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  ShareCLA Announces U17 Team Canada Official Roster for Official World Demonstration2015-09-25
 Congratulations, Alex Pace, Halifax Hurricanes Lacrosse and NS U18 Field Provincial Team on being named to Team Canada! Team Canada is schedule to face Iroquois Nationals at 3pm at the Village Pavillion in the official FIL U-17 Demonstration Game, followed by an exhibition game against the Czech Republic U-19 team at 5:30pm.
OTTAWA, ON, Thursday September 24, 2015 - CLA National Team Chairman Dean French and the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) are excited to confirm the official roster of the U-17 Team Canada.
The twenty Team Canada athletes will be competing in the official demonstration competition at the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Syracuse, NY at the Village Pavilion on Saturday September 26.
On August 9th and 10th, over 60 athletes attended a try-out camp in Clarington, ON. The try-out camp followed the conclusion of the 2015 Midget National Championships where players from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba and Quebec applied to participate in the camp.
"It was great to see a broad representation of our Member Associations in this first step in developing a U-17 national team program. This year we had applications from athletes from 7 different provinces and we are confident that should this program move forward that future camps will see representation from all Member Associations," said Johnny Mouradian.
Team Coordinator, Sean Allen, "The staff was exceptionally pleased with the overall level of talent from all regions; we believe it is a great indicator to the growth of the game Canada-wide."
Head Coach, Josh Sanderson summed up the entire coaching and management's sentiments with one brief comment, "Everyone involved is excited to be part of the Canadian U-17 indoor pilot program. We hope this is a stepping stone for a FIL U-17 championship in 2019."
Sanderson will be joined on the bench by assistant coaches Bruce Codd, Bill Greer, Brian Beisel and Jason Levesque and team coordinators Sean Allen, David Cleveley and Paul Lehmann.
Team Canada is schedule to face Iroquois Nationals at 3pm at the Village Pavillion in the official FIL U-17 Demonstration Game, followed by an exhibition game against the Czech Republic U-19 team at 5:30pm.
About the Canadian Lacrosse Association
The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) is the governing body responsible for all aspects of lacrosse in Canada and oversees the Canadian Championships and any international events that are awarded by the international federation (FIL). With the support of its valued corporate partners – Gait and Adidas – along with the Government of Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada and the Canadian Lacrosse Foundation, the CLA’s mission is to honour the sport of lacrosse and its unique nation-building heritage, by engaging our members and leading our partners and providing opportunities for all Canadians to participate from the grassroots to the national team level. We value health, excellence, accountability, respect and teamwork. For more details on the Canadian Lacrosse Association and the sport of lacrosse, visit www.lacrosse.ca
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Team Canada U-17 roster
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