Water Polo Canada announces the 2025 NCL 18U Western Conference All-Star Teams

Calgary Renegades Black (W), Edmonton Tsunami (M), Fraser Valley Water Polo (M and W), Pacific Storm Water Polo Club (M), Surrey Water Polo (W) and Team Sask (M and W) will all be represented at the 2025 NCL 18U National Finals.

Ottawa, May 1, 2025 - Water Polo Canada announces the members of the National Championships League (NCL) 18U Western Conference All-Star Teams following the conclusion of the NCL 18U Western Conference Finals on Sunday, April 27th, in Edmonton, AB.

At the conclusion of the three-day competition, the following teams qualified for the NCL 18U National Finals to be held June 5-7 in Calgary, AB. On the men’s side, Edmonton Tsuanami, Fraser Valley Water Polo, Pacific Storm Water Polo Club and Team Sask teams all qualified, while on the women’s side, Calgary Renegades Black, Fraser Valley Water Polo, Surrey Water Polo, and Team Sask teams also secured their spot for the NCL 18U National Finals event after finishing top-4. Calgary Renegades Black and Team Sask respectfully won the women’s and men’s Western Conference Finals event in Edmonton.

These eight clubs will be joined by teams from Eastern Canada - CAMO (W), Capital Wave (M and W), DDO Black (M), Mavericks (M), Shadow (M and W) and South Central (W).

The 2025 NCL 18U Western Conference top scorers and All-Star Teams members are:

MEN

Top Scorer:

• Nikola Pekovic (Pacific Storm)

All-Star Team Members:

• Ilya Belyaev (Fraser Valley)
• Boutin (Team Sask)
• Liam Martens (Team Sask)
• Nikola Pekovic (Pacific Storm)
• Nash Porter (Fraser Valley)
• Nandor Voros (Edmonton Tsunami)
• Goalie: Adriene Lapierre (Team Sask)

WOMEN

Top Scorer:

• Abigail Folk (Fraser Valley)

All-Star Team Members:

• Natalia Blazevic (Team Sask)
• Airie Cowie (Surrey Water Polo)
• Abigail Folk (Fraser Valley)
• Jennika Linthicum (Team Sask)
• Amelia Lukie (Calgary Renegades)
• McKenna Pineda McLean (Calgary Renegades)
• Goalie: Alex Stoddard (Fraser Valley)

The All-Star Teams members were selected following a vote by the team coaches present at the 2025 NCL 18U Western Conference Finals.

The NCL 18U Western Conference regular season events started in November, with a total of 12 teams participating.

The NCL 18U Western Conference Finals are part of Water Polo Canada National Championship League (NCL), which was created in 2014 to bring the domestic club age group programs under a country wide umbrella that promotes the development of the sport. The NCL offers three categories of play: Senior, 18U, and 16U. More details are available on Water Polo Canada website at https://waterpolo.ca/