Canada national quidditch team
# Canada national quidditch team

The Canadian national quidditch team made its debut in 2012 at the IQA Summer Games in Oxford, UK, where it placed 4th of 5 teams. The team once again represented Canada at the 2014 IQA Global Games in Burnaby, BC on July 29, 2014 where it took third place, coming behind the United States and Australia, respectively.

## History

The national team made its debut in 2012 at the International Quidditch Association (IQA) Summer Games in Oxford, UK. The team featured players from Ontario, British Columbia, and Québec. The team was created just two months before the championships and thus had no tryouts and was composed of players who were able to travel to the UK to compete. The tournament format began with a round-robin between all five participating teams (USA, Canada, France, Australia, and the UK) and then a ranked bracket. After the round-robin, Team Canada was seeded second; however, after back-to-back losses to France and Australia, they fell to fourth place.

The selection process for the 2014 Global Games involved rigorous tryouts for potential players. Tryouts saw 74 potential candidates between video submissions and two tryouts: one in Eastern Canada in Kingston, ON and one in Western Canada in Vancouver, BC. Players who were unable to attend either the East or West try-outs were able to submit video tryouts. The selected team features players from a variety of backgrounds and university teams, notably University of British Columbia, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, Université de Montréal, McGill University, Queen's University, Carleton University, Tufts College, and Kansas University.

The 2014 Canadian national team competed on July 19, 2014 at the Burnaby Lake sports complex in Burnaby, British Columbia against 5 other announced national teams: Belgium, Italy, Australia, the UK, and the USA. The Global Games is a biennial event run by the International Quidditch Association that, unlike regular-season IQA games, features national teams from quidditch-playing nations instead of collegiate or community teams. Canada took third place in the 2014 IQA Global Games following the United States and Australia, respectively.

## Roster and coaches

### 2019

2019 Panams Games - Eastern Regional Team :

| Number | Pos. | Player | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 16 | C/S | Alex Naftel | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 18 | K/C | Andrew Kusters | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 3 | B | Arjun Patel | Valfreyja Quidditch |
| 9 | K | Bryan Melchior | Ottawa Otters |
| 1 | K/S | Cayden Peixoto | Ottawa Otters |
| 32 | B/S | Christos Kaldis | Ottawa Otters |
| 7 | C | Derek Taylor | Valfreyja Quidditch |
| 79 | C | Emily Naftel | Carleton Quidditch |
| 67 | C | Guillaume Hamelin | Université de Montréal |
| 4 | C | Hailey Yhap | Ottawa Otters |
| 19 | B | Heather Nakanishi | Carleton Quidditch |
| 44 | C/S | Jeremy Burrows-Balka | University of Guelph Gryphons |
| 11 | C | Karen Douglas | Ottawa Otters |
| 13 | B | Martin Chiasson | Ottawa Otters |
| 94 | C | Michael Beda | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 45 | B/S | Michael Gomes | University of Guelph Gryphons |
| 20 | C | Michael Wanless | Université de Montréal |
| 22 | C | Nathan Reid | Ottawa Otters |
| 27 | B | Rachel Fabbri | Ottawa Otters |
| 5 | B | Samantha McCaul | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 26 | C | Yara Kodershah | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 55 | B | Zac MacDonald | University of Guelph Gryphons |
| 70 | C | Zoe Mastellotto | Valhalla Quidditch |

2019 Panams Games - Western Regional Team :

| Number | Pos. | Player | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 76 | C/K/S | Austin Wallace | Vancouver Stormcrows |
| 88 | C | Katie Olfert | Vancouver Stormcrows |
| 96 | B | Nathan Christopher Unrau | Vancouver Stormcrows |
| 91 | B | Cait Woolner | Vancouver Stormcrows |
| 23 | B | Cayley Mendoza | Edmonton Aurors |
| 33 | C | Soleil Heaney | Edmonton Aurors |
| 36 | C | Chris Radojewski | Edmonton Aurors |
| 8 | K/S | Wyatt Verchere | University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Sports Club |
| 85 | B | Colin Crowe | Edmonton Aurors |
| 93 | C | Jane Arnett | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 80 | K | Brian Gallaway | Edmonton Aurors |
| 47 | C | Alim Ismail | Edmonton Aurors |
| 10 | C | Kraig Yeh | Vancouver Stormcrows |
| 63 | B | Nathan Ross | SFU |
| 7 | C | Jessyka Schwandt | Vancouver Stormcrows |
| 15 | K | Mathias Wienicke | Vancouver Vipertooths |
| 20 | C | Julian Cowden | University of Victoria Valkyries |
| 2 | C | Megan Hirst | Edmonton Aurors |
| 25 | B | Taylor Attrill | Vancouver Stormcrows |

### 2018

For the 2018 IQA World Cup in Florence, Italy, the Canadian National Quidditch team had a change of leadership in which Michael Howard (Valhalla Quidditch formerly, uOttawa Quidditch) took over as head captain and Rachel Malone was retained as an assistant coach and former National Team beater Mathew McVeigh joined as the second assistant coach. In addition Brian galloway served as team coordinator and Bethan Morgan, Jill Staniec, and Lisa Tubb served as National team Fundraising Lead, National Team Manager, National Team Communication Lead respectively. The Canadian team was placed in Group E with Malaysia, Germany, and Iceland. Gieven their grouping they competed the teams in Group F: Norway, New Zealand, Spain, and Switzerland. In these four games against the teams in Group F, Canada finished 3-1 beating Switzerland 200*-0, Norway 120*-80, and New Zealand 240*-0 while losing to Spain 50-70*. Canada finished Day 1 in 9th place pitting them in a matchup against the 8th seeded Turkey, which ended with a 130*-110 Turkey victory. Following this loss, Canada's title chances were dashed but they proceeded through the Consolation brackets with wins against the Czech Republic, Norway and a redemption win against Spain to close out the tournament with a final seeding of 9th place.

2018 IQA World Cup :

| Number | Pos. | Player | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 15 | C | Matt Bourassa | Valfreyja Quidditch |
| 17 | B | Katie Brown | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 44 | C/S | Jeremy Burrows-Balka | University of Guelph Gryphons |
| 13 | B | Martin Chiasson | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 11 | C/S | Karen Douglas | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 3 | C | Lynden Evers | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 14 | C | Robyn Fortune | McGill University |
| 7 | B | Jonathan Golla | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 57 | C | Brock Lowery | University of Waterloo Ridgebacks |
| 91 | K/C | Joel Martens | Calgary Mavericks |
| 24 | C/K | Ittaana Krow | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 18 | K | Andrew Kusters | Queen's University |
| 89 | B | Piotr Makuch | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 5 | B | Samantha McCaul | Queen's University |
| 6 | B | Erin McCrady | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 16 | C/S | Alex Naftel | Carleton Ravens |
| 34 | K | James Neuman | Edmonton Aurors |
| 2 | C | Nina Patti | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 88 | C | Katie Olfert | University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Sports Club |
| 36 | C | Christopher Radojewski | Edmonton Aurors |
| 0 | B | Raphael Roy-Laurore | uOttawa Quidditch |
| 1 | K | Denver Staines | University of Guelph Gryphons |
| 9 | C | Claire Steckle | Valfreyja Quidditch |
| 71 | B/C | Jessalynn Tsang | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 10 | B | Tyson Worrall | Valhalla Quidditch |

### 2016

For the 2016 IQA World Cup in Frankfurt Germany, the Canadian National Quidditch team had a change of leadership in which Chris Radojewski (Alberta Clippers Quidditch) took over as head captain and Matthew Bourassa (Carleton Quidditch) and Paul Gour (Dalhousie Quidditch) were selected as Assistant Coaches. Due to medical reasons Paul Gour was unable to travel with the team and was replaced by Alternate Roster member Rachel Malone and served as speaking captain. The Canadian team finished 4th losing to Australia 80*-40 in the semis finals and the United Kingdom in the bronze match 190*-60.

2016 IQA World Cup :

| Number | Pos. | Player | Hometown | Team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | C | Matt Bourassa | Grande Prairie, AB | Carleton University |
| 17 | B | Katie Brown | Ottawa, ON | University of Waterloo Ridgebacks |
| 13 | B | Martin Chiasson | Dieppe, NB | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 30 | C | Cameron Cutler | Southlake, TX | UBC Thunderbirds |
| 42 | C | Devin Dutt | Whitby, ON | Carleton University |
| 27 | C | Michelle Ferguson | Ottawa, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 14 | C | Robyn Fortune | Whitehorse, YT | McGill University |
| 7 | K | Jonathan Golla | Mississauga, ON | University of Waterloo Ridgebacks |
| 2 | C | Steven Kimball | Lindsay, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 24 | K | Ittaana Krow | Toronto, ON | Valhalla Quidditch |
| 18 | K | Andrew Kusters | Oakville, ON | Queen's University |
| 12 | B | Mathew McVeigh | Kemptville, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 6 | B | Erin McCrady | London, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 16 | S | Alex Naftel | Ottawa, ON | Carleton Ravens |
| 16 | S | Gordon Noel | Vancouver, BC | McGill Quidditch |
| 19 | C | Jonathan Parent | Kingston, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 36 | C | Christopher Radojewski | Brantford, ON | Alberta Clippers Quidditch Club |
| 77 | B | Raphael Roy-Laurore | Montréal, QC | Université de Montréal |
| 9 | C | Claire Steckle | Ottawa, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 41 | B | Ema Shiroma-Chao | Burnaby, BC | Université de Montréal |
| 76 | S | Austin Wallace | Shawnigan Lake, BC | UBC Thunderbirds |

### 2014

The 2014 team coaches were selected by IQA Canadian Director Tegan Bridge after an application process. Hugh Podmore of Valhalla Quidditch was selected as Head Coach, and Rebecca Alley of the University of Ottawa GeeGees was chosen as Assistant Coach. The roster for the 2014 Global Games was announced on May 18, 2014.

2014 Global Games :

| No. | Pos. | Player | Hometown | Team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | B | Sarah Basciano | Oakville, ON | University of Toronto |
| 15 | C | Matt Bourassa | Grande Prairie, AB | Carleton University |
| 91 | B | Jon Braun | Woodlawn, ON | UBC Thunderbirds |
| 42 | C | Devin Dutt | Whitby, ON | Carleton University |
| 25 | C | Michelle Ferguson | Ottawa, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 14 | C | Robyn Fortune | Whitehorse, YT | McGill University |
| 22 | S | Alexander Graham | North York, ON | Valhalla |
| 18 | K | Andrew Kusters | Oakville, ON | Queen's University |
| 1 | C | Louis Leung | Vancouver, BC | UBC Thunderbirds |
| 12 | B | Mathew McVeigh | Kemptville, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 32 | C | Rithy Min | Montréal, QC | Université de Montréal |
| 33 | B | Samy Mousa | Pickering, ON | University of Kansas |
| 0 | K | Adam Palmer | Whitby, ON | York University |
| 19 | C | Jonathan Parent | Kingston, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 7 | K | Hugh Podmore | White Rock, BC | Valhalla |
| 36 | C | Christopher Radojewski | Brantford, ON | Queen's University |
| 93 | S | Adam Robillard | Ottawa, ON | University of Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| 27 | B | Arlene Rosenberg | Montréal, QC | Tufts College |
| 11 | C | Alexa Rowe | Sydney, Australia | UBC Thunderbirds |
| 41 | B | Ema Shiroma-Chao | Burnaby, BC | Université de Montréal |
| 23 | K | Matthew Stone | Sydenham, ON | Carleton University |
| 94 | C | Brian Wong | Langley, BC | Ottawa Maple Rush |

2014 Global Games Alternative Roster :

| No. | Pos. | Player | Hometown | Team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | B | Alexandra Bassa | Windsor, ON | uOttawa Gee-Gees |
| 13 | C | Matthew Bunn | Barrie, ON | uOttawa Gee-Gees |
| 3 | C | Wesley Burbidge | Utopia, ON | University of Guelph |
| 9 | B | Martin Chiasson | Dieppe, NB | uOttawa Gee-Gees |
| 88 | C | Tiffany Croteau | Ottawa, ON | uOttawa Gee-Gees |
| 92 | C | Robert Halas | Kamloops, BC | UBC Thunderbirds |

There was no selection process for the 2012 team, which was composed largely of individuals who were able and willing to travel to Oxford, England, to play.

2012 IQA Summer Games Roster :

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| B/C | Tegan Bridge | uOttawa Quidditch |
| C | Derek Burrows | McGill University Quidditch |
| B | Benjamin Carlisle | McGill University Quidditch |
| B | David Danos | UBC Thunderbirds |
| B/C/S | Alain Desroches | McGill University Quidditch |
| K | Steven Foster | University of Victoria |
| B | Caitlin MacLeod | University of Toronto |
| C | Drew Marubashi | Queen's University Quidditch |
| K | Jamie Lafrance | uOttawa Quidditch |
| S | Plunger Pârvulescu | McGill University Quidditch |
| B | Leila Quigley | University of Victoria |
| C | Adam Robillard | uOttawa Quidditch |
| C | Mason Silviera | Queen's University Quidditch |
| B | Mary Warner | University of Victoria |

## Jerseys

The 2012 Summer Games jerseys were designed by David Danos. After the games, they were discontinued due to their similarity to Hockey Canada's logo.

Quidditch Canada announced on May 29, 2014 that Adam Robillard's jersey submission had been selected featuring a stylized maple leaf on a black background.

## Competitive record

Team Canada made their debut at the 2012 IQA Summer Games, where they placed fourth of five teams. Due to how the team was chosen (those who could afford to make it over having try-outs) and the fact that the team had a smaller roster of newer players, the Canadian team had difficulties keeping pace with the other teams toward the end of the day. However, only Team France and Team USA posed formidable threats to the Canadian team, whereas the loss against Team Australia was due to a withering team and a lost snitch catch in the end.

At the 2014 IQA Global Games, however, Team Canada was a favoured team. Ultimately, Team Canada lost against both the US and Australia, coming close in the game against Team Australia, ending in third place.

2014 Global Games :

| Opposing Team | GF | GA | SC | MM:SS |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Team Mexico | 70 | 150 | | 24:00 |
| Team Canada | 30 | 70 | | 18:19 |
| Team UK | 50 | 90 | | 14:31 |
| Team Australia | 0 | 160 | | 20:00 |
| Team France | 60 | 140 | | -** |
| Team USA | 0 | 150 | -* | 00:00 |

* Indicates that that was forfeited with a 150*-0 loss.
   * Indicates unknown game time.

2012 Summer Games :

| Opposing Team | GF | GA | SC | MM:SS |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Team Mexico | 70 | 150 | | 24:00 |
| Team Canada | 30 | 70 | | 18:19 |
| Team UK | 50 | 90 | | 14:31 |
| Team Australia | 0 | 160 | | 20:00 |
| Team France | 60 | 140 | | -** |
| Team USA | 0 | 150 | -* | 00:00 |

* Indicates that that was forfeited with a 150*-0 loss.
   * Indicates unknown game time.
