Pellerud Announces Training Squad for Nanaimo

Ottawa, Ontario – Canada’s Women’s National Team Head Coach, Even Pellerud, has selected his 19 woman roster for Canada’s upcoming training camp in Nanaimo, BC from June 10-17, 2006. Pellerud has called upon a familiar group for this camp as the players listed cumulatively account for 886 caps, 206 …

Ottawa, Ontario – Canada’s Women’s National Team Head Coach, Even Pellerud, has selected his 19 woman roster for Canada’s upcoming training camp in Nanaimo, BC from June 10-17, 2006.



Pellerud has called upon a familiar group for this camp as the players listed cumulatively account for 886 caps, 206 goals, and 27 shutouts for Canada.



Canada’s next friendly takes place against Italians at Centennial Stadium in Toronto on June 25th. Kickoff for the match is scheduled for 6:00 pm ET. [ Tickets ]



“While the month of May allowed the players to have priority on game fitness and W-League upstart, the Nanaimo camp kicks off the busiest summer season ever for the Women’s National team,” said Pellerud. “The camp will be an extremely busy week for the players; with emphasis on fitness as well as mental training and lots of practices and scrimmages.



“It is our hope that by the end of this camp we have stepped our level on defence and offence, and that we have secured a good physical foundation for the upcoming fall schedule. On a shorter term, we will take advantage of this camp in preparing the team for the exciting showdown against the experienced Italy team later this month in Toronto.



“The Nanaimo organizing committee has done a good job for us in securing good facilities.”



Canada is preparing for the the six-team (Canada, Mexico, Panama, USA (host), and two teams from the Caribbean Final Round) Women’s Gold Cup™ in November, which will crown the CONCACAF champion, and will also qualify two nations to the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China. The third-place finisher from the CONCACAF event will face an Asian team in a home-and-away playoff for the final berth to the FIFA tournament.



Camp Roster

Player

POS

DOB

Caps

G/S

Club

Hometown

1

LeBlanc, Karina

GK

3/30/1980

50

18

New Jersey Wildcats

Maple Ridge, BC

2

Latham, Christine

D

9/15/1981

46

15

Atlanta Silverbacks

Calgary, AB

3

Booth, Melanie

D/M

8/24/1984

15

0

University of Florida

Burlington, ON

4

Andrews, Sasha

D

2/24/1983

30

3

Vancouver Whitecaps

Edmonton, AB

5

Neil, Andrea

M

10/26/1971

111

22

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver, BC

6

Nonen, Sharolta

D

12/30/1977

60

1

Atlanta Silverbacks

Vancouver, BC

7

Tancredi, Melissa

M

12/28/1981

12

0

Atlanta Silverbacks

Hamilton, ON

8

Matheson, Diana

M

4/16/1984

43

1

Ottawa Fury

Oakville, ON

9

Franko, Martina

D

1/13/1976

6

2

Vancouver Whitecaps

Squamish, BC

10

Hooper, Charmaine

F

1/15/1968

128

67

New Jersey Wildcats

Ottawa, ON

11

Hermus, Randee

D

11/14/1979

67

5

Vancouver Whitecaps

Langley, BC

12

Sinclair, Christine

F

06/12/1983

75

55

Vancouver Whitecaps

Burnaby, BC

13

Walsh, Amy

M

9/13/1977

69

5

Laval Comets

St. Bruno, QC

14

Allen, Amber

M/F

10/21/1975

17

4

Vancouver Whitecaps

Pitt Meadows, BC

15

Lang, Kara

F/M

10/22/1986

53

23

Vancouver Whitecaps

Oakville, ON

16

Wilkinson, Rhian

F

05/12/1982

22

3

Ottawa Fury

Baie D’Urfe, QC

17

Timko, Brittany

F/M

09/05/1985

47

0

Vancouver Whitecaps

Coquitlam, BC

20

Swiatek, Taryn

GK

02/04/1981

20

5

Ottawa Fury

Calgary, AB

22

McLeod, Erin

GK

2/26/1983

15

4

Vancouver Whitecaps

Calgary, AB

Staff
Even Pellerud – Head Coach
Ian Bridge – Assistant Coach
Shel Brodsgaard – Goalkeeper Coach
Les Meszaros – Manager
Dave Adolph – Athletic Therapist
Jamie Fales – Staff/Equipment
Saul Miller – Sport Psychologist

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