Floorball Canada's 2025 National Championship was recently held in Ottawa, Ontario, at Montpetit Hall (University of Ottawa) from June 27-29, 2025. With 5 Men's teams and 2 Women's teams from Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Quebec, the event saw over 75 athletes compete in this year's event.
2025 Women's National Champions - Team OntarioThe women's division saw two teams compete over the weekend, one from Ontario and one from Nova Scotia. With a mix of National Team players and local league players, both teams showed a strong presence on the court, with all 3 games on the weekend being highly competitive. The women's event was determined by a best-of-3 series, with the team first to two wins taking home the National Championship.
Team Ontario, led by Jess Crosthwaite (3+4), came out of the gate firing with two impressive wins. They started the weekend off strong with a 4-2 against Nova Scotia Saturday morning and continued their momentum to their second game of the day, winning by a score of 7-2. On Sunday, the women's event had one final game, which came down to the last minute of play, where Elly Peters (3+3) scored with 48 seconds left to tie the game and send it into a shootout. In the shootout, Nova Scotia's goalkeeper, Ida Hudson, stood on her feet saving 1 of 2 shots, leading her team to the win in the final game of the tournament.
With winning 2 of the 3 games, Team Ontario was crowned the 2025 National Champions. Meghan Jeffries (ON) and Scotia Broome (NS) were named tournament MVPs.
2025 Men's National Champions - Team Ontario EastThe men's division saw 5 teams compete over the weekend, two from Ontario (West & East), two from Nova Scotia (Blue & White), and Quebec. The event saw a good mix of National Team players, U19 players, and local league players. The men's event was determined by a 4 game round robin, then a single-elimination playoff.
Team Ontario East, led by Matt Smith (9+11), started the weekend with two games on Friday night. In their first game against Quebec, they controlled the game from the start, ending in a 6-1 win. Faced against Ontario West in their second game, they continued their success with a 7-2 win. On Saturday, all teams got their chance to prove themselves on the National level, with games coming down to the last minute, and scores coming within a goal of each other. At the end of the round robin play, Ontario East received a bye to the semi-finals with Quebec and Nova Scotia Blue playing in the quarter-final, and Ontario West and Nova Scotia White playing in the other semi-final.
On Sunday, Quebec looked for revenge on their round-robin loss against Nova Scotia Blue, and captain Thomas Courtemanche (6+5) answered the bell. Courtemanche led the veteran quad from Quebec past the young and injury-riddled Nova Scotia team with a score of 5-4. Next up was the first semi-final between Ontario West and Nova Scotia White, where in the round-robin play, Ontario West came out with a close win of 6-5. Nova Scotia White, led by Alex Field (6+7) and the U19 Men's National Team captain, tried to push past a strong Ontario West team. Running on a short bench, the Nova Scotia team's legs gave up in the end, falling 7-2. In the second semi-final, Ontario East continued their success and kept their record perfect by beating a tired Quebec team 10-5 to advance to the championship game.
With an all-Ontario matchup in the finals, Ontario West was looking to break Ontario East's perfection with an upset in the finals. However, East came out of the gate strong with a goal by Matt Smith (9+11) at 2:15 into the first period. Ontario West countered back right away, breaking East's momentum with a goal from Patrick Mahoney (7+3) only 24 seconds later. Ontario West took this momentum and didn't lose the lead from that point, trading goals back and forth, including a quick goal by Rustam Ainetdinov (1+2) 3 seconds into the final period. This did not deter Ontario East, as they continued to push for the championship in the final period. Patrick McNeill-McKinnel (8+3) scored with 3:44 left in the third period to tie the game. Then, just 25 seconds later, Cedric Grenapin (3+12) scored the championship goal to seal the victory for Ontario East.
With a win in the finals, Team Ontario East was crowned the 2025 National Champions. Matt Smith (ON EAST) and Tristan Walsh (ON WEST) were named tournament MVPs.
The organizers of the event would like to thank all the players, coaches, referees, volunteers, and the University of Ottawa staff for an amazing weekend! Stay tuned for information regarding next year's National Championship.
