Queen's Golden Gaels

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Golden Gaels football at Richardson Memorial Stadium

Queen's Golden Gaels
University	Queen's University
Conference	Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Association	Ontario University Athletics
Athletics director	Leslie Dal Cin
Location	Kingston, Ontario
Varsity teams	Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Football, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Track & Field, Volleyball
Football stadium	Richardson Memorial Stadium
Arena	Bartlett Gymnasium
Other arenas	Kingston Memorial Centre Former: Jock Harty Arena (1970-2007), Strathcona Paper Centre (2007-2008)
Mascot	Boo-Hoo
Nickname	Golden Gaels
Fight song	Oil Thigh
Colours	Red and White and Gold
Website	Queen's University Athletics and Recreation

Queen's Golden Gaels Football
First season	1882
Staff
Athletic director	Leslie Dal Cin
Head coach	Pat Sheahan
	Eighth year, 35–29
Stadium
Home stadium	Richardson Memorial Stadium
Stadium capacity	10,258
Stadium surface	grass
Location	{{{Location}}}
League/Conference
Conference	OUA
Team records
All-time record	––
Postseason bowl record	–
Awards
National titles	3
Pageantry
Colors	Gold
Fight song	Oil Thigh
Mascot	Boo-Hoo
Marching band	Queen's Bands
Rivals	Western Mustangs McGill Redmen
Website	queensfootball.com

The Queen's Golden Gaels are the athletic teams that represent Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red and gold. Its main home is Richardson Memorial Stadium.

The name was coined in 1947 by Kingston Whig-Standard sports reporter Cliff Bowering after the football team traded its traditional uniform of red, gold, and blue bands for gold jerseys, gold helmets, and red pants. The name caught on and became the familiar term for Queen's teams by the 1950s. "Gaels," of course, is a reference to Queen's Scottish heritage (Queen's University was established in 1841 by the Presbyterian church). Before 1947, Queen's teams were commonly known as "The Tricolour."

Their rallying cry is the "Oil Thigh", a fight song sung in Gaelic by spectators when the home team scores a point, goal, touchdown, etc. Originally written in 1898 after a disappointing loss to the University of Toronto, the name comes from the phrase sung repeatedly in the main chorus: "Oil thigh na Banrighinn a'Banrighinn gu brath", or "College of the Queen forever" in Gaelic. The song has the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic; its English verses about the rivals of Queen's College alternate with the Gaelic chorus.

Queen's teams have had a variety of successes on the national and international stages over the university's history. The Golden Gaels football program is one of the oldest and most successful in Canada, boasting a total of three straight Grey Cup victories in the early Twentieth Century (1922, 1923, and 1924) and three Vanier Cup victories as the top team in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (1968, 1978, and 1992). However, many of the Gaels' teams in less popular sports have had more success recently than the football program. The success of teams in less well-known sports demonstrated the university's commitment to its stated goal of "sport for all," also reflected in how it continues to field more men's and women's teams at the Varsity level than any other university in Canada.

[edit] Football

[edit] Regular Season Results

[edit] Playoff Results

• 2001 Defeated Laurier Golden Hawks in quarter-final 29-27
  Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in semi-final 47-12
• 2002 Defeated Waterloo Warriors in quarter-final 51-14
  Defeated Western Mustangs in semi-final 55-20
  Lost to McMaster Marauders in Yates Cup final 33-17
• 2003 Defeated York Lions in quarter-final 27-6
  Lost to Laurier Golden Hawks in semi-final 36-33
• 2004 Out of Playoffs
• 2005 Out of Playoffs
• 2006 Defeated McMaster Marauders in quarter-final 25-19
  Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in semi-final 23-10
• 2007 Lost to Western Mustangs in quarter-final 27-19

[edit] Hockey

Queen's Golden Gaels Hockey
City:	Kingston, Ontario
League:	Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Conference:	OUA
Division:	Mid-East
Founded:	1886
Home Arena:	Kingston Memorial Centre Former: Jock Harty Arena (1970-2007), Strathcona Paper Centre (2007-2008)
Colors:	red, navy, white & gold
Head Coach:	Brett Gibson

[edit] Current Roster

"Year" refers to athletic eligibility, not enrolment at Queen's

Goaltenders
#		Player	Year	Hometown
1		Ryan Gibb	2nd	Toronto, Ontario
35		Brady Morrison	1st	Thamesville, Ontario

Defencemen
#		Player	Year	Hometown
3		John Clarke	3rd	Baltimore, Ontario
5		Ben Heersink	3rd	Oakville, Ontario
6		Grant Horvath	3rd	Calgary, Alberta
7		Marcus Halcro	1st	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
15		Pat McDonough	3rd	Burlington, Ontario
23		Mike Bushby	1st	Thunder Bay, Ontario
24		Alex Archibald - A	4th	Bedford, Nova Scotia

Forwards
#		Player	Year	Hometown
9		Blake Pronk	2nd	London, Ontario
10		Strat Allen	1st	Toronto, Ontario
11		Jarrod Thomson	1st	Hamilton, Ontario
12		Mike Brisbois	1st	Toronto, Ontario
14		Billy Burke	3rd	Newmarket, Ontario
16		Jon Asselstine	5th	Barrie, Ontario
17		Clinton McCullough	3rd	Aurora, Ontario
19		Rob Catallo	3rd	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
20		Jeff Ovens - C	5th	King City, Ontario
21		T.J. Sutter - A	2nd	Redvers, Saskatchewan
22		Jon Lawrance	1st	Steinbach, Manitoba
25		Ian Macdonald	1st	Toronto, Ontario
27		Brady Olsen - A	4th	Enterprise, Ontario
28		Pat Doyle	2nd	Smith Falls, Ontario

[edit] Regular Season Results

[edit] Playoff Results

• 1999-2000 Defeated Toronto Varsity Blues in first round 2 games to 1
  Defeated Guelph Gryphons in quarter-final 2 games to 0
  Faced UQTR in semi-final (result unknown)
• 2000-2001 Lost to RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
• 2001-2002 Out of Playoffs
• 2002-2003 Defeated RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
  Lost to Toronto Varsity Blues in quarter-final 2 games to 1
• 2003-2004 Defeated RMC Paladins in first round 2 games to 0
  Lost to Toronto Varsity Blues in quarter-final 2 games to 0
• 2004-2005 Out of Playoffs
• 2005-2006 Out of Playoffs
• 2006-2007 Lost to Ottawa Gee-Gees in quarter-final 2 games to 0
• 2007-2008 Gained first round bye
  Lost to McGill Redmen in semi-final 2 games to 0

[edit] Soccer

[edit] Women's

The women's soccer team, in 2006, earned silver medals in the CIS national championships, thanks largely to star striker Eilish McConville.^[1] McConville led all CIS players with 22 goals during the regular season, and was named the CIS Player of the year as a result. ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ A summary of the team's performance leading up to the championship match can be found here.
2. ^ The CIS press release announcing McConville's award can be found here. A story in the Queen's Journal on the championship match can be found here.

[edit] See also

• Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

[edit] External links

• Queen's Golden Gaels
• Explanation of the Term at the Queen's Website
• Golden Gaels Hockey Website

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