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Live StreamSchedule for Northern Rollers

Edmonton Expo Centre

Approximate stream time for Northern Rollers

Saturday Sept 2

12:20pm vs Brewers

1:50pm vs United

6:00pm. vs. Lions

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Sunday Sept 3

12:20 vs Wolverines

3:10. vs Rush

4:40. vs Smash

7;30. Vs. Pronghorns

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Meet the northern rollers

Our ambition is to be the top Pickleball team across Canada; joining forces with the best and brightest athletes who prioritize skill, respect, and furthering the growth of the sport. Our team's excellent standard of performance on and off the court will serve as motivation for up and coming players, and will be remembered for years to come.

Ownership Group

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Rob Krizmanich

Lead sponsor for the Northern Rollers

  • Senior Wealth Advisor with National Bank Financial

  • 25 years in the Financial business

  • Started Pickleball in 2020 after many years of accomplished racquet sports

  • Triple crown winner Canadian Nationals 2022

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Corey Osborne

  • Multiple Racquetball National Medalist 2003, 2005

  • 2003 racquetball bronze medalist PanAm Games

  • 2011 US Open Mixed Doubles racquetball champion

  • National Racquetball Coach

  • Started playing pickleball 2019

  • Multiple national Pickleball medalist

  • Full time Pickleball coach

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Tom Barber

  • Graduate of Wilfred Laurier

  • Finished post secondary studies participating in a Semester at Sea, which sparked a love of travel

  • Owner of Barber and Haskell for twenty-five years a successful business based in Midland Ontario.  

  • His free time spent in youth athletics.

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Kevin Ellis

  • Lives in Midland

  • Real Estate agent for Remax

  • Top 100 Remax agents in Canada

  • Passionate about Pickleball, and started playing 2022

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Jennifer Jones

Curling Career 

  • 2 time Olympian

  • 2014 Olympic Gold Medalist

  • 17 time Scottie’s Competitor

  • 6 time Scottie’s Champion

  • 2 time World Champion

  • 16 time Grand Slam Champion

  • 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles Canadian Champion

  • Canadian Junior Champion

 

Professional Career

  • Corporate Lawyer and Motivational Speaker

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Brent Laing

Curling Career 

  • 2018 Olympian

  • 15 time Brier Competitor

  • 3 time Brier Champion

  • 3 time World Champion

  • 16 time Grand Slam Champion

  • 2023 Canadian Mixed Doubles Canadian Champion

  • 2 time Canadian and World Junior Champion

Professional Career

  • Financial Services – Business Owner

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Glen Howard

  • 4 time Canadian Curling Champion and 4 - Time World Curling Champion

  • All spanning over 4 different decades - 1987, 1993, 2007, 2012

  • 18 time provincial Curling Champion

  • 7 time Brier (Canadian) Runner-up

  • 14 time Grand Slam of Curling Victories (2nd all time)

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Chris Kontos

  • Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

  • Kontos is best known for his nine goals in 11 playoff games while he was a member of the Los Angeles Kings and his franchise opening night four-goal performance (with the Tampa Bay Lightning) against that season's Vezina Trophy winner Ed Belfour. Kontos also won Silver in 1994 at the 94 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.

The league - CNPL

The Canadian National Pickleball league stands out with its unique team play and prize money program. It will be the go-to league for top pickle ball athletes as the sport continues to grow in Canada and globally. This will give emerging amateurs the opportunity to compete at a pro level.

CNPL 2023

Format

  • 8 Teams Across Canada 32 Players

  • 16 men, 16 Women

  • Round Robin format, every team plays each other

  • 1 men's doubles, 1 women’s doubles

  • 2 mixed doubles, singles tiebreaker

  • Player Payouts of $100,000

  • All matches live streamed

Schedule

  • July 29-30 Guelph, ON - Sleeman Centre

  • Sept 2-3 Edmonton, AB - The Hanger (Edmonton Expo Centre)

  • Sept 30-Oct 1 - TBD - CNPL Championship

Contacts

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