Team Manitoba - U17 Girls Canada Games 2025

Box Lacrosse is back at the 2025 Canada Summer Games.

Team Manitoba will be sending Boys and Girls U17 Box Lacrosse teams to the Canada Summer Games in St. John's, NL in August 2025.

Eligible athletes are born on or after January 1, 2009. Unconfirmed pending approval of 2025 Technical Package: The expectation is that each Manitoba team will be able to roster at least 1 2008-born over-age athlete.

Training for these programs begins Fall 2023 with our open athlete I.D. Runs. These sessions will be scheduled periodically as various facilities throughout the province come available.

From an athlete and team development perspective, it is recommended to attend as many of these sessions as you are able to. These are not try-outs. The purpose of these sessions is to develop athletes and team dynamics for the coming stages of the program. Tryouts for the training team will come at a later date.

These sessions will not be held on a regular basis, and should not be considered a replacement for the Team Manitoba Athlete Development Program. 

For questions about the girls team, contact Head Coach Cory Henkewich at chenkewich@outlook.com. 

Team Manitoba U17 Girls Staff

Team Manitoba U17 Girls - Fall/Winter I.D. Runs

Note: More dates and locations to be added.

About the Coaching Staff

Cory Henkewich - Cory has coached several Manitoba Provincial Teams including U15, U17, U18, and U22 Box and Field. Cory coached the boys team at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. Cory is also currently an Assistant Coach for Team Canada Senior Women's Box Lacrosse. 

John Harding - John has been around the game in Manitoba for 30+ years having won Gold Medals as an athlete and being a mentor for younger athletes. John has been leading the charge in the growth of the Girls Game in Manitoba and was most recently Head Coach for the U17 program in 2023. John coached both the girls and boys teams at the 2022 Canada Summer Games.

Brett Morrison - Brett has coached Several Manitoba Provincial Teams, including U15, U17, and U18 Box and Field. Brett played Jr. A Lacrosse for the Victoria Shamrocks and for the Lindenwood Lions in the NCAA. Brett coached the boys team at the 2022 Canada Summer Games.

Tessa Zander - Tessa grew up in Ontario as a high-performance athlete in Hockey and Lacrosse. Moving to Winnipeg to play for the Balmoral Hall Hockey program, Tessa has begun giving back to the Manitoba Lacrosse Community as Provincial Coach/Athlete and advocate for multi-sport athletes.