Two Redmen earn all-Canadian honours, Dorion named top rearguard in nation
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THUNDER BAY, Ont. (CIS) - Ã山ǿ¼é's Marc-André Dorion of St-Hubert, Que., was named defenceman of the year in men's hockey, Wednesday night. He was joined on the CIS all-Canadian squad by teammate Francis Verreault-Paul, marking only the second time in team history that Ã山ǿ¼é merited double all-Canadian honours in the same season.
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The only other time that had happened was in 1999-00, when forward Mathieu Darche and defenceman David Bahl were both picked to the CIS first team.
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Other CIS major award winners announced during the All-Canadian Banquet at the Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay included UNB forward Hunter Tremblay, who was named CIS player of the year. The native of Timmins, Ont., became the second Varsity Red in three years and the third consecutive skater from the Atlantic conference to claim the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan trophy. Former UNB great Rob Hennigar was honoured in 2007-08, while Saint Mary's Marc Rancourt was last season's CIS MVP.
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Manitoba's Steve Christie of Winnipeg, was selected as the country's best goaltender; UPEI forward Jared Gomes of Brampton, Ont., who received the Clare Drake award presented to the rookie of the year; UQTR right winger Francis Guérette-Charland of Victoriaville, Que., who claimed the R.W. Pugh award as the nation's most sportsmanlike player; UNB's Gardiner MacDougall of Bedeque, P.E.I., who captured the Father George Kehoe memorial award as coach of the year; and Alberta forward Tyler Metcalfe of Headingley, Man., who received the Dr. Randy Gregg award recognizing his excellence in hockey, academics and community involvement.
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The defenceman and goaltender of the year awards were both introduced this season.
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The 2010 Cavendish University Cup tournament, presented by TBay Tel and hosted by Lakehead University, gets underway Thursday at the Fort William Gardens and culminates Sunday with the national final at 7 p.m., live on Rogers Sportsnet and SSN Canada.
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SENATOR JOSEPH A. SULLIVAN TROPHY (player of the year): Hunter Tremblay, UNB
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Ã山ǿ¼é right winger Francis Verreault-Paul of Mashteuiatsh, Que., and Alberta right winger Chad Klassen of Saskatoon were the other finalists for the Sullivan trophy.
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DEFENCEMAN OF THE YEAR: Marc-André Dorion, Ã山ǿ¼é
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Dorion, a 22-year-old physical education major, was named to the first all-Canadian team after he led all OUA defencemen in scoring and finished third among CIS blueliners with 36 points, including seven goals, in 25 league games.
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The 5-foot-11, 188-pound sophomore, who was invited to the Dallas Stars rookie camp in 2008, led Ã山ǿ¼é to second place overall in Ontario with a 22-6-0 mark as the Redmen set team records for most conference wins and overall victories (34) in a single campaign. Ã山ǿ¼é was the highest-scoring team in the nation this season with 156 goals in 28 contests and maintained the third best defensive record in the country with only 71 goals against.
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"Marc-André is a very poised defenceman who has great vision and a positive attitude," said Ã山ǿ¼é head coach Jim Webster. "He is an extremely fit, strong skater with good mobility and logs lots of ice time."
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GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR: Steve Christie, Manitoba
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CLARE DRAKE AWARD (rookie of the year): Jared Gomes, UPEI
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R.W. PUGH AWARD (most sportsmanlike player): Francis Guérette-Charland, UQTR
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FATHER GEORGE KEHOE MEMORIAL AWARD (coach of the year): Gardiner MacDougall, UNB
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DR. RANDY GREGG AWARD (outstanding student-athlete): Tyler Metcalfe, Alberta
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All-Canadian Teams
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The all-Canadian teams were also announced on Wednesday.
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Joining Tremblay, Dorion and Christie on the first CIS squad were conference most valuable players Verreault-Paul (OUA East) and Klassen (Canada West), as well as AUS top defenceman Hotham.
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Verreault-Paul led OUA in scoring and was second in the nation during the regular season with 54 points, and tied for the CIS lead with 25 goals. Klassen won the Canada West scoring race with 46 points (18-28-46), while Hotham was the highest-scoring rearguard in the country with 39 points (6-33-39).
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Klassen and Hotham were both second-team all-Canadians a year ago.
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The second CIS unit for 2009-10 is comprised of Hartigan, Fecho, UNB defenceman Luke Gallant of Bedford, N.S., UNB forward John Scott Dickson of Barrie, Ont., Waterloo left winger Chris Ray of Kelowna, B.C., and Alberta forward Derek Ryan of Spokane, Wash., all first-time all-Canadians.
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2009-2010 CIS MEN'S HOCKEY AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
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Senator Joseph A. Sullivan trophy (player of the year): Hunter Tremblay, UNB
Defenceman of the year: Marc-André Dorion, Ã山ǿ¼é
Goaltender of the year: Steve Christie, Manitoba
Clare Drake award (rookie of the year): Jared Gomes, UPEI
R.W. Pugh award (most sportsmanlike player): Francis Guérette-Charland, UQTR
Father George Kehoe memorial award (coach of the year): Gardiner MacDougall, UNB
Dr. Randy Gregg award (outstanding student-athlete): Tyler Metcalfe, Alberta
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