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Vancouver Furious George

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Vancouver Furious George
Founded1995
LeagueUSA Ultimate Club Division
Based inVancouver
Head coachMatt Berezan & Alex Davis
ChampionshipsUPA: 2002, 2003, 2005
Canadian: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019

Furious George is an elite men's ultimate club team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Founded in 1995, they were the open champions at the 2002, 2003 and 2005 UPA (now USA Ultimate) Club Championships.[1] They have also won eleven Canadian Ultimate Championships: in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2019.[2][3][4][5] Furious George won gold as Team Canada (with several non-regular additions from other club teams around the country) in 1998, 2004 and 2008 at the WFDF World Ultimate Championships. In 2011, Furious George was inducted into the Canadian Ultimate Hall of Fame.[6]

Current roster

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(As of 2021).

Player Name Jersey Number Hometown
Ari Nitikman 11 Vancouver, BC
Ben Burelle 73 Vancouver, BC
Brayden Gee 6 Vancouver, BC
Darren Wu 25 Vancouver, BC
Dave Neilson 68 Nanaimo, BC
Devon Bringeland-Powell 88 Vancouver, BC
Devon Thomson 44 Bowen Island
Filip Kragl 77 Burnaby, BC
Fred Lam 23 Vancouver, BC
Jay Boychuk 24 Pickering, ON
Jonah Lee-Ash 7 Vancouver, BC
Jordan McGregor 21 Ottawa ON
Kevin Underhill 89 Vancouver, BC
Malcolm Bryson 45 Sechelt, BC
Morgan Hibbert 8 Vancouver, BC
Patrick Baylis 12 Madison, WI
Ricky McLeod 3 Port Coquitlam
Robbie Brennan 0 Bray, Ireland
Samson Hoy 86 Vancouver, BC
Tim Tsang 16 Vancouver, BC
Toly Vasilyev 18 Leningrad, USSR
Ty Barbieri 5 North Vancouver, BC
Vincent Bulloch 99 Toronto, ON
William Vu 1 Vancouver, BC
Yu Chi Lin 87 Richmond, BC
PRACTICE ROSTER
Brendan Wong 98 Vancouver, BC
Dawson Pasin 4 Delta, BC
Justin Pettenuzzo 51 Victoria, BC
Patrick Church 17 Vancouver, BC
Scott Graham 36 Vancouver, BC

References

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  1. ^ Stewart, Megan (7 October 2011). "Vancouver ultimate club socks it to Seattle". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ Thompson, Rebecca. "Furious George". Canadian Ultimate Players Association (CUPA). Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. ^ Todd, Phillip (2003-08-18). "Ultimate thrill is championship win" (PDF). Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  4. ^ Udow, Sean (20 August 2019). "Canadian Ultimate Championships 2019". Ultiworld. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Furious George grabs gold". Vernon Morning Star. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Ultimate Canada Hall of Fame". Retrieved March 4, 2013.
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