Team Canada roster officially released for World Championships in Manchester

March 8th, 2010 by Paul Tutka

'06 MVP Geoff Snider is back for another ride with Team Canada, looking for another gold medal.

It was just a little over a week ago that Canada’s National Men’s Hockey team won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, a dramatic 3-2OT win over the US.

Today, it’s lacrosse’s turn to take the next step in their building process to do what their on-ice counterparts did on the final day of this year’s Olympic Games, Team Canada announcing their finalized roster for the World Championships in Manchester, England, trimming their previously announced 30-man roster to the names that will be wearing the red an white this summer.

After the jump, check out who made the team and what players just missed the cut, as Canada looks to defend their gold won in London, Ontario four years ago.

Goaltenders
Player	From	College	NLL
Angus Dineley	Toronto, ON	Canisius	None
Evan Kirk*	Kitchener, ON	Hobart	None
Chris Sanderson	Orangeville, ON	Virginia	Retired

Defense
Player	From	College	NLL
Mac Allen	Toronto ON	Bishop's	Rochester
Curtis Manning	Surrey, BC	Simon Fraser	Calgary
Brodie Merrill	Orangeville, ON	Georgetown	Edmonton
Pat Merrill	Orangeville, ON	Mercyhurst	Orlando
Phil Sanderson	Orangeville, ON	None	Toronto
Jon Sullivan	St. Catharines, ON	Brock	Minnesota
Matt Vinc	St. Catharines, ON	Canisius	Orlando

Midfield
Player	From	College	NLL
Dan Dawson	Oakville, ON	None	Boston
Rhys Duch	Victoria, BC	Stony Brook	Washington
Jordan Hall	Surrey, BC	Delaware	Orlando
Ryan McClelland*	Brampton, ON	Colgate	None
Gavin Prout	Whitby, ON	Loyola	Edmonton
Billy Dee Smith	St. Catharines, ON	None	Buffalo
Geoff Snider	Calgary, AB	Denver	Philadelphia
Mark Steenhuis	St. Catharines, ON	None	Buffalo
Shawn Williams	Oshawa, ON	Brock	Rochester

Attack
Player	From	College	NLL
Garrett Billings	Langley, BC	Virginia	Toronto
John Grant	Peterborough, ON	Delaware	Rochester
Zack Greer	Whitby, ON	Duke/Bryant	Minnesota
Kevin Huntley	Baltimore, MD	Johns Hopkins	Philadelphia
Merrick Thomson	Hamilton, ON	Albany	Philadelphia

* presently playing collegiate lacrosse
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