May 8, 2014

Last minute tweaks for East West Bowl

University of Manitoba

CIS-SIC.ca Staff

LONDON, ON – Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Tuesday the coaching staffs and roster changes for the 12th annual East West Bowl, presented by Under Armour, which is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Western University’s TD Stadium in London, ON.
 
University of Calgary bench boss Blake Nill, who was named head coach of the West team last month, appointed Guelph’s Todd Galloway and Kevin MacNeill as offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively, while Wilfrid Laurier’s Dwayne Cameron will be in charge of special teams.

Rounding out the West staff are Chris Morris (Alberta), Jason Lafferty (Alberta), Shawn Olson (UBC), Adam Grandy (Guelph), Brian Dobie (Manitoba), Greg Knox (McMaster), Brian Brock (McMaster), Dwayne Masson (Regina), Sheldon Neald (Regina), Brian Towriss (Saskatchewan), Jason Sulz (Saskatchewan), Marshall Bingeman (Waterloo), Nial Both (Waterloo), Joe Hagins (Waterloo), Irv Daymond (Wilfrid Laurier), Joe D’Amore (Windsor), Donnavan Carter (Windsor), Warren Craney (York) and Mike Comeau (York).  

On the East side, Acadia’s Jeff Cummins takes over as head coach from Laval’s Glen Constantin, who was named to the post a month ago but will be unable to attend.   

Cummins’ coordinators will be Kelly Jeffrey of Mount Allison (offence), Gregg Butler of Saint Mary’s (defence) and Ken Mazurek of Toronto (special teams).

The East staff is completed by Peter Fraser (Acadia), Shad McLachlan (Acadia), Chris Judd (Acadia), Kevin Mackey (Bishop’s), Steve Sumarah (Carleton), Darrell Adams (Carleton), Mickey Donovan (Concordia), Patrick Donovan (Concordia), Matt Connell (Concordia), Clint Uttley (McGill), Pat Boies (McGill),

Ronald Hilaire (McGill), Danny Desriveaux (Montreal), Fabrice Raymond (Montreal), Brandon Dubs (Mount Allison), Jamie Barresi (Ottawa), Pat Sheahan (Queen’s), Dean Jones (Saint Mary’s), David Lessard (Sherbrooke), Mathieu Pronovost (Sherbrooke), Gary Waterman (StFX), Steve Snyder (StFX), Joe Cappiello (Toronto) and Nate Weiss (Toronto).

In addition to personnel from CIS schools, nine CFL guest coaches will assist during practices throughout the week. The list includes Dan Dorazio from the BC Lions (offensive line), Corey Grant (receivers), Dennis McPhee (defensive line) and Jeff Reinebold (special teams) from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Brent Monson from the Calgary Stampeders (running backs), Buck Pierce (running backs) and Kyle Walters (defensive backs) from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Brad Miller from the Saskatchewan Roughriders (linebackers), as well as former Winnipeg head coach Paul LaPolice (quarterbacks).

On the players’ side, seven roster changes were announced on Tuesday.

Montreal linebacker Byron Archambault (East), McMaster receiver Max Cameron (West) and UBC defensive lineman Steve Mawa (West) will miss the event due to injuries.

Montreal receiver Philip Enchill will take Archambault’s spot on the East roster, while UBC defensive lineman Spencer Wilson and a pair of Western standouts, linebacker Preston Huggins and receiver Matt Brazier, were both added to the West lineup.

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.

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).  

2014 EAST WEST BOWL ROSTERS

EAST TEAM
Offence

QB Dallon Kuprowski            McGill              5-9    168     Kanata, Ont.
QB Jérémi Roch                   Sherbrooke     6-2    200      Montreal, Que.
QB Jesse Mills                     Carleton          6-4    230     Halifax, N.S.
RB Christophe Normand        Laval              6-1    225     Marieville, Que.
RB Jesse Andrews                Queen’s          6-1    210     Arnprior, Ont.
RB Ashton Dickson               StFX               5-9    193     Ottawa, Ont.
RB Devon Stewart                 McGill             5-10   234     St. Hubert, Que.
REC Nyjill Wilson                   Bishop’s         6-1    190     Ottawa, Ont.
REC Shayne Stinson              Concordia       5-11   185    Brossard, Que.
REC Jamal Henry                  Concordia       5-7    170     St. Constant, Que.
REC Mikhail  Davidson           Montreal        5-9    165     Montreal, Que.
REC Ian Stewart                    Ottawa          6-2    186     Burlington, Ont.
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.
REC Philip Enchill                  Montreal         6-1    190     Montreal, Que.
OL Ethan Charters                Acadia            6-5    265     Oromocto, N.B.
OL Erik Krebs                       Bishop’s         6-6    340     Cambridge, Ont.
OL Danny Groulx                  Laval             6-6    320     Gatineau, Que.
OL Karl Lavoie                      Laval            6-4    280     Quebec City, Que.
OL Nicholas Romanchuk        Queen’s        6-11   310     Richmond, Hill, Ont.
OL Dany Arseneault              McGill            6-6    276     St. Constant, Que.  

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                 Mount Allison  6-3    325     Halifax, N.S.
LB Drew Morris                     Acadia            6-2    225    Ottawa, Ont.
LB Mathieu Masseau            Laval              6-0    230    St. Jean sur Richelieu, 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                    StFX                 6-2   241    Aylmer, Que.
LB Dylan Gordon                  Toronto           6-2    220    Cambridge, Ont.
DB Sean Stoqua                  Acadia             5-11  180    Ottawa, Ont.
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                Ottawa             6-1    195    Ottawa, Ont. 
DB Yann Dika-Balotoken     Queen’s            5-8    155    Toronto, Ont.
DB Samuel Bibeault            Sherbrooke       5-10   180    Laval, Que.
DB Kevin Bradfield              Toronto            6-1    185    Toronto, Ont.
DB Jaiden McBride              Toronto            6-0    180    Whitby, Ont.

Special Teams

K/P Ryan Begin                 Acadia              5-10   205    Orleans, Ont.

Originally selected but unable to participate

LB Byron Archambault        Montreal            6-0    235    Montreal, Que

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Glen Constantin, Laval
Offensive Coordinator: Kelly Jeffrey, Mount Allison
Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Butler, Saint Mary’s
Special Teams Coordinator: Ken Mazurek, Toronto

Assistant Coaches: Peter Fraser (Acadia), Shad McLachlan (Acadia), Chris Judd (Acadia), Kevin Mackey (Bishop’s), Steve Sumarah (Carleton), Darrell Adams (Carleton), Mickey Donovan (Concordia), Patrick Donovan (Concordia), Matt Connell (Concordia), Clint Uttley (McGill), Pat Boies (McGill), Ronald Hilaire (McGill), Danny Desriveaux (Montreal), Fabrice Raymond (Montreal), Brandon Dubs (Mount Allison), Jamie Barresi (Ottawa), Pat Sheahan (Queen’s), Dean Jones (Saint Mary’s), David Lessard (Sherbrooke), Mathieu Pronovost (Sherbrooke), Gary Waterman (StFX), Steve Snyder (StFX), Joe Cappiello (Toronto), Nate Weiss (Toronto).

WEST TEAM
Offence

QB Jazz Lindsey                 Guelph         6-1    185      Markham, Ont.
QB Jordan Yantz                Manitoba       6-1    213     Regina, Sask.
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             Western         6-1    200     Vancouver, B.C.
RB Kienan LaFrance           Manitoba        5-10  205     Winnipeg, Man.
REC Gilbert Stewart            Windsor         6-0    200     Brampton, Ont. 
REC Jake Harty                 Calgary          6-2    215     Calgary, Alta.
REC Alexander Charette     Guelph           6-1    190    St. Catharines, Ont.
REC Nic Demski                 Manitoba        6-0   215     Winnipeg, Man.
REC Addison Richards        Regina            6-5   202     Regina, Sask.
REC Damone Williams       York               6-0    170     Mississauga, Ont.
REC Matt Brazier               Western          6-1    182     London, Ont.
OL David Beard                 Alberta           6-5    250     Sherwood Park, Alta.
OL Sean McEwen               Calgary           6-3    293    Calgary, Alta.
OL Sukh Chungh              Calgary            6-4    300    Port Coquitlam, B.C.
OL Sean Smith                 McMaster          6-7   305    St. Andrews West, Ont.
OL Aaron Picton                Regina            6-4    285    Regina, Sask.
OL Mathew Leung             Saskatchewan   6-4    315    Saskatoon, Sask.
OL Robert Smith              Manitoba           6-6    370    Campbell River, B.C.
OL Jordyn Moore              York                 6-4    295    Whitby, Ont.

Defence

DL Cam Walker               Guelph              6-4    235    London, Ont.
DL Ese Mrabure-Ajufo       Laurier              6-4    256    Mississauga, Ont.
DL Rory Connop              Western            6-5    282     Edmonton, Alta.
DL Ricky Osei-Kusi           Western            6-1    228    Brampton, Ont.
DL Daryl Waud                 Western           6-5    270    Hamilton, Ont.
DL Tai Pham                   Windsor            6-3    270    London, Ont.
DL Spencer Wilson           UBC                 6-5    245    Arnprior, Ont.
LB Nick Shortill                 McMaster          6-2    215    Nobleton, Ont.
LB Geoff Hughes              Saskatchewan    6-1   195    Regina, Sask.
LB Riley Jones                 UBC                 6-1    217    Delta, B.C.
LB Greg Zaitz                   Waterloo          6-0    225    Ancaster, Ont.
LB Hussein Hazime          York                 5-11   230    Toronto, Ont.
LB Connor Ralph              Alberta             5-11   220    Raymond, Alta.
LB Preston Huggins          Western            5-11   205   London, Ont.
DB Mitchell Koch              Alberta              5-11   178    Calgary, Alta.
DB Tevaughn Campbell   Regina               6-0    182    Toronto, Ont.
DB Mark Ingram             Saskatchewan     5-9    190    Imperial, Sask.
DB Kalvin Johnson          Western             5-9    174    Brampton, Ont.
DB Brendan Morgan        Queen’s             6-1    190    Pickering, Ont.
DB Chris Ackie                Laurier               6-2    210    Cambridge, Ont.
DB Christian Mahler        Waterloo             5-10  180    Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Special Teams

K/P Keegan Treloar         Concordia           6-2    200    Brandon, Man.

Originally Invited but unable to participate

REC Max Cameron         McMaster             6-1    185    St. Catharines, Ont.
DL Steve Mawa              UBC                    6-4    265    Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Blake Nill, Calgary
Offensive Coordinator: Todd Galloway, Guelph
Defensive Coordinator: Kevin MacNeill, Guelph
Special Teams Coordinator: Dwayne Cameron, Wilfrid Laurier

Assistant Coaches: Chris Morris (Alberta), Jason Lafferty (Alberta), Shawn Olson (UBC), Adam Grandy (Guelph), Brian Dobie (Manitoba), Greg Knox (McMaster), Brian Brock (McMaster), Dwayne Masson (Regina), Sheldon Neald (Regina), Brian Towriss (Saskatchewan), Jason Sulz (Saskatchewan), Marshall Bingeman (Waterloo), Nial Both (Waterloo), Joe Hagins (Waterloo), Irv Daymond (Wilfrid Laurier), Joe D’Amore (Windsor), Donnavan Carter (Windsor), Warren Craney (York), Mike Comeau (York).