Canada national quidditch team

Team Canada

Full name	Canada National Quidditch Team
Founded	2012
League	Quidditch Canada
Colours	Black, white and red
Head coach	Hugh Podmore & (Ass. Coach) Rebecca Alley
Championships	2014 Global Games
Website	Quidditch Canada Facebook Page

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.^[1]

History

The national team made its debut in 2012 at the International Quidditch Association (IQA) Summer Games in Oxford, UK.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[1]

Roster and coaches

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.^[5]

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	Guelph University
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^[6] 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 to pace with the other teams towards the end of the day. However, only Team France and Team USA posed formidable threats to the Canadian team where 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.^[7]

2014 Global Games
Opposing Team	Winning 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	Winning 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.

See also

• Muggle quidditch
• Quidditch Canada
• International Quidditch Association
• Sport in Canada

External links

• Team Canada Indiegogo Page
• Quidditch Canada Facebook Page
• Quidditch Canada Twitter

References

1. Roberts, Scott (20 July 2014). "Canada Takes Bronze". CTV Vancouver. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
2. Black, Alan (July 6, 2012). "London 2012: Olympic Quidditch Expo Tournament Preview". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
3. http://iqaquidditch.com/news/2014/02/team-canada-selection-procedures-announced
4. "2014 Global Games Announced". IQA.
5. "Team Canada Roster Unveiled". IQA Quidditch. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
6. Quidditch Canada (29 May 2014). "We are pleased to announce that Adam Robillard's jersey design will be worn by Team Canada in Burnaby B.C. at the Global Games. // Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que le design pour le jersey de Adam Robillard sera porter par l'équipe canadienne à Burnaby C-B aux jeux mondiales.". Quidditch Canada. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
7. "Team USA Wins Gold at Quidditch Global Games 2014". Vancity Buzz. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.