

8 PM
Winner PAN/ AUT vs. Winner USA/ AMS

Friday, July 6

5 PM
Seventh-Place Game

8 PM
Fifth-Place Game

Saturday, July 7

5 PM
Bronze Medal Game

8 PM
Gold Medal Game

FINAL 2012 Junior National Team roster

Quarterbacks
Will Finch /  Burlington, ON
Dallon Kuprowski / Kanata, ON
Hugo Richard / St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC

Running Backs
Christopher Amoah / Lachine, QC
Andreas Robinson / Dartmouth, NS
Mercer Timmis / Burlington, ON

Receivers
Regis Cibasu / Montréal, QC
Doug Corby / Burlington, ON
A’dre Fraser / Lawrencetown, NS
Tylor Henry / Camrose, AB
Alexandre Huard / Laval, QC
Alexandre Savard / Lorraine, QC
Ryan Smith / Sherwood Park, AB

Offensive Line
Kadeem Adams / Halifax, NS
Louis-Gabriel Beaudet / Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
Andrew Boisvert / Sherwood Park, AB
Lloyd Constant / Montréal, QC
Emilio Frometa / Sudbury, ON
Nathan Heide / Warman, SK
Erick Lessard / Sudbury, ON
David Knevel / Brantford, ON
Jean-Simon Roy / Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC

Defensive Line
Edward Godin Gosselin / Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC
Quinn Horton / Winnipeg, MB
Jacob Leblanc / Halifax, NS
Clement Lebreux / Candiac, QC
Glen Joorisity / Deer Valley, SK
Adam Melanson / Kentville, NS
Charles Rémy-Sarrazin / Montréal, QC
Brett Wade / Regina, SK

Linebackers
Pierre-Luc Caron / Laval, QC
Tanner Doll / St. Albert, AB
Maxime Drolet / Québec, QC
Nicholas Easterbrook / Laval, QC
Jean-Gabriel Poulin / St-Nicolas, QC
John Rush / Port Robinson, ON
Marc-Antoine Varin / St-Hippolyte, QC

Defensive Backs
Keldyn Ahlstedt / Whitby, ON
Keegan Arnyek / Moose Jaw, SK
Tomy Duperron / Sherbrooke, QC
Khadim Mbaye / Laval, QC
Kevin McGee / Sherbrooke, QC
Rees Paterson / Sherwood Park, AB
Michael Schmidt / Calgary, AB

Kicker, Punter
Louis-Philippe Simoneau / Saint-Hyachinthe, QC

Coaching and Support Staff

Noel Thorpe / Head Coach

Warren Craney / Defensive Coordinator – Linebackers
Pat Boies / Offensive Coordinator
Gilles Lezi / Special Teams Coordinator- Running Backs
Michael Faulds / Quarterbacks
Alain Mainguy / Offensive Line
Kamau Peterson / Receivers
Brian Guebert / Defensive Line
Devin Murphy / Defensive Backs

Patrick Gendron / Athletic Therapist
Jean-Baptiste Laporte / Athletic Therapist
Jeremy Clouthier / Video Coordinator
Jacques Guilbault / Equipment manager
Elliott Richardson / Strength and Conditioning Coach

Players by Province:
Quebec – 20
Ontario – 9
Alberta – 6
Nova Scotia – 5
Saskatchewan – 4
Manitoba – 1