CJFL DEFENSIVE ALL-CANADIANS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday November 5, 2015

The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is proud to announce the Defensive Jostens/CFL All-Canadians for the 2015 season.

The PFC have seven players each named as Defensive All-Canadians to lead the CJFL.

In total there are 13 Defensive All-Canadians plus one Return Specialist.

Defensive Line
Blake Adams – Saskatoon Hilltops – 10 tackles, 12 assists, 2 sacks
Jonas Gering – Okanagan Sun – 16 tackles, 3 assists, 13 sacks, 4 knockdowns, 2 fumble recoveries
Brock Gowanlock – Langley Rams – 17 tackles, 5 assists, 14.5 sacks*, 1 knockdown, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery for a touchdown
Matt Kozun – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive year) – 9 tackles, 5 assists, 2.5 sacks, 2 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble

Linebackers
Cole Benkic – Saskatoon Hilltops – 19 tackles, 13 assists, 0.5 sacks, 3 knockdowns, 2 fumble recoveries, three interceptions, one for a touchdown
Jakub Jakoubek – Calgary Colts (second consecutive year) – 31 tackles, 23 assists*, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Dexter Shea – Vancouver Island Raiders – 42 tackles, 9 assists, 2 sacks, 3 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries

Defensive Backs
Cord Delinte – Okanagan Sun – 34 tackles, 3 assists, 5 knockdowns, 1 interception
Menedum Menegbo – Regina Thunder – 11 tackles, 3 assists, 4 knockdowns, 2 interceptions
Tony Savchuck – Edmonton Wildcats – 29 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack, 2 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble, 5 interceptions
Brennan Van Nistelrooy – Okanagan Sun (second consecutive year) – 19 tackles, 4 assists, 2 blocked kicks, 2 knockdowns, 1 fumble recovery, 6 interceptions
Cole Virtanen – Vancouver Island Raiders – 31 tackles, 8 assists, 6 knockdowns, 1 fumble recovery, 5 interceptions including 1 for a touchdown

Punter
Brad Mikoluff – Winnipeg Rifles (second consecutive year) – 68 punts*, 2,473 net yards, 36.37 net average

Return Specialist
Chad Braun – Saskatoon Hilltops – 28 punt returns for 320 yards, averaging 11.4 yards a return

*led the CJFL

The CJFL Major Award winners will be announced on Friday November 6, 2015 during the Canadian Bowl Banquet of Champions.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

They are the 13 top offensive players in the Canadian Junior Football League.  The BCFC leads the League with seven offensive players named.

In total there are 13 Offensive All-Canadians.

Offensive Line
Cam Brown – Kamloops Broncos
Cliff Crews – Okanagan Sun (second consecutive year)
Matt Halbgewachs – Regina Thunder
Nathan Heide – Saskatoon Hilltops
Terry Thesen – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive year)

Receiver
Devin Csincsa – Kamloops Broncos – 67 receptions, 1102 yards* and 8 touchdowns
Kyle Kawamoto – Okanagan Sun – 41 receptions, 1005 yards and 10 touchdowns
Ian Lee – Winnipeg Rifles – 30 receptions, 501 yards and 5 touchdowns
Derek Yachison – Kamloops Broncos (second consecutive year) – 73 catches*, 1026 yards and 14 touchdowns*

Running Back
Jacob Palmarin – Kamloops Broncos – 121 carries*, 1089 yards*, 9.0 yards per carry and 13 touchdowns* on route to his BCFC rushing title
Colton Klassen – Regina Thunder – 117 carries, 911 yards, 7.8 yards per carry and 5 touchdowns

Quarterback
Jaeden Marwick – Regina Thunder – 118 completions, 1,670 yards, 19 touchdowns, a completion percentage of 67% and an efficiency rating of 112.2

Place Kicker
Thomas Huber – Okanagan Sun – 15-20 in field goals, longest of 40 yards, 75%

*led the CJFL

The CJFL will release the Defensive All-Canadians on Thursday November 5, 2015

The CJFL Major Award winners will be announced on Friday November 6, 2015 during the Canadian Bowl Banquet of Champions.

The 2015 Canadian Bowl will kick-off Saturday November 7, 2015 at 1:00pm at SMF Field in Saskatoon, SK.

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CJFL COMMUNITY AWARD WINNER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday November 3, 2015

The Canadian Junior Football League would like to congratulate the 2015 Past Commissioner’s Award winner Brandon Quach of the Edmonton Wildcats for his community involvement this past year.

Brandon just finished his third season with the Wildcats, and has been a strong asset to the team, both on and off the field. Brandon is a starting receiver and a strong leader in the locker room.  He is always the first to offer a helping hand, provide some words of encouragement to his peers and help smooth out any conflict between teammates.

Brandon has also been one of the core contributors to the Wildcats “In The Community Program,” having volunteered at almost every opportunity.  In 2015, he participated in volunteer activities at the Edmonton Food Bank, Hope Mission, Habitat For Humanity, the Boys and Girls Club, and Read In Week.  In addition to this, he helped coach at several clinics put on by the Leduc Minor Football Association, as well as the Eskimos Minor Football Camp.

Outside of football, Brandon has recently become certified as an Emergency Medial Responder.  He volunteers serving meals at the Hope Mission, and is in the process of becoming a volunteer on the Hope Mission 24/7 rescue van.

Brandon’s community involvement through both the Wildcats as well as the in his own personal life combined with his dedication to the team and his teammates have made him invaluable to the CJFL and epitomizes a junior football player in Canada.

The CJFL will honour Brandon and is contributions on Friday night at the Jostens Banquet of Champions in Saskatoon.

The CJFL will announce the 2015 Offensive All-Canadians on Wednesday, followed by the Defensive All-Canadians on Thursday.

The 2015 Canadian Bowl is will be played in Saskatoon on Saturday afternoon at 1:00pm local time as the Hilltops welcome the Okanagan Sun

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Friday October 23, 2015

The Prairie Football Conference is pleased to announce their Most Outstanding Player Award winners for the 2015 regular season.

Of the 14 awards handed out the Regina Thunder have six winners, while the Saskatoon Hilltops have five.

*Led Conference

PFC Major Award Winners:

Coach of the Year – Tom Sargent – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive year)

Outstanding Offensive Lineman – Matt Halbgewachs – Regina Thunder

Outstanding Offensive Back – Colton Klassen – Regina Thunder – 117 carries*, 911 yards*, 7.8 yards per carry and 5 touchdowns on route to his PFC rushing title

Outstanding Receiver – Ian Lee – Winnipeg Rifles – 30 receptions, 501 yards* and 4 touchdowns

Outstanding Quarterback – Jaeden Marwick – Regina Thunder – 118 completions, 1,640 yards, 19 touchdowns*, 9.4 average yards, 112.2 passer efficiency rating

Outstanding Defensive Lineman – Blake Adams – Saskatoon Hilltops – 10 tackles, 12 assists, 2 sacks

Outstanding Defensive Linebacker – Jakub Jakoubek – Calgary Colts second consecutive year) – 31 tackles, 23 assists*, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble

Outstanding Defensive Back – Menegbo Menedum – Regina Thunder – 11 tackles, 3 assists, 4 knockdowns, 2 interceptions

Outstanding Special Teams  and Return Specialist – Chad Braun – Saskatoon Hilltops – 28 punt returns, 320 yards*, 11.4 average return
Rookie of the Year – Defensive Back Tony Savchuck – Edmonton Wildcats – 29 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack, 2 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble, 5 interceptions

Most Valuable Player – Jaeden Marwick – Regina Thunder – 118 completions, 1,640 yards, 19 touchdowns*, 9.4 average yards, 112.2 passer efficiency rating

Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year – Linebacker – Cole Benkic – Saskatoon Hilltops – 24 tackles, 16 assists, 0.5 sack, 3 knockdowns, 2  fumble recoveries, 3 interceptions including 1 for a touchdown

Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year – Running Back – Colton Klassen – Regina Thunder – 117 carries*, 911 yards*, 7.8 yards per carry and 5 touchdowns on route to his PFC rushing title

The PFC Final will kick-off at 1:00pm on Sunday afternoon in Saskatoon when the Hilltops host the Calgary Colts.  The winner will host the 2015 Canadian Bowl National Championship game.

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Thursday October 22, 2015

The Prairie Football Conference is pleased to announce their Defensive All Stars for the 2015 regular season.

The Conference’s best defence all season was the Saskatoon Hilltops and the All-Star voting reflected that with five players named.  The Regina Thunder have four players named to the list

*Led Conference

Defensive All-Stars

Defensive Line:
Blake Adams – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive year)  – 10 tackles, 12 assists, 2 sacks
Ryan Warner – Regina Thunder – 10 tackles, 8 assists
Blake Hermann – Saskatoon Hilltops – 15 tackles, 5 assists, 5 sacks*, 2 knockdowns
Matt Kozun – Saskatoon Hilltops (third consecutive year) – 9 tackles, 5 assists, 2.5 sacks, 2 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble

Linebackers:
Jakub Jakoubek – Calgary Colts (second consecutive year) – 31 tackles, 23 assists*, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Cole Benkic – Saskatoon Hilltops – 19 tackles, 13 assists, 0.5 sacks, 3 knockdowns, 2 fumble recoveries, three interceptions, one for a touchdown
Paul Toth – Regina Thunder – 18 tackles, 9 assists, 1 knockdown, 2 interceptions

Defensive Backs:
Taylor Mayer – Regina Thunder – 15 tackles, 3 assists, 5 knockdowns, 2 interceptions
Menedum Menegho – Regina Thunder –  11 tackles, 3 assists, 4 knockdowns and 2 interceptions
Dylan Neidermaier – Calgary Colts – 17 tackles, 7 assists, 1 forced fumble, 2 interceptions
Tony Savchuck – Edmonton Wildcats – 29 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack, 2 knockdowns, 1 forced fumble, 5 interceptions
Derek Sadownick – Saskatoon Hilltops (second consecutive year) – 14 tackles, 7 assists, 3 knockdowns, 2 interceptions

Punter:
Brad Mikoluff – Winnipeg Rifles (second consecutive year) – 68 punts*, 2,473 net yards, 36.37 net average

The PFC will continue with the major announcements as the Most Outstanding Players will be announced tomorrow (Friday) at10:00am MST beginning on the CJFL Twitter feed @CJFLNews.  A new player will be named every 10 minutes until noon MST when the full list will be released.  The PFC Final will kick-off at 1:00pm on Sunday afternoon in Saskatoon when the Hilltops host the Calgary Colts.  The winner will host the 2015 Canadian Bowl National Championship game.

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Wednesday October 21, 2015

The Prairie Football Conference is pleased to announce their Offensive All Stars for the 2015 regular season.

The Regina Thunder offence was the highest scoring in the PFC in 2015 and it shows with five players named the Offensive All-Star Team.  The top seeded Saskatoon Hilltops have four All-Stars on the list.

*Led Conference

Offensive Line:
Terry Thesen – Saskatoon Hilltops
Kyle Deschene – Regina Thunder
Nathan Heide – Saskatoon Hilltops
Matt Halbgewachs – Regina Thunder (second consecutive year)
Jordan Kuziek – Calgary Colts

Running Backs:
Colton Klassen – Regina Thunder – 117 carries*, 911 yards*,  7.7 yards per carry and 5 touchdowns on route to his PFC rushing title
Micheal Ritchott – Winnipeg Rifles – 105 carries, 801 yards, 7.6 yards a carry and 7 touchdowns

Receivers:
Evan Turkington – Saskatoon Hilltops – 22 receptions, 339 yards and 2 touchdowns
Kasim Ocaya – Regina Thunder –25 receptions, 443 yards and 5 touchdowns
Ian Lee – Winnipeg Rifles – 30 receptions, 501 yards* and 4 touchdowns
Evan Kopchynski – Saskatoon Hilltops – 14 receptions, 349 yards and 5 touchdowns

Quarterback:
Jaeden Marwick – Regina Thunder (second consecutive year) – 118 completions, 1,670 yards, 19 touchdowns*, a completion percentage of 67%* and an efficiency rating of 112.2%

Place Kicker:
Brad Mikoluff – Winnipeg Rifles – 4-8 in field goals, longest of 42 yards, 50%

The PFC will continue with the major announcements as the Defensive All-Stars will be announced tomorrow (Thursday) at 12 noon MST.  The PFC Final will kick-off at 1:00pm on Sunday afternoon in Saskatoon when the Hilltops host the Calgary Colts.  The winner will host the 2015 Canadian Bowl National Championship game.

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Tuesday October 20, 2015

The Prairie Football Conference is pleased to announce the PFC Rookie All-Star Team for the 2015 regular season.

Of the nine awards given the Regina Thunder collect five of them.

Offensive Lineman:
Skye King – Calgary Colts

Running Back
Armand Katamba – Edmonton Wildcats – 25 carries for 156 yards and 1 touchdown

Receiver:
Kristopher Calcutt – Regina Thunder – 6 receptions for 78 yards and 2 touchdowns

Quarterback:
Sawyer Buettner – Regina Thunder – 33 of 56 for 485 yards, 59.9% completion percentage and 2 touchdowns

Defensive Line:
Chris Peet-Schwarz – Calgary Colts – 8 tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack, 2 knockdowns and 3 special teams tackles

Linebackers:
Tanner Smith – Regina Thunder – 6 tackles, 3 assists and 1 special teams tackle

Defensive Backs:
Tony Savchuk – Edmonton Wildcats – 29 tackles, 4 assisted tackles, 1 sacks, 2 knockdowns,1 forced fumble and 5 interceptions

Punter:
Kristopher Calcutt – Regina Thunder – 29 punts, 818 net yards, 28.21 net average

Place Kicker:
Kristopher Calcutt – Regina Thunder – 10 of 14 in field goals for a 71.4%

The PFC will continue with the major announcements as the Offensive All-Stars will be announced tomorrow (Wednesday) at12 noon MST.  The PFC Final will kick-off at 1:00pm on Sunday afternoon in Saskatoon when the Hilltops host the Calgary Colts.  The winner will host the 2015 Canadian Bowl National Championship game.

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The 2015 Wes Montgomery award recipient is one of the few winners who Wes could actually

look in the eye. Ryan came to the Wildcats in the 2011 season after a successful High School

career with the Bev Facey Falcons.

Ryan made an immediate impact with the Wildcats by both playing receiver and handling the

kicking duties as a first year player. Ryan earned an invitation that summer to be a part of the

U19 Team Canada squad that beat the U.S. team (quarterbacked by Jamieson Winston) for the

first time at the 2012 World Juniors. Ryan came back from that experience more confident and

as a second year player began to take on a leadership role on the Wildcats team.

Throughout his career Ryan has played larger than his physical stature. He is a fierce competitor

and often one of the emotional leaders with the team. Ryan has been a part of the leadership

group for the past 4 seasons and has been involved in our In The Community program, which

allows Wildcat players to get involved with various nonprofit organizations throughout the City.

Ryan is currently enrolled in Business at MacEwan University, and has continued to strive to be

as good in the classroom as he is on the field.

Congratulations Ryan, on this tremendous honor!

Congratulations to #88 Landyn Vick who was the October 11 On The Rocks Player of the Game!  He received a $50 gift certificate to OTR to recognize his contribution to the game.