Vanier Cup
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The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football. It is named after former Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. The 2006 champions are the Laval Rouge-et-Or, who defeated the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 13-8 in the 2006 Vanier Cup at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on November 25, 2006. The Rouge-et-Or have won three of the last four Vanier Cups, while the Huskies have lost the last three straight. The title sponsor for the 2006 game was PotashCorp, the largest producer of potash in the world.
The 2007 Vanier Cup will be held at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, where it was held every year from its inception in 1965 until 2004 when it moved to Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario. The 2007 Vanier Cup will be part of the 2007 Grey Cup festivities in Toronto.[1] The Vanier Cup game will be played on Friday, November 23, 2007, just two days before the Grey Cup game. The title sponsor for the game is the Desjardins Group, the largest association of credit unions in North America.[2]
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[edit] History
The Vanier Cup was created in 1965 as its championship trophy of the Canadian College Bowl. In 1982 the name of the game was changed to the Vanier Cup. For the first two years of competition, the Canadian College Bowl was an invitational event, with a national panel selecting two teams to play, much like the system employed by American college football today. In 1967, the Canadian College Bowl was declared the national football championship of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union, with a playoff system determining the two participants. Save several isolated incidents, this was often contested between the Atlantic Bowl and Churchill Bowl champions.
The Vanier Cup was played in Toronto, Ontario, from its inception in 1965 through 2003. However, after the CIS opened the game to host conference bids in 2001, the possibility arose to have games held outside Toronto. The 2004 and 2005 games were hosted by the OUA in Hamilton, followed by 2006 in Saskatoon, and 2007 back in Toronto.
The Canadian College Bowl was formally renamed after the trophy in 1982. Today, both the game and the trophy are known as the Vanier Cup, and it is played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. The Uteck and Mitchell Bowls, in turn, are contested by the Loney Bowl, Hardy Cup, Dunsmore Cup, and Yates Cup champions.
In every year since 1965, the Vanier Cup's most valuable player is awarded the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy, and since 1992, a second player (often, the most valuable offensive player if the MVP is from the defense and vice-versa) is awarded the Bruce Coulter Award.
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Grey Cup '07 one-day sale a huge success. CFLGreyCup.ca (2006-11-02). Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
- ^ Canadian Interuniversity Sport (2005-11-05). Desjardins Vanier Cup in Toronto in 2007. TSN.ca. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
