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Sport | Floorball |
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Founded | 2013 |
Administrator | Floorball Canada |
No. of teams | 5 |
Country | Canada |
Most recent champion(s) | Ottawa Blizzard FC |
Official website | floorballcanada.org |
The Floorball League of Canada is the Floorball Canada-sanctioned, elite-level national floorball league that has teams located in Ontario and Quebec.
The league began through an International Floorball Federation (IFF) mandate requiring all nations participating in the Floorball World Championships 1st division to have an organized, elite-level national league competing each year. The league was created in fall 2012 in order to assure Canada's participation in the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships.
All teams are currently located in Eastern Canada, with the inclusion of Western teams slated for future seasons.
2018-2019 Ottawa Blizzard
2017-2018 Ottawa Blizzard
2016-2017 Ottawa Blizzard
2015-2016 Ottawa Blizzard
2014-2015 Ottawa Blizzard
2013-2014 Cambridge Floorball Club
2015-2016 Club Floorball Montreal
2014-2015 Cambridge FC
2013-2014 Ottawa Blizzard FC
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