Alumni Blizzard

Brett Newton

Blizzard Career: 2014, 2015

College/University Career: Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears

Years: 2019-2022

Career Highlights:

  • 2021 National runner-ups / South Region Champions
  • 2021 & 2022 South Atlantic Conference Champions
  • Ranked top 10 2020-2022
  • National Collegiate Athlete Honor’s society 2022 (academics)

Andy Szun

Blizzard Career: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

College/University Career: Carthage Red Men Carthage College, Kenosha, WI

Years: 2015-2019

Career Highlights:

  • Back-to-back Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League Champions 2016, 2017.
  • Team leading scorer 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
  • Team Captain 2018, 2019.
  • First team all conference 2015, 2016, 2017.
  • School and conference all time point leader (320 points).
  • Top 10 all time career points.
  • USILA National Team of the Week player 3 times in 2018.
  • CCIW conference player of the week 5 times throughout College career.

Keenan Koswin

Blizzard Career: 2014, 2015

College/University Career: UMass Lowell

Years: 

Career Highlights:

  • As a midfielder he was a key contributor to the River Hawks offense every season, posting a career-high 31 points (16g,15a) his junior year.

Jackson Klewchuk

Blizzard Career: 2019, 2022

College/University Career: University of Montevallo

Years: 2020-2024

Career Highlights:

  • NCAA Division II Athletics, Peach Belt Conference Champion (2021 and 2022)
  • President’s List (Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022) and Dean’s List (Fall 2020)
  • Received gold medal representing Canada at the 2022 World Junior Lacrosse Championship.
  • Additional achievements in 2022 Jim Burke award for most points in 2022 season East division of the RMLL

Colin Poitras

Blizzard Career: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

College/University Career: Carthage College Division III

Years: 2018-2021

Career Highlights:

  • RMLL back-to-back league champs in 2016, and 2017.
  • Jim Burke award in 2017 (101 points in 20 games).
  • Top 5 all-time RMLL for points (343 points in 83 games).
  • All-Conference selection every year.
  • Top 5 in Points and Goals in Carthage history.
  • Division III Senior All-Star game selection.

Jackson Neufeld

Blizzard Career: 2017-2019

College/University Career: University of Montevallo

Years: 2018-2022

Career Highlights:

  • 54 Games Played, 78 Goals, 39 Assists, 117 Points.
  • 2021 PBC Conference Champion.
  • 2022 PBC Conference Champion.
  • 2021 1st Team All PBC Team.
  • 2022 1st Team All PBC Tournament Team.

Garon Blanchard

Blizzard Career: 2019, 2022

College/University Career: Adrian College

Years: 2020-2024

Career Highlights:

  • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Div 3 USILA Team All-Academic Honour.
  • Conference Championship:
    • 2010–MLC Regular Season.
    • 2011–MLC Regular Season.
    • 2012–MLC Regular Season.
    • 2013–MIAA Regular Season.
    • 2014–MIAA Regular Season.
  • NCAA Division III Championship Appearances:
    • 2011–First Round.
    • 2012–First Round.
    • 2013–Second Round.
    • 2014–First Round.

Luc Magnan

Career Highlights:
  • Completed his seventh season in the NLL and sixth with the franchise.
  • In 2022, he played in nine contests, finishing with one point, 32 loose balls, and five caused turnovers.
  • In 2020 played in 12 games with 3 assists and 28 loose balls.
  • In 2019 finished third on the team with a career-high 108 loose ball.
  • Tied his career high with two goals.
  • Named a road alternate captain on March 11, 2019.
  • Recorded points in four of the team’s five playoff games.
  • Posted two assists his playoff debut on 5/4/18.
  • Set career highs in goals (two), assists (16), points (18) and games played (18).
  • Collected a career-high three assists on 3/24/18.
  • Tied his career high with two assists on 2/11/18.
  • Posted a then career-high two assists and two points on 12/23/17.
  • Scored his first career goal on 12/9/17.
  • Made his Knighthawks debut on 12/29/16.
  • In his inaugural season, he appeared in 11 games and notched two assists and 39 loose balls.
Prior to playing in the NLL, he played collegiately at Robert Morris University
  • In 54 games, he collected 82 ground balls and finished his career ranked fifth all-time with 43 caused turnovers.
  • Named Second Team All- NEC in 2013 and was named to the All-NEC Rookie Team in 2012.
  • Started his Jr career with the Jr. “B” Manitoba Gryphons and Spent his Junior “A” career with the Toronto Beaches and the Six Nations Arrows.
  • In 2013, he joined the Arrows in a late-season trade and helped them finish first overall. In the postseason, he appeared in 15 games as Six Nations advanced to the Ontario Finals.
  • In 2014, was the assistant coach for the newly formed Manitoba Blizzard.

Zach Laberge

Blizzard Career: 2019, 2022

College/University Career: University of Montevallo

Years: 2018-2022

Career Highlights:

  • Junior (3 years)
  • PBC Division Champs
  • NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference Champs 2021, 2022
  • USILA Division II Team of the Week March 2023
  • CSC Academic All-District 2023
  • Peach Belt Academic Distinction 2023

Jared Courchene

Blizzard Career: 2015-2017

College/University Career: Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee Division 2

Years: 2014-2018

Career Highlights:

  • Was a part of the MB blizzard team that won back-to-back RMLL championship titles.

Kelson Borisenko

Blizzard Career:

College/University Career: Manhattan College NCAA Division 1

Years: 2017-2020

Career Highlights:

  • First 3 time captain in program history.
  • Key member of the nation’s leading man-down defence.
  • 4-year starter.
  • MAAC All-Academic Team.

Jarrett Smith

Blizzard Career: 2014, 2015

College/University Career:

Years: 

Career Highlights:

  • Beaches Jr A – 2016
  • Nanaimo Timberman Senior A – 2017 – Current
  • NLL – Saskatchewan Rush signed a 2-year deal on December 15 – 2022