Football Canada has unveiled the 45-player roster that will represent the country at the IFAF Women’s World Championship in Finland this summer.
136 athletes took part in the National Team Identification Camp early this month in Ottawa as part of the first-ever National Women’s Football Weekend. 81 players were selected to compete in the Red-White Game to close out the event, with 45 of those women earning a chance to go for gold as part of Team Canada.
Among those selected were female football trailblazers Emmarae Dale and Kristie Elliott.
Dale, a five-foot-seven, 185-pound linebacker, became the first woman to play in the Canadian Junior Football League when she suited up for the Saskatoon Hilltops in August. She played four games for the team in 2021, making eight tackles.
One month later, Elliott became the first Canadian woman to record a point in an NCAA football game. The Simon Fraser University kicker finished the season 3-of-5 on field-goal attempts and 9-of-11 on extra points, tied for the lead in scoring on Canada’s only NCAA team with 18 points.
The full team roster can be found here:
Name Team
| Backlund, Andrea | Manitoba Fearless |
| Brunet, Rose-Amélie | Moncton Vipers |
| Chevrier, Annabelle | Montreal Blitz |
| Dale, Emmarae | Saskatoon Hilltops (M) |
| Davidson, Amanda | Toronto Storm |
| Drouin, Nicole | Manitoba Fearless |
| Duchesneau, Joanie | Montreal Blitz |
| Dyce, Brooklyn | Manitoba Fearless |
| Eggie, Hallie | Manitoba Fearless |
| Elliott, Kristie | Simon Fraser University (M) |
| Falardeau, Myranda | Calgary Rage |
| Ferguson, Lauren | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Funk, Alyssa | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Girolami, Haley | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Graves, Trina | Saint John Storm |
| Holynski, Danaye | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Kliewer, Arden | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Koutsogiannopolous, Rebekah | Regina Riot |
| Kowalski, Alex | Regina Riot |
| Lacasse, Maude | Montreal Blitz |
| LaLonde, Beth | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Léo, Harmine Christina | Montreal Blitz |
| Mawdsley, Betsy | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| McCombs, Kasey | Regina Riot |
| Mcewen, Hanna | Texas Elite Spartans |
| Muhindo, Nura | Manitoba Fearless |
| Nash, Kendra | Calgary Rage |
| O’Driscoll, Brigitte | Montreal Blitz |
| Obed, Ricki | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Ondo, Alexandra | uOttawa Rugby |
| P. Bélanger, Emilie | Montreal Blitz |
| Petrinchuk, Quinn | Regina Riot |
| Poisson-Vecchio, Ophélia | Montreal Blitz |
| Pontbriand, Laurence | Montreal Blitz |
| Raffey, Hailee | Regina Riot |
| Rioux, Shanelle | Regina Riot |
| Roberge, Virginie | Montreal Blitz |
| Roussel, Virginie | Montreal Blitz |
| Schaffer, Rae-Lynn | Regina Riot |
| Sprague, Julie | Manitoba Fearless |
| Thorstad, Reed | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Viklund, Ashley | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| Vogel, Chantal | Calgary Rage |
| Ward, Breanne | Texas Elite Spartans |
| Wright, Sarah | Saskatoon Valkyries |
Reserves List
| Andrews, Chris | Regina Riot |
| Big Swallow, Samantha | Edmonton Storm |
| Bouchard, Brenna | Edmonton Storm |
| Décary-Corbeil, Rebecca | Montreal Blitz |
| Goldsney, Emma | Calgary Rage |
| Gomes, Lisa | Calgary Rage |
| Goulard, Jolene | Lethbridge Steel |
| Jaworski, Pat | Calgary Rage |
| Kennedy, Baylie | Edmonton Storm |
| Matheson, Sam | Saskatoon Valkyries |
| O’Toole, Bethany | Saint John Storm |
| St. Jean, Genevieve | Montreal Blitz |
The IFAF Women’s World Championship will be held in Vantaa, Finland from July 28 to August 8. Team Canada will compete in the tournament along with defending champions Team USA, as well as teams from Finland, Mexico, Sweden, Australia, Germany and Great Britain.
