Canadian Bowl 1989-Present

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
12.11.1989	Calgary Colts	23	Burlington Jr Tiger-Cats	6
10.11.1990	Calgary colts	50	Windsor AKO Fratmen	15
09.11.1991	Saskatoon Hilltops	41	Ottawa Sooners	27
14.11.1992	Ottawa Sooners	35	Surrey Rams	18
13.11.1993	Regina Rams	23	Hamilton Hurricanes	11
12.11.1994	Regina Rams	52	St. Leonard Cougars	6
11.11.1995	Regina Rams	26	Ottawa Sooners	10
09.11.1996	Saskatoon Hilltops	39	Windsor AKO Fratmen	7
08.11.1997	Regina Rams	23	Okanagan Sun	20 ot
1998	Windsor AKO Fratmen	34	Burlington Braves	33
13.11.1999	Windsor AKO Fratmen	32	Okanagan Sun	29
11.11.2000	Okanagan Sun	36	Saskatoon Hilltops	28
04.11.2001	Saskatoon Hilltops	45	Okanagan Sun	11
16.11.2002	Saskatoon Hilltops	20	St. Leonard Cougars	20
08.11.2003	Saskatoon Hilltops	59	Victoria Rebels	0
30.10.2004	Edmonton Huskies	24	Okanagan Sun	7
12.11.2005	Edmonton Huskies	34	St. Leonard Cougars	15
11.11.2006	Vancouver Island Raiders	27	Edmonton Wildcats	26
11.11.2007	Saskatoon Hilltops	26	St. Leonard Cougars	3
08.11.2008	Vancouver Island Raiders	35	Burlington Braves	8
14.11.2009	Vancouver Island Raiders	51	Edmonton Wildcats	14
13.11.2010	Saskatoon Hilltops	34	Vancouver Island Raiders	23
12.11.2011	Saskatoon Hilltops	29	Hamilton Hurricanes	1
10.11.2012	Saskatoon Hilltops	23	Langley Rams	21
09.11.2013	Regina Thunder	55	Vancouver Island Raiders	26
09.11.2014	Saskatoon Hilltops	39	Langley Rams	14
07.11.2015	Saskatoon Hilltops	38	Okanagan Sun	24
12.11.2016	Saskatoon Hilltops	37	Westshore Rebels	25
2017
2018
2019	Saskatoon Hilltops	11	Langley Rams	6
2020	cancelled

Report

Saskatoon Hilltops have been the most successful team in the Canadian Bowl since it was renamed in 1989. The Hilltops have won the Bowl on 13 occasions as is currently known. Other multiple winners are Regina Rams (4), Vancouver Island Raiders (3), Calgary Colts (2) – the first two seasons as the Canadian Bowl, Windsor AKO Fratmen (2), Edmonton Huskies (2). Regina Thunder, Okanagan Sun and Ottawa Sooners have each won the Bowl once since it became the Canadian Bowl.

About the Canadian Bowl

The Canadian Bowl is the Championship Game of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), the second level of Canadian Football. It was first played in 1907 as the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) Junior Championship, then after one year in 1947 as the Evergreen Bowl it became the Leader-Post Trophy. It was known as the Leader-Post Trophy until 1976, two years after the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was renamed the Canadian National Junior Football League (CNJFL), when the Trophy was rebranded the Armadale Cup. It was again renamed in 1989, this time as the Canadian Bowl, seven years after the CNJFL became the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL).

About Canadian Football

The 12v12 version of the game played in Canada differs from American Football not only in the number of players allowed on the field at any one time (12 in a Canadian Football team versus 11 in an American Football team), but also in the size of the field (a Canadian Football field is 110 yards long with two 20-yard endzones, while an American Football field is 100 yards long with two 15 yard endzones). Canadian Football teams also have only three downs (attempts) in which to gain 10 yards or the ball is turned over as opposed to four downs in American Football. There is also the possibility of scoring a “Rouge” in Canadian Football – this happens when the ball is kicked through the back of the endzone, and is worth one point.

References

Images

[1] Canadian Junior Football League | Facebook (2011) CJFL Profile Picture: March 3, 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/172369_166507693399012_2554406_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeEmInrSy7Bp5Q4nj_j07-ZNBsVadK5KjxZ41fzEaVCISv70yVik13v0v3zYpBxRgsfUNu-p8l9wNdwiUtbFgjxmLVz-GqrX6CXGQ0Q1t3vEOg&_nc_ohc=qW-lYWvPX78AQld50UAOtsqMmpIdM9heSa3xodVrfPzv-6YUYkLSkRtlA&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=6d635c510b3954231714cee2128f1767&oe=5E6D4BE8%5BAccessed 20 December 2019]

Websites:

[2] British Columbia Football Conference (2019) CJFL Records | All Time Standings [Internet] Available from: https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0132/8193/Team_Standings_1887-2016.pdf?_ga=2.223530395.1807741386.1558376670-2095904572.1558376670 [Accessed 21 May 2019]

[3] Canadian Junior Football League (2019) British ColumbiaConference | 2019 Regular Season | Game Schedule | Complete[Internet] Available from: https://www.cjfl.org/schedule/day/division_instance/344080?subseason=610890 [Accessed 20 December 2019]

[4] Canadian Junior Football League (2019) Prairie Conference | 2019 Regular Season | Game Schedule | Complete[Internet] Available from: https://www.cjfl.org/schedule/day/division_instance/344083?subseason=610890 [Accessed 20 December 2019]

[5] Canadian Junior Football League (2019) Ontario Conference | 2019 Regular Season | Game Schedule | Complete[Internet] Available from: https://www.cjfl.org/schedule/day/division_instance/344082?subseason=610890 [Accessed 20 December 2019]

[6] Canadian Junior Football League (2021) Canadian Bowl Central [Internet] Available from: https://www.cjfl.org/page/show/1285404-canadian-bowl-central [Accessed 4 January 2021]

Images

[6] Canadian Junior Football League (2021) CanadianBowlTrophy[Internet] Available from: https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/photo/8099/3058/CanadianBowlTrophy.jpg [Accessed 4 January 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Robert Burns. Judith Burns, Steve Hearn, Anton Pippo O’Grady, John Wills, John Morahan & John Kane.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 4 January 2021

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