MEN'S TEAM
2016 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
ROB BRECKON
JOSH CORMAN
RICKY FORESTER
ERICH FREITER - TRAINER
ROB GUBELMANN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
jORDAN GEOFFREY
BRADY LAPORTE
BRANDON LAPORTE
BRETT LAPORTE
MATT LAPORTE - ASSISTANT TRAINER
DERECK MATHONIA
MARC METZGER
MATT METZGER - MANAGER
ANDREW PACHE
JORDAN PACHE
KENNY REGIER
KAY WEBER
2015 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
ROB BRECKON
JOSH CORMAN
RICKY FORESTER
ERICH FREITER - TRAINER
ROB GUBELMANN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRADY LAPORTE
BRANDON LAPORTE
BRETT LAPORTE
MATT LAPORTE - ASSISTANT TRAINER
DERECK MATHONIA
MARC METZGER
MATT METZGER - MANAGER
ROB McCLURE
ANDREW PACHE
KENNY REGIER
2014 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
ROB BRECKON
JOSH CORMAN
TREVOR COTTRELL
ERICH FREITER - TRAINER
ROB GUBELMANN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRADY LAPORTE
BRANDON LAPORTE
BRETT LAPORTE
MATT LAPORTE - ASSISTANT TRAINER
DERECK MATHONIA
MARC METZGER
MATT METZGER
ANDREW PACHE
KENNY REGIER
2013 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
ROB BRECKON
JOSH CORMAN
ERICH FREITER - TRAINER
ROB GUBELMANN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRANDON LAPORTE
DERECK MATHONIA
MARC METZGER
MATT METZGER
KENNY REGIER
2012 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
JOSH CORMAN
ERICH FREITER - TRAINER
ROB GUBELMANN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRANDON LAPORTE
BRADYN PRYCE
DERECK MATHONIA
MARC METZGER
MATT METZGER
KENNY REGIER
MIKE SOCHOLOTIUK
2010 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
TREVOR COTTRELL
DARRYL HERN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRANDON LAPORTE
DERECK MATHONIA
MARC METZGER
MATT METZGER
KENNY REGIER
2011 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
JOSH CORMAN
DARRYL HERN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRANDON LAPORTE
DERECK MATHONIA
MARC METZGER
MATT METZGER
KENNY REGIER
MIKE SOCHOLOTIUK
2008 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
DARRYL HERN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRANDON LAPORTE
DERECK MATHONIA
MATT METZGER
CURTIS RYCKMAN
2009 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
DARRYL HERN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRANDON LAPORTE
DERECK MATHONIA
MATT METZGER
KENNY REGIER
2007 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
TREVOR COTTRELL
DARRYL HERN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BRANDON LAPORTE
DERECK MATHONIA
MATT METZGER
GREG REGIER
KENNY REGIER
CURTIS RYCKMAN
2006 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
RACHELLE HILL - MASSAGE THERAPIST
TREVOR COTTRELL
DARRYL HERN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
DERECK MATHONIA
MATT METZGER
GREG REGIER
KENNY REGIER
Bluewater as Team Canada at the World Championships in Assen, Netherlands
2005 Members
KEVIN BENDER
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
TREVOR COTTRELL
DARRYL HERN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
GRAHAM KEYS
AARON LOBB
JESSE LOBB
DERECK MATHONIA
BRIAN MERRIGAN
MIKE MERRIGAN
MATT METZGER
GREG REGIER
KENNY REGIER
MIKE STEPHENSON
FRANZ WEBER
Fergus Highland Games 2005
2004 Members
BEN ALLEN
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
TREVOR COTTRELL
DARRYL HERN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
GRAHAM KEYS
AARON LOBB
MATT METZGER
GREG REGIER
KENNY REGIER
MIKE STEPHENSON
FRANZ WEBER
2003 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
JAY GREAVES
DARRYL HERN
BRENT HOFFMAN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
GRAHAM KEYS
ERIC LEFAVRE
AARON LOBB
MATT METZGER
MIKE STEPHENSON
FRANZ WEBER
Blueweater at the European Championships
in Assen, The netherlands
2002 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
DARRYL HERN
BRENT HOFFMAN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
GRAHAM KEYS
ERIC LEFAVRE
MATT METZGER
MIKE STEPHENSON
FRANZ WEBER
2001 Members
JAMIE BECKER
PAUL BRENNAN
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
BRENT HOFFMAN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
ERIC LEFAVRE
MATT METZGER
JONATHAN MILLER
BLAINE PRYCE
FRANZ WEBER
2000 Members
JAMIE BECKER
MARCEL BOUCHER
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
ERICH FREITER
BRENT HOFFMAN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
MATT METZGER
JONATHAN MILLER
CHRIS MOXHAM
MATT MOXHAM
BLAINE PRYCE
TERRY THIEL
FRANZ WEBER
The teams from Bluewater and Stand-Oberdorf
at the 1st international Tug of War Tournament,
hosted by the Bluewater Club in Huron Park, Ontario
Bluewater as Team Canada at the World Championships in Blackpool, England
1999 Members
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
DAVE DESJARDINE
ERICH FREITER
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
BEN KAAK
MATT METZGER
JONATHEN MILLER
BLAINE PRYCE
TERRY TIEL
FRANZ WEBER
we competed at an international tournament in Stans-Oberdorf, Switzerland
1998 Members
BEN BRINKE
REMKO BRINKE
JIM CONNOLLY - COACH
ERICH FREITER
RANDY HOFFMAN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
DAVE KRAMERS
MATT METZGER
JONATHEN MILLER
BLAINE PRYCE
JOE VERMUNT
FRANZ WEBER
1997 Members
JASON BECKER
BEN BRINKE
BRAD DIETRICH
ERICH FREITER - COACH
RANDY HOFFMAN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
LEE HOPE
DAVE KRAMERS
MATT METZGER
BLAINE PRYCE
JOE VERMUNT
FRANZ WEBER
1996 Members
JASON BECKER
RICK BILCKE
LAWRENCE COLE
RICHARD DESJARDINE
JOHN ELLERINGTON
ERICH FREITER - COACH
JAMIE HOFFMAN
RANDY HOFFMAN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
LEE HOPE
MATT METZGER
BLAINE PRYCE
DON THOMAS
JOE VERMUNT
FRANZ WEBER
1995 Members
IVAN BEDARD
RICK BILCKE
JOHN ELLERINGTON
ERICH FREITER - COACH
RANDY HOFFMAN
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
LEE HOPE
MARK PENHALE
MATT METZGER
BLAINE PRYCE
DARRYL SWEITZER
DON THOMAS
JOE VERMUNT
Markus Sax from Switzerland stayed with the Bluewater team for a few weeks and introduced us to the international style (TWIF style) of pulling.
In 1995 we made our first trip as a team to compate at Irish Fest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1994 Members
JEFF BENNEWEIS
RICK BILCKE
ERICH FREITER - COACH
AL GAISER - TRAINER
DAN HARD
ROB HOFFMAN
TED HOFFMAN
TIM HOFFMAN
LEE HOPE
GERHARD METZGER
MATT METZGER
BLAINE PRYCE
DARRYL SWEITZER
DON THOMAS
JOE VERMUNT
DAN WEIGAND
CHAD WILLEMSEN