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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
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.
Jonas Daehler
Age 34 from Lucerne Switzerland
Played on the Pro squash tour for 10 years
Played on the Swiss National Team for 15 years
Started pickleball in 2021
Head squash and pickleball pro at Cedar Springs and Granite Club
Jessica Kawamoto
Age 27 from Hamilton
Started Pickleball 2016
Played a variety of sports leading up to pickleball
Currently plays in open pro events in the US with mixed partner and brother Matt Kawamoto
Sponsored by Tyrol and Engage
Multi medalist in national events
Working towards CPA
Corey Osborne
Age 52 from Midland
2003 National Doubles Racquetball Champion
2005 Singles Champion
2003 PanAm games bronze medalist
2011 US OPEN mixed doubles Champion
Started pickleball 2019
Gearbox Sponsored
Full time Pickleball coach
Multi medalist in national events
Emma Li
Age 18, born in Shanghai and currently residing in Quebec
Started competing in Pickleball in 2018
Multi-medalist at the Provincial and National level
Studying Pure Applied Science in Cegep and plans to study Finance at McGill University
Jonas Daehler
Age 34 from Lucerne Switzerland
Played on the Pro squash tour for 10 years
Played on the Swiss National Team for 15 years
Started pickleball in 2021
Head squash and pickleball pro at Cedar Springs and Granite Club
Jessica Kawamoto
Age 27 from Hamilton
Started Pickleball 2016
Played a variety of sports leading up to pickleball
Currently plays in open pro events in the US with mixed partner and brother Matt Kawamoto
Sponsored by Tyrol and Engage
Multi medalist in national events
Working towards CPA
Corey Osborne
Age 52 from Midland
2003 National Doubles Racquetball Champion
2005 Singles Champion
2003 PanAm games bronze medalist
2011 US OPEN mixed doubles Champion
Started pickleball 2019
Gearbox Sponsored
Full time Pickleball coach
Multi medalist in national events
Emma Li
Age 18, born in Shanghai and currently residing in Quebec
Started competing in Pickleball in 2018
Multi-medalist at the Provincial and National level
Studying Pure Applied Science in Cegep and plans to study Finance at McGill University
Jonas Daehler
Age 34 from Lucerne Switzerland
Played on the Pro squash tour for 10 years
Played on the Swiss National Team for 15 years
Started pickleball in 2021
Head squash and pickleball pro at Cedar Springs and Granite Club
Jessica Kawamoto
Age 27 from Hamilton
Started Pickleball 2016
Played a variety of sports leading up to pickleball
Currently plays in open pro events in the US with mixed partner and brother Matt Kawamoto
Sponsored by Tyrol and Engage
Multi medalist in national events
Working towards CPA
Corey Osborne
Age 52 from Midland
2003 National Doubles Racquetball Champion
2005 Singles Champion
2003 PanAm games bronze medalist
2011 US OPEN mixed doubles Champion
Started pickleball 2019
Gearbox Sponsored
Full time Pickleball coach
Multi medalist in national events
Emma Li
Age 18, born in Shanghai and currently residing in Quebec
Started competing in Pickleball in 2018
Multi-medalist at the Provincial and National level
Studying Pure Applied Science in Cegep and plans to study Finance at McGill University
Rob Krizmanich
Age 57 residing in Etobicoke
Grew up playing all sports but focusing on tennis, squash, Golf and ping pong
Started Pickleball in 2020 and never looked back
Proud to be sponsored by Paddletek
Multi medalist in the US open and Senior Pro medalist
Triple Crown winner Canadian Nationals 2022
Senior Wealth Advisor National Bank Financial
Genya Stefanoff
Age 54 born in Mississauga now residing in Ottawa
Grew up as a Provincial and National Softball Champion
Multi sport background
Started Pickleball in 2017
Recent medalist in Quebec Tourney
Works for the National Capital Commission building future transportation facilities
Ownership Group
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
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
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.
Kevin Ellis
Lives in Midland
Real Estate agent for Remax
Top 100 Remax agents in Canada
Passionate about Pickleball, and started playing 2022
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
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
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)
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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