FREDERICTON (GNB) – Team New Brunswick is proud to announce the final rosters of the 19 teams that will represent the province at the 2015 Canada Winter Games to take place Feb.13 – March 1 in Prince George, British Columbia.
“These talented youth have developed their skills in every corner of our province thanks to the many community partners and organizations that are helping families and making sport affordable and accessible to New Brunswickers,” said Healthy and Inclusive Communities Minister Cathy Rogers. “I am also particularly proud that this team represents one of the most inclusive teams we have ever had, with a clear recognition of the amazing talent of our para-athletes.”
Team New Brunswick held its Rally and Salute last month to provide final briefings to the teams in addition to unveiling the ceremonial uniform. Atlantic Lottery, a long-time sponsor, presented a cheque for $20,000 at the rally as part of their ongoing support.
The Canada Games alternate every two years between summer and winter games and are one of the largest multi-sport events held in the country with about 3,000 athletes and 19 sports. Team New Brunswick will be represented by 205 athletes, 60 coaches, managers and technical staff and 16 mission team members. The team is led by Chef de Mission Sherry Doiron.
The team rosters are presented based upon the week the team will be competing.
Week 1 – Feb. 13 – Feb. 21
ALPINE SKIING
Lucy Black – Fredericton;
Caeden Carruthers – Fredericton;
Jennifer Clarke – Fredericton;
Brandyn Cooke – Fredericton;
Alexis Laplante – Edmundston;
Cameron Magee – Rothesay;
Olivia McLean – Penobsquis;
Katherine Mills – Fredericton;
Ian Morrison – Quispamsis;
Samantha Piekarski – Fredericton;
Gabriel Rutter – Fredericton;
Camden Sutherland – Fredericton;
Walter Teague – Woodstock; and
Frédéric Verret – Edmundston.
Para–alpine
Christel Robichaud – Moncton.
Ian Banks of Moncton is the head coach. The assistant coach is Karen Lenehan of Upper Kingsclear. Michele Leger of Fredericton is the Para-Alpine head coach and John Caron of Edmundston is the technician.
ARCHERY
Hailey Baisley – Miramichi;
Christopher Golden – Tracy;
Sarah MacDermaid – Napan; and
Alyssa Murphy – Hanwell.
The head coach is Trina Snooks of Riverview. The manager is Maurice Levesque of Moncton, and Bobby Sylliboy of Burnt Church First Nation is the Aboriginal Apprentice Coach.
BIATHLON
Lindsey Arseneault – Dalhousie;
Zacharie Boissonnault – Campbellton;
Raphaël Daigle – Dumfries;
Gina Heppell – Charlo;
Alexandre Landry – Charlo;
Gabrielle Landry – Charlo;
Collin Niles – Saint John; and
Emma Septon – Miramichi.
The men’s head coach is Mike Lushington of Dalhousie and the women’s head coach is Line Beattie of Charlo. Philip Nadeau of Balmoral is the manager and Yves St. Germain of Miramichi is the technician.
CURLING –Men
Ben McFarlane – McLeod Hill;
Carter Small – Fredericton;
Adam Tracy – Charters Settlement; and
Brent Wishart – New Maryland.
The head coach is Andy Small of Fredericton.
GYMNASTICS
Griffin Clark – Fredericton;
Evan Crossman – Moncton;
Abigail Dolan – Quispamsis;
Antoine Gautreau – Rothesay;
Thomas Gautreau – Rothesay;
Cameron MacMaster – Quispamsis;
Maggie-Mae Nason – Fredericton;
Lexie Shannon – Fredericton;
Kaitie Shea – Grand Bay-Westfield;
Myranda Talbot – Quispamsis;
Patrick Talbot – Quispamsis; and
Chelsea Wilson – Moncton.
The coaching team consists of Debbie Calvin of Fredericton, Tanya McMahon of Moncton, Nick Blanton of Quispamsis, and Trip Lewis of Fredericton, who is also the manager.
HOCKEY – Women
Abby Beale – Sackville;
Marlene Boissonnault – Dundee;
Andrea Dinan – Miramichi;
Lindsey Donovan – Miramichi;
Grace Graham – Island View;
Janelle Graham – Dieppe;
Catherine Hache – Miramichi;
Marcia LaPlante – Waasis;
Ève Leblanc – Petit-Rocher;
Leah Leblanc – Noonan;
Caitie McCabe – Renous;
Kristen McKinley – Quispamsis;
Brooke Murphy – Bella Phllip;
Maddy Murphy – Quispamsis;
Marie-Jo Pelletier – Dalhousie;
Janie Poitras – New Maryland;
Christina Rombaut – Rothesay;
Faith Steeves – Havelock;
Julie Theriault – Campbellton; and
Talli Warren – Mundleville.
The head coach is Maryelle Hannam of Quispamsis. The assistant coaches are Zach Ball of Sackville and Kayla Blackmore of Rothesay. The manager is Nancy Haslett of Rothesay and the equipment trainer is Steve Richardson of Moncton.
RINGETTE
Katia Arsenault – Bouctouche;
Isabelle Cormier – Dieppe;
Sabrina Cormier – Memramcook;
Shanie Cormier – Shediac;
Claudia Cullinan – Moncton;
Zoé Gagnon – Dieppe;
Amélie Gould – Memramcook;
Catherine Lang – Dieppe,
Dominik LeBlanc – Dieppe;
Jade MacDonald – Miramichi;
Kim Melanson – Shediac;
Nathalie Poirer – Dieppe;
Miguelle Proulx – Dieppe;
Renee Richard – Grande-Digue;
Brigitte Savoie – Dieppe;
Lauren Scott – Pepper Creek;
Britney Snowdon – Moncton; and
Jenny Snowdon – Moncton.
The head coach is Gilles Proulx of Dieppe. The assistant coaches are André Vautour of Dieppe and Kathryn Pringle of New Maryland.
SPEED SKATING
Short-Track
Brendan Corey – Fredericton;
Rikki Doak – Fredericton;
Heidi Evans – Fredericton;
Roger Fulton – Fredericton;
Sarah Gilbert – Fredericton;
Brady Oakes – Dalhousie;
Courtney Sarault – Moncton;
Alyssa Seymour – Baxters Corner;
Seamus Smith – Saint Andrews; and
Paul Tremblay – Saint John.
Long-Track
Freya Clark – Saint Andrews;
Danielle Dumouchel – Quispamsis;
Maggie Oliver – Grand Bay-Westfield;
Abbygail Jackson – Moncton;
Andrew Peppard – Chamcook;
Gabriel André Savoie – Dieppe;
Spencer Thorpe – Saint Andrews; and
Ian Verschoor – Berwick.
The head coach is Derrick MacLeod of Fredericton and the assistant coach is Miriam Verschoor of Berwick. The manager of long-track is Peter Steele of Norton and the manager of short-track is Sarah Groom of Saint Andrews.
TARGET SHOOTING
Joshua Bastarache – Dieppe;
Emily Dean – St. Stephen;
Delayne Donahue – St. Stephen;
David Knockwood – Sackville;
Tonisha Noddin – St. Stephen;
Spencer Tapley – Stanley;
Scott Ring – St. George; and
Katelynn Turner – Sackville.
The head coach is Tony Wood of Woodpoint. The assistant coach is April Brewer of Burtts Corner and the manager is Raoul Leblanc of Memramcook.
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
John Collins – McGivney;
Marc Cyr – Edmundston;
Jacob Fudge – Saint John;
Alexandre Hayward – Quispamsis;
Colin Higgins – Rothesay;
Brandon Humphrey – Little Lepreau;
Jamie Leblanc – Saint John;
Sarah Lord – Hanwell;
Spencer Price – Prince William;
Sean Wilson – Saint John; and
Natalie Young – Saint John.
The head coach is Sabrina Durepos of Charters Settlement. The assistant coach is David Durepos of Charters Settlement and the manager is Andy Hayward of Quispamsis.
Week 2 - Feb. 21 – March 1
BADMINTON
Sneha Desai – Fredericton;
Francois Dionne – Drummond;
Brandon Howland – Fredericton;
Curtis Quigley – Rothesay;
Pascal Roy – Dieppe;
Samantha Rogers – Moncton;
Sophie Skinner – Fredericton;
Sarah Stewart – Sackville;
Jenny Wang – Saint John; and
Jerry Zhang – Fredericton.
The head coach is Mike Butler of Saint John and the manager is Guy-Laine Legacé of Sormany.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Thierry Dugas – Caraquet;
Mélanie Hamel – Hanwell;
Kevin Heppell – Charlo;
Michelle Landry – Saint-Louis-de-Kent;
David Lanteigne – Caraquet;
Vincent Leclair – Balmoral;
Alexandre Leclair – Balmoral;
Juliana Luiker – Fredericton;
Luisa Schwarz – Fredericton; and
Harriet Wright – Fredericton.
Para-Nordic
Louis Fortin – Fredericton.
The men’s head coach is Paul Dugas of Caraquet. The women’s head coach is Manon Losier of Benoit. The manager is Marc Leclair of Balmoral and the technician is Gilles Landry of Bathurst.
CURLING –Women
Brigitte Comeau – Hanwell;
Justine Comeau – Hanwell;
Emma Le Blanc – Fredericton, and
Keira McLaughlin – Beaver Dam.
The head coach is Tim Comeau of Hanwell.
FIGURE SKATING
Jolain Benoit – Brantville;
Andrew Boudreau – Belledune;
Malika Boudreau – Petit-Rocher;
Valérie Déry – Bouctouche;
Lissa Anne McGaghey – Campbellton; and
Lexi McGrath – Dieppe.
Special Olympics
Miranda Dedam – Miramichi; and
Kelley Doucet – South Tetagouche.
The head coach is Raoul LeBlanc of Memramcook. The assistant coach is Kattie Rioux of Tracadie-Sheila. The head coach for Special Olympics is Sabrina Van der Pluijm of Bathurst. The manager is Steven Keith of Quispamsis.
HOCKEY –Men
Samuel Bastille – Dieppe;
William Basque – Tracadie-Sheila;
Pierre Bourgoin – Grand Falls;
Walker Campbell – Bass River;
Ethan Crossman – Sackville;
Michael Cyr – Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska;
Curran Daley – Bathurst;
Cole Easton – Rusagonis;
Christopher Ferron – Grande-Anse;
Peyton Hoyt – Fredericton;
Michael Joseph – Moncton;
Alex Lavoie – Saint-Basile;
Samuel Leblanc – Dieppe;
Adam McCormick – Woodstock;
Tristan Mercure – Dieppe;
Ben Reid – Quispamsis;
Dominik Reid – New Maryland;
Jack Ryan – Fredericton;
Jacob Stewart – Quispamsis; and
Denis Toner – Saint-André.
The head coach is Eric Bissonnette of Fredericton. The assistant coaches are Doug Doull of Dieppe and Mike Gillingham of Fredericton. The director hockey operations is Norbert Laforge of Grand Falls and the equipment manager is Mike Burrell of Woodstock.
JUDO
Audrey Caron – Saint-Quentin;
Jonathan Chiasson – Tide Head;
Maud Chouinard – Saint-Quentin;
Alex Colpitts – Fredericton;
Maxime Emond – Saint-Basile;
Micayla Gregory – Harvey;
Tom Hanlon – Saint John;
Jédrick Imbeault – Oromocto;
Alexandra Levesque – Saint-Quentin;
Samuel Leclerc – Saint-Quentin;
Vanessa Ouellette – Lac Baker; and
Andrew Vienneau – Quispamsis.
The head coach is Jean Pierre Cantin of Oromocto. The assistant coach is Nadine Perron of Saint-Quentin and the manager is Dave McManus of Hanwell.
SQUASH
Stéphanie Babineau – Moncton;
Luke Burton – Fredericton;
Julia Cook – Moncton;
Véronique Cyr – Dieppe;
Sebastien Leblanc – Dieppe;
Eric Melanson – Dieppe;
Jane Woodworth – Moncton; and
Bryson Woodworth – Moncton.
The head coach is Jan Prieditis of Moncton. The manager is Joy Cook of Moncton.
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
Véronique Cyr – Dieppe;
Jillian Downey – Saint John;
Josée Goguen – Dieppe;
Jenelle Maillet – Moncton;
Megan McGuigan – Fredericton;
Emma Morrissy – Fredericton;
Allie Murchison – Saint John;
Jaiden Regnier – Fredericton;
Bianca Symonds – Saint John; and
Josee Thomas – Fredericton.
The head coach is Ashley Hines of Saint John. The assistant coach and manager is Melissa Hoadley of Moncton. The apprentice coach is Erin Moir of Quispamsis.
TRAMPOLINE
Meili Adam-Reimer – Fredericton;
Melisande Logelin – Dieppe;
Noah McCoy – Keswick Ridge; and
Andrew Polegato – Beaver Dam.
The head coach is Rachelle Perry of Dieppe. The manager is David LeBlanc of Fredericton.
MISSION STAFF
Sherry Doiron, Fredericton – chef de mission;
Jason Arseneault, Fredericton – assistant chef de mission;
Eddie Rutanga, Moncton – office management;
Christine Powers-Tomsons, Fredericton – office management;
Normand Léger, Dieppe – communications;
Kevin Lunn, Hanwell – communications/webmaster;
Bruce Macfarlane, Fredericton – communications;
Jean-Luc Benoit, Fredericton – sport liaison;
Jodie DeSolla, Fredericton – sport liaison;
Meaghan Donahue-Wies, Fredericton – sport liaison;
Kent Kuhn, Hartland – sport liaison;
Serge Manuel, Fredericton – sport liaison;
Darcy McKillop, Fredericton – sport liaison;
Manon Ouellette, Fredericton – sport liaison;
Ann Phillips, Saint John – sport liaison; and
Chris Robicheau, Moncton – sport liaison.
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