Posted: Apr 03, 2014
Official website (including ticket info): http://english.cis-sic.ca/
Western will host the game for the sixth straight year. The contest was previously held at McMaster (2008), Laval (2007, 2006) and Wilfrid Laurier (2005, 2004, 2003). Kickoff for the 2014 edition is scheduled for 1 p.m.
In addition to the game itself, the week-long event includes daily practices, the Under Armour Combine for participating players (May 6), the Free Agent Combine for players eligible to attend 2014 CFL training camps and not participating in the East West Bowl (May 7), a coaches clinic featuring presentations by CFL coaches and CIS mentors (May 9-10), the annual Friday night banquet (May 9), as well as the inaugural CIS 7-on-7 Passing Tournament (May 10).
Two familiar faces - Laval’s Glen Constantin (East) and Calgary’s Blake Nill (West) - will serve as head coaches for the spring classic. The old foes, whose teams faced off in the Vanier Cup final last fall, rank 1-2 in East West Bowl appearances as bench boss with seven and five, respectively.
“It will be very exciting to once again coach the best prospects from Eastern Canada. Now in its 12th year, the East West Bowl has become a can’t miss event for CFL scouts and it offers our student-athletes a unique opportunity to showcase their talent,” said Constantin, who last November guided his Rouge et Or to a remarkable seventh national title in only 13 seasons at the helm. “I want to thank Western University for taking the lead in organizing this week-long event.”
“This year’s event will once again showcase the incredible talent in the CIS football ranks,” said Nill, a two-time Vanier Cup-winning head coach with Saint Mary’s who has led his Dinos to the Canada West title each of the past six campaigns, a conference record. “Each and every year we are pleasantly surprised by the quality of players who attend and how the event itself has evolved.”
The East West Bowl showcases – for the most part - CIS players who will be eligible for the following year’s CFL draft.
The East side is comprised of student-athletes representing schools from the AUS and RSEQ conferences, as well as Carleton, Ottawa, Queen’s and Toronto. The West contingent is made up of players from Canada West and the remaining OUA universities.
No less than 13 standouts who will take the field on May 10 – six for the East and seven for the West - were named CIS all-Canadians last fall, including offensive linemen Karl Lavoie of Laval and Calgary teammates Sean McEwen and Sukh Chungh, receivers Nic Demski of Manitoba and Addison Richards of Regina, defensive linemen Jesse St. James of Acadia, Brendon Tennant of Laval and Daryl Waud of Western, defensive backs Kwame Adjei of Mount Allison, Kevin Bradfield of Toronto, Tevaughn Campbell of Regina and Mark Ingram of Saskatchewan, as well as linebacker Ron Omara of St. Francis Xavier.
Quarterbacking the East team at TD Stadium will be the trio of McGill’s Dallon Kuprowski, Sherbrooke’s Jérémi Roch and Carleton’s Jesse Mills, while Guelph’s Jazz Lindsey and Manitoba’s Jordan Yantz will be under centre for the West.
The West prevailed 18-17 a year ago to put an end to a three-game winning streak by the East all-stars. The West leads the all-time series 7-4.
EAST WEST BOWL NOTES: A few players might be added to the rosters in the coming weeks... The coaching staffs will also be announced at a later date... Past East West Bowl participants include Hec Crighton Trophy winners Kyle Quinlan of McMaster, Billy Greene of UBC, Brad Sinopoli of Ottawa, Benoit Groulx of Laval, Daryl Stephenson of Windsor, Andy Fantuz of Western, Jesse Lumsden of McMaster and Tommy Denison of Queen’s... Other notables include 2014 Super Bowl champion Jon Ryan (Regina) of the Seattle Seahawks, fellow NFLers Cory Greenwood (Concordia) and Vaughn Martin (Western), both of the Detroit Lions, and Stefan Charles (Regina) of the Buffalo Bills, as well as former Calgary Dino Dan Federkeil, who earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Indianapolis Colts in 2007.
EAST WEST BOWL RESULTS:
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
2014 EAST WEST BOWL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (all times ET):
Monday, May 5
Arrival day & meetings
Tuesday, May 6
9:00-12:00 (BMO Centre): Under Armour Combine (participating players)
15:30-17:30 (TD Stadium): Practice
Wednesday, May 7
9:30-11:30 (TD Stadium): Practice
15:30-17:30 (TD Stadium): Practice
16:00-20:00 (TD Stadium): CFL Free Agent Combine (non-participating players) *
* BMO Centre if necessary
Thursday, May 8
9:30-11:30 (TD Stadium): Practice
15:30-17:30 (TD Stadium): Practice
Friday, May 9
9:30-11:30 (TD Stadium): Practice
12:00-22:00 (TD Stadium): Coaches Clinic
14:00-15:00 (TD Stadium): West Walk-Through
15:00-16:00 (TD Stadium): East Walk-Through
18:30 (Perth Hall – Western University): Banquet
Saturday, May 10
8:00-11:00 (TD Stadium): CIS 7-on-7 Passing Tournament
8:00-16:30 (TD Stadium): Coaches Clinic (including game)
13:00 (TD Stadium): East West Bowl, presented by Under Armour
2014 EAST WEST BOWL ROSTERS
EAST TEAM
Pos. Name
Offence
QB Dallon Kuprowski McGill 5-9 168 Kanata, Ont.
QB Jérémi Roch
QB Jesse Mills
RB Christophe Normand Laval 6-1 225 Marieville, Que.
RB Jesse Andrews
RB Ashton Dickson StFX 5-9 193 Ottawa, Ont.
RB Devon Stewart
REC Nyjill Wilson
REC Shayne Stinson Concordia 5-11 185 Brossard, Que.
REC Jamal Henry
REC Mikhail Davidson Montreal 5-9 165 Montreal, Que.
REC Ian Stewart
REC Sébastien Blanchard Sherbrooke 6-0 185 Ste. Sabine, Que.
REC Melvin Abankwah Saint Mary’s 5-9 172 Etobicoke, Ont.
REC Randy Roseway StFX 6-0 163 Ottawa, Ont.
OL Ethan Charters
OL Erik Krebs
OL Danny Groulx
OL Karl Lavoie
OL Nicholas Romanchuk Queen’s 6-11 310 Richmond, Hill, Ont.
OL Dany Arseneault
Defence
DL Jesse St. James Acadia 6-2 252 Pincourt, Que.
DL Theo Thompson Bishop’s 6-2 240 Châteauguay, Que.
DL Brandon Tennant Laval 6-2 295 Montreal, Que.
DL Kadeem Lewis McGill 6-1 310 LaSalle, Que.
DL Jean-Samuel Blanc Montreal 6-0 245 Montreal, Que.
DL Jacob LeBlanc
LB Drew Morris
LB Mathieu Masseau Laval 6-0 230 St. Jean sur Richelieu, Que.
LB Byron Archambault Montreal 6-0 235 Montreal, Que.
LB Jonathan Langa Saint Mary’s 5-11 210 Etobicoke, Ont.
LB Marvin Golding Saint Mary’s 6-1 222 LaSalle, Que.
LB Ron Omara
LB Dylan Gordon
DB Sean Stoqua
DB Anthony Coady Montreal 5-10 190 Montreal, Que.
DB Donovan Saunders Mount Allison 6-0 180 Brampton, Ont.
DB Kwame Adjei Mount Allison 6-1 195 Brampton, Ont.
DB Dustin Wilson
DB Yann Dika-Balotoken Queen’s 5-8 155 Toronto, Ont.
DB Samuel Bibeault Sherbrooke 5-10 180 Laval, Que.
DB Kevin Bradfield
DB Jaiden McBride Toronto 6-0 180 Whitby, Ont.
Special Teams
K/P Ryan Begin
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Glen Constantin, Laval
Assistant coaches: TBA
WEST TEAM
Pos. Name
Offence
QB Jazz Lindsey
QB Jordan Yantz
RB Nathan O’Halloran Windsor 6-1 226 Amherstburg, Ont.
RB Dillon Campbell Laurier 5-8 195 Whitby, Ont.
RB Brandon Deschamps UBC 6-0 210 Prince George, B.C.
RB Garret Sanvido
RB Kienan LaFrance Manitoba 5-10 205 Winnipeg, Man.
REC Gilbert Stewart Windsor 6-0 200 Brampton, Ont.
REC Jake Harty
REC Alexander Charette Guelph 6-1 190 St. Catharines, Ont.
REC Nic Demski
REC Max Cameron
REC Addison Richards Regina 6-5 202 Regina, Sask.
REC Damone Williams York 6-0 170 Mississauga, Ont.
OL David Beard
OL Sean McEwen
OL Sukh Chungh
OL Sean Smith
OL Aaron Picton
OL Mathew Leung Saskatchewan 6-4 315 Saskatoon, Sask.
OL Robert Smith
OL Jordyn Moore York 6-4 295 Whitby, Ont.
Defence
DL Cam Walker
DL Ese Mrabure-Ajufo Laurier 6-4 256 Mississauga, Ont.
DL Steve Mawa
DL Rory Connop
DL Ricky Osei-Kusi Western 6-1 228 Brampton, Ont.
DL Daryl Waud
DL Tai Pham
LB Nick Shortill
LB Geoff Hughes
LB Riley Jones
LB Greg Zaitz
LB Hussein Hazime York 5-11 230 Toronto, Ont.
LB Connor Ralph Alberta 5-11 220 Raymond, Alta.
DB Mitchell Koch Alberta 5-11 178 Calgary, Alta.
DB Tevaughn Campbell Regina 6-0 182 Toronto, Ont.
DB Mark Ingram
DB Kalvin Johnson Western 5-9 174 Brampton, Ont.
DB Brendan Morgan Queen’s 6-1 190 Pickering, Ont.
DB Chris Ackie
DB Christian Mahler Waterloo 5-10 180 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Special Teams
K/P Keegan Treloar Concordia 6-2 200 Brandon, Man.
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Blake Nill, Calgary
Assistant coaches: TBA
