Galas earns All-Canadian honours for second time
MONTREAL – McGill receiver Erik Galas of Ottawa has earned
All-Canadian honours for the second straight year.
Galas, who made the CIS second-team last year, is one of 48
All-Canadian honours attributed to the McGill football program. He
put an exclamation point on his five-year career with the Redmen,
tallying 64 receptions, the third highest single-season total of
all-time, and setting a CIS career record with 194 catches. The
previous mark of 190 was held since 2005 by former Western Hec
Crighton Award winner Andy Fantuz.
Galas, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound slotback, ranked fifth among CIS
leaders in yards this season (781). The fifth-year physical
education major snared six touchdowns in eight games and also
established McGill career record for most receptions, yardage
(2,555) and receiving TDs in a career (19).
It marks the fourth straight year that McGill has had an
All-Canadian receiver.
McGILL ALL-CANADIANS:
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1981 Mark Chouinard
1981 Mark Joncas
1981 Ron Poulton
1986 Al Lekun
1973 Ross Brooks
1973 Don Dawson
1973 Brian Quick
1977 Bill Wendell
1978 Kevin Rooney
1980 Mark Joncas
1980 Marc Lemery
1981 Mark Joncas
1981 Ron Poulton
1981 Mark Chouinard
1986 Al Lekun, OL (2nd team)
1987 Al Lekun, OL (2nd team)
1987 Michael Soles, RB
1988 Vincent Gagné, DB
1988 Michael Soles, RB (2nd team)
1989 Paul Kerr, DL (2nd team)
1990 Jeff Challice, OL (2nd team)
1992 Matthieu Quiviger, OL
1992 Doug Naudie, DB
1992 Val St. Germain, OL (2nd team)
1993 Val St. Germain, OL
1994 Matthieu Quiviger, OL
1995 Wes Barbour, DB
1995 Samir Chahine, OL
1996 Samir Chahine, OL
1996 Shawn Linden, RB (2nd team)
1997 Samir Chahine, OL
1998 Samir Chahine, OL
2000 Ben Wearing, WR
2000 Randy Chevrier, DL
2001 John Macdonald, DL (2nd team)
2002 Nick Hoffmann, RB (2nd team)
2002 Jim Merrick, DL
2002 Anand Pillai, K/P (2nd team)
2002 Stephen Young, DL
2002 Mike Mahoney, LB (2nd team)
2003 Anand Pillai, K
2003 Guillaume Roy, DB
2004 Ben Walsh, OL
2006 Ben Walsh, OL (2nd team)
2006 Greg Hetherington, SB (2nd team)
2007 Charles-Antoine Sinotte, WR
2007 Erik Galas, SB (2nd team)
2008 Erik Galas, SB
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2008 CIS FOOTBALL ALL-CANADIANS
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FIRST TEAM
Offence
Pos.
Athlete
University
Year
Hometown
Academic
Program
QB Benoit
Groulx
Laval
4
Montreal,
Que.
Education
RB Michael
Giffin
Queen’s
4
Kingston,
Ont.
Arts & Science
RB Jamall
Lee
Bishop’s
4
Port Coquitlam,
B.C.
Humanities
WR Julian Feoli
Gudino
Laval
2
San José, Costa
Rica
Industrial Relations
WR Scott
Valberg
Queen’s
5
Kingston,
Ont.
Arts & Science
IR Erik
Galas
McGill
5
Ottawa,
Ont.
Physical Education
IR Gary
Ross
Mount Allison
3
Windsor,
Ont.
Science
C Louis-David
Gagné
Laval
4
Quebec City,
Que.
Science
T Simeon
Rottier
Alberta
4
Westlock,
Alta.
Agriculture, Life & Environnemental Sciences
T Steve
Myddelton
StFX
4
Barrie,
Ont.
Business Administration
G Vincent
Turgeon
Laval
5
Montreal,
Que.
Science
G Luc
Brodeur-Jourdain
Laval
5
St-Hyacinthe,
Que.
Business Administration
Defence
DT Étienne
Légaré
Laval
4
St-Raymond,
Que.
Education
DT Dedrick
Sterling
Queen’s
4
Kingston,
Ont.
Arts & Science
DE Scott
McCuaig
UBC
4
Surrey,
B.C.
Arts
DE Osie
Ukwuoma
Queen’s
3
Mississauga,
Ont.
Business
LB Thaine
Carter
Queen’s
4
Nanaimo,
B.C.
Arts & Science
LB Andrea
Bonaventura
Calgary
3
Hamilton,
Ont.
Social Sciences
LB Joash
Gesse
Montreal
3
Montreal,
Que.
Education
FS Callan
Exeter
Mount Allison
2
Ajax,
Ont.
BCM
HB Maxime
Bérubé
Laval
3
Valleyfield,
Que.
Business Administration
HB James
Savoie
Guelph
2
Niagara Falls,
Ont.
Landscape Architecture
CB Hamid
Mahmoudi
Montreal
3
Teheran,
Iran
Arts &
Sciences
CB Jeff
Zelinski
Saint Mary’s
4
Mission,
B.C.
Science
Special Teams
P Rob
Maver
Guelph
3
Brampton,
Ont.
Political Science
K
Christopher
Milo
Laval
2
Montreal,
Que.
Industrial Relations
RET James
Allin
Queen’s
4
Belleville,
Ont.
Arts & Science
SECOND TEAM
Offence
Pos.
Athlete
University
Year
Hometown
Faculty
QB Danny
Brannagan
Queen’s
4
Burlington,
Ont.
Business
RB Matt
Walter
Calgary
2
Calgary,
Alta.
Science
RB James
Green
StFX
4
Halifax,
N.S.
Business Administration
WR Jedd
Gardner
Guelph
2
Niagara Falls,
Ont.
Commerce Business
WR Nathan
Coehoorn
Calgary
2
Redcliff,
Alta.
Social Sciences
IR Mark
Stinson
Toronto
5
Calgary,
Alta.
Employment Relations
IR Alain
Dorval
Sherbrooke
5
Quebec City,
Que.
History
C Kurtis
Stolth
Manitoba
4
Port Alberni,
B.C.
Social Work
T Scott
Evans
Wilfrid Laurier
5
Cambridge,
Ont.
Computer Science
T Bryan
Jordan
Saint Mary’s
5
London,
Ont.
Arts
G Hubert
Buydens
Saskatchewan
4
Saskatoon,
Sask.
Arts & Science
G
Vincenzo De
Civita
Queen’s
3
Gormley,
Ont.
Health Sciences
Defence
DT Dan
Schutte
Saint Mary’s
2
Red Deer,
Alta.
Arts
DT Dan
Oramasionwu
Manitoba
4
Winnipeg,
Man.
Asper School of Business
DE Mathieu
Brossard
Montreal
4
Montreal,
Que.
Business Administration
DE M-A Beaudoin-Cloutier
Laval
3
St-Basile,
Que.
Business
Administration
LB John
Surla
Western
2
Niagara Falls,
Ont.
Social Sciences
LB Henoc
Muamba
StFX
2
Kinshasa,
Congo
BIS
LB James
Yurichuk
Bishop’s
4
Brampton,
Ont.
Education
FS
Matthew
Carapella
Western
5
London,
Ont.
Social Sciences
HB Corey
McNair
Western
5
London,
Ont.
Social Sciences
HB Joel
Lipinski
Saint Mary’s
4
Regina,
Sask.
Science
CB Jon
Krahenbil
Saskatchewan
4
Fort Qu’Appelle,
Sask.
Business
CB
Anthony
Deslauriers
Simon Fraser
3
Surrey,
B.C.
Bachelor of Arts
Special Teams
P Hugh
O’Neill
Alberta
2
Edmonton,
Alta.
Science
K Rob
Maver
Guelph
3
Brampton,
Ont.
Political Science
RET Gary
Ross
Mount Allison
3
Windsor,
Ont.
Science