Eight Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX players named to Team BC for 2017 Canada Games

VANCOUVER, BC – Eight players from Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s Girls Elite REX program, in partnership with BC Soccer, have been named to Team BC for the upcoming 2017 Canada Games.

The roster includes Caitlin Arbuckle (North Vancouver), Emma Regan (Burnaby), Ashley Cathro (Victoria), Kaela Hansen (Burnaby), Reese Moffatt (Langley), Caitlin Shaw (North Vancouver), Julia Grosso (Vancouver), and Saje Brar (Surrey).

Additionally, Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX director Emma Humphries will serve as the team’s head coach, while Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX assistant coach Natalie Lawrence is the team’s manager.

Team BC opens the competition on July 29 vs. Newfoundland before facing Alberta on July 31. The medal round begins on August 1. All matches will be played at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex in Winnipeg, Manitoba and streamed here: http://sportscanada.tv/canadagames. Select matches will also be broadcast on TSN. 

About the 2017 Canada Summer Games

Winnipeg, Manitoba will host the Canada Summer Games July 28 – August 13, 2017. Featuring 16 sports, over 250 events and a major cultural festival, the 2017 Canada Games will welcome over 4,000 athletes and coaches and more than 20,000 visitors.

The Canada Games are this country’s largest multi-sport event for young athletes and in 2017 will celebrate their 50th anniversary and acknowledge Canada’s 150th birthday. The 2017 Canada Summer Games will leave a lasting legacy of new and enhanced sport facilities, volunteer and leadership development that will benefit athletes and the broader community for years to come.

About Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX in partnership with BC Soccer

As part of the Canada Soccer Pathway, Whitecaps FC partnered with BC Soccer and Canada Soccer to launch the first Women's Regional EXCEL Centre (REX) in Western Canada. The Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX Program in Partnership with BC Soccer kicked off in January 2015 and is led by Whitecaps FC Girls Elite staff with support from BC Soccer. The program is headed by former New Zealand national team and FIFA Women's World Cup player Emma Humphries, Whitecaps FC Girls Elite head coach and women's academy director.

About BC Soccer

BC Soccer is the provincial sport governing body responsible for the promotion and development of the game in British Columbia. The professional not-for-profit society is committed to developing the game by inspiring British Columbians to lifelong active, inclusive and team play.

Its vision is to pursue Canada's foremost integrated soccer development system built upon club, school, varsity and professional team excellence. BC Soccer is comprised of 150 member Clubs, Districts and Leagues, spanning more than 120,000 registered players, over 2,500 referees, and thousands of coaches and other volunteer administrators and soccer leaders. Working with these member Clubs, Districts and Leagues, BC Soccer will operate under the guiding principles of Professional Leadership, Passionate Service and Progressive Collaboration. In managing its relationships throughout the larger soccer community, BC Soccer will promote the integral soccer values of authenticity, unity and integrity.