• Meet Team Canada

  • The Hosts Are Hunting For The Title

     

    Led by speedy superstar Zak Madell and co-captains Trevor Hirshfield and Patrice Dagenais, the hosts are looking to emerge victorious at home as they build towards the Paralympic Games.

    Currently ranked 5th in the world, The Canadians will be aiming to get back on the podium in front of their fans and claim their first Canada Cup. With grizzled veterans like Mike Whitehead and a rising star in Rio Kanda Kovac, the home team could put on a real show at the Oval.

     

  • Team Highlights

    2nd – 2023 Parapan Am Games, Santiago, Chile
    5th – 2022 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Vejle, Denmark
    2nd- 2021 Americas Championship, Medellin, Colombia

    5th – 2020 Paralympic Games – Tokyo, Japan
    2nd- 2019 Parapan Am Games, Lima, Peru
    6th – 2018 World Wheelchair Rugby Championship – Sydney, Australia
    4th – 2016 Paralympic Games – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    1st – 2015 Parapan Am Games – Toronto, Canada
    2nd – 2014 World Wheelchair Rugby Championship – Odense, Denmark
    2nd – 2012 Paralympic Games – London, Great Britain

Roster

  • Byron Green

    Age:
    38
    Class:
    0.5
    Hometown:
    Victoria
    On National Team Since:
    2013
    Club Team:
    Team BC

  • Eric Rodrigues

    Age:
    43
    Class:
    0.5
    Hometown:
    Mississauga
    On National Team Since:
    2017
    Club Team:
    Toronto Titans

  • Patrice Dagenais

    Age:
    37
    Class:
    1.0
    Hometown:
    Embrun
    On National Team Since:
    2009
    Club Team:
    Ottawa Stingers

  • Trevor Hirschfield

    Age:
    41
    Class:
    1.0
    Hometown:
    Parksville
    On National Team Since:
    2005
    Club Team:
    Team BC

  • Anthony Letourneau

    Age:
    26
    Class:
    2.0
    Hometown:
    Boisbriand
    On National Team Since:
    2017
    Club Team:
    Montreal Machine

  • Cody Caldwell

    Age:
    33
    Class:
    2.0
    Hometown:
    Cavan
    On National Team Since:
    2013
    Club Team:
    London Annihilator

  • Travis Murao

    Age:
    39
    Class:
    2.0
    Hometown:
    Toronto
    On National Team Since:
    2008
    Club Team:
    Ontario Thunder

  • Joel Ewert

    Age:
    24
    Class:
    2.5
    Hometown:
    Prince George
    On National Team Since:
    2019
    Club Team:
    Team BC

  • Rio Kanda Kovac

    Age:
    21
    Class:
    2.5
    Hometown:
    Toronto
    On National Team Since:
    2019
    Club Team:
    London Annihilator

  • Matt Debly

    Age:
    30
    Class:
    3.0
    Hometown:
    Windsor
    On National Team Since:
    2017
    Club Team:
    Ontario Thunder and University of Michigan

  • Mike Whitehead

    Age:
    46
    Class:
    3.0
    Hometown:
    Windsor
    On National Team Since:
    2001
    Club Team:
    Ontario Thunder

  • Zak Madell

    Age:
    30
    Class:
    3.5
    Hometown:
    Okotoks
    On National Team Since:
    2011
    Club Team:
    Alberta Roughnecks

Staff and Support

Jackie Patatas: Team Manager
Patrick Cote: Head Coach
Garett Hickling: Assistant Coach
Andy Marshall: Team Staff – Medical
Ally Govier: Team Staff – Medical
Simone Stella: Team Staff – Medical
Nicole Bewski: Physiologist
Sommer Christie: Mental Performance
Tim Witoski: Team Staff: Equipment
Matt Jensen: Video Analyst
Susana Lima: Team Staff – Support

Relevant Statistics

  • 6

    WWR Ranking

  • 4

    Paralympic Medals (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)

  • 9

    Returning Paralympians from Tokyo 2021

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