Name: Michael Hilton (Vice Captain)
Cap Number: 4 Home Club: YCF Orlando school year / Atlanta summer Where you are from: Atlanta summer/ Orlando school year What school you attend: Saint Leo University Age: 23 Tournaments you have attended: Orlando , Key Largo(2), Charleston ,PCC, CMC (2), ACC (2), Nationals Superpower: Shape Shifting or metamorphosis Favorite food: Steak Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): Escape Rooms Other Accomplishments: Graduated Military School, Intern at the Conrad N Hilton Foundation, was a college swimmer for 2 years, Met half the U.S Olympic team and Taylor swift |
Name: Tristan Debrunner
Cap Number: 9 Home Club: Denver Where you are from: Conifer, CO What school you attend: Colorado School of Mines Age: 20 Tournaments you have attended: Age Group Worlds 2015, US Nationals 2014-2016, and lots more. Superpower: I can fly. Unfortunately, I can only do it in the water. With practice, maybe I can learn to do it in air too Favorite food: Chocolate Raspberry Cake Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): Snowboarding Other Accomplishments: I have leapt tall stumps in a single bound |
Name: Omar Mendoza
Cap Number: 8 Home Club: S.F. Sea Lions Where you are from: S.F. What school you attend: S.F. State Age: 22yrs old Tournaments you have attended: Minnisota, S.F. , L.A., Las Vegas, Denver Superpower: TRYING to be fancy with the puck. Favorite food: Mint Ice Cream! Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): Eating good good food. Other Accomplishments: I make Youtube videos for SFUWH. |
Name: Ché Shimizu-Castellanos
Cap Number: 6 Home Club: SF Sealions Where you are from: Born and raised in San Francisco School: Cinema major at San Francisco State University Age: 20 Tournaments you have attended: As far as I can remember…. Nationals-Minnesota 2014, LA 2015, Denver 2016, PCCs- Las Vegas 2014, Santa Clarita 2016, Sebastopol Potluck, Junior Worlds in 2015 Spain, Menlo Park SHED Potluck 2017, plus many San Francisco Potlucks dating back to the Children’s USA vs. Canada tournaments starting (I believe) back in 2009 at King pool. I also plan on going to Ohio for 2017 Nationals in June with the U23 team. Superpower: Super Speed - hidden gills Favorite food: Tacos from La Taqueria, burritos and ceviche! Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): Climbing - especially bouldering. Other Accomplishments: I made a film about Underwater Hockey for my H.S. senior class project. I work as a lifeguard for SF Rec. and Park Dept. and am currently spending my second summer lifeguarding up at Camp Mather in Yosemite. |
Name: Lee Drinkwater
Cap Number: 10 Home Club: University of Illinois Where you are from: Rochester, NY What school you attend: University of Illinois Age: 22 Tournaments you have attended: U of I, MSU, Holland (Michigan), Brown Deer, Charleston, Guelph College Royale, ACC's, Nationals Superpower: Telekinesis Favorite food: Chicken Parmesan Favorite Activity (outside of UWH): Being a Buffalo Sabres Fan Other Accomplishments: Graduating in May 2017 with double major in Actuarial Science and Statistics, starting full time with Allstate in August as an actuarial analyst and will be joining the Chicago UWH club |
Name: Ege Akin
Cap number: 7 Home Club: Swordfish UWH - Atlanta Where you are from: Istanbul, Turkey What school you attend: Georgia Tech - Industrial Engineering Age: 20 Tournaments you have attended: Every tournament since 2015 Superpower: The Beard Favorite food: Wendy's Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): Trying to convince people to show up to practice Other Accomplishments: got a medal in 15/17 tournament since coming to America |
Name: Ray Antos
Cap Number: 12 Home Club: University of Illinois Where you are from: Riverside, Illinois What school you attend: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Age: 22 (That's kind of spooky to say) Tournaments you have attended: This year we hosted a Fall Tournament at U of I, and I also went to the George Mason tournament, the North Carolina tournament, and the Orlando tournament. Superpower: I'm a simple man. I have no super powers to speak of. Favorite food: Chicken Pot Pie Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): If general debauchery isn't an acceptable answer, overly complex computer games. Other Accomplishments: I'm about to get an engineering degree without the aid of coffee. I've heard that's quite impressive. |
Name: Decker Onken
Cap Number: 3 Home Club: Swordfish/Atlanta Where you are from: Marietta, GA What school you attend: Georgia Tech Age: 21 Tournaments you have attended: ACCs the past 4 years, Orlando, Key Largo, U of I, George Mason Superpower: The ability to bore people with talk of coding and technology Favorite food: Sushi Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): FIFA Other Accomplishments: Just graduated from Georgia Tech and am starting as a Software Development Engineer in August |
Name: Nathan Baker
Cap Number: 2 Home Club: George Mason University Where you are from: Virginia Beach What school you attend: George Mason University Age: 20 Tournaments you have attended: United States Nationals, Battle at Altitude, and more Superpower: Teleportation Favorite food: Ice cream Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): Riding my motorcycle Other Accomplishments: Former lifeguard with multiple saves. Can make minute rice in 57 seconds. Prolific reader |
Name: Samuel Mariani (Captain)
Cap Number: 1 Home Club:Orlando Fl. (YCF) Where you are from: Orlando Fl. What school you attend: UCF Age: 19 Tournaments you have attended: Many Tournaments Superpower: Back Flick Favorite food: Rice Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): Music (upright bass player) Other accomplishments: Graduated from high school with an associate degree in general studies. |
Name: Iain Curtain (Coach)
Home Club: Nova Bull Sharks, Washington DC, USA Where you are from: originally Wellington, New Zealand, now Washington DC, USA What school you attended: Wellington College, NZ Tournaments you have attended: USA: Americas Cup 2012, World Champs 2016 Superpower: Drinking coffee Favorite food: Coffee Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): Gardening, Gym, Hiking, Reading |
Name: Agnes Debrunner (Manager)
Home Club: Colorado UWH Where you are from: Originally from Champaign, Illinois, Now from Conifer, Colorado. What school you attend: I only attend for reunions, but, Uni High, and University of Illinois. Age: 101 Tournaments you have attended: Too many! Worlds 1996, 1998, 2002, 2016. Superpower: I can embarrass my kids without even trying Favorite food: Ianna’s chocolate raspberry cake Favorite Activity (outside of hockey): almost anything outdoors Other Accomplishments: I’m not 100% crazy yet |