Vanier Cup
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U SPORTS will provide a daily update on practice schedules and media availability at 9 am every day during Vanier Cup Week.
The following is the official event schedule as of 9:00 am ET on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
Please note that practice times and locations may be changed, moved or cancelled due to weather. U SPORTS and the host committee will provide updates as necessary.
Thursday December 2
10h: Media Event (Meet the teams) – Ciel Restaurant – Hôtel le Concorde Québec
13 h – 15 h 15 : Western Mustangs indoor practice – Stade intérieur Telus-UL
15 h 20 – 17 h 40 : Saskatchewan Huskies indoor practice – Stade intérieurTelus-UL
19h: U SPORTS All-Canadian Awards Banquet – Ballroom – Hôtel le Concorde Québec
Friday December 3
Practice & availability to be announced on Friday morning
Saturday, December 4
13h – 2021 Scotiabank Vanier Cup presented by Levio – Stade Telus-UL
University of Saskatchewan Huskies at Western University Mustangs
Media Access - Practices
Media will have access to practices, but video will be limited to the first 10 minutes of practice. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no interviews will be permitted on the field. All post-practice interviews will occur inside PEPS.
Media Access – Game Day
With the exception of the live television broadcasts, there will be no on-field interviews on game day. All post-game interviews will be conducted near the media workroom inside PEPS.
All-Canada Awards banquet – Media accreditation
Media wishing to attend Thursday night’s All-Canada Awards banquet must confirm their presence by emailing frederic.bherer@sas.ulaval.ca.
The awards will be held in the Ballroom, but a free meal will be offered as of 5 pm in the work room (Salle Pivot) situated next to the Ballroom. Media will be permitted in the awards room for the ceremony but interviews will be conducted in the media work room.
The wearing of an approved mask is required at all times except when eating a meal.
Media not attending in person can participate in a Zoom video conference with award winners. Please request access by emailing jbower@usports.ca
Sports Information Contacts
The following departments and individuals are available to assist media in their needs during Vanier Cup week:
U SPORTS Communications
Main contact (EN & FR): John Bower (780) 667-5646 (jbower@usports.ca)
Sports information: Tyler Mulligan (tmulligan@usports.ca)
Video, image, logo requests: Mohamed Hassan (mhassan@usports.ca)
Statistics & Records: John Edwards (stats@usports.ca)
- Awards announcements
- Daily practice updates
- Game previews / Vanier Cup history
- Game roster release
- National media requests
- National television broadcast liaison
- Video or photo image bank access
- Game recaps
Host Communications (Université Laval)
Main contact: Frédéric Bherer (438) 275-2173 (Frederic.bherer@sas.ulaval.ca)
- Local media requests
- Gameday operations & game statistics
- Accreditation
- Host committee communications
- Vanier Cup week event information
Saskatchewan Huskies Sports Information
Main contact: Raúl García (306) 996-1024 (raul.garcia@usask.ca)
- Team specific media requests
Western Mustangs Sports Information
Main contact: Ryan Robinson (519) 709-1858 (rrobin68@uwo.ca)
- Team specific media requests