The Can-Am United Floorball Club, known simply as Can-Am United FC, is a floorball club consisting of players from both Canada and the United States.[1]
 Official logo of Can-Am United FC | |||
| Full name | Can-Am United FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Can-Am FC | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Captain |  Eric Molin Andrzej Zadora | ||
| League | Canada Cup | ||
| 2010 | Intermediate Division | ||
| First game | 3:2 win vs. Innebandy Chicago | ||
| Largest win | 9:1 win vs. St. James FC | ||
| Largest defeat | 3:0 loss vs. Striation Six | ||
| All-time top scorer | Eric Molin Bo Shi Mikko Taipale(5 points) | ||
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The club is one of the first ever joint Canada-U.S. floorball clubs, and will be a building block on which ties can be strengthened between both floorball in Canada and in the United States. As well, it will build a partnership between many players. The club is only the second joint team ever in the history of North American floorball, the previous being the North-American All-Star Team, which participated in the intermediate division of the 2007 Czech Open.[2]
History
editThe floorball club was created in 2010 by several North American free agent players looking for a team to participate with at the Canada Cup. After being in contact with each other and finding other players, the team registered for the tournament in the Intermediate Division.[3]
The club is a mix of three North American floorball clubs: Alaska's Arctic Floorball Monkeys, the Boston Bandyts Floorball Club, and the Edmonton Panthera Floorball Club. As well, the team has free agent players from Colorado, D.C., Massachusetts, and Vermont.
2010 Canada Cup
editRoster difficulties
editOriginally posed to send three players to the tournament, the Edmonton Panthera could only send one, but instead were able to pick up another free agent player from the Vaughan Sharks in the form of Paul Charbonneau.
Tournament results
editCan-Am FC played in the intermediate division, with their debut being on May 22, 2010 at York University, in Toronto, Ontario.[4] They won their first match by a score of 3:2 over Innebandy Chicago.[5]
After steamrolling the St. James Floorball Club by a score of 9:1, the club was shut out in its next two matches against Toronto Floorball League clubs iMove Blue Collars and Striation Six Striators by scores of 2:0 and 3:0, respectively.[6][7][8]
Following the 4 round robin matches, Can-Am United found itself tied for 4th place in their division with the iMove Blue Collars.[9] Due to tournament tiebreaker rules, the iMove Blue Collars advanced to the playoff round based on head-to-head statistics, eliminating Can-Am United from the tournament.[10]
Roster
editAs of May 28, 2010
| Goalkeepers | |||||
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| Nationality | Number | Player name | Club | ||
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00 | Paul Charbonneau | Vaughan Sharks | ||
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69 | Matthew Ellis | Boston Bandyts | ||
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69 | Myles Hacking | Boston Bandyts | ||
| Defensemen | |||||
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| Nationality | Number | Player name | Club | ||
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2 | Zachary Meyers | Arctic Monkeys | ||
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4 | John Bailey | Arctic Monkeys | ||
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5 | Myles Hacking | Boston Bandyts | ||
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6 | Paul Charbonneau | Vaughan Sharks | ||
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17 | André Breton | Arctic Monkeys | ||
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18 | Matthew Ellis | Boston Bandyts | ||
| Forwards | |||||
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| Nationality | Number | Player name | Position | Club | |
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7 | Bo Shi | C | Boston Bandyts | |
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8 | Daniel Wiesmann | C | Boston Bandyts | |
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9 | Mikko Taipale | RW | Boston Bandyts | |
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10 | Anton Aboukhalil | RW | Boston Bandyts | |
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11 | Eric Molin – C | LW | Boston Bandyts | |
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15 | Andrzej Zadora – C | LW | Edmonton Panthera | |
Note: Paul Charbonneau, Matthew Ellis, and Myles Hacking double as both defensemen and goalkeepers
Rankings & records
editFranchise scoring leaders
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Tournament records
edit| Year | MP | W | L | D | GF | GA | +/- |
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 2010 Canada Cup
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 |
Head-to-head records
edit| Opponent | MP | W | L | D | GF | GA | +/- |
| iMove Blue Collars
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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2
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-2
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 Innebandy Chicago
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1
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1
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0
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0
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3
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2
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+1
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 St. James FC
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1
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1
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0
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0
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9
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1
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+8
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| Striation Six
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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3
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-3
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| Totals | 4
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2
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2
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0
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12
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8
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+4
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ [1][permanent dead link], Floorball Galaxy.com – Coverage of the 2010 Canada Cup
- ^ [2], Czech Open 2007 – Team List
- ^ [3][permanent dead link], Floorball Galaxy.com – Coverage of the 2010 Canada Cup
- ^ [4], Canada Cup Floorball Championship – Front Page
- ^ [5], Canada Cup Floorball Championship – Can-Am United FC vs. Innebandy Chicago
- ^ [6], Canada Cup Floorball Championship – Can-Am United FC vs. St. James FC
- ^ [7], Canada Cup Floorball Championship – Can-Am United FC vs. iMove Blue Collars
- ^ [8], Canada Cup Floorball Championship – Can-Am United FC vs. Striation Six Striators
- ^ [9], Canada Cup Floorball Championship – Round-Robin Play Standings
- ^ [10], Canada Cup Floorball Championship – Rules and Policies