Here is the coaching staff for the Ottawa Junior Blizzard that will attend the 2010 Canada Cup:
David Toupin
Hockey is mainly part of my background, I played for 8 years. I truly believe that hockey skills can be paralleled to floorball. I have been playing floorball for 3 years now. During this time, I was named to the Ontario provincial Team for 2 years, the Blizzard won bronze at the Montreal Open 2009 and won the Big Apple Floorball Cup in New York City. As for coaching experience, I was involved in the Ottawa Floorball League for the past two years and coached the Junior Blizzard at the Canada Cup in Toronto last year.
Darren Fournier
I have been member of the Ottawa Floorball community for over 7 years and represented Ottawa in over 15 tournaments; Canada Cup Floorball Tournament 6 times, Montreal Open 5 times, New York City Big Apple Tournament once, Toronto Cup, Ottawa International Floorball Tournament and Canadain Nationals Floorball Championships twice (2007 and 2008). Most recently as a player for the Ottawa Blizzard Men’s Elite team, we won the Big Apple Floorball Cup in New York City, and took home the bronze medal in the 2009 Montreal Open. I also coached the Ottawa Jr Blizzard at last year’s Canada Cup.
Phil Paradis
Born and raised in Northern Ontario, I have been playing hockey for 17 years, reaching my highest level (AAA Midget) in 2006. I started playing floorball 3 years ago, and I believe that the sport can only be beneficial to all athletes. I have been part of the Ottawa Blizzard team that won the Big Apple Floorball Cup in New York City, and took home the bronze medal in the 2009 Montreal Open. Also, I was named to Team Ontario in 2010, who recently won the national championship. As for my coaching experience, I have coached several various sporting teams in High School, and was part of the coaching staff of last year’s Ottawa Junior Blizzard squad who competed in the Canada Cup.
Mat Sneddon
Hockey is a big part of my life; I played competitively for 15 years up to the Midget AAA level and continue to play recreationally while attending the University of Ottawa. In my opinion many hockey skills are similar to floorball and floorball provides a great off ice training opportunity for developing athletes. I have been a member of the Ottawa Blizzard for a little over a year and was part of the bronze medal team that competed at the Montreal Open. This will be my first floorball coaching experience, however for 4 years I have helped run a local hockey school and coached soccer at the high school level. In addition, I have completed my NCCP Theory 1 and 2 courses.
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Blizzard Captures Bronze in Montreal
Posted: 9th November 2009 by davidtoupin in Blizzard Elite, News, TournamentsThe Ottawa Blizzard got off to a rocky start in round robin action with a 3-1 deficit to Toronto FC, Paradis was the lone scorer for the Blizzard. However the troop smoothed out the kinks and edged the Young Guns in a 2-1 battle. They saw goals coming from Henri and Fournier. On their third game, they posted a 4-2 win against Sahlaajat. Paradis had another solid outing with a pair of goals and the new line of Gaudet-Sneddon-Smith connected for 2 goals. The Ottawa Blizzard were then matched up against Montreal Fight Club, and defeated 4-1. Sneddon potted the lone marker. The final round robin game was played against the Toronto Vikings and ended in a heart-breaking loss of 3-2. Paradis and Smith scored for the Blizzard.
In semi-finals, the Blizzard once again suited up against Montreal Fight Club to be once again defeated 4-1. Sneddon was the only player for Ottawa to solve the Fight Club goalie. For the bronze medal game, the Blizzard faced Toronto FC as a round robin rematch. The stellar play of Blizzard goalie Goulet and the offensive prowess of Gaudet’s line saw Ottawa dominate the play and come out victorious in a 3-0 gain.
The Gaudet-Sneddon-Smith line combined for 13 points on the weekend 