WPC announces 2026 NCL 18U Eastern Finals champions and award winners
Ottawa, May 5, 2026 — Water Polo Canada is pleased to announce the champions and individual award winners of the 2026 National Championship League (NCL) 18U Eastern Finals, held April 24–26 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham, ON.
After three days of competition, the Ottawa Titans captured the 18U Men’s title, while CAMO were crowned 18U Women’s champions.
The 18U Eastern Finals brought together the top clubs from the Eastern conference, qualified through regular season play.
Final Rankings – 18U Eastern Finals
Men
- Ottawa Titans
- Shadow
- DDO
Women
- CAMO
- Mavericks
- Capital Wave
2026 NCL 18U Eastern Finals All Star Teams
Men’s All Star Team
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#3 Daniel Almasi (Ottawa Titans)
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#11 Nikola Tesanovic (Ottawa Titans)
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#8 Arkhan Krebs (Ottawa Titans)
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#8 Wesley Woods (Shadow)
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#11 Rami Salem (Shadow)
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#7 Joshua Coxford (DDO)
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Goalie: #1 Julian Karharmanliev (DDO)
Top Goal Scorer: Ignatius Sridar (Mavericks) – 56 goals
Women’s All Star Team
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#10 Sonia Paun (CAMO)
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#3 Adélaïde Bilodeau (CAMO)
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#9 Charlotte Rivard (CAMO)
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#4 Dasha Khramtsova (Mavericks)
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#3 Izzie Hyman (Mavericks)
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#11 Amitis Soleimani (Capital Wave)
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Goalie: #1 Yasmine Sowka (Capital Wave)
Top Goal Scorer (three-way tie): Sonia Paun (CAMO), Dasha Khramtsova (Mavericks) and Clara Burnatowski (Shadow) – 45 goals each
About the National Championship League
The 18U Eastern Finals are part of Water Polo Canada’s National Championship League (NCL), which was created in 2014 to bring 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 information is available on the Water Polo Canada website at waterpolo.ca.
About Water Polo Canada
Water Polo Canada is the national governing body for the sport of water polo in Canada. Working in partnership with provincial and territorial associations, clubs, and sport partners, Water Polo Canada leads the development of athletes, coaches, and officials from grassroots to high performance and delivers national competitions that support excellence, national team success, and long-term growth of the sport across the country.
