CIS football: Rosters announced for 13th annual East West Bowl

OTTAWA (CIS) – Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Monday the rosters for the 13th annual East West Bowl. The 2015 CIS football prospects game is set for Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. at McGill University’s Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal.

McGill will host the event for the first time, taking over from Western University, which hosted the last six editions in London, Ont. The all-star showcase has also been held at McMaster (2008), Laval (2007, 2006) and Wilfrid Laurier (2005, 2004, 2003).

In addition to the game itself, the week-long event includes daily practices, a combine for participating players (May 6), the CFL Free Agency Camp for players eligible to attend 2015 CFL training camps and not participating in the East West Bowl (May 6), a coaches clinic featuring presentations by CFL and CIS mentors (May 9), as well as the annual banquet (May 7).  

“I am extremely pleased that we can host this prestigious event in Montreal for the first time,” said Ronald Hilaire, who recently took over as head coach of the McGill Redmen. “To be able to welcome future CFL prospects from across the CIS in the e-camp and draft is a tremendous honour. Western and all past hosts have done a great job of growing this event and we intend on maintaining that high level of quality for this year’s East West Bowl.”

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 12 standouts who will take the field on May 9 – four for the East and eight for the West – have been named all-Canadians since the start of their CIS career, including quarterback Will Finch of Western, running back Mercer Timmis of Calgary, receivers Llevi Noel of Toronto, Brett Blaszko of Calgary and George Johnson of Western, offensive linemen Charles Vaillancourt of Laval, Philippe Gagnon of Laval and Sean Jamieson of Western, linebacker Curtis Newton of Guelph, as well as defensive backs Paolo Edwards of StFX, Elie Bouka of Calgary and Cyril Iwanegbe, also of Calgary.

Finch (2013), Timmis (2013) and Acadia receiver Brian Jones (2014) are all past Hec Crighton Trophy nominees.

Finch and James Fracas of Laurier will lead the West offence at Molson Stadium, while Mount Allison’s Brandon Leyh and Saskatchewan’s Drew Burko, who will exceptionally suit up against some of his Huskies teammates, will be under centre for the East.

Danny Maciocia, who last fall led his Montreal Carabins to the first Vanier Cup title in program history, has been appointed head coach of the East team, while Brian Dobie, bench boss of the reigning Canada West champion Manitoba Bisons, will be at the helm of the West troops, a position he previously held in 2008. 

The East prevailed 19-12 a year ago in London to claim its fourth win in the past five years. The West, however, still leads the all-time series 7-5.

NOTES: A few players might be added to the rosters in the coming weeks... The complete coaching staffs will be announced shortly.

EAST WEST BOWL 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

2015 EAST WEST BOWL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Tuesday, May 5
19:00-20:00 (McGill Athletics Complex): First Meeting 
20:00-22:00 (McGill Athletics Complex): Team Meetings

Wednesday, May 6
10:00-13:00 (Bell Sports Complexe – Brossard): Combine (participating players)
16:00-18:00 (Molson Stadium): Practice 1
18:00-22:00 (Molson Stadium): CFL Free Agency Camp (non-participating players)
20:00-22:00 (McGill Athletics Complex): Team Meetings

Thursday, May 7
10:00-12:00 (Molson Stadium): Practice 2
16:00-18:00 (Molson Stadium): Practice 3
18:45-20:30 (Douglas Hall - McGill): Banquet
20:30-22:00 (McGill Athletics Complex): Team Meetings

Friday, May 8
10:00-12:00 (Molson Stadium): Practice 4
16:00-18:00 (Molson Stadium): Practice 5

Saturday, May 9
9:00-14:00 (Molson Stadium): Coaches Clinic
9:00-13:00 (Molson Stadium): Walk-Through
14:00 (Molson Stadium): East West Bowl

2015 EAST WEST BOWL ROSTERS

EAST TEAM

Pos. - Name  -  University - HT - WT - Hometown

Offence

QB Drew Burko   Saskatchewan 6-4 220 Saskatoon, Sask.
QB Brandon Leyh   Mount Allison 6-2 220 New Westminster, B.C.
RB Vincent Davignon  Bishop’s 5-9 185 Granby, Que.
RB Lukas Gavac   Toronto  6-1 223 Mississauga, Ont.
RB Luis Guimont-Mota  McGill  5-9 190 Quebec City, Que.
RB Nicholas Narbonne Bourque Montreal 5-9 235 Saint-Jérôme, Que.
RB Thomas Troop   Acadia  6-0 215 Alliston, Ont.
REC Louis Brouillette  McGill  6-0 175 Sherbrooke, Que.
REC Doug Corby   Queen’s 6-2 195 Burlington, Ont.
REC Félix Faubert-Lussier  Laval  6-0 221 Montreal, Que.
REC Nicholas Gaudreault  McGill  5-11 179 Lachine, Que.
REC Brian Jones   Acadia  6-4 230 Enfield, Ont.
REC Llevi Noel   Toronto  6-2 200 Toronto, Ont.
REC Matt Rose   Mount Allison 6-3 210 Sackville, N.B.
REC Donald Tabor   StFX  6-1 230 Dartmouth, N.S.
OL Jean-Philippe Bérard  Sherbrooke 6-4 310 Cowansville, Que.
OL James Comeau   StFX  6-2 300 St. Albert, Alta.
OL Pierre-Olivier Daloze  McGill  6-2 276 Laval, Que.
OL Philippe Gagnon  Laval  6-8 295 L’Ancienne-Lorette, Que.
OL Roman Grozman  Concordia 6-4 310 Tel Aviv, Israel
OL Jason Lauzon-Séguin  Laval  6-4 300 Pointe-Claire, Que.
OL Bobby Thomson  Carleton 6-4 275 Montreal, Que.
OL Charles Vaillancourt  Laval  6-4 325 Coaticook, Que.
  
Defence

DL Stefan Carty   Carleton 6-1 249 Toronto, Ont.
DL Lucas Cristovao   Saint Mary’s 6-2 230 Markham, Ont.
DL Maxime Dugas   Sherbrooke 6-3 225 Maria, Que.
DL Aaron Jervis   Toronto  6-4 256 Oakville, Ont.
DL Jordan Redding   Mount Allison 6-4 235 Halifax, N.S.
DL Rashid Timbilla   Ottawa  6-3 252 Nepean, Ont.
LB Tanner Care   Ottawa  6-1 215 Burlington, Ont.
LB Makenzie Fox   Saint Mary’s 5-11 206 Bedford, N.S.
LB Alexandre Gagné  Sherbrooke 6-1 215 Saint-Hubert, Que.
LB Shayne Gauthier  Laval  5-10 215 Dolbeau-Mistassini, Que.
LB Arto Khatchikian  Concordia 6-1 220 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que.
LB Michaël Langlois  Laval  6-0 210 Amos, Que.
LB Marc-Antoine Laurin  Ottawa  6-1 215 Cantley, Que.
DB Gaël Bernard-Perron  Sherbrooke 5-10 185 Magog, Que.
DB Michael Bohan   Mount Allison 6-1 200 Sackville, N.S.
DB Mikael Charland  Concordia 6-4 210 Gatineau, Que.
DB John Connors   Toronto  6-1 190 Barrie, Ont.
DB Alexandre Doucet  Montreal 5-11 195 Montreal, Que.
DB Paolo Edwards   StFX  5-9 180 Hamilton, Ont.
DB Ryan Hector   Bishop’s 6-0 180 Brampton, Ont.
DB Rashawn Perry   Concordia 6-0 180 LaSalle, Que.
DB Maïko Zepeda   Montreal 5-8 200 LaSalle, Que.

Special Teams

K Félix Faubert-Lussier  Laval  6-0 221 Montreal, Que.
K Dillon Wamsley  Queen’s 5-11 190 London, Ont.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Danny Maciocia (Montreal)
Assistant coaches: TBA
 
WEST TEAM

Pos. - Name  -  University - HT - WT - Hometown

Offence

QB Will Finch   Western 6-3 215 Burlington, Ont.
QB James Fracas   Laurier  6-0 195 Waterloo, Ont.
RB Declan Cross   McMaster 5-11 215 Oakville, Ont.
RB Wayne Moore   McMaster 6-0 222 Etobicoke, Ont.
RB Mercer Timmis   Calgary  6-1 220 Burlington, Ont.
REC Brett Blaszko   Calgary  6-4 215 Burlington, Ont.
REC George Johnson   Western 6-3 188 London, Ont.
REC Greg Nyhof   Laurier  6-4 225 Georgetown, Ont.
REC Brydon Ozmun   Saskatchewan 6-0 200 Nipawin, Sask.
REC Dustin Pedersen   Manitoba 5-11 215 Nanaimo, B.C.
REC Jimmy Ralph   Alberta  5-10 188 Raymond, Alta.
REC Riley Wilson   Regina  6-3 205 Regina, Sask.
OL Randy Beardy   Windsor 6-7 280 Sarnia, Ont.
OL Jamal Campbell   York  6-7 295 Toronto, Ont.
OL Drew Digout   Saskatchewan 6-4 265 Saskatoon, Sask.
OL Chris Fanning   Acadia  6-2 305 Ottawa, Ont.
OL Kyle Fraser-Audit  Guelph  6-5 283 Port Colborne, Ont.
OL Zach Intzandt   McMaster 6-5 290 London, Ont.
OL Sean Jamieson   Western 6-7 316 Winnipeg, Man.
OL Taz Martin   Waterloo 6-5 315 Elmira, Ont.
OL Alex McKay   Manitoba 6-5 285 Winnipeg, Man.

Defence

DL Rupert Butcher   Western 6-5 296 London, Ont.
DL Donnie Egerter   Guelph  6-3 285 Niagara Falls, Ont.
DL Paul Kaija   Waterloo 6-2 225 Sarnia, Ont.
DL David Onyemata  Manitoba 6-4 300 Lagos, Nigeria
DL Boyd Richardson  UBC  6-3 235 Regina, Sask.
DL Ethan Sadowski   UBC  6-5 257 Delta, B.C.
LB Brandon Corelli   Waterloo 6-0 220 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
LB Joey Dwyer   Regina  6-2 200 Regina, Sask.
LB DJ Lalama   Manitoba 6-1 220 Winnipeg, Man.
LB Curtis Newton   Guelph  6-2 220 London, Ont.
LB Anthony Petrucci  Laurier  6-0 195 Sarnia, Ont.
LB Frank Renaud   Windsor 6-1 215 Windsor, Ont.
LB Michael Runowski  York  6-2 225 Burlington, Ont.
DB Elie Bouka   Calgary  6-1 205 Laval, Que.
DB Austin Crumb   Windsor 5-11 195 Harrow, Ont.
DB Tristan Doughlin  Guelph  6-0 185 Toronto, Ont.
DB Dylan Kemp   Saskatchewan 5-11 195 Rosetown, Sask.
DB Cyril Iwanegbe   Calgary  5-9 190 Brooks, Alta.
DB Michael Schmidt  Calgary  5-11 190 Calgary, Alta.
DB Josh Small   York  5-9 175 Pickering, Ont.
DB Hunter Turnbull   Calgary  5-11 180 Calgary, Alta.

Special Teams

K Stephen Fabian   Alberta  6-2 165 Tilley, Alta.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Brian Dobie (Manitoba)
Assistant coaches: TBA