Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 East-West Bowl, hosted by The University of Western Ontario and presented by Under Armour on Saturday, May 9.
The annual football all-star game, this year featuring players eligible for the 2010 CFL Draft, will be held at 1 p.m. at TD Waterhouse Stadium.
Fans can purchase tickets online at westernmustangs.ca by clicking on the ticketing tab. Once on the ticketing page, click on the “buy tickets” link for the East-West Bowl and either log in (season ticket holders) or sign up for a new account (first-time users).
Prices are $15 for adults and $10 for youth and students.
Intended to serve as a showcase for the best players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport football, the focus of the seventh annual East-West Bowl will be on athletes eligible in the 2010 Canadian Football League draft.
Western’s Greg Marshall will be the head coach of the West squad, which will include players from OUA teams west of the Greater Toronto Area (Western, McMaster, Windsor, Wilfrid Laurier, Waterloo) and Canada West.
Glen Constantin, head coach of the 2008 Vanier Cup champion Laval Rouge et Or, will lead the East team, which will include players from OUA schools in the GTA and East (Ottawa, Queen’s, Toronto, York) and from the Quebec and Atlantic conferences.
Rosters will be announced next week.
McMaster hosted the 2008 East-West Bowl, which saw the East win its first meeting in the six-year history of the game, 25-12.
“The East-West Bowl has become an annual highlight on the CIS football calendar, and we are excited to put our stamp on it and showcase it to the nation,” said Marshall. “Western is excited to host the East-West Bowl. This showcase of some of the best players in the CIS provides them with exposure and recognition across the country.”
The East-West Bowl, organized with the help of the Canadian University Football Coaches Association (CUFCA) and in partnership with the CFL, brings together over 90 of the top CIS football players for a week of practices and evaluation, culminating with the annual all-star game.
A national committee of CIS head coaches selects the participants from a pool of players nominated by their respective universities. Every CIS football program is represented by a minimum of three and a maximum of four players who will be eligible for the CFL draft the following year.
Past participants include two-time defending Yates Cup MVP and Western Mustangs starting quarterback Michael Faulds, as well as Hec Crighton trophy winners Benoit Groulx of Laval, Daryl Stephenson of Windsor, Andy Fantuz of Western, Jesse Lumsden of McMaster and Tommy Denison of Queen’s.
For any other ticket information call 519-661-4077.