Twin City Spinners and Vikings du Centre de Quebec took bronze at Centre Pierre-Charbonneau on Sunday
(MONTREAL, Que.) – Ben Palmer had a team-high 23 points as Centre d’integration a la vie active topped the Alberta Northern Lights 67-45 in the Division 1 gold medal game on Sunday at the CWBL Final.
Ben Palmer added 11 rebounds and two assists, while Nic Palmer had 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists.
Jonathan Vermette, a tournament all-star, chipped in 13 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
“That feels good. We’ve had a really good team for years and years but were never able to go the whole way and win gold, so it’s nice to be able to do it finally,” said Vermette. “I think we’ve been very consistent the whole tournament. Both defensively, our shots – everything. Our little details were taken care of the whole tournament correctly.”
Ben Moronchuk, tournament MVP, led the Northern Lights with 20 points and nine rebounds. Bradon Doll, an all-star, added 15 points and seven rebounds.
The Aigles de Valleyfield topped 46 North 58-44 to capture gold in the Division 2 final.
Sandrine Berube led the way with a game-high 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Div 2 tournament all-star Philippe Vermette added 13 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Div 2 MVP Rosalie Lalonde chipped in 12 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
Adam Loo had a team-high 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists for 46 North, which was handed its first tournament loss on Sunday. Brandon Gillis, a Div 2 all-star, added 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
Nasif Chowdhury had a game-high 24 points, nine assists and five rebounds to pace the Twin City Spinners past the Gladiateurs de Laval in the Division 1 bronze medal game.
Broden Nagle chipped in 14 points, 16 rebounds and four assists, while Shayne Sharkey added 12 points and nine rebounds.
“We played against a veteran Glads team that’s pretty used to winning medals out here, so getting the win was pretty nice,” said Chowdhury. “We have a reasonably young team with Broden, Simon Mazi-Keep and me – it was our first CWBL Final. We’ve got some former winners on here with Shane. It was a fun weekend; we had a good team, and it feels good.
“I love playing against that team, it’s a lot of fun. Their team is excellent. Carl Pelletier, Cindy Ouellet, Elodie Tessier, and Marc Antoine Ducharme are all so good, so winning feels good.
Ducharme led the Glads with 16 points, 10 rebounds and even assists. Ouellet and Pelletier each had 13.
In the Division 2 bronze medal game, the Vikings du Centre de Quebec topped the Crashers 52-31.
Jeremy Giguère led the way with a game-high 22 points, nine rebounds and one assist. Kévin Giguère added 11 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in the victory.
Desmond O’Shaughnessy was the Crashers’ leading scorer with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
MVP and All-Stars
Division 1
MVP – Ben Moronchuk (ANL)
All-Star – Bradon Doll (ANL)
All-Star – Jonathan Vermette (CIVA)
All-Star – Cindy Ouellete (GLADS)
All-Star – Broden Nagle (SPIN)
All-Star – Garrett Ostepchuk (SK)
Division 2
MVP – Rosalie Lalonde (AIGLES)
All-Star – Philippe Vermette (AIGLES)
All-Star – Desmond O’Shaughnessy (CRASH)
All-Star – Austin MacLellan (NB)
All-Star – Joel Watts (PEI)
All-Star – Brandon Gillis (PEI)
Centre Pierre-Charbonneau is hosted one of Canada’s largest wheelchair basketball showcases. Sixteen club teams from across the country competed in two divisions at the 2025 CWBL Final.
Among the athletes on the court were former and current National Team players, including several who are set to represent Canada at the 2025 IWBF Men’s U23 World Championship in São Paulo, BRA (June 12-20, 2025), as well as the 2025 Americas Cup.
The event was governed by Wheelchair Basketball Canada (WBC) and presented by Parasports Quebec.
For the full schedule and results, visit the CWBL Final page.