Vancouver Furious George

Vancouver Furious George
Founded 1995
League UPA Club Division
Based in Vancouver
Colors Red, Black
Championships UPA: 2002, 2003, 2005
Canadian: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
Mascot Furious George

Furious George is an elite-level men's ultimate club team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Formed in 1995 the team sought to "put Vancouver, BC on the map of Ultimate," according to the team's official website.[1]

They were the open champions at the 2002, 2003 and 2005 UPA Club Championships. They have also won ten Canadian Ultimate Championships: in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[2][3] Furious won gold for Canada in 1998, 2004 and 2008 at the WFDF World Ultimate Championships, [4][5] as well as comprising half of the gold medal co-ed Canadian National Team at the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan. In 2011, Furious George was inducted into the Canadian Ultimate Hall of Fame.[6]

Current Roster

Furious George 2015

Marc Seraglia (Coach)

Alex Davis (C)

John Norris (C)

Kevin Underhill (C)

Myles Sinclair (C)

Aaron Loach

Andre Gailits

Bobo Eyrich

Brett Anderson

Brian Baker

Darren Wu

Derek Fenton

Edward Guo

Elliot Trotter

Fred Lam

Gagan Chatha

Hugh Knapp

Joel Bellavance

Josh Tan

Kevin Lore

Malcolm Bryson

Matt Berezan

Max Hunter

Morgan Hibbert

Nick Wright

Nick Lin

Oliver Telfer

Peter Yu

PY Lavertu

Rumi Tejpar

Ryan Sun

Samson Hoy

Seb Toth

Taylor Nadon

Tim Tsang

Will Vu

References

  1. ↑ "Furious George". Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Ultimate Championships (CUC) Past Championship Winners". Canadian Ultimate Players Association (CUPA). Retrieved 2007-02-10.
  3. ↑ Todd, Phillip (2003-08-18). "Ultimate thrill is championship win" (PDF). Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
  4. ↑ "Final Rankings WUC 1998". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF). Retrieved 2007-02-10.
  5. ↑ "Final Rankings WUC 2004". World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF). Retrieved 2007-02-10.
  6. ↑ "Ultimate Canada Hall of Fame". Retrieved March 4, 2013.
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