November 4, 2008
NEW CIS MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED IN NATION'S CAPITAL
OTTAWA, Ont. – Half of the eight teams in the field will be looking for a first Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy this week at the 2008 CIS men's soccer championship hosted by Carleton University, including the hometown Ravens, who came oh so close to tasting CIS gold in 2002 when the tournament was last played at Keith Harris Stadium.
The single-elimination tournament gets under way Thursday with the quarter-final round. The national semi-finals are slated for Saturday afternoon, while the gold-medal final is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday.
New champions will be crowned at the end of the tourney as the UBC Thunderbirds, who won a record 10th Davidson Trophy a year ago, were stopped by the Trinity Western Spartans at the Canada West Final Four last weekend.
Championship web site: www.universitysport.ca/e/championships/m_soccer/2008
The Ravens looked to be the team to beat in CIS men's soccer going into the post-season. Carleton cruised through the regular schedule finishing with an OUA-best 12-1-1 mark and was ranked No. 1 in the last three national coaches polls of the campaign but was upset in the semi-final round at the Ontario championship, losing on penalty kicks to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, who went on to claim the OUA banner with an overtime win over the York Lions.
The Ravens are returning to the CIS tournament for only the second time since 2002, when they dropped a heartbreaking, 1-0 OT decision to Brock in front of their home crowd in the championship match.
One thing Carleton doesn't lack this time around in its quest for that elusive Davidson Trophy is firepower. The high-flying Ravens topped the nation in scoring this fall with 35 goals in 14 conference games, led by Ottawa native Matthew D'Angelo, a Saint Mary's transfer who found the back of the net a CIS-high 13 times.
The first obstacle on the Ravens' road to glory, Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the fourth and final opening day match-up, will be 2007 national finalist Laval, also looking for a first CIS title.
The Rouge et Or struggled to find their rhythm in the regular season, outscoring their opponents by a slim 19-14 margin on their way to a 6-3-3 mark and third place in the Quebec standings. Laval got hot when it counted the most however and dominated McGill 3-1 in the QSSF semi-finals to earn a berth in the CIS tourney for the fourth straight year.
The 2008 CIS championship will kick off at 9 a.m. with a duel between the Victoria Vikes and York.
Victoria travels to Ottawa fresh off one of its best performances of the season, a 4-1 domination of Trinity Western in the Canada West final. The Vikes are returning to the national tourney for the first time since they claimed their fourth CIS title in 2004.
"I'm really proud of what the boys accomplished (in the Canada West final), there are never any easy games in the Canada West," said 22-year head coach Bruce Wilson, who is at the helm since he guided the Vikes to the CIS championship in his first coaching season back in 1987. "With that being said, our job is not done yet, this isn't our end goal, we head to Ottawa with just one thing in mind."
The 1-0 OT loss to Laurier in the OUA final marked the first time York was beaten on the scoreboard this season. The Lions, who captured their lone CIS banner way back in 1977, were ranked No. 1 in the nation for four consecutive weeks in September before they had to forfeit four games, all wins, due to the use of an ineligible player.
The 11:30 a.m. quarter-final will see the Montreal Carabins battle the Dalhousie Tigers.
While Carleton held the No. 1 status in the final coaches poll on Oct. 28, the Carabins go into the Nationals as the only undefeated team in the country.
Led by three-time all-Canadian keeper Gérardo Argento, Montreal allowed a CIS-low six goals in 12 regular season contests and didn't slow down in the playoffs, rolling over Sherbrooke, 4-1, in the semi-final round before shutting out Laval 1-0 to capture a fifth Quebec title in the program's eight-year history. This will be the Carabins' CIS-leading sixth consecutive appearance at the national championship.
"This (QSSF) championship is even more satisfying than the others," said UdeM head coach Pat Raimondo, who led McGill to a national title in 1997 before joining the Carabins when the program was launched in 2001. "We faced a lot of adversity this year, including many injuries, and the guys kept their cool and continued to perform."
Dalhousie was a surprise winner of the AUS banner this season. The Tigers were fourth in the Atlantic at the end of conference play and are only one year removed from a forgettable 2007 season that saw them win only one game and finish last in the AUS standings.
Dalhousie, which took CIS gold in 1995, is back at the championship for the first time since 1999, which was also the year of its last AUS title.
In the third opening-round duel, at 2 p.m., Laurier will square off against Trinity Western.
The Hawks have not played in the CIS tournament since winning back-to-back Davidson Trophies in 2000 and 2001. Laurier's three wins in the 2008 playoffs en route to its first conference title in eight years all came in extra time.
"The character on this team is beyond," commented head coach Mario Halapir after the OUA gold-medal game. "We prepare for every team in a specific way. Working against York, we had to plan for so many challenges and our guys were able to put in a lot of effort and bring the gold home."
Trinity Western, making its fourth straight CIS tourney appearance, came close to winning a first national title in 2006 when its championship run ended with a 1-0 loss to Alberta in the final. The Spartans were also top contenders in 2005 when they returned home with the bronze medal after a penalty kicks defeat at the hands of Toronto in the semi-final round.
TEAM PROFILES
AUS champions: Dalhousie Tigers
Head Coach: Pat Nearing (10th season)
2008 regular season record: 7-4-2
2008 regular season standing: 3rd AUS
2008 playoff record: 3-0
2008 playoff finish: AUS champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 10 (3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 3
Conference award winners: Kerry Weymann (rookie), Pat Nearing (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Ross Hagen, Kerry Weymann
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Ben Ur
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1995)
CIS championship last appearance: 1999 (tied 5th)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 9 years (1999)
QSSF champions: Montreal Carabins
Head Coach: Pat Raimondo (8th season)
2008 regular season record: 9-0-3
2008 regular season standing: 1st QSSF
2008 playoff record: 2-0
2008 playoff finish: QSSF champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 3
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 3 (3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 9
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Gerardo Argento, Hicham Aâboubou, Augustin Nechad, Wandrille Lefevre, Guillaume Couturier, Anasse Brouk
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Marc-André Bonenfant
CIS championship best result: bronze (2006, 2003)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: 6th straight appearance (6th in history)
OUA champions: Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Head Coach: Mario Halapir (2nd season)
2008 regular season record: 7-3-4
2008 regular season standing: 2nd OUA West
2008 playoff record: 3-0
2008 playoff finish: OUA champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 9
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 9 (2 weeks / final 2 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 2
Conference award winners (OUA West): Imran Ahmed (community service), Mario Halapir (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Alex Doma, Matt Smith
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): none
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (2001, 2000)
CIS championship last appearance: 2001 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 7 years (2001)
Canada West champions: Victoria Vikes
Head Coach: Bruce Wilson (22nd season)
2008 regular season record: 9-3-2
2008 regular season standing: 1st Canada West
2008 playoff record: 2-0
2008 playoff finish: Canada West champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 5
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 3 (1 week)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 8
Conference award winners: Cole McFarlane (MVP), Bruce Wilson (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Cole McFarlane, Sam Wingham
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Dan Kilpatrick, Patty Nelson
CIS championship best result: 4-time champions (2004, 1996, 1987, 1975)
CIS championship last appearance: 2004 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 4 years (2004)
QSSF finalists: Laval Rouge et Or
Head Coach: Samir Ghrib (9th season)
2008 regular season record: 6-3-3
2008 regular season standing: 3rd QSSF
2008 playoff record: 1-1
2008 playoff finish: QSSF finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 2 (2 weeks / first 2 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 5
Conference award winners: Samuel Georget (rookie), David Chapdelaine-Miller (community service)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Omar Humberto Gutierrez-Novoa, Samuel Georget, Gabriel Moreau, Thierry Zummo-Pattiniez
CIS championship best result: silver (2007)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (silver)
CIS championship sequence: 4th straight appearance (4th in history)
OUA finalists: York Lions
Head Coach: Carmine Isacco (2nd season)
2008 regular season record: 9-4-1
2008 regular season standing: 1st OUA West
2008 playoff record: 2-1
2008 playoff finish: OUA finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 4
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 1 (4 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 9
Conference award winners (OUA West): Francesco Bruno (MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Francesco Bruno, Alim Karim, Franco Ruscetta, Gerard Ladiyou, Adrian Pena
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Jarek Whiteman
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1977)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (4th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance (previous: 1997)
Canada West finalists: Trinity Western Spartans
Head Coach: Al Alderson (17th season)
2008 regular season record: 6-4-4
2008 regular season standing: 3rd Canada West
2008 playoff record: 1-1
2008 playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 3 (1 week)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 2
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Paul Hamilton
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Adrian Kekec
CIS championship best result: silver (2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (5th)
CIS championship sequence: 4th straight appearance (4th in history)
OUA bronze medalists: Carleton Ravens
Head Coach: Sandy Mackie (16th season)
2008 regular season record: 12-1-1
2008 regular season standing: 1st OUA East
2008 playoff record: 2-1
2008 playoff finish: OUA bronze medalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 1 (3 weeks / final 3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 9
Conference award winners (OUA East): Javier Robles (rookie), Sandy Mackie (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Nicholas Perichino, Ahmad Berjawi, Matthew D'Angelo
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Arjun Langford, Javier Robles, Craig Deebank
CIS championship best result: silver (2002, 1984)
CIS championship last appearance: 2005 (tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 3 years (2005), 3rd in 7 years
SAM DAVIDSON MEMORIAL TROPHY CHAMPIONS
2007 - UBC (at UBC)
2006 - Alberta (at Alberta)
2005 - UBC (at UPEI)
2004 - Victoria (at Montreal / McGill)
2003 - Alberta (at Montreal / McGill)
2002 - Brock (at Carleton)
2001 - Laurier (at Saint Mary's)
2000 - Laurier (at McMaster)
1999 - Western (at Victoria)
1998 - Western (at McGill)
1997 - McGill (at Dalhousie)
1996 - Victoria (at York)
1995 - Dalhousie (at UQTR)
1994 - UBC (at UBC)
1993 - Sherbrooke (at Acadia)
1992 - UBC (at Guelph)
1991 - UBC (at Queen's)
1990 - UBC (at Guelph)
1989 - UBC (at UBC)
1988 - Toronto (at UBC)
1987 - Victoria (at McGill)
1986 - UBC (at Toronto)
1985 - UBC (at UBC)
1984 - UBC (at Carleton)
1983 - Laurentian (at Laurentian)
1982 - McGill (at McGill)
1981 - McGill (at Alberta)
1980 - UNB (at UNB)
1979 - Alberta (at Alberta)
1978 - Manitoba (at Concordia)
1977 - York (at Waterloo)
1976 - Concordia (at Concordia)
1975 - Victoria (at Victoria)
1974 - UBC (at Concordia)
1973 - Loyola (at Memorial)
1972 - Alberta (at York)
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (all times LOCAL)
Note: Rogers Television will broadcast all Carleton games as long as the Ravens remain in gold-medal contention.
Thursday, Nov. 6
09:00 Quarter-final #1: Victoria vs. York (live video webcast SSN Canada)
11:30 Quarter-final #2: Dalhousie vs. Montreal (live video webcast SSN Canada)
14:00 Quarter-final #3: Laurier vs. Trinity Western (live video webcast SSN Canada)
16:30 Quarter-final #4: Laval vs. Carleton (live video webcast SSN Canada)
20:00 All-Canadian Banquet
Friday, Nov. 7
11:00 Consolation #1: Loser QF #1 vs. Loser QF #2
13:30 Consolation #2: Loser QF #3 vs. Loser QF #4
Saturday, Nov. 8
11:30 5th place game
14:00 Semi-final #1: Winner QF #1 vs. Winner QF #2 (live video webcast SSN Canada)
16:30 Semi-final #2: Winner QF #3 vs. Winner QF #4 (live video webcast SSN Canada)
Sunday, Nov. 9
12:00 Bronze medal (live video webcast SSN Canada)
15:00 Championship final (live video webcast SSN Canada)
Source: CIS Communications
Photo Credit: Michael P. Hall
The single-elimination tournament gets under way Thursday with the quarter-final round. The national semi-finals are slated for Saturday afternoon, while the gold-medal final is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday.
New champions will be crowned at the end of the tourney as the UBC Thunderbirds, who won a record 10th Davidson Trophy a year ago, were stopped by the Trinity Western Spartans at the Canada West Final Four last weekend.
Championship web site: www.universitysport.ca/e/championships/m_soccer/2008
The Ravens looked to be the team to beat in CIS men's soccer going into the post-season. Carleton cruised through the regular schedule finishing with an OUA-best 12-1-1 mark and was ranked No. 1 in the last three national coaches polls of the campaign but was upset in the semi-final round at the Ontario championship, losing on penalty kicks to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, who went on to claim the OUA banner with an overtime win over the York Lions.
The Ravens are returning to the CIS tournament for only the second time since 2002, when they dropped a heartbreaking, 1-0 OT decision to Brock in front of their home crowd in the championship match.
One thing Carleton doesn't lack this time around in its quest for that elusive Davidson Trophy is firepower. The high-flying Ravens topped the nation in scoring this fall with 35 goals in 14 conference games, led by Ottawa native Matthew D'Angelo, a Saint Mary's transfer who found the back of the net a CIS-high 13 times.
The first obstacle on the Ravens' road to glory, Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the fourth and final opening day match-up, will be 2007 national finalist Laval, also looking for a first CIS title.
The Rouge et Or struggled to find their rhythm in the regular season, outscoring their opponents by a slim 19-14 margin on their way to a 6-3-3 mark and third place in the Quebec standings. Laval got hot when it counted the most however and dominated McGill 3-1 in the QSSF semi-finals to earn a berth in the CIS tourney for the fourth straight year.
The 2008 CIS championship will kick off at 9 a.m. with a duel between the Victoria Vikes and York.
Victoria travels to Ottawa fresh off one of its best performances of the season, a 4-1 domination of Trinity Western in the Canada West final. The Vikes are returning to the national tourney for the first time since they claimed their fourth CIS title in 2004.
"I'm really proud of what the boys accomplished (in the Canada West final), there are never any easy games in the Canada West," said 22-year head coach Bruce Wilson, who is at the helm since he guided the Vikes to the CIS championship in his first coaching season back in 1987. "With that being said, our job is not done yet, this isn't our end goal, we head to Ottawa with just one thing in mind."
The 1-0 OT loss to Laurier in the OUA final marked the first time York was beaten on the scoreboard this season. The Lions, who captured their lone CIS banner way back in 1977, were ranked No. 1 in the nation for four consecutive weeks in September before they had to forfeit four games, all wins, due to the use of an ineligible player.
The 11:30 a.m. quarter-final will see the Montreal Carabins battle the Dalhousie Tigers.
While Carleton held the No. 1 status in the final coaches poll on Oct. 28, the Carabins go into the Nationals as the only undefeated team in the country.
Led by three-time all-Canadian keeper Gérardo Argento, Montreal allowed a CIS-low six goals in 12 regular season contests and didn't slow down in the playoffs, rolling over Sherbrooke, 4-1, in the semi-final round before shutting out Laval 1-0 to capture a fifth Quebec title in the program's eight-year history. This will be the Carabins' CIS-leading sixth consecutive appearance at the national championship.
"This (QSSF) championship is even more satisfying than the others," said UdeM head coach Pat Raimondo, who led McGill to a national title in 1997 before joining the Carabins when the program was launched in 2001. "We faced a lot of adversity this year, including many injuries, and the guys kept their cool and continued to perform."
Dalhousie was a surprise winner of the AUS banner this season. The Tigers were fourth in the Atlantic at the end of conference play and are only one year removed from a forgettable 2007 season that saw them win only one game and finish last in the AUS standings.
Dalhousie, which took CIS gold in 1995, is back at the championship for the first time since 1999, which was also the year of its last AUS title.
In the third opening-round duel, at 2 p.m., Laurier will square off against Trinity Western.
The Hawks have not played in the CIS tournament since winning back-to-back Davidson Trophies in 2000 and 2001. Laurier's three wins in the 2008 playoffs en route to its first conference title in eight years all came in extra time.
"The character on this team is beyond," commented head coach Mario Halapir after the OUA gold-medal game. "We prepare for every team in a specific way. Working against York, we had to plan for so many challenges and our guys were able to put in a lot of effort and bring the gold home."
Trinity Western, making its fourth straight CIS tourney appearance, came close to winning a first national title in 2006 when its championship run ended with a 1-0 loss to Alberta in the final. The Spartans were also top contenders in 2005 when they returned home with the bronze medal after a penalty kicks defeat at the hands of Toronto in the semi-final round.
TEAM PROFILES
AUS champions: Dalhousie Tigers
Head Coach: Pat Nearing (10th season)
2008 regular season record: 7-4-2
2008 regular season standing: 3rd AUS
2008 playoff record: 3-0
2008 playoff finish: AUS champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 10 (3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 3
Conference award winners: Kerry Weymann (rookie), Pat Nearing (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Ross Hagen, Kerry Weymann
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Ben Ur
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1995)
CIS championship last appearance: 1999 (tied 5th)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 9 years (1999)
QSSF champions: Montreal Carabins
Head Coach: Pat Raimondo (8th season)
2008 regular season record: 9-0-3
2008 regular season standing: 1st QSSF
2008 playoff record: 2-0
2008 playoff finish: QSSF champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 3
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 3 (3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 9
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Gerardo Argento, Hicham Aâboubou, Augustin Nechad, Wandrille Lefevre, Guillaume Couturier, Anasse Brouk
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Marc-André Bonenfant
CIS championship best result: bronze (2006, 2003)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: 6th straight appearance (6th in history)
OUA champions: Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks
Head Coach: Mario Halapir (2nd season)
2008 regular season record: 7-3-4
2008 regular season standing: 2nd OUA West
2008 playoff record: 3-0
2008 playoff finish: OUA champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 9
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 9 (2 weeks / final 2 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 2
Conference award winners (OUA West): Imran Ahmed (community service), Mario Halapir (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Alex Doma, Matt Smith
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): none
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (2001, 2000)
CIS championship last appearance: 2001 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 7 years (2001)
Canada West champions: Victoria Vikes
Head Coach: Bruce Wilson (22nd season)
2008 regular season record: 9-3-2
2008 regular season standing: 1st Canada West
2008 playoff record: 2-0
2008 playoff finish: Canada West champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 5
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 3 (1 week)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 8
Conference award winners: Cole McFarlane (MVP), Bruce Wilson (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Cole McFarlane, Sam Wingham
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Dan Kilpatrick, Patty Nelson
CIS championship best result: 4-time champions (2004, 1996, 1987, 1975)
CIS championship last appearance: 2004 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 4 years (2004)
QSSF finalists: Laval Rouge et Or
Head Coach: Samir Ghrib (9th season)
2008 regular season record: 6-3-3
2008 regular season standing: 3rd QSSF
2008 playoff record: 1-1
2008 playoff finish: QSSF finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 2 (2 weeks / first 2 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 5
Conference award winners: Samuel Georget (rookie), David Chapdelaine-Miller (community service)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Alexandre Lévesque-Tremblay
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Omar Humberto Gutierrez-Novoa, Samuel Georget, Gabriel Moreau, Thierry Zummo-Pattiniez
CIS championship best result: silver (2007)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (silver)
CIS championship sequence: 4th straight appearance (4th in history)
OUA finalists: York Lions
Head Coach: Carmine Isacco (2nd season)
2008 regular season record: 9-4-1
2008 regular season standing: 1st OUA West
2008 playoff record: 2-1
2008 playoff finish: OUA finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 4
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 1 (4 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 9
Conference award winners (OUA West): Francesco Bruno (MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Francesco Bruno, Alim Karim, Franco Ruscetta, Gerard Ladiyou, Adrian Pena
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Jarek Whiteman
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1977)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (4th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance (previous: 1997)
Canada West finalists: Trinity Western Spartans
Head Coach: Al Alderson (17th season)
2008 regular season record: 6-4-4
2008 regular season standing: 3rd Canada West
2008 playoff record: 1-1
2008 playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 3 (1 week)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 2
Conference award winners: none
Conference 1st team all-stars: Paul Hamilton
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Adrian Kekec
CIS championship best result: silver (2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (5th)
CIS championship sequence: 4th straight appearance (4th in history)
OUA bronze medalists: Carleton Ravens
Head Coach: Sandy Mackie (16th season)
2008 regular season record: 12-1-1
2008 regular season standing: 1st OUA East
2008 playoff record: 2-1
2008 playoff finish: OUA bronze medalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Oct. 28): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (9 weeks): No. 1 (3 weeks / final 3 weeks)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (9 weeks): 9
Conference award winners (OUA East): Javier Robles (rookie), Sandy Mackie (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Nicholas Perichino, Ahmad Berjawi, Matthew D'Angelo
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Arjun Langford, Javier Robles, Craig Deebank
CIS championship best result: silver (2002, 1984)
CIS championship last appearance: 2005 (tied 7th)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 3 years (2005), 3rd in 7 years
SAM DAVIDSON MEMORIAL TROPHY CHAMPIONS
2007 - UBC (at UBC)
2006 - Alberta (at Alberta)
2005 - UBC (at UPEI)
2004 - Victoria (at Montreal / McGill)
2003 - Alberta (at Montreal / McGill)
2002 - Brock (at Carleton)
2001 - Laurier (at Saint Mary's)
2000 - Laurier (at McMaster)
1999 - Western (at Victoria)
1998 - Western (at McGill)
1997 - McGill (at Dalhousie)
1996 - Victoria (at York)
1995 - Dalhousie (at UQTR)
1994 - UBC (at UBC)
1993 - Sherbrooke (at Acadia)
1992 - UBC (at Guelph)
1991 - UBC (at Queen's)
1990 - UBC (at Guelph)
1989 - UBC (at UBC)
1988 - Toronto (at UBC)
1987 - Victoria (at McGill)
1986 - UBC (at Toronto)
1985 - UBC (at UBC)
1984 - UBC (at Carleton)
1983 - Laurentian (at Laurentian)
1982 - McGill (at McGill)
1981 - McGill (at Alberta)
1980 - UNB (at UNB)
1979 - Alberta (at Alberta)
1978 - Manitoba (at Concordia)
1977 - York (at Waterloo)
1976 - Concordia (at Concordia)
1975 - Victoria (at Victoria)
1974 - UBC (at Concordia)
1973 - Loyola (at Memorial)
1972 - Alberta (at York)
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (all times LOCAL)
Note: Rogers Television will broadcast all Carleton games as long as the Ravens remain in gold-medal contention.
Thursday, Nov. 6
09:00 Quarter-final #1: Victoria vs. York (live video webcast SSN Canada)
11:30 Quarter-final #2: Dalhousie vs. Montreal (live video webcast SSN Canada)
14:00 Quarter-final #3: Laurier vs. Trinity Western (live video webcast SSN Canada)
16:30 Quarter-final #4: Laval vs. Carleton (live video webcast SSN Canada)
20:00 All-Canadian Banquet
Friday, Nov. 7
11:00 Consolation #1: Loser QF #1 vs. Loser QF #2
13:30 Consolation #2: Loser QF #3 vs. Loser QF #4
Saturday, Nov. 8
11:30 5th place game
14:00 Semi-final #1: Winner QF #1 vs. Winner QF #2 (live video webcast SSN Canada)
16:30 Semi-final #2: Winner QF #3 vs. Winner QF #4 (live video webcast SSN Canada)
Sunday, Nov. 9
12:00 Bronze medal (live video webcast SSN Canada)
15:00 Championship final (live video webcast SSN Canada)
Source: CIS Communications
Photo Credit: Michael P. Hall
