The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) is pleased to announce Algonquin College will represent Ontario at the 2007 Big Kahuna/adidas Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s National Soccer Championship. The tournament is scheduled to take place from November 7-10 hosted by Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax City’s Mainland Commons.

Algonquin College is making its fourth consecutive trip to the tournament and heads in as the defending national champions. They look to become the first Ontario men’s soccer team to win consecutive national championships. The Thunder open the tournament against the sixth ranked University of New Brunswick Saint John in their match-up on Wednesday afternoon.

Algonquin has been a model of consistency for the past decade in OCAA men’s soccer, winning six provincial titles in the last nine years. This year’s squad used excellent ball control to wear down opponents and capitalized on scoring opportunities when presented. In the gold medal match of the provincial championship, the Thunder shutdown the high scoring Huskies attack and capitalized on a defensive slip-up by a George Brown defender to win their fourth consecutive championship by a score of 1-0.

Head coach Steven O’Kane has plenty of go-to options when looking at his Thunder roster. 2006 OCAA Athlete of the Year, Loui Legakis, who traditionally sets the pace of the game led the East Region in scoring averaging 1.25 goals per game and was named to the Championship All-Star team. Will Beague was also recognized for his excellent playing being named the Championship MVP as well as a League All-Star along with teammate Stephane LeMay.

A trio of OCAA Players will be recognized at the CCAA All-Canadian Awards Banquet on Tuesday evening as Greg Remijn of the Fanshawe Falcons (London), Peter O’Donnell of the George Brown Huskies (Toronto) and Robert Malbasic of the St. Clair Saints (Windsor) will all be honoured as CCAA All-Canadians. Greg Remijn will also represent the OCAA as he is nomination for the CCAA Player of the Year Award. Sheridan Bruins head coach Tony Silvestri will be nominated for the second time in three years for the CCAA Coach of the Year award.

The 2007 CCAA Men’s National Soccer Championship features the top six men’s soccer teams in Canada.

The Championship Seeding is below:

1. Algonquin College – Ottawa, ON
2. Champlain Regional College St. Lambert – St. Lambert, PQ
3. Mount Royal College – Calgary, AB
4. Thompson Rivers University (TRU) – Kamloops, BC
5. University of King’s College (UKC) – Halifax, NS
6. University of New Brunswick Saint John (UNBSJ) – Saint John, NB

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, November 7th
10:30 am - Champ. St. Lambert vs. UKC
1:00 pm - Algonquin vs. UNBSJ

Thursday, November 8th
10:30 am - Mount Royal vs. UKC
1:00 pm TRU vs. UNBSJ

Friday, November 9th
10:30 am - Champ. St. Lambert vs. Mount Royal
1:00 pm – Algonquin vs. TRU

Saturday, November 10th
9:00 am - 5th place vs. 6th place
11:00 am - Bronze Medal Game
4:00 pm - Gold Medal Game

For more information, including the latest news, results and developments within the 2007 CCAA Men’s Soccer Nationals, please visit the official championship website: www.msvu.ca/soccernationals/.

ALGONQUIN THUNDER ROSTER

0 - Chris Medeiros
1 - Tristan Roscoe
3 - Sean Pound
4 - Erichsen Bailey
5 - Biagio Forieri
6 - Mike Gagliano
7 - Loui Legakis
8 - Dejan Radojevic
9 - Joe Maneiro
11 - Corey O’Connell
12 - Brendan Walker
14 - Stephane Lemay
15 - Pat Charlebois
16 - Tyller Farrell-Rose
17 - Will Beauge
18 - Orhan Akkaya
19 - Semir Hadziresic
20 - Michael Tjarera
21 - Ladislas Bushiri
22 - David Olivier-Roy

Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Steven O’Kane
Assistant Coach: Mike Caruso
Assistant Coach: Jason Whiting
Athletic Director: Ron Port

ALGONQUIN THUNDER 2007 RESULTS

Regular Season
vs. Cambrian W 5-0
vs. Fleming W 10-2
vs. Durham W 3-1
@ Seneca W 2-0
@ Centennial W 4-1
vs. St. Lawrence W 2-0
vs. La Cite W 8-1
@ George Brown L 2-4

Qualifying Match
vs. Humber W 5-0

OCAA Championship (Hosted by Algonquin College)
vs. Fanshawe W 5-0
vs. George Brown W 1-0

The OCAA governs intercollegiate sports and promotes physical activity in its member institutions through quality athletic and campus recreation programs. It offers 15 varsity sports to 30 member institutions throughout Ontario. For more information on the OCAA visit www.ocaa.com.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
OCAA Marketing & Communications
Phone: (416) 426-7041
Fax: (416) 426-7308
Email: dennis@ocaa.com