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ALGONQUIN THUNDER ROLL TO 2006 CCAA MEN'S SOCCER TITLE

The number two-seeded Algonquin College Thunder began their quest to the championship title with a 4-0 win over host team, Langara College. The Thunder went on to win their second game 7-1 over the MacEwan College Griffins.

Algonquin battled it out against Champlain Regional College St. Lambert in the gold medal round. The Cavaliers pushed the Thunder as best as they could, but could not keep up with Algonquin’s strength and had to settle for second place with a score of 4-0. Scoring the goals for the Thunder in the final were Loui Legakis netting two and Corey O'Connell and Will Beauge adding one apiece. While Tristan Roscoe recorded the shutout for the Thunder.

The Thunder earned their spot at Nationals after winning the OCAA Championship title for the third year in a row and finishing the regular season off with a 8-0-1 record. Last year the Thunder just missed out on the title losing 2-0 in the Gold Medal match to Douglas College at Nationals to win the silver medal. This is the Thunders second CCAA Men’s Soccer Gold Medal, Algonquin also won the title in 2002-2003.

Following the championships several Thunder players were named to the Championship All-Star Team including Mike Gagliano, Loui Legakis, Will Beauge and Perry Legakis. Meanwhile Tristan Roscoe was named the Championships top Goal Keeper and Loui Legakis was honoured as the Most Valuable Player.

Following a tough battle against Capilano College, MacEwan College prevailed to finish in third place with a score of 4-2. Host team Langara Falcons finished 5th overall.

Final Results
Gold – Algonquin College (Ottawa, Ontario)
Silver – Champlain Regional College St. Lambert (St. Lambert, Québec)
Bronze – MacEwan College (Edmonton, Alberta)
4th Place – Capilano College (North Vancouver, British Columbia)
5th Place – Langara College (Vancouver, British Columbia)
6th Place – Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

All-Star Team:
Mike Gagliano (#6) – Algonquin College
Loui Legakis (#7) – Algonquin College
Will Beauge (#11) – Algonquin College
Perry Legakis (#8) – Algonquin College
Aziz Bakhty (36) – Champlain Regional College St. Lambert
Gabriel Moreau (#8) – Champlain Regional College St. Lambert
Giancarlo Di Sano (#10) – Champlain Regional College St. Lambert
Dave Rowse (#16) – MacEwan College
Daniel Drummond (#8) – MacEwan College
Alan McIndoe (#3) – Capilano College
David Zaharija (18) – Capilano College

Tournament Most Valuable Players:
Loui Legakis – Algonquin College

Top Goal Keepers:
Tristan Roscoe – Algonquin College

For the latest scores from the 2006 ADIDAS/Canadian Colleges Athletic Association CCAA Soccer National Championships please visit the HOST WEBSITE