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[pinkfloydfanmatt]

Start of the year awesome quidditch tournament. With no scrimmage practice and frist time meeting half this team, we did awesome. 1 win and the 1 loss. And a last game blow out. Had lots of fun! But feeling it today. #mcmaster #quidditch #quidditchcanada

[mmay92]

We had so much fun tonight @waterstones 😊 it was lovely to meet you Rachel! #it's so easy to talk to other Harry Potter fans ⚡️ #QuidditchCanada #Hufflepuff 💛 #Gryffindor ❤️ #CursedChild #HPSkriptBook #MaysTravelLog #London (at Piccadilly Circus)

[canuckquidditch-blog]

CANFAN Pre-Show: Post 2, 9:19 PM, June 17, 2016.

Location: Walking out of the vast Canadian Wilderness after a jog through the Rocky Mountains with a moose on my shoulders in a firemans lift. Obviously.

Desc: Canada Fantasy Teaser

So the long anticipated draft of the annual Canada Day Fantasy Tournament, this year scheduled to occur on July 3rd in Brantwood Park, Ottawa (as per usual) happened more than a few pint-filled fortnights ago. The biggest news right off the bat is that registration so far is lighter than expected, and as such teams GOLLA and BERNIER were cut last minute before the draft to allow for fuller rosters on the remaining  eight teams.

Secondly, there seems to be a storm brewing from the South of the border, and the Americans are once again attempting to begin a 1812-esque crusade. This idea is perfesctly summarized by the rare appearance of “jamieslefttesticle”, who commented on the livechat which accompanied the feed of the draft that, “jamieslefttesticle: it makes me sad how the first two rounds are dominated by americans. I wish canadians would get better.”

Perhaps in my experience of this event, never have there been so many top-American athletes present; which should provide an interesting flavour and flair to the tournament. Partially because many Cdn southern-based teams have little or no experience with the arguably more advanced styles of play American teams bring to the table. On reflection, many Canadian players have not had the chance to even interact with a variety of players in our community even. A minor downfall of Quidditch Canada is the static rankings our region always seems to deal with, which ultimately provides similar pools every. Single. Tournament. Growth = null… but that rant is for a later date.

BUT ANYWAYS GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, THE BEAVER AND THE BIEBER, IT’S THE CANADA DAY FANTASY TOURNAMENT PRE-SHOW! 

Team: LaFrance (Baby Blue)

J.  Archibald – QC Boston

D.  Sandon -  Rochester United   B, C

L.  Dillmann  - BosNYan Bearsharks B, C

C.  Wallace  -Carleton   Beater.

C.  Steckle  - GeeGees   C, B

M.  Cardarelli   -   Carleton beater

T.  Ronson  -   I played for McGill A in 2015  c, K

T. Courouble   -    Emerson   K   C/S

A.  Scherger   -   Waterloo    C/K

S.  McCaul   - Beater of Queens

C.  Mendoza   Chaser/Seeker  of Edmonton aurors

N. Reid---  Chaser, Queens

E.  Marie - Beater, Queens

Z.  Kuntz   Chaser, Maple Rush

P. Makuch   -    Beater, Valhalla

B. Hill  - Beater, Guelph A

M. Gomes  - Beater  Guelph B

The Breakdown

Americans – Only 4. So a pretty Canadian team, despite the first draft picks being dedicated to Americans. It should be noted that according to USQ rankings, Rochester United  (Sandon) finished 3rd, Emerson (Timothee Courouble) finished 87th and I have never bloody heard of whatever the Hell the Bearsharks are. Or to paraphrase GM Rosenburg when asking about Royal City “…What is a Bearshark!?” So not bad picks first round, I’m assuming LaFrance knows the subsequent Ottawa-area picks. Ottawa-based players are pretty much their own mafia. Team Canada players to look out for – Claire Steckle, Chaser with the GeeGees. One surprise – Mendoza, the Chaser/ Seeker combo from Edmonton. I haven’t seen her play, but man if she is beating two Queens and a Maple Rush player, then man she must be killin’ it. It should also be noted that LaFrance has acquired only two seekers – Courouble and Mendoza, five-ish Chasers, five-ish Beaters, and at least three keepers. Jeeze only three female chasers though. Be prepared to run, ladies.

LaFrance has historically killed it, so I expect that if his team stears clear of injuries, hangovers, female chasers keep their spend the early round Americans deliver as expected to, the team will give a splendid performance behind Archibald and LaFrance. 

Yours,

Don Cherry-Jordan

[canuckquidditch-blog]

Post One: June 5, 8:05AM

Location: The Tim Hortons where I obviously live. Desc: Disclaimer, blah blah blah, Intro, blah, blah, blah

I’m tired of one-sided Quidditch reports and pre-tournament predictions which always seem to favour Quidditch teams in Northern Ontario. I *obviooooously* have no personal interest in team politics, I humbly present a hopefully unbiased view on the game footage currently available on the mighty Interwebs.

Something about me:

Just so we’re all on the same page, I’m not some random nutter who is blasting or praising strangers on the Internet. Okay, I was a little hypocritical when I said I had no personal interest in Quidditch Canada.

-          I’m entering my fifth year of Quidditch bliss, and have graduated from a school in Ontario with an Honours B.A. and will be attending a different school for my M.A.

-          I have travelled to the United States and played a variety of recognizable teams, including (but not limited to) Bowling Green SU - 8th in USQ rankings, and the RIT Dark Marks - 81st in USQ rankings.

-          I’ve played against every team in Ontario, as well as the Calgary Mudbloods and UdeM.

-          I have played Keeper, Beater and Chaser.

-          I have often acted as an assistant ref, score/timekeeper and goal ref when required.

Satisfied I have at least a decent amount of knowledge to make a few comments? Good, let’s continue.

 Contact Me: For canoe rentals, camping advice and Quid talk

[email protected]

[grenadier8]

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