OTTAWA (CIS) – Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced
Monday that McGill University had been selected to host the 13th
annual East-West Bowl, next spring in Montreal.
Organized by the Canadian University Football Coaches Association,
the East-West Bowl showcases - for the most part - CIS players who
are eligible for the CFL Canadian Draft the following year.
In 2015, the week-long event is set to kick off on Tuesday, May 5
with the first of four days of testing and practices, and will
culminate with the much-anticipated prospect game on Saturday, May
9 at historic Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, which turns 95
years old later this fall (Oct. 25) and will also be the venue for
the upcoming 50th TELUS Vanier Cup final, on Nov. 29.
It will mark the first staging of the East-West Bowl in Montreal,
following six straight years at Western University in London, one
year at McMaster in Hamilton (2008), two at Laval in Quebec City
(2006-2007) and three at Wilfrid Laurier in Waterloo
(2003-2005).
“We are excited to announce that McGill will be hosting the
2015 East-West Bowl,” said Mount Allison head coach Kelly
Jeffrey, who serves as president of CUFCA. “Over the last few
years, Western has done an excellent job in hosting the event and
allowing it to grow in its partnership with the CFL. We look
forward to the East-West Bowl’s continued growth in Montreal
and providing opportunities for our athletes to showcase their
talents for the CFL and football fans across Canada.”
The East team for the prospect game is comprised of players from
the AUS and RSEQ conferences, as well as Carleton, Ottawa,
Queen’s and Toronto. The West contingent is made up of
student-athletes from Canada West and the remaining OUA
universities.
The East has won four of the last five contests, including a
19-12 decision last May in London, but the West still leads the
overall series 8-4.
Thirty-eight of the 59 CIS players selected in the 2014 CFL
Canadian Draft were past East-West Bowl participants, including all
eight CIS standouts taken in the first round.
The rosters and coaches for the 2015 East-West Bowl will be
announced in April.
NOTES: Past East-West Bowl participants also include Hec Crighton
Trophy winners Kyle Quinlan (McMaster), Billy Greene (UBC), Brad
Sinopoli (Ottawa), Benoit Groulx (Laval), Daryl Stephenson
(Windsor), Andy Fantuz (Western), Jesse Lumsden (McMaster) and
Tommy Denison (Queen’s)... Other notables include current NFL
players Jon Ryan (Regina) of reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle,
Stefan Charles (Regina) of Buffalo, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
(McGill) of Kansas City and David Foucault (Montreal) of Carolina,
as well as former NFLer Dan Federkeil (Calgary), who earned a Super
Bowl ring as a member of the Indianapolis Colts in 2007... Molson
Stadium hosted its first football game in 1919. Over the years, the
home of the McGill Redmen and CFL’s Montreal Alouettes has
been the site of many major football events, including the Grey Cup
(1931), Yates Cup, Dunsmore Cup, Churchill Bowl, Mitchell Bowl, the
Bol d’Or collegiate championship, the Montreal Shrine Bowl,
the Shaughnessy Cup and the Montreal High School All-Star game.
EAST-WEST BOWL
LOCATIONS & RESULTS:
2014 (at Western): East 19, West 12
2013 (at Western): West 18, East 17
2012 (at Western): East 24, West 16
2011 (at Western): East 34, West 27 (OT)
2010 (at Western): East 12, West 9
2009 (at Western): West 16, East 7
2008 (at McMaster): East 25, West 12
2007 (at Laval): West 22, East 19 (OT)
2006 (at Laval): West 34, East 26 (OT)
2005 (at Laurier): West 34, East 16
2004 (at Laurier): West 21, East 12
2003 (at Laurier): West 10, East 5
About the 50th TELUS Vanier Cup
Canadian Interuniversity Sport will celebrate the 50th TELUS Vanier
Cup throughout its 2014 football season. For the first time in
history, the championship game will be staged in Montreal - at
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium - on Saturday, November 29, at 1
p.m. ET, live on Sportsnet and Radio-Canada.
Official TELUS Vanier Cup website (including ticket information) www.vaniercup.com
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of
university sport in Canada. Every year, over 11,500
student-athletes and 700 coaches from 56 universities and four
regional associations vie for 21 national championships in 12
different sports. CIS also provides high performance international
opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer
Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships.
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