TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS

Special Olympics Ontario

2020 National Games

Training Squad Updated

Posted: November 26, 2019

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

It is with great pleasure that we make the first announcement for the Team Ontario Training Squad for the 2020 National Winter Games which will take place in Thunder Bay, Ontario from February 25 – 29, 2020.  The National Games will host 1185 athletes, coaches and mission staff from across the country. Team Ontario is comprised of 251 athletes, 70 coaches and 16 Team Management.

The athletes named to Team Ontario will begin their training immediately in preparation for National Games with the goal to be selected to Team Canada for the 2021 World Winter Games to be held in Sweden.  We feel the members of Team Ontario will represent our province with dignity, respect and with great enthusiasm to perform at their highest ability.  We are very excited to be working with the members for National Games.

Congratulations to all members named to the Team Ontario training squad.

Sincerely,

Juli Prokopchuk Brattan

Chef de Mission, Team Ontario

 

 

 

2020 Special Olympic Canada National Winter Games

Team Ontario Announcement

November 26, 2019

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL TEAM MEMBERS ON YOUR SELECTION TO TEAM ONTARIO

CHEF DE MISSION

Juli Prokopchuk Brattan

TEAM MANAGER

Vicki Murdoch

MISSION STAFF / HEAD COACHES

Name

Community

Position

Cheryl Atkinson

Huntsville

5 Pin Bowling

Allen Smith

Cambridge

5 Pin Bowling

Samantha Damiani

Barrie

Alpine Skiing

Cindy Blake

Novar

Cross Country Skiing

Pat Hall

Milton

Curling

Tracey Zwiers

Orillia

Figure Skating

Joanne Duval

Williamsburg

Floor Hockey

Rachel  Mathews

Orleans

Snowshoeing

Duncan LeBlanc

Port Perry

Speed Skating

Barbara King

Owen Sound

General

Pratima Bhatt

Toronto

General

Jason Hussak

Ottawa

General

Cheryl Atkinson

Huntsville

5 Pin Bowling

Allen Smith

Cambridge

5 Pin Bowling

Dr. Karen Chrobak

Bolton

Medical

Pat Durston

Perth

Medical

Dorie Woolrich

Mitchell

Medical

5 PIN BOWLING

ATHLETES

Andrew Bourgeois

Haliburton

Annette Playter

Richmond Hill

Arthur Castro

Hamilton

Bailie Prince

Garson

Bradley Sibbick

Barrie

Brandon Kalaw

Elliot Lake

Brandon Khan

Brampton

Brendan Caslick

Paris

Brianna Giguere

Sudbury

Campbell K. Brown

Brampton

Casey Heley

Minden

Chris Miller

Welland

Crystal Cochrane

Peterborough

D'arcy Rivait

Markham

Dennis Chamberlain

Orillia

Evan Pittam

Orillia

Jacob Connolly

Burlington

Jahnee Thompson

Hamilton

Jan Heeney

Pickering

Jason Gordy

Simcoe

Jeffrey Wakefield

Hamilton

Jem Moeller

Kenora

Jesse St. Louis

Welland

Jessica Benard

St. Catharines

Jody Derouard

Kenora

Joel Devakumar

Ajax

Joshua Tomagatick

Thunder Bay

Julia Luck

Thunder Bay

Justin LaBlance

Port Elgin

Kaitlyn Ferguson

Simcoe

Kayla Lubja

Brampton

Kayla Rutenberg

Marathon

Kendall Steinhoff

Simcoe

Kenneth Freeman

Toronto

Kimberly Buie

Algonquin Highlands

Korissa Hammond

Port Dover

Kristen Domingues

Brampton

Lloyd Janes

Barrie

Lucas Anderson

Minden

Lynda Larkin

Orillia

Marc Stuart

Brampton

Marcus Klinck-Howard

St-Charles

Mari-anne Stammers

Haliburton

Michael Krija

Hamilton

Michele Freeman

Belleville

Mike Campanaro

Kingston

Michele Schroeder

Dryden

Miranda Klinck-Howard

St-Charles

Robbie Sherren

Kingston

Ryan Sulikowski

Stanns

Scott Pichlyk

Sioux Lookout

Scott Swinson

Beamsville

Steven Mau

Thunder Bay

Tara Smith

Sudbury

Terri Johnston

Port Elgin

Tiffany Keller

Stratford

Tyrina Cyr

Elliot Lake

Uma Balachandran

Markham

Victor DeLorme

Orleans

Zach Phipps

Tillsonburg

5 PIN BOWLING

COACHES

Brenda Budarick

Arnprior

Garry Socholotuk

Kenora

Karen Hayward

Waterford

Margaret  French

Newmarket

Mary Ann Connoly

Burlington

Nancy DeWitt

Dunnville

Nancy McKercher

Thunder Bay

Reggie Lacroix

Hagar

Rick West

Haliburton

Tim Dixon

Welland

Vicki Garinger

Sudbury

Wilhelmina Brown

Brampton


ALPINE SKIING

ATHLETES

Alexander Szakall

Collingwood

Alisha Windsor

North Bay

Amy Cizmar

Thunder Bay

Ashley Keizer

Timmins

Carson Smith

Fowler

Cole Dobson

Stouffville

David Szakall

Collingwood

Matthew Fields

Toronto

Robert Desautels

Gatineau

Sam Williams

Minesing

Steven Clapperton

Newmarket

Sydney Paul

Campbellville

ALPINE SKIING

COACHES

Emily Fields

Toronto

Marc Cockburn

Wakefield

Stephen Daleman

Acton

Sue Diggins

Collingwood

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING

ATHLETES

Anne Howlett

Owen Sound

Carter Meeuwisse

Severn

Derek Morton

Wiarton

Grant Vahi

Midhurst

Hudson Booth

South River

Jacqueline Gravel

Port Elgin

James Clarke

Port Sydney

Jeffrey Mullaly

Timmins

John Groenevelt

Novar

Justin Campbell

Thunder Bay

Katie Lesperance

Allenford

Kelly McKenna

Barrie

Lisa Butler

Peterborough

Malaika Gaudette

Gatineau

Mark Cheek

Huntsville

Mike Roy

Nepean

Neal Condron

Brockville

Nicholas Paribello

Brampton

Noah Filice

Thunder Bay

Philip Lock

Barrie

Randy MacDonald (Coon)

Bracebridge

Robbie Lewis

Sault Ste.Marie

Samantha MacKenzie

Huntsville

Steve Caban

Selwyn

Trevor Knight

Orr lake

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING

COACHES

Andrea Rogers

Victoria Harbour

Ann Scully

Barrie

Ellen Libertini

Waterloo

Jane Waring

Barrie

Kathy Mccarroll

Orr Lake

Kim Sjolund

Thunder Bay

Kurt Sjolund

Nepean

Michelle Smith

Cookstown

Renee Stewart

Arnprior

CURLING

ATHLETES

Allan Moore

Kincardine

Kincardine Curling

Chris Weese

Kincardine

Kincardine Curling

Jackie McDonald

Kincardine

Kincardine Curling

Ryan Brodhagen

Kincardine

Kincardine Curling

Jessica Belyea

Kincardine

Kincardine Curling

Bill Amey

Kingston

Kingston Curling

Brian Secker

Kingston

Kingston Curling

Kevin Beauregard

Kingston

Kingston Curling

Ron Kiley

Kingston

Kingston Curling

Yvon Cloutier

Kingston

Kingston Curling

Isaac McDonell-Gordon

London

London Curling

Jon Adlington

London

London Curling

Melinda Hames

London

London Curling

Rick Fitzpatrick

London

London Curling

Scott Arthur

Thorndale

London Curling

Bill Hickson

Oakville

Oakville Curling

Dylan Hansen

Burlington

Oakville Curling

Noah Banton

Oakville

Oakville Curling

Sofia Dershko

Oakville

Oakville Curling

Dominique Perrin

Hanmer

Sudbury Curling

Kenneth Beauvais

Sudbury

Sudbury Curling

Nathan Harman

Sault Ste. Marie

Sudbury Curling

Odette St-Gelais

Sudbury

Sudbury Curling

Paul Logan

Sudbury

Sudbury Curling

Janice Martinsen

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Curling

Jordan Pretchuk

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Curling

Marco Pauselli

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Curling

Mykola Cuthbertson

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Curling

Rachel Warren

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay Curling

CURLING

COACHES

Angela Taylor

Ripley

Curling - Kincardine

Stacy MacGregor

Kincardine

Curling - Kincardine

Bernadette Myslicki

Kingston

Curling - Kingston

Bill McCormick

Inverary

Curling - Kingston

Kristen McDonald

London

Curling - London

Paul Ollson

Parkhill

Curling - London

Delores McCallum

Oakville

Curling - Oakville

Patricia Wheatley

Burlington

Curling - Oakville

James Logan

Sudbury

Curling - Sudbury

Louise Logan

Sudbury

Curling - Sudbury

Marcy  Barry

Thunder Bay

Curling - Thunder Bay

Tricia  Sampson

Thunder Bay

Curling - Thunder Bay

FIGURE SKATING

ATHLETES

Alicia Smith

Uxbridge

Brooke Thomas

Kincardine

David Robertson

Hamilton

Grace Morris

Ajax

Jack Fan

Kanata

Katie Xu

Kanata

Michael Raytchev

Kanata

Nadia Bouillon

Chelmsford

Nicole Vespa

Hamilton

Rosie Laidler

Kincardine

Sarah Ryan

Perth Rd

Taylor Bennett

Port Dover

Theresa-Rose Camposeo

Whitby

Timothy Goodacre

Dundas

FIGURE SKATING

COACHES

Cathy Skinner

Stittsville

Kathy Pickard

Mount Hope

Nancy Harding Eastman

Oshawa

Nicole Handy-Richardson

Tiverton

FLOOR HOCKEY

ATHLETES

Benjamin Harding

Pefferlaw

Brantford Floor Hockey

Brendan Van Horn

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Carter Hull

Aurora

Brantford Floor Hockey

Christopher Taverner

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Jennifer Sywyk

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Jess Horvath

Princeton

Brantford Floor Hockey

Jesse Lee Jewson

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Matthew Garvey

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Neil  Mac Donald

brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Peter Charnish

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Ryan Murphy

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Scott Gowing

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Steven Samwell

Paris

Brantford Floor Hockey

Donny Tobicoe

Brantford

Brantford Floor Hockey

Robert Pipitone

Newmarket

Brantford Floor Hockey

Steven Haderer

Chatham

Brantford Floor Hockey

Andrew Beauchesne

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

Connor Gillespie

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

Jason Mclaughlin

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

Josh Black

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

Marco Lorio

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

Mark Stajduhar

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

Maxime Baraya

Mississauga

Oakville Floor Hockey

Robert Hindmarsh

Stoney Creek

Oakville Floor Hockey

Samantha Morin

Mississauga

Oakville Floor Hockey

Steven Reist

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

Andrew Nairouz

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

David Colford

London

Oakville Floor Hockey

James Taylor

London

Oakville Floor Hockey

Jason Hocking

London

Oakville Floor Hockey

Jonathan Brown

Oakville

Oakville Floor Hockey

Stephen Anderson

Caledon

Oakville Floor Hockey

Alvin Henrickson

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Andrew Boyd

Ajax

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Audla Geetah-Cyr

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Brandon Terrell

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Farboad Larche

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Jay Convery

Kingston

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Jonathan Grant

Kingston

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Justin Williams

Ajax

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Matt Meloche

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Philip Gaudaur

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Reid Johns

Kingston

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Remi Lanthier-Roy

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Timothy O'Brien

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Yvan Derouin

Ottawa

Ottawa Floor Hockey

Adam Guthrie

Peterborough

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Brandon Sweeting

Peterborough

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Corey Pecoskie

Combermere

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Dylan Armstrong

Peterborough

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Jacob Zitman

Peterborough

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Kyle Johnson

Peterborough

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Michael Brioux

Peterborough

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Ryan Blinn

Peterborough

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Stone Shearer

Selwyn

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Brandon Vansickle

Ennismore

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Daniel Ironmonger

Guelph

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Jeff Tromp

Guelph

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Michael Ludlow

Peterborough

Peterborough Floor Hockey

Quinten Over

Ennismore

Peterborough Floor Hockey

FLOOR HOCKEY

COACHES

Kyle Van Horn

Brantford

Floor Hockey - Brantford

Shane  Pemkowski

Brantford

Floor Hockey - Brantford

William Caradonna

Brantford

Floor Hockey - Brantford

Colin Black

Oakville

Floor Hockey - Oakville

Doug Gillespie

Oakville

Floor Hockey - Oakville

Jeffrey Banton

Oakville

Floor Hockey - Oakville

Andre Boivin

Ottawa

Floor Hockey - Ottawa

Lise LeBeau

Ottawa

Floor Hockey - Ottawa

Cathy Croteau

Ottawa

Floor Hockey - Ottawa

Andrew Snead

Ennismore

Floor Hockey - Peterborough

Joan Moriarty

Peterborough

Floor Hockey - Peterborough

Ronald Cambridge

Peterborough

Floor Hockey - Peterborough

SNOWSHOEING

ATHLETES

Andrew Johnston

Cambridge

Brandon Fortin

Sault Ste. Marie

Brian Waring

Barrie

Bruce Vanhorn

Mindemoya

Calum MacKenzie

Smiths Falls

Catherine Partlow

Whitby

Dayne Tipper

Mindemoya

Elodie Pelletier

Barrie

Gabby Hannusch

Thunder Bay

Gaerrisen Freeland

Havelock

Ian Sheppard

Richmond Hill

Jackelyn Osborne

North bay

Jacob Mathews

Orleans

Jade Irvine

Barrie

Jason Coleman

Sturgeon Falls

Jason Vautour

Worthington

Joey Accetta

LaSalle

Kylie Hocevar

Sudbury

Mark Dokum

Wikwemikong

Mark Sansoucy

Sudbury

Mathieu Gervais

Sudbury

Matthew Bedard

Sheguiandah

Meghan Josling

Brantford

Melissa Heubner

Kitchener

Monique Shah

Bradford

Nicholas Cunningham

Barrie

Normand Daoust

Mindemoya

Peter Snider

Waterloo

Richard Ward

Brantford

Sarah Orgar

Brantford

Stephane Daguerre

Val Gagne

Tyler Rissanen

Thunder Bay

Yanhong Dewan

LaSalle

SNOWSHOEING

COACHES

Amy Cruickshank

Ottawa

Bruce  Martynse

Essex

Dave Rowe

Barrie

Dianne  MacKeigan

Brantford

Joel Florecki

Burlington

Judy Olacke

Spring Bay

Mary  Ridder

Newmarket

Nancy Rissanen

Thunder Bay

Penny  Aubertin

Sturgeon Falls

Shannon Johnson

North Bay

Wayne St-Martin

Sturgeon Falls

SPEED SKATING

ATHLETES

Alex Cappuccitti

Ajax

Benjamin Caldecott

Walkerton

Claire Kachur

Gorham

Curtis Cook

Pickering

Ezekiel Liu

Richmond Hill

Jackson Tomlinson

Mississauga

Jessica Carr

Ayton

Jordan Taylor

Cargill

Kevin Walker

Kingston

Matthew Tataryn

Ajax

Sara Albers

London

Sarah Hannon

Ancaster

Stephen Graham

Orillia

Terry Kuczwal

Whitby

Tyler Jilek

Hanover

SPEED SKATING

COACHES

Benton McNicol

Thamesford

Bernie Cappuccitti

Ajax

Brian Carr

Ayton

Laura Woodall

Belleville