The head coaches have been named for Saturday’s East-West Bowl, to be held at McMaster University’s Ron Joyce Stadium in Hamilton.
The East Team will be led by Dave “Tuffy” Knight. Tom Flaxman of Queen’s will be the offensive coordinator, Alex Lothian of Carleton will be the defensive coordinator, and Zak Colangelo of Mount Allison will coordinate special teams.
For the West, Gary Jeffries will act as head coach. Joe D’Amore of Toronto will coordinate the offence, with Shomari Williams of UBC coordinating the defence and Nathan Mollard of Calgary overseeing special teams.
In addition, there have been several changes to the team rosters that were previously announced.
For the West, offensive lineman Austin Haas (Saskatchewan) and linebacker Lourenz Bowers-Kane (Western) will not participate.
For the East, running backs Natan Girouard Langlois (Montreal) and Gideone Kremler (SFU) will not participate, nor will receiver Sam Davenport (SFU), offensive linemen Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay (Laval) and Jas Khaira (Queen’s), defensive lineman Scott Murray (Guelph), and defensive back Jerrell Cummings (SFU).
There are three additions to the East roster: receiver Jacob Patten and offensive lineman Taylor Burns (both of McMaster) and defensive lineman Josh Campbell (Guelph).
The West prevailed in last year’s game 11-8, to stretch their lead in the series to 12-6 overall. The West has won the past five games, with the last win by the East in 2015.
The game is set to kick off at 4 p.m., and will be webcast via McMaster’s YouTube channel.
2023 EAST-WEST BOWL ROSTERS
2023 EAST ROSTER
EAST TEAM
No., Name, Pos, Ht., Wt., University
- 0, Alexandre-Karl Boudreau, DB, 5'10, 185, Sherbrooke
- 1, Brandyn Martin, DB, 6'0, 204, STFX
- 2, Keegan Vanek, DB, 5'10, 196, Queen's
- 3, Daniel Bell, DB, 6'2, 215, Mount Allison
- 4, Eric Cumberbatch, DB, 6'3, 185, Ottawa
- 5, Julien Poirier-McKiggan, REC, 5'10, 185, Acadia
- 6, Malik Yusuf, LB, 6'0, 200, Carleton
- 8, Paul-Antoine Ouellette, REC, 6'4, 240, Montreal
- 9, Thomas Bolduc, QB, 6'3, 205, Laval
- 10, Liam Stewart, REC, 6'0, 205, SMU
- 11, Kevin Morin, REC, 6'0, 175, Sherbrooke
- 12, Frédérik Antoine, REC, 6'1, 215, Laval
- 13, Isaiah Okoli, LB, 6'1, 220, SMU
- 14, Alfred Olay, REC, 5'8, 165, York
- 15, Manny Beals, DB, 5'11, 188, Acadia
- 17, Anthony Robichaud, QB, 6'3, 195, Sherbrooke
- 22, Vincent Blanchard, K/P, 6'1, 194, Laval
- 24, Louis Lavaud, DB, 6'0, 183, Carleton
- 25, David Chaloux, RB, 5'10, 190, Bishop's
- 31, Ahmadou Boubacar, DB, 6'2, 190, Concordia
- 44, Zach Philion, LB, 6'2, 220, Concordia
- 51, Jay Turnsek, LB, 5'10, 198, STFX
- 54, Ramsey Derbas, LB, 6'2, 215, Saskatchewan
- 55, Dennis Rossler, DE, 6'2, 240, Mount Allison
- 57, Nick Pilichos, OL, 6'4, 277, Acadia
- 58, Will Russell, DT, 6'3, 257, Acadia
- 59, Nassib Hassouna, DE, 6'1, 225, McGill
- 60, Darien Newell, DT, 6'2, 265, Queen's
- 61, Patrick Lavoie, OL, 6'5, 327, Carleton
- 62, Evan Anseeuw, OL, 6'4, 290, York
- 63, Michael Vlahogiannis, OL, 6'4, 300, McGill
- 64, Caleb Purdy, OL, 6'6, 275, SMU
- 69, Taylor Burns, OL, 6'4, 300, McMaster
- 70, Tristan Fortin, OL, 6'4, 275, Ottawa
- 71, Kristian Stewart, DE, 6'5, 230, Guelph
- 80, Anthony Paul-Hus, REC, 6'4, 225, Concordia
- 81, Nicholas Gendron, REC, 6'1, 195, Ottawa
- 82, Nykolas Pierre-Masse, REC, 5'10, 185, Bishop's
- 83, Jacob Patten, REC, 6'0, 170, McMaster
- 84, William Langlais, TE, 6'3, 206, McGill
- 91, Josh Campbell, DE, 6'2, 287, Guelph
- 94, Jason Janvier-Messier, DE, 6'3, 230, York
- 97, Nathan Brennan, DT, 6'3, 310, York
2023 WEST ROSTER
WEST TEAM
No., Name, Pos, Ht., Wt., University
- 0, Ben Hadley, K/P, 6'2, 193, STFX
- 1, AK Gassama, REC, 5'9, 155, Manitoba
- 2, Jackson Cooling, REC, 5'10, 182, McMaster
- 3, Evan Hillock, QB, 6'2, 205, Western
- 4, Ryan Baker, LB, 6'2, 220, UBC
- 5, DeEmetrius Masuka, DB, 6'2, 220, McMaster
- 6, Kevin Victome, DB, 6'0, 170, Ottawa
- 7, Kinsale Philip, QB, 6'0, 200, Toronto
- 8, Cody Barton, REC, 6'2, 215, Mount Allison
- 9, Kaine Stevenson, REC, 6'0, 203, Guelph
- 10, Ryan Collins, DB, 6'6, 225, Toronto
- 11, Nick Conway, DB, 5'10, 187, Manitoba
- 12, Ayo Ajayi, DB, 6'0, 185, Laurier
- 13, Cameron Mah, LB, 5'11, 215, Regina
- 14, Jackson Sombach, DB, 5'9, 195, Regina
- 15, Birhanu Yitna, REC, 6'0, -, Manitoba
- 16, Jonathan Giustini, DB, 6'0, 200, Alberta
- 17, Stephen Adamopoulos, DB, 6'4, 202, Manitoba
- 20, Matthew Peterson, RB, 5'10, 201, Alberta
- 21, Devonte Ballantyne, DB, 5'11, 190, McMaster
- 22, Justin Succar, REC, 5'9, 175, Waterloo
- 26, Craig Coleman, FB/TE, 6'3, 230, Western
- 29, Richard Aduboffour, DB, 6'3, 200, Western
- 31, Chris John, RB, 5'10, 225, Windsor
- 32, Tanner Nelmes, RB, 6'0, 213, Laurier
- 40, Mitchell Townsend, LB, 6'4, 235, UBC
- 47, Owen Hubert, DE, 6'4, 255, McMaster
- 49, Nick Wiebe, LB, 6'3, 240, Saskatchewan
- 53, Tyson Hergott, DE, 6'3, 255, Waterloo
- 54, Max Nixon, LB, 6'0, 220, Western
- 57, Luke Brubacher, DE, 6'6, 250, Laurier
- 58, Jaxon Morkin, OL, 6'3, 290, Windsor
- 60, Daniel Townsend, OL, 6'6, 375, Calgary
- 61, Cooper Hamilton, OL, 6'7, 285, Laurier
- 65, Anu Una, OL, 6'3, 300, Windsor
- 66, Ethan Kalra, OL, 6'3, 291, Waterloo
- 68, John Bosse, OL, 6'6, 320, Calgary
- 72, Keenan Dell, DT, 6'2, 290, Toronto
- 75, Daniel Shin, OL, 6'4, 270, Alberta
- 77, Alex Berwick, OL, 6'3, 325, Western
- 82, Nigel LeGood, REC, 6'1, 195, Toronto
- 87, Brad Hladik, FB/TE, 6'4, 235, UBC
- 88, D'Sean Mimbs, REC, 6'1, 180, Regina
- 90, Trevon Halstead, DT, 6'1, 275, Waterloo
- 91, George Idoko, DE, 6'3, 210, Saskatchewan
- 95, Mitch Price, DT, 6'1, 305, McMaster
- 99, Curtis Woodmansey, DT, 6'3, 291, Guelph
EAST-WEST BOWL RESULTS
EAST-WEST BOWL RESULTS
EAST-WEST BOWL RESULTS
EAST-WEST BOWL RESULTS
- 2022 (at McMaster): West 11, East 8
- 2021: No game (COVID-19)
- 2020: No game (COVID-19)
- 2019 (at Carleton): West 35, East 17
- 2018 (at Laval): West 15, East 14
- 2017 (at Laval): West 37, East 13
- 2016 (at McGill): West 29, East 14
- 2015 (at McGill): East 29, West 21
- 2014 (at Western): East 19, West 12
- 2013 (at Western): West 18, East 17
- 2012 (at Western): East 24, West 16
- 2011 (at Western): East 34, West 27 (OT)
- 2010 (at Western): East 12, West 9
- 2009 (at Western): West 16, East 7
- 2008 (at McMaster): East 25, West 12
- 2007 (at Laval): West 22, East 19 (OT)
- 2006 (at Laval): West 34, East 26 (OT)
- 2005 (at Laurier): West 34, East 16
- 2004 (at Laurier): West 21, East 12
- 2003 (at Laurier): West 10, East 5
