X-Men football defensive back Dylan Hollohan was one of two Atlantic University Sport (AUS) athletes selected as members of an elite international football team slated to compete against Team USA during the NFL Pro Bowl week in Florida at the end of the month. Fellow defensive back Cameron Wade from Acadia University was also selected.
Hollohan was one of 43 athletes named to the World Team roster which is composed of the best players aged 19 and under from International Federation of American Football (IFAF) member countries. The team features 31 Canadians, including 18 from Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) schools, 3 players each from Japan and Sweden, 2 from American Samoa, and 1 each from Australia, France, Germany and Mexico.
“We are very proud of Dylan’s appointment to the international team,” comments X-Men football head coach Gary Waterman. “Dylan is very deserving of the selection; he has played at a high level since his career began at StFX and this past year had an outstanding season, topping off with a CIS All-Canadian selection. We wish him all the best in the game and believe he will represent StFX University very well.”
A native of Moncton, NB, Hollohan is a second year student-athlete with the X-Men. He is enrolled in the Engineering program at StFX and has earned accolades for his play both on and off the field. Dylan was a 2008-09 CIS Academic All-Canadian, for maintaining an average of 80% or higher while playing varsity sports, and he also earned distinction as a CIS second team All-Canadian for his athletic talents on the grid iron.
An AUS defensive all-star, Dylan led the AUS conference in interceptions with 5, for a total of 87 interception returns and a returned touchdown. He led the AUS in passes defended with 11, adding 6 breakups to his 5 interceptions over 8 regular season games played. He had 16.5 total tackles on the season including 13 solo and 7 assisted tackles. He was named the AUS Defensive Player of the Week on two separate occasions.
The official release from the IFAF follows with more information on the event and the complete World Team roster.
World Team Head Coach Jan Jenmert names 43 players to roster to face USA Football's Team USA in South Florida
Players from eight IFAF member countries and four continents will come together during NFL Pro Bowl week to take part in USA vs. World game at 12pm on Saturday, January 30
\r\nPARIS, FRANCE – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 – World team head coach JAN JENMERT and his coaching staff has selected 43 players from eight countries and four continents to face USA Football’s junior national team at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, January 30.
\r\nThe game will match an eventual 45-man World team composed of the best players aged 19 and under selected from International Federation of American Football (IFAF) member countries against 45 of the top high school seniors from the United States. More information can be found at the event website: www.USAvWorld.com/2010 and at www.IFAF.org.
\r\nNFL Network will provide live coverage of the game, which is designated an official Pro Bowl Week event by the NFL, at 12 noon ET on January 30. The game will follow AFC and NFC Pro Bowl practices, which conclude earlier that day, and admission to both events is free.
\r\nThe World team roster is comprised of players representing American Samoa (2), Australia (1), Canada (31), France (1), Germany (1), Japan (3), Mexico (1) and Sweden (3), who were selected from a provisional list of 100 players nominated by IFAF federations. They will practice nine times while in Fort Lauderdale from January 24-29.
\r\n“Selecting only 45 players from the list of quality players who were recommended is a difficult task, but I believe we have assembled a balanced group who will be competitive,” said coach Jenmert, who is also head coach of the Sweden junior national team.
\r\n“We listened to the opinions of coaches from around the world, watched film and measured each player’s personal strengths to make our selections and now look forward to coming together as a unit for the first time on January 24 to prepare to face USA Football’s Team USA.”
\r\nThe World squad includes 22 players who starred at the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship (JWC) in Canton, Ohio, when Canada won the silver medal; Japan took bronze with a win over Mexico and Germany finished as the best-placed European competitor.
\r\nAmong those who impressed in Canton is World team and Vanier College quarterback JEREMI DOYON-ROCH, who completed 33 of 56 attempts for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns in three games as Canada’s starter.
\r\n“It is a great honor to be part of this elite team and event, which will showcase some of the best players in the world,” said Doyon-Roch. “It is a once in a lifetime experience that I will make good use of. It will be another great opportunity for me to measure myself against the American elite of my age and having played against Team USA in Canton, I know it should be a fast and high intensity game.”
Among his receiving targets will be Japanese wideout JUMPEI YOSHIMOTO of Ritsumeikan University and Canadian ALEX ANTHONY from Laurier University, who both scored fourth quarter touchdowns when on opposite sides in a thrilling IFAF JWC semi final in July that Canada edged 38-35.
“That was the greatest moment of my football career to date,” said Anthony, whose 33-yard scoring catch with 1:06 remaining in the game broke Japanese hearts after Yoshimoto had scored on the previous possession, also with a 33-yard grab. “I am very excited to play with players such as Jumpei, who was very fun to watch in Canton this past summer. Playing on the same side of the ball as Jumpei, and other teammates will give us a winning combination to compete to our fullest potential.”
\r\nDefensively, the World team will feature German BJÖRN WERNER, a highly recruited lineman who plays at the Salisbury School in Connecticut having first played football for the Berlin Adler in his native Germany five years ago. Werner will soon commit to one of the many schools that have recruited him: Miami, Florida, Florida State, Maryland, Oregon and California.
\r\nAnchoring the defensive line will be JESSE WILLIAMS, an indigenous Australian from Arizona Western College who first played down under for the Bayside Ravens and the Queensland Sun Devils State Team
\r\n“I look forward to the experience of playing in front of a much larger crowd than I’m used to and to show the world that indigenous Australians can play the game physically,” said Williams.
\r\nIndigenous Australians are descendants of the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands distinguished as either Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders. Williams’ Aboriginal descendents are from the Wuthathi Tribe and Seven Rivers people in Far North Queensland and his Torres Strait Island descendents are from Moa Island and Thursday Island in Torres Strait. His great grandfather is a Torres Strait Island elder.
\r\nAmerican Samoa will be ratified as the 58th member of IFAF at the organization’s annual Congress in 2010 and has provided two players to the World team. Linebacker TAVITA KATINA played in American Samoa’s 49-6 victory over Australia on January 3 and is joined by fellow linebacker BECK COULTER, who played for four years at Leone High School in American Samoa. He now lines up for Trinity (TX) Community College, while Katina plays for Marist High School in his home country.
\r\nUSA Football’s Team USA head coach CHRIS MERRITT of Miami Christopher Columbus High School has also announced the majority of players selected for his 45-man roster. Many have verbally committed to college football programs across eight athletic conferences. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has the most Team USA verbal commitments at present with seven, followed by the Pac-10 with five and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with four.
\r\nMerritt was the 2009 USA Football Junior National Team’s defensive backs coach that earned a gold medal in Canton, Ohio, this past July in the eight-nation IFAF Junior World Championship.
About IFAF: The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) unites more than 50 countries on five continents through a burgeoning international sport. With national football federations in existence for more than 75 years, IFAF was created in 1998 to organize and further develop the game through international cooperation and global competition. The IFAF office is located near Paris, France.
World Team Roster – By Country
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| \r\n No. \r\n | \r\n \r\n Pos \r\n | \r\n \r\n Name \r\n | \r\n \r\n Last Name \r\n | \r\n \r\n Country \r\n | \r\n \r\n Ht. \r\n | \r\n \r\n Wt. \r\n | \r\n \r\n DoB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Team \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 31 \r\n | \r\n \r\n LB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Beck \r\n | \r\n \r\n Coulter \r\n | \r\n \r\n Am Samoa \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-2 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 240 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 3/7/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Trinity (TX) Community College \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 44 \r\n | \r\n \r\n LB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Tavita \r\n | \r\n \r\n Katina \r\n | \r\n \r\n Am Samoa \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-2 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 235 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 12/23/1992 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Marist High School \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 54 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Jesse \r\n | \r\n \r\n Williams \r\n | \r\n \r\n Australia \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-4 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 325 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 11/2/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Arizona Western \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 37 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Cameron \r\n | \r\n \r\n Wade \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-2 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 185 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5/7/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Acadia University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 24 \r\n | \r\n \r\n RB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Guillame \r\n | \r\n \r\n Bourassa \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-11 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 185 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 7/1/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n College Champlain Lennoxville \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 68 \r\n | \r\n \r\n OL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Dillon \r\n | \r\n \r\n Guy \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-5 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 295 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 7/16/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n College Champlain Lennoxville \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 77 \r\n | \r\n \r\n OL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Danny \r\n | \r\n \r\n Groulx \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-6 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 335 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 3/27/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n College Champlain Lennoxville \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 9 \r\n | \r\n \r\n LB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Christian \r\n | \r\n \r\n Walcott \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-11 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 195 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 9/21/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Concordia University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 85 \r\n | \r\n \r\n WR \r\n | \r\n \r\n Jerit \r\n | \r\n \r\n Lambert \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-1 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 200 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6/6/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Edmonton Wildcats \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 89 \r\n | \r\n \r\n OL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Jacob \r\n | \r\n \r\n Ruby \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-8 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 285 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 12/31/91 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Fort Union Military Academy \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 87 \r\n | \r\n \r\n WR \r\n | \r\n \r\n Alex \r\n | \r\n \r\n Anthony \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-2 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 195 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 4/9/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Laurier University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 84 \r\n | \r\n \r\n WR \r\n | \r\n \r\n Adam \r\n | \r\n \r\n Thibault \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-0 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 190 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 3/26/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Laval University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 36 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Cody \r\n | \r\n \r\n Lynch \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-0 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 165 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6/19/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n McMaster University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 78 \r\n | \r\n \r\n OL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Matt \r\n | \r\n \r\n Sewell \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-8 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 340 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 1/26/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n McMaster University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 8 \r\n | \r\n \r\n K \r\n | \r\n \r\n Tyler \r\n | \r\n \r\n Crapigna \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-7 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 150 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 8/4/1992 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Ottawa Myers Riders \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 33 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Mike \r\n | \r\n \r\n Dubuisson \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-3 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 198 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 9/30/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Saint Léonard Cougars \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 21 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Dylan \r\n | \r\n \r\n Hollohan \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-10 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 183 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 3/16/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n St Francis Xavier University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 7 \r\n | \r\n \r\n QB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Brandon \r\n | \r\n \r\n Bridge \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-3 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 210 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 3/21/1992 \r\n | \r\n \r\n St. Marcellinus High School \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 3 \r\n | \r\n \r\n RB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Steven \r\n | \r\n \r\n Lumbala \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-11 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 200 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 8/9/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Calgary \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 10 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Soonbum \r\n | \r\n \r\n Cha \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-11 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 180 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 10/16/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Ottawa \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 52 \r\n | \r\n \r\n LB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Tyler \r\n | \r\n \r\n Sawyer \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-0 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 205 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 3/26/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Ottawa \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 34 \r\n | \r\n \r\n RB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Jeff \r\n | \r\n \r\n Hassler \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-10 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 195 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 8/21/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Saskatchewan \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 75 \r\n | \r\n \r\n OL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Ben \r\n | \r\n \r\n Heenan \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-4 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 305 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 12/5/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Saskatchewan \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 76 \r\n | \r\n \r\n OL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Cam \r\n | \r\n \r\n Redl \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-7 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 295 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5/16/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Saskatchewan \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 93 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Joel \r\n | \r\n \r\n Seutter \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-2 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 230 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6/11/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Saskatchewan \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 4 \r\n | \r\n \r\n LB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Jerod \r\n | \r\n \r\n McCrory \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-1 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 235 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5/4/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Western Ontario \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 26 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Scott \r\n | \r\n \r\n Janz \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-2 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 185 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5/15/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Western Ontario \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 42 \r\n | \r\n \r\n LB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Marcus \r\n | \r\n \r\n Babic \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-4 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 217 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 11/22/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Western Ontario \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 95 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DL \r\n | \r\n \r\n David \r\n | \r\n \r\n Lee \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-4 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 235 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 9/4/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n University of Western Ontario \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 11 \r\n | \r\n \r\n LB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Byron \r\n | \r\n \r\n Perez-Archambault \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-1 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 220 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 10/18/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Vanier College \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 12 \r\n | \r\n \r\n QB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Jeremi \r\n | \r\n \r\n Doyon-Roch \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-3 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 190 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 8/4/1992 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Vanier College \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 32 \r\n | \r\n \r\n FB \r\n | \r\n \r\n James \r\n | \r\n \r\n Sifakis \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-1 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 235 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 7/30/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Vanier College \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 83 \r\n | \r\n \r\n WR \r\n | \r\n \r\n Julian \r\n | \r\n \r\n Bailey \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-1 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 185 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 3/9/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Vanier College \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 45 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Mehdi \r\n | \r\n \r\n Abdesmad \r\n | \r\n \r\n Canada \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-6 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 250 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 9/28/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Vieux Montréal Spartiates \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 5 \r\n | \r\n \r\n WR \r\n | \r\n \r\n Thomas \r\n | \r\n \r\n Ruiz \r\n | \r\n \r\n France \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-9 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 173 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 12/21/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Météores de Fontenay \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 49 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Björn \r\n | \r\n \r\n Werner \r\n | \r\n \r\n Germany \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-4 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 258 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 8/30/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Salisbury School (CT) \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 15 \r\n | \r\n \r\n WR \r\n | \r\n \r\n Shoma \r\n | \r\n \r\n Endo \r\n | \r\n \r\n Japan \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-10 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 180 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 1/18/1992 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Nihon University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 22 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Yudai \r\n | \r\n \r\n Maruyama \r\n | \r\n \r\n Japan \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-11 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 165 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 1/6/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Nihon University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 81 \r\n | \r\n \r\n WR \r\n | \r\n \r\n Jumpei \r\n | \r\n \r\n Yoshimoto \r\n | \r\n \r\n Japan \r\n | \r\n \r\n 5-9 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 165 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 12/10/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Ritsumeikan University \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 40 \r\n | \r\n \r\n LB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Jiovanni \r\n | \r\n \r\n Carrillo \r\n | \r\n \r\n Mexico \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-1 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 203 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 1/10/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Aguilas Blancas IPN \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 74 \r\n | \r\n \r\n OL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Sebastian \r\n | \r\n \r\n Johansson \r\n | \r\n \r\n Sweden \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-5 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 282 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 4/22/1991 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Carlstad Crusaders \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 6 \r\n | \r\n \r\n RB \r\n | \r\n \r\n Hampus \r\n | \r\n \r\n Hellermark \r\n | \r\n \r\n Sweden \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-1 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 200 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 8/19/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Lidingö Saints \r\n | \r\n
| \r\n 94 \r\n | \r\n \r\n DL \r\n | \r\n \r\n Elias \r\n | \r\n \r\n Groon \r\n | \r\n \r\n Sweden \r\n | \r\n \r\n 6-3 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 315 \r\n | \r\n \r\n 8/2/1990 \r\n | \r\n \r\n Stockholm Mean Machines \r\n | \r\n
Coaching Staff: Head coach, Jan Jenmert (Sweden); Offensive Coordinator, Masato Itai (Japan); Defensive Coordinator, Warren Craney (Canada); Special teams, Olivier Moret (France); Offensive line, Greg Marshall (Canada); Running backs, Marco Iadeluca (Canada); Tight ends, Peter Tos (Australia); Defensive line, Salomon Solano (Mexico); Defensive backs, Shinichi Takeda (Japan); Graduate assistants: Kris Kemp (Bahamas), Maciej Cetnerowski (Poland), B.J. Jensen (Finland), Marcel Meijerink (Netherlands), Mathias Torre (France), Jørgen Johansen (Norway); Strength & Conditioning, Niclas Carlson (Sweden); Team Manager Rick Sowieta (Canada).