The Okanagan Sun announce the signings of 27 new roster players for the 2014 season following this weekend’s spring camp. These players are in addition to the 53 players from the 2013 roster who have re-signed with the club.
Included in the signing are 10 players who are not classified as rookies as they join the Sun via university programs and other junior clubs
· 6 via university programs
· 4 via junior programs
The remaining 17 rookies break down as follows
· MT. Boucherie 5
· Kelowna Secondary 2
· Saskatoon 1
· Winnipeg 2
· Vancouver Island 1
· Lower mainland 4
· Calgary 1
· Grande Prairie 1
The Sun anticipates 3-5 additional signings in the coming week in advance of main camp in July.
The 2014 season opens up in Chilliwack against the Huskers July 26. The home opener is August 9 when the defending conference champion VI Raiders visit the Apple Bowl
NAME |
Y |
DOB |
Height |
Weight |
POSITION |
PREV TEAM |
Cole Bertram |
R |
Oct 31, 1995 |
6’2 |
305 |
OL/DL |
MT. Boucherie HS |
Dean (DJ) Blackburn |
R |
Sept 1, 1996 |
6’1 |
340 |
OFF. Line |
Grande Prairie Composite HS |
Oleks Bobrovsky |
1st |
July 1, 1995 |
6’1 |
220 |
LB |
Calgary Colts (Via St. Joes HS Grande Prairie) |
Zachary Bouvier-Mackay |
R |
Feb 16, 1996 |
6’1 |
290 |
DEF. Line |
Evan Hardy HS (Saskatoon) |
Cliff Crews |
1st |
Jan 3, 1993 |
6’4 |
290 |
OFF. Line |
Reedly Junior College (California) |
Tyler Geisler |
R |
Jan 3, 1996 |
5’9 |
175 |
DB |
MT. Boucherie HS |
Keagan Hughes |
R |
Feb 29, 1996 |
6’ |
190 |
LB |
MT. Boucherie HS |
Spencer Humes |
R |
Sept 5, 1996 |
6’2 |
170 |
REC |
MT. Boucherie HS |
Dexter Janke |
1st |
Oct 4, 1992 |
5’10 |
210 |
RB/S |
University of Saskatchewan (via Austin O’Brien HS Edmonton) |
Josiah Joseph |
R |
July 10, 1996 |
6’3 |
190 |
QB |
MT. Boucherie HS |
Kiril Kleinerman |
R |
Feb 15, 1994 |
6’3 |
230 |
DL |
Sturgeon Heights HS (Winnipeg) |
Kole Lauchbaum |
R |
May 27, 1996 |
5’11 |
170 |
DB |
Cowichan Valley Midget Football |
Ron Mwamba |
1st |
Feb 10, 1992 |
5’10 |
220 |
LB |
University of Saskatchewan (via Austin O’Brien Collegiate Edmonton) |
Connor Novak |
R |
Oct 13, 1996 |
6’1 |
250 |
OL/DL |
Kelowna Secondary HS |
Chris Pereira |
R |
Feb 9, 1996 |
5’10 |
220 |
LB |
St. Pauls HS (Winnipeg) |
Chase Quewezance |
1st |
Feb 26, 1995 |
6’4 |
270 |
Off. Line |
University of Saskatchewan (via Ross Sheppard Collegiate Edmonton) |
Isaiah Stewart |
R |
April 12, 1996 |
6’ |
195 |
DB |
Centennial HS (Vancouver) |
Jean Ventose |
R |
May 4, 1995 |
6’1 |
195 |
DB |
Henry Wisewood HS (Calgary) |
Hunter Verhulst |
1st |
Nov 25, 1993 |
6’3 |
200 |
REC |
Calgary Colts PFC |
Jarret Young |
1st |
Dec 18, 1993 |
6’4 |
185 |
REC |
Simon Fraser (via MT. Boucherie) |
Paytin Chang |
1st |
Feb 28, 1993 |
5’10 |
205 |
LB |
Kamloops Broncos (via Kelowna Secondary) |
Mikhail Maloff |
3rd |
Dec 14, 1992 |
6’ |
185 |
RB |
VI Raiders (via MT. Boucherie HS) |
Kyler Mosley |
R |
June 3, 1996 |
5’10 |
195 |
REC |
Hugh Boyd Secondary (Richmond) |
Kory Nagata |
R |
Mar 18, 1996 |
5’9 |
180 |
RB |
Hugh Boyd Secondary (Richmond) |
Elias Rodriguez |
R |
April 24, 1996 |
6’1 |
245 |
DL |
Kelowna Secondary |
Chris Szybunka |
1st |
Dec 2, 1994 |
5’11 |
215 |
LB |
University of Acadia (via Salmon Arm Secondary) |
Jeffrey Tilkin |
R |
Dec 16, 1995 |
6’5 |
300 |
OFF. Line |
Terry Fox Secondary (Coquitlam) |
Adam Masur |
R |
April 21, 1995 |
6’ |
220 |
LB |
St. Michaels HS (Niagra Falls) |