Snider, Merrill headline Canada’s 23-man roster for world lacrosse championship
OTTAWA — Geoff Snider and Brodie Merrill will don the red and white for a fourth time as they and 21 other players were named to Canada’s roster for the upcoming men’s field lacrosse championship on Wednesday.
“We are really excited with the roster that we have selected and as a coaching staff are honoured to have the chance to lead this team at the 2018 world championships,” said head coach Randy Mearns. “Canadian lacrosse talent continues to evolve and excel at the highest levels of the sport. As a group, we spent a lot time working through our selection process and in the end obviously had to make some very tough decisions. With so many elite level players in our pool, it was extremely challenging to bring it to the final 23, but now the journey begins.”
The team features 10 returning players from the Canadian squad that defeated the U.S. to capture gold at the 2014 world championship in Denver.
Snider and Merrill are joined by veterans Wes Berg, Kevin Crowley, Curtis Dickson, Mark Matthews, brothers Jason and Jeremy Noble and goaltenders Dillon Ward and Brennan Donville.