Senior Women’s National Team to host Ottawa Invitational June 25-28
(OTTAWA, ONT.) – The Senior Women’s National Team will gather in Ottawa from June 22–28 for a training camp and the Ottawa Invitational at Algonquin College.
The Ottawa Invitational will provide valuable international competition ahead of the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships, with Canada taking on Brazil, Japan and the United States. Eight of the tournament’s 10 games will be held at the Algonquin College ARC (1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa, ON, K2G 1V8), with all games free and open to the public.
Women’s Roster
Lily Brook – Salmon Arm, B.C.
Kady Dandeneau – Pender Island, B.C.
Sofia Fassi-Fehri – Montreal, Que.
Elise Froese – Victoria, B.C.
Melanie Hawtin—Oakville, Ont.
Bethany Johnson – Winnipeg, Man.
Puisand Lai – Toronto, Ont.
Tara Llanes – North Vancouver, B.C.
Rosie Long – Oakville, Ont.
Charlotte McElroy – Hamilton, Ont.
Mercy Nyakundi – Hamilton, Ont.
Cindy Ouellet – Quebec City Que.
Tamara Steeves – Mississauga, Ont.
Élodie Tessier – Saint-Germain de Grantham, Que
Arinn Young – Legal, Alta.*
Coaches
Joey Johnson (Lorette, Man.) – Head Coach
Craig Campbell (Coburg, Australia) – Assistant Coach
Support Staff
Lindsay Berard (Winnipeg, Man.) – Mental Health Lead
Lindsay Bradley (Ottawa, Ont.) – Physician
Jeff Dunbrack (Halifax, N.S.) – High Performance Director
Karen Hyslop (Hamilton, Ont.) Massage Therapist
Jesse McNalley (Toronto, Ont.) – NextGen Player Development Manager/Scout
Hana Parkin (St. Catharines, Ont.) – Senior Women’s Strength and Conditioning Coach
Emma Shimizu (Ottawa, Ont.) – High Performance Coordinator
Matthew Tang (Toronto, Ont.) – Performance Analyst
Men’s camp set for Toronto
Sixteen athletes have been invited to participate in the Senior Men’s National Team selection camp, taking place June 22–28 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre in Scarborough, Ont.
The seven-day camp will feature a mix of on-court training sessions and off-court evaluations as coaches and high-performance staff assess athletes and finalize the roster for upcoming international competition. The camp represents a key step in the program’s preparations for the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.
Men’s Roster
Josh Brown – East St. Paul, Man.
Dylan Cannan – Innisfree, Alta.
Reed De’Aeth – Sherwood Park, Alta.
Cameron Gelowitz – Kamloops, B.C.
Nik Goncin – Regina, Sask.
Colin Higgins – Rothesay, N.B.
Chad Jassman – Calgary, Alta.
Brandon Louie – Don Mills, Ont.
Lee Melymick – Toronto, Ont.
Tyler Miller – Kitchener, Ont.
Blaise Mutware –Toronto, Ont.
Broden Nagle – London, Ont.
Ibrahim Odza – Toronto, Ont.
Garrett Ostepchuk – Regina, Sask.
Kyrell Sopotyk – Aberdeen, Sask.
Lionel Tamoki – Montreal, Que.
Coaches
Matteo Feriani (Padova, Italy) – Head Coach
Nicolas Palmer (Laval, Que.) – Assistant Coach
Brandon Emmanuel (Toronto) – Performance Analyst
Support Staff
Danielle de Laat (Hamilton, Ont.) – Senior Men’s Physiotherapist
Lindsay Berard (Winnipeg, Man.) – Mental Health Lead
Isaac Seabrook (Grimsby Ont.) – Senior Men’s Strength and Conditioning Coach
Gabe Flamminio (Sarnia, Ont.) – Massage Therapist
Jeff Dunbrack (Halifax, N.S.) – High Performance Director
Jesse McNalley (Toronto, Ont.) – NextGen Player Development Manager/Scout
Hailey Roll (Mississauga, Ont.) – High Performance Manager
*Athlete invited but unable to attend.