Canada is a great country, known for hockey, the Rockies, Canadian whiskey, Toronto, Quebec City, Alberta, Ontario, wide open territory, beautiful skies, spectacular sunsets and the Mounties (RCMP), who always get their man. Tonight I’m going to write once again about Canadian Volleyball and the stellar level of men’s Volleyball played in Canada. The Rockies, beautiful skies, and spectacular sunsets remind me of a song named “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” by Canada’s preeminent songwriter, Gordon Lightfoot.
“There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
But time has no beginnings and history has no bounds
As to this verdant country they came from all around
They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forests tall
Built the mines, the mills and the factories for the good of us all”
That music still gives me shivers every time I hear it. I love that song almost as much as I love Volleyball!
As we know, there are two components to Canadian men’s Volleyball – the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sports for universities or large schools) and the CCAA (Canadian College Athletic Association for colleges or small schools). Each division is a separate, distinct entity with its own championship tournament.
The Golden Bears of the University of Alberta continue to roll in the CIS competition. Alberta will venture south to play exhibition matches against USC and UCLA. These matches will provide an excellent benchmark of the relative strength of the CIS compared to the MPSF specifically and US Men’s College Volleyball in general.
In CCAA play, the Kings of Red Deer College and the Rattlers of Medicine Hat College currently lead the pack. Both schools play in the extremely competitive Alberta College Athletic Conference (ACAC), which has three of the top six teams in the CCAA. Medicine Hat and Lethbridge College will travel south to Phoenix, Arizona in early January to play Division I school Grand Canyon University. These two matches should also provide a gauge of the relative strength of Canadian Volleyball compared to the American game.
Relevant match information, tournament information, and just plain old stats follow below. Hope you enjoy the all this material.
And please, let’s grow Volleyball together! See ya tomorrow.
Canadian – USA Exhibition Matches
| DATE | LOCAL TIME | TEAMS | LOCATION |
| 12/31/14 | 1:00 PM | Alberta vs USC | USC |
| 1/3/15 | 7:00 PM | Alberta vs UCLA | UCLA |
| 1/3/15 | 10:00 AM | Medicine Hat vs Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon |
| 1/3/15 | 3:00 PM | Lethbridge vs Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon |
Canadian Men’s Volleyball Tournament Information
| Event | Dates | Location |
| CCAA Men | 3/12 – 3/14 2015 | Holland College, Prince Edward Island |
| CIS Men | 2/26 – 2/28 2015 | U of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
THE CIS (University Division)
CIS Top Ten Teams as of November 18, 2014
| This
Week |
CIS Men Top 10 – 11/18/14 |
Location |
Record |
Last
Week |
| 1 | University of Alberta | Edmonton | 12 – 0 | 1 |
| 2 | McMaster University | Hamilton | 7 – 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Trinity Western | Langley | 7 – 3 | 2 |
| 4 | University of British Columbia (UBC) | Vancouver | 8 – 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Brandon University | Brandon | 8 –2 | 6 |
| 6 | Dalhousie University | Halifax | 7 – 0 | 5 |
| 7 | University of Winnipeg | Winnipeg | 8 – 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Guelph University | Guelph | 7 – 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Mount Royal University | Calgary | 8 – 4 | NR |
| 10 | University of Manitoba | Winnipeg | 6 – 6 | 9 |
Overall Records and Standings in the CIS (11/18/14)
AUS or Atlantic University Sports (3 Programs)
| SCHOOL | WON | LOST | CITY | PROVINCE |
| Dalhousie University | 7 | 0 | Halifax | Nova Scotia |
| New Brunswick (Fredericton) | 4 | 3 | Fredericton | New Brunswick |
| Memorial University | 0 | 7 | St. John’s | Newfoundland &
Labrador |
West or Canada West Conference (13 Programs)
| SCHOOL | WON | LOST | CITY | PROVINCE |
| University of Alberta | 12 | 0 | Edmonton | Alberta |
| Brandon University | 8 | 2 | Brandon | Manitoba |
| Mount Royal University | 8 | 4 | Calgary | Alberta |
| UBC | 8 | 4 | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| University of Winnipeg | 8 | 2 | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| Trinity Western University | 7 | 3 | Langley | British Columbia |
| University of Manitoba | 6 | 6 | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| University of Calgary | 5 | 7 | Calgary | Alberta |
| University of Saskatchewan | 5 | 5 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| Thompson Rivers University | 4 | 8 | Kamloops | British Columbia |
| University of Regina | 1 | 9 | Regina | Saskatchewan |
| MacEwan University | 0 | 10 | Edmonton | Alberta |
| UBC – Okanagan | 0 | 12 | Kelowna | British Columbia |
OUA or Ontario University Athletics (11 Programs)
| SCHOOL | WON | LOST | CITY | PROVINCE |
| McMaster University | 7 | 1 | Hamilton | Ontario |
| Guelph University | 7 | 2 | Guelph | Ontario |
| Ryerson University | 6 | 3 | Toronto | Ontario |
| Waterloo University | 5 | 4 | Waterloo | Ontario |
| Western University | 4 | 2 | London | Ontario |
| Windsor University | 3 | 3 | Windsor | Ontario |
| York University | 3 | 3 | Toronto | Ontario |
| Queens University | 3 | 4 | Kingston | Ontario |
| University of Toronto | 2 | 5 | Toronto | Ontario |
| Nipissing University | 0 | 6 | North Bay | Ontario |
| Royal Military College | 0 | 7 | Kingston | Ontario |
RSEQ or Reseau du Sport Etudiant Quebec (3 Programs)
| SCHOOL | WON | LOST | CITY | PROVINCE |
| Montreal University | 4 | 3 | Montreal | Quebec |
| Laval University | 3 | 3 | Quebec City | Quebec |
| University of Sherbrooke | 2 | 4 | Sherbrooke | Quebec |
THE CCAA (College Division)
CCAA Top Ten Teams (As of Nov. 18, 2014)
| This
Week |
CCAA Men Top 10 – 11/18/14 |
Conference |
Record |
Last
Week |
| 1 | Red Deer Kings | ACAC | 7 – 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Medicine Hat Rattlers | ACAC | 8 – 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Douglas Royals | PACWEST | 7 – 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Humber Hawks | OCAA | 16 – 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Mohawk Mountaineers | OCAA | 12 – 6 | 3 |
| 6 | NAIT Ooks | ACAC | 7 – 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Vancouver Island (VIU) Mariners | PACWEST | 6 – 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Griffons d’Outaouais | RSEQ | 5 – 0 | 8 |
| 9 | St. Thomas Tommies | ACAA | 2 – 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Durham Lords | OCAA | 16 – 2 | 10 |
CURRENT CCAA STANDINGS
| PACWEST or PACIFIC WEST CONFERENCE | ||||
| SCHOOL | W | L | CITY | PROVINCE |
| Douglas College | 7 | 1 | New Westminster | British Columbia |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | 6 | 2 | Nanaimo | British Columbia |
| University of Fraser Valley (UFV) | 6 | 4 | Abbotsford | British Columbia |
| Camosun College | 5 | 3 | Victoria | British Columbia |
| Columbia Bible College (CBC) | 3 | 7 | Abbotsford | British Columbia |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | 2 | 6 | Cranbrook | British Columbia |
| Capilano University | 1 | 7 | North Vancouver | British Columbia |
| ACAC or ALBERTA COLLEGES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | ||||
| NORTH DIVISION | ||||
| SCHOOL | W | L | CITY | PROVINCE |
| U of Alberta-Augustana | 8 | 0 | Camrose | Alberta |
| North Alberta Institute of Tech (NAIT) | 7 | 1 | Edmonton | Alberta |
| Grand Prairie Regional College (GPRC) | 4 | 4 | Grand Prairie | Alberta |
| The King’s University College | 4 | 4 | Edmonton | Alberta |
| Keyano College | 4 | 6 | Ft. McMurray | Alberta |
| Lakeland College | 3 | 5 | Vermilion | Alberta |
| Concordia University College | 0 | 10 | Edmonton | Alberta |
| SOUTH DIVISION | ||||
| SCHOOL | W | L | CITY | PROVINCE |
| Medicine Hat College | 8 | 2 | Medicine Hat | Alberta |
| Red Deer College | 7 | 1 | Red Deer | Alberta |
| South Alberta Institute of Tech (SAIT) | 5 | 3 | Calgary | Alberta |
| Lethbridge College | 4 | 4 | Lethbridge | Alberta |
| Briercrest College | 4 | 6 | Caronport | Sasketchawan |
| Ambrose University College | 2 | 6 | Calgary | Alberta |
| Olds College | 0 | 8 | Olds | Alberta |
| OCAA or ONTARIO COLLEGES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION | ||||
| EAST DIVISION | ||||
| SCHOOL | W | L | CITY | PROVINCE |
| Algonquin College | 17 | 1 | Ottawa | Ontario |
| Durham College | 16 | 2 | Oshawa | Ontario |
| George Brown | 13 | 5 | Toronto | Ontario |
| Loyalist College | 11 | 7 | Belleville | Ontario |
| Georgian College | 9 | 9 | Barrie | Ontario |
| Canadore College | 8 | 10 | North Bay | Ontario |
| Fleming College | 6 | 12 | Cooburg | Ontario |
| Trent University | 5 | 13 | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Seneca College | 3 | 15 | Toronto | Ontario |
| La Cite’ Collegiale | 2 | 16 | Ottawa | Ontario |
| WEST DIVISION | ||||
| SCHOOL | W | L | CITY | PROVINCE |
| Humber College | 16 | 2 | Toronto | Ontario |
| Fanshawe College | 14 | 4 | London | Ontario |
| Niagara College | 14 | 4 | Niagara Falls | Ontario |
| Mohawk College | 12 | 6 | Hamilton | Ontario |
| Redeemer University College | 10 | 8 | Ancaster | Ontario |
| St. Clair College | 10 | 8 | Windsor | Ontario |
| Sheridan College | 7 | 11 | Oakville | Ontario |
| Conestoga College | 4 | 14 | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Cambrian College | 3 | 15 | Greater Sudbury | Ontario |
| Boreal College | 0 | 18 | Greater Sudbury | Ontario |
| RSEQ or RESEAU DU SPORT ETUDIANT QUEBEC | ||||
| SCHOOL | W | L | CITY | PROVINCE |
| Cegep de l’Outaouais | 5 | 0 | Gatineau | Quebec |
| Cegep de Saint-Jérôme | 4 | 1 | Saint Jerome | Quebec |
| Cegep de Limoilou | 3 | 2 | Limoilou | Quebec |
| Cegep de Saint-Jean | 2 | 3 | Saint-Jean sur Richelieu | Quebec |
| Cegep de Lévis-Lauzon | 1 | 4 | Levis | Quebec |
| Cegep de Sherbrooke | 0 | 5 | Sherbrooke | Quebec |
| ACAC or ATLANTIC COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | ||||
| SCHOOL | W | L | CITY | PROVINCE |
| Holland College (HC) | 2 | 0 | Charlottetown | Prince Edward |
| UNB – St. John (UNBSJ) | 2 | 0 | St. John | New Brunswick |
| St. Thomas University (STU) | 2 | 0 | Fredericton | New Brunswick |
| Universite Sainte Anne (USA) | 0 | 6 | Church Point | Nova Scotia |
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