AMATEUR CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT MASTERS COMPETITION IN WINNIPEG 

Saskatoon YXE FC and Calgary Blizzard SC were the big winners in the Masters competitions at this year’s National Championships. Saskatoon YXE FC (men’s) and Calgary Blizzard SC (women’s) won their respective competitions in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  

In the Men’s Championship, Saskatoon YXE FC won their first Canada Soccer National Championship at any level after defeating Edmonton Scottish SC 1:0 in the final. Jordan Schidlowsky earned tournament MVP honours for Saskatoon YXE FC. 

Of note, Gareau, Hembroff, Huyghebaert and Schidlowsky were all part of the first-ever national champions from Saskatchewan back in 2011. The quartet helped Saskatoon HUSA Alumni lift the Challenge Trophy after they won 2:0 over Surrey ICST Pegasus at the 2011 National Championships. 

In the Women’s Championship, Calgary Blizzard SC won their first Canada Soccer amateur title after a 2:0 victory over Halifax Hotspurs SC. Vanessa Graham secured tournament MVP recognition. 

Canada Soccer’s Masters Championship serves as a pinnacle event to the 2025 season, bringing together the best Masters clubs from across the country. This marks the first year that men’s and women’s Masters teams have been brought together in one host city as opposed to regional competitions in the west and east. 

The eight men’s teams qualified from a group of 79 Masters teams competing across eight provinces while the eight women’s teams qualified from a group of 17 Masters teams competing across seven provinces. The complete schedule, results and group standings for Canada Soccer’s 2025 Masters Championship have been published at canadasoccer.com/competitions. 

2025 Masters Winning Rosters: 

SASKATOON YXE FC 

CALGARY BLIZZARD SC