Upstart pro pickleball league launches first season in Guelph
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The new Canadian National Pickleball League will host its inaugural event at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph at the end of July. The league consists of eight teams from across Canada.
Professional pickleball is coming to Guelph.
The Canadian National Pickleball League (CNPL) will launch its inaugural season with an event at Sleeman Centre July 29-July 30 featuring 32 of Canada’s best pickleball players, including some from the Guelph area.
League commissioner Mike McAninch is from Guelph and is excited to bring pro pickleball to the Royal City.
“This is a chance to be part of something big,” McAninch said in a statement. “We’re not just playing pickleball, we’re building a community.”
Sari Paje is the event manager for the league. She, along with fellow Guelph natives Eden Weiss, Ryan Thompson, and Cameron Taylor, see the sport of pickleball growing by leaps and bounds and wants to put the spotlight on some of the local athletes.
“We’ve had a lot of support from the pickleball community and the Guelph Pickleball Association,” Paje said. “Having that support and being surrounded by that, we really wanted to draw some attention to our city.”
The league consists of eight teams from across Canada. One team features current NHL players TJ Brodie, Alex Kerfoot and Mark Giordano. Another team has Canadian curlers Glenn Howard, Brett Laing and Jennifer Jones.
The CNPL is Canada’s first national professional pickleball league. Its purpose is to showcase the country’s top-ranked pickleball players as well as develop the next generation of amateur athletes aiming to compete professionally.
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