Happy tears in Toronto after Erin Brooks becomes first Canadian to win World Surf League rookie of year!

The Maple Leaf miracle.

Elation, today, on the streets of Toronto, Winnipeg, Montreal and Calgary after Canada’s Erin Brooks became the country’s first ever World Surf League rookie of the year. The 18-year-old blasted into the big leagues at the Lexus Pipe Pro back in February and while she stumbled early, found form later and became the only rookie to sneak above the mid-season cut line, ending the 2025 Championship Tour season ranked 8th.

Brooks had three semi-final appearances, Supertubos, Burleigh and Saquarema. The screwfoot’s most notable moment on the Gold Coast wherein she bashed the iconic Stephanie Gilmore with two scores well within the excellent range.

It is unknown if the lightning quick blonde likes her poutine traditional (french fries, cheese curds, gravy) or fancy (french fries, cheese curds, gravy, wagyu steak), her domination of surfing’s highest tier is buoying Canada’s beleaguered population. As you know, United States President Donald J. Trump despises the great white north and has slapped it with many tariffs and disparaging remarks including, “Canada was meant to be the 51st state, because we subsidized Canada by $200 billion a year. We don’t need their cars. We don’t need their lumber … We don’t need their energy. We don’t need anything.”

A homegrown red and white gal just what the country needs to feel joy, especially seeing that Brooks smashed Americans Sawyer Lindblad and Bella Kenworthy on the way to her ROY honors.

Ceasars flowing like glacial water in pubs and taverns from the Gulf of Alaska to the Hudson Bay.

Let us raise our voices and sing:

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!

Car ton bras sait porter l’épée,
Il sait porter la croix!

Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.

Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.