Participating Teams

Cape Breton Capers (AUS champions)
Media Guide (PDF 1.73 MB)

Head Coach: Robbie Chiasson (10th season)
Regular season record: 6-3-4
Regular season standing: 3rd AUS
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): Unranked
Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (2nd poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 3
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Sandro Rajkovic (D), Jason Massie (M)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Andrew Rigby (M), Shayne Hollis (S)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 4
CIS championship all-time record: 3-5-0 (.375)
CIS championship all-time medals: 1 (1 bronze)
CIS championship best result: bronze (2011)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (bronze)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance (4th in 6 years)

UQTR Patriotes (RSEQ champions)
Media Guide (PDF 1.69 MB)

Head Coach: Pierre Clermont (21st season)
Regular season record: 7-2-3
Regular season standing: 2nd RSEQ
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: RSEQ champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): Unranked
Top 10 best ranking: Unranked all season
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 0
Conference award winners: Pierre Clermont (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Guillaume Surot (M)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Raphaël Bélanger-Vaillancourt (G), Louis-Thomas Fortier (D), Jean-François Fournier (M), Émile Dufour-Gallant (F)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 3
CIS championship all-time record: 0-3-1 (.125)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: Tied 5th place (1995, 2001)
CIS championship last appearance: 2001 (tied 5th place)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance since 2001

McMaster Marauders (OUA champions)
Media Guide (PDF 3.41 MB)

Head Coach: Dino Perri (5th season)
Regular season record: 12-1-3
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA West (2nd overall OUA)
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 3
Top 10 best ranking: No. 3 (final poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 9
Conference award winners (OUA West): None
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA West): Andrew Pastoric (D), Ryan Garnet (M), Mark Reilly (S)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA West): Angelo Cavalluzzo (G), Garet McConville (D)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 8
CIS championship all-time record: 6-10-1 (.382)
CIS championship all-time medals: 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
CIS championship best result: 2-time finalists (1991, 1992)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (6th place)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance (3rd in 4 years)

UBC Thunderbirds (Canada West champions)
Media Guide (PDF 5.75 MB)

Head Coach: Mike Mosher (17th season)
Regular season record: 11-0-3
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Pacific (1st overall CW)
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 2
Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (last 5 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 9
Conference award winners: Gagandeep Dosanjh (MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Paul Clerc (D), Will Hyde (D), Navid Mashinchi (M), Marco Visintin (M), Gagandeep Dosanjh (S)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Brandon Bonifacio (M)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 17
CIS championship all-time record: 35-5-1 (.866)
CIS championship all-time medals: 15 (11 gold, 4 silver)
CIS championship best result: CIS record 11-time champions (2007,‘05, ‘94, ‘92, ‘91, ‘90, ‘89,‘86, ‘85, ‘84, ‘74)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence

UNB Varsity Reds (AUS finalists)
Media Guide (PDF 2.15 MB)

Head Coach: Miles Pinsent (10th season)
Regular season record: 9-3-1
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: AUS finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): Tied No. 10
Top 10 best ranking: Tied No. 10 (final poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 1
Conference award winners: Miles Pinsent (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Ben Law (M)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Aaron McMurray (G), Rod Ramsden (D), Jason Bessey (M)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 7
CIS championship all-time record: 2-7-1 (.250)
CIS championship all-time medals: 1 (1 gold) *
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1980)
CIS championship last appearance: 2006 (tied 7th place)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance since 2006

* Also finished tied for third in 1982, 1986 and 1987 when no bronze-medal games were played.

Laval Rouge et Or (RSEQ finalists)
Media Guide (PDF 787 KB)

Head Coach: Samir Ghrib (13th season)
Regular season record: 9-0-3
Regular season standing: 1st RSEQ
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: RSEQ finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 9
Top 10 best ranking: No. 7 (1 week)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 5
Conference award winners: Samuel Georget (MVP), Laurence Hone-Blancher (rookie), Vincent Cournoyer (student-athlete & community service)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Nafi Dicko-Raynault (D), Samuel Georget (M), Patrice Dion (F)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Guillaume Barette (D), Eduardo Davalos (M)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 7
CIS championship all-time record: 8-9-0 (.471)
CIS championship all-time medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2009)
CIS championship last appearance: 2010 (6th place)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 1-year absence (7th appearance in 8 years)

Carleton Ravens (OUA finalists)
Media Guide (PDF 987 KB)

Head Coach: Sandy Mackie (20th season)
Regular season record: 10-2-2
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA East (4th overall OUA)
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): Tied No. 10
Top 10 best ranking: No. 8 (1 week)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 8
Conference award winners (OUA East): Andrew Latty (MVP)
Conference 1st team all-stars (OUA East): Michael Calof (D), Joey Kewin (M), Andrew Latty (S)
Conference 2nd team all-stars (OUA East): Sam McHugh (M)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 6
CIS championship all-time record: 4-7-1 (.375)
CIS championship all-time medals: 2 (2 silver)
CIS championship best result: 2-time finalists (1984, 2002)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance since 2008

Alberta Golden Bears (Canada West finalists)
Media Guide (--)

Head Coach: Len Vickery (28th season)
Regular season record: 9-2-4
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West Prairie (Tied 2nd overall CW)
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 30): No. 4
Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (polls 2 & 3)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (9 polls): 9
Conference award winners: Niko Saler (rookie)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Jay Vetsch (G), Niko Saler (D), Marcus Johnstone (S)
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Scott Gilroy (D), Zenon Markevych (M), Cam Schmidt (M)
CIS championship appearances (including 2012): 14
CIS championship all-time record: 20-11-3 (.632)
CIS championship all-time medals: 10 (4 gold, 6 silver) *
CIS championship best result: 4-time champions (1972, 1979, 2003, 2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2011 (4th place)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance

* Also finished tied for third in 1988 when no bronze-medal game was played.