McGill quartet to play in CIS East-West Bowl, May 7

 

(LEFT TO RIGHT: Taylor Kuprowski, Charles-Evens Peltrop, Austin Anderson, Alex Hutchison)

 

MONTREAL - Four members of the McGill Redmen are among 85 football players selected to  participate in the ninth annual East West Bowl, presented by Under Armour, on May 7 at TD Waterhouse Stadium on the campus of The University of Western Ontario in London, Ont.

Taylor Kuprowski, a sophomore running back from Kanata, Ont., will represent McGill on offence, while third-year linebacker Charles-Evens Peltrop and defensive lineman Alex Hutchison,  a junior from Beaconsfield, Que., were named on defence. Rounding out the Redmen picks is third-year place-kicker Austin Anderson of Canmore, Alta., the son of NFL kicking legend Gary Anderson.

 

Among the members named to the coaching staff is McGill assistant coach Clint Uttley, who will be responsible for the defensive backs.

 

Glen Constantin, head coach of the reigning Vanier Cup champion Laval Rouge et Or, will lead the East squad in London while Blake Nill, who has guided his Calgary Dinos to back-to-back Vanier Cup appearances, will be in charge of the West contingent for the second straight year.

 

The East West Bowl showcases - for the most part - CIS players who will be eligible for the 2012 Canadian Football League draft.

 

The East side is comprised of student-athletes representing schools from the Atlantic and Quebec conferences, as well as from Queen's, Ottawa and Toronto. The West squad is made up of players from Canada West and from the remaining OUA universities.

 

No less than 11 all-Canadians from 2010 will take the field in London - six for the East and five for the West - including Sherbrooke wide receiver Simon Charbonneau Campeau, Laval linebacker Frédérick Plesius, Mount Allison guard Mike Filer, Sherbrooke linebacker Filipe Fonseca Da Silva, Bishop's halfback Harrison Maloney, Saint Mary's receiver and punt returner Jahmeek Taylor, Regina running back Adrian Charles, Western guard Matthew Norman, Saskatchewan guard Ben Heenan, Saskatchewan free safety Bryce McCall and Regina cornerback Jamir Walker.

 

Charbonneau Campeau and Taylor were both nominees for the Hec Crighton Trophy awarded to the CIS player of the year last season, while Plesius was a finalist for CIS defensive MVP honours.

 

Quarterbacking the East team will be Bruno Prud'homme of Laval and Kyle Graves of Acadia, while UBC's Billy Greene, McMaster's Kyle Quinlan and Western's Donnie Marshall will run the West offence.

 

In his first season as a CIS starting pivot last fall, Prud'homme led Laval to an unblemished 13-0 campaign including a 29-2 win over Calgary in the 46th Vanier Cup final for the school's record-tying sixth national title - including five in the last eight years.

 

Also representing the CIS champion Rouge et Or at the event will be running back Sébastien Lévesque, who was named Vanier Cup MVP last November after he rushed for 168 yards and one touchdown.

 

Western is hosting the game for the third straight year. The contest was previously held at McMaster (2008), Laval (2007, 2006) and Wilfrid Laurier (2005, 2004, 2003). Kickoff for the 2011 affair is set for 1 p.m.

 

The week-long event also includes the East West Bowl Free Agent Camp on May 4, as well as a coaches' clinic on May 6 and 7.

 

EAST WEST BOWL NOTES: The East team prevailed 12-9 in 2010 to improve its all-time record to 2-6 in the series... Past East West Bowl participants include Hec Crighton Trophy winners 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... Fantuz, a former Grey Cup champion with Saskatchewan, signed with the NFL's Chicago Bears over the winter... Other notables include former Western Mustang Vaughn Martin, who spent the last two seasons with the San Diego Chargers after being selected in the fourth round in the 2009 NFL Collegiate Draft, former Sherbrooke Vert & Or Samuel Giguère, currently on the New York Giants' reserve roster, and former Calgary Dino Dan Federkeil, who earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Indianapolis Colts in 2007...

 

Official website (including ticket information): http://english.cis-sic.ca/eastwestbowl/2011/index

 

Previous East West Bowl results:

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

 

2011 EAST WEST BOWL ROSTERS (revised)

EAST TEAM

Pos.     Name                                      University       HT       WT      Hometown

 

Offence

QB       Bruno Prud'homme                 Laval               5-11     195      Lasalle, Que.

QB       Kyle Graves                             Acadia             6-3       210      Barrie, Ont.

RB       Taylor Kuprowski                    McGill             5-10     215      Kanata, Ont.

RB       Sébastien Lévesque                 Laval               5-10     205      Brossard, Que.

RB       John Jean-Baptiste                   Bishop's          5-10     211      Ottawa, Ont.

REC     Jahmeek Taylor                       Saint Mary's    5-9       170      Mississauga, Ont.

REC     Alexandre Fortier-Labonté       Ottawa             6-0       196      Gatineau, Que.

REC     John Aprile                              Queen's           6-2       208      Toronto, Ont.

REC     Jonathan Wright                       Toronto            5-11     194      Belleville, Ont.

REC     David Haddrall                        Bishop's          6-2       195      Kingston, Ont.

REC     Mathieu Bouvette                    Laval               6-0       216      Quebec City, Que.

REC     Sanchez Deschamps                Concordia        6-1       195      Mississauga, Ont.

REC     Ezra Millington                        Ottawa             6-0       195      Newmarket, Ont.

REC     Andrew Hickey                       StFX                6-1       205      Fredericton, N.B.

REC     Alexandre Corriveau               Sherbrooke      6-0       205      Sherbrooke, Que.

OL       Tyler Honeywood                    Acadia             6-0       275      Oro-Medonte, Ont.

OL       Colin Wicks                             StFX                6-6       295      Fletcher's Lake, N.S.

OL       Derek Morris                           Queen's           6-4       300      Napanee, Ont.

OL       Corey Newman                        Concordia        6-2       307      Châteauguay, Que.

OL       Mike Filer                                Mount Allison  6-2       295      Brantford, Ont.

OL       Wade Conrad                           Acadia             6-5       297      Barrie, Ont.

OL       Kyle Handy                             Bishop's          6-3       305      Cornwall, Ont.

 

Originally selected but sidelined with injury:

REC     Simon Charbonneau-Campeau           Sherbrooke      6-4       208      St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.

 

Defence

DB       Dylan Hollohan                       StFX                5-10     183      Moncton, N.B.

DB       Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon      Sherbrooke      6-2       221      Montreal, Que.

DB       Christian Walcott                     Concordia        5-10     194      Markham, Ont.

DB       Harrison Maloney                    Bishop's          6-2       205      Thurso, Que.

DB       Olivier Fréchette-Lemire          Montreal          5-10     200      Montreal, Que.

DB       Matt Kenny                              Mount Allison  5-9       182      Moncton, N.B.

DB       Aaron Handsor                        Western           5-10     186      Chatham, Ont.

LB       Filipe Fonseca Da Silva           Sherbrooke      6-0       220      Montreal, Que.

LB       Frédérick Plesius                      Laval               6-1       245      Laval, Que.

LB       Charles-Evens Peltrop              McGill             5-11     230      Montreal, Que.

LB       Tyler Sawyer                           Ottawa             6-0       210      Metcalfe, Ont.

LB       Wilkerson DeSouza                 Toronto            5-11     215      Mississauga, Ont.

LB       Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard      Montreal          6-1       220      Trois-Rivières, Que.

DL       Jake Thomas                            Acadia             6-2       270      Douglas, N.B.

DL       Rob Jubenville                         Saint Mary's    6-2       255      Oshawa, Ont.

DL       Alex Hutchison                        McGill             6-3       235      Beaconsfield, Que.

DL       Frank Pankewich                     Queen's           6-3       230      Thunder Bay, Ont.

DL       Carson Dowds                         Saint Mary's    6-1       295      Stittsville, Ont.

DL       Akwasi Antwi                          Mount Allison  6-2       250      Toronto, Ont.

DL       Everton Williams                     Toronto            6-6       228      Toronto, Ont.

DL       Ernst Augustin                         Montreal          6-4       250      Montreal, Que.

 

Originally selected but sidelined with injury:

LB        Samaël Lavaud                        Laval               6-0       232      Montreal, Que.

 

Special Teams

K/P      Austin Anderson                      McGill             5-10     180      Canmore, Alta.

 

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Glen Constantin, Laval

Offensive Coordinator: Kelly Jeffrey, Mount Allison

Defensive Coordinator: Donnovan Carter, Toronto

Special Teams Coordinator: Ryan Bechmanis, Queens

Offensive Line: Carl Brennan, Laval

Offensive Line: Brad Collinson, Laval

Running Backs: Gary Waterman, St. Francis Xavier

Running Backs: Tom Flaxman, Acadia

Receivers: André Bolduc, Sherbrooke

Receivers: Duane John, Laval

Receivers: Dave Spence, Concordia

Quarterbacks: Jean-Philippe Asselin, Ottawa

Quarterbacks: Sean Dougherty, Concordia

Defensive Line: Leroy Blugh, Bishops

Linebackers: Ray Gagnon, Bishops

Linebackers: Phil Roberts, Concordia

Linebackers: Jon Svec, St. Francis Xavier

Defensive Backs: Clint Uttley, McGill

 

WEST TEAM

Pos.     Name                                      University       HT       WT      Hometown

Offence

QB       Billy Greene                            UBC                6-1       220      Surrey, B.C.

QB       Kyle Quinlan                           McMaster         6-3       205      South Woodslee, Ont.

QB       Donnie Marshall                      Western           5-9       182      London, Ont.

RB       Nathan Riva                             Western           5-1       191      LaSalle, Ont.

RB       Adrian Charles                         Regina             5-9       184      Scarborough, Ont.

RB       Olukayode Sonuga                  Alberta             6-0       195      Abu Dhabi, UAE

REC     Spencer Betts                           UBC                5-11     190      Surrey, B.C.

REC     Jordan Brescacin                     Windsor           6-4       180      Tecumseh, Ont.

REC     Shamawd Chambers                Laurier             6-3       210      Markham, Ont.

REC     Saxon Lindsey                         Guelph             6-1       196      Markham, Ont.

REC     Joey Gabrick                           UBC                6-4       220      Surrey, B.C.

REC     Lashane Oldacre                      York                6-1       205      York, Ont.

REC     Jared Ralko                              Manitoba         6-3       190      Regina, Sask.

OL       Kirby Fabien                            Calgary            6-6       295      Calgary, Alta.

OL       Chris Mercer                            Regina             6-7       290      Saskatoon, Sask.

OL       Carson Rockhill                       Calgary            6-6       270      Parksville, B.C.

OL       Ben Heenan                             Saskatchewan  6-5       250      Regina, Sask.

OL       Matt Norman                           Western           6-4       329      Montreal, Que.

OL       Austin Partridge                       Waterloo          6-3       280      London, Ont.

OL       Jason Medeiros                        McMaster         6-4       305      Hamilton, Ont.

OL       Matthew Vonk                         Waterloo          6-3       262      Burlington, Ont.

 

Defence

 

DB       Brent Krawchuk                      Alberta             6-0       180      Edmonton, Alta.

DB       Jamir Walker                           Regina             5-11     181      Regina, Sask.

DB       Pete Adams                              Manitoba         6-2       205      Kelowna, B.C.

DB       Jordan Duncan                        Guelph             6-2       193      Grimsby, Ont.

DB       Ryan Poroznik                         York                5-11     190      King City, Ont.

DB       Bryce McCall                           Saskatchewan  6-0       200      Regina, Sask.

DB       Shane Burns                            Laurier             5-11     185      Burlington, Ont.

DB       Jamie Symianick                      Western           6-0       153      Montreal, Que.

LB       Ryan Dean                               Alberta             6-0       225      Edmonton, Alta.

LB       Akeem Whonder                     Windsor           5-11     190      Mississauga, Ont.

LB       Mitchell Bosch                         Laurier             6-1       215      Langley, B.C.

LB       John Tietzman                         Manitoba         6-0       210      Cloverdale, B.C.

LB       Daniel Bishop                          Laurier             5-10     215      Mississauga, Ont.

LB       Adam Driedger                        Calgary                        6-2       225      Calgary, Alta.

DL       Benton Gieni                           Regina             6-3       293      Unity, Sask.

DL       Seamus Postuma                      Windsor           6-3       300      Thunder Bay, Ont.

DL       Mike Van Praet                        Western           6-2       305      London, Ont.

DL       Tanvir Bhangoo                       McMaster         6-3       278      Brampton, Ont.

DL       Adam Hindley                         Manitoba         6-2       270      Thunder Bay, Ont.

DL       Aaron King                              Waterloo          6-3       265      Dartmouth, N.S.

DL       Patrick Russell                         York                6-3       255      Brampton, Ont.

DL       Mike Millar                              Guelph             6-1       228      Port Colborne, Ont.

DL       Djordje Gavrilovic                   Waterloo          6-5       250      Sarajevo, B&H

Originally selected but sidelined with injury:

DB       Keenan MacDougall               Saskatchewan  6-0       200      Saskatoon, Sask.

LB        Sam Hurl                                 Calgary           6-1       208      Calgary, Alta.

Special Teams

 

K/P      Lirim Hajrullahu                      Western           5-11     217      St. Catharines, Ont.

 

Coaching Staff

 

Head Coach: Blake Nill, Calgary

Offensive Coordinator: Michael Faulds           , York

Defensive Coordinator: Harry Laflamme, York

Offensive Line: Sheldon Neald, Regina

Running Backs: Jeff Stead, Alberta

Receivers: Shawn Olson, UBC

Receivers: Stefan Ptaszek, McMaster

Receivers: Barry Klimus, York

Quarterbacks: Ryan Pyear, Laurier

Defensive Line: Dennis McPhee, Waterloo

Linebackers: Warren Craney, York

Linebackers: Kevin MacNeill, Guelph

Defensive Backs: Greg Knox, McMaster

Defensive Backs: Joe D'Amore, Windsor

Punt Return / Kick-Off Return: Brian Dobie, Manitoba

Kicking: Brian Towriss, Saskatchewan

Field Goal Block / Return: Gary Jeffries, Laurier

Quality Control: Greg Marshall, Western