Carleton Ravens

Carleton Ravens
University Carleton University
Association Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Conference Ontario University Athletics
Athletic director Jennifer Brenning
Location Ottawa, Ontario
Varsity teams 15
Mascot Rodney the Raven
Nickname Ravens
Colours          
Website www.goravens.ca
Men's basketball game between Carleton and uOttawa

The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The most notable sports team for Carleton is the men's basketball team. In men's basketball, the Ravens have won twelve of the last fourteen national men's championships, and went on an 87-game winning streak from 2003 to 2006. They also had a 54-game home winning streak. The Ravens finished 2nd in the World University Basketball Championships in 2004.

Outside of basketball, the Ravens are the current Women's Curling national champions, earning silver at the Winter Universiade Granada in 2015. [1] They are also the Men's Water Polo and Men's Fencing provincial champions. The Men's Hockey team also placed 3rd in the province and made an appearance at nationals. Carleton participates in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Conference for all varsity sports, except the Women's Hockey and Rugby teams who play in Quebec Student Sport Federation (RSEQ).

Rivalry with the Gee-Gees

Carleton's biggest rivals are the Ottawa Gee-Gees of the University of Ottawa. An annual football game, known as the Panda Game is played between the cross-town rivals. It is the most well known rivalry game in Canadian collegiate football. Since its inception in 1955, the Gee-Gees have won 33 to Carleton's 13. From 1998 to 2012, Carleton did not have a football program so the Panda Game was not held.

Today, the rivalry is also extremely heated between the schools' basketball teams, as both universities have men's and women's teams that finish near the top of the standings. On January 23, 2007, the two men's basketball teams faced off at Scotiabank Place in front of nearly 9,720 spectators, which was a record crowd for a regular season CIS basketball game. The Ottawa Gee-Gees won the inaugural event 64–62. The event, now known as the Capital Hoops Classic, has been expanded to include the women's teams as well, with the Classic featuring a doubleheader of both teams. The January 28, 2009 edition of the game broke the 2007 record with 10,523 fans attending the two games, with both of Carleton's teams posting victories over Ottawa.[2] In the 2013–14 season the teams faced each other both in the provincial and national finals, with uOttawa winning the OUA championship and Carleton winning the national title. In 2014-15, the two teams also faced off in national championship games, with Carleton once again winning.

Teams

Men's basketball

The Ravens have won 12 of the last 14 national championships (2003-2007, 2009, 2011-2016). Below is their regular season record since 1996–97.

Season W L PF PA Finish
1996–97 5 15 1360 1678 7th, OUA East
1997–98 7 13 1391 1542 6th, OUA East
1998–99 12 8 1392 1351 2nd, OUA East
1999-00 11 9 1321 1357 3rd, OUA East
2000–01 21 1 1777 1390 1st, OUA East
2001–02 19 3 1826 1443 1st, OUA East
2002–03 21 1 1842 1400 1st, OUA East
2003–04 22 0 1635 1270 1st, OUA East
2004–05 22 0 1615 1268 1st, OUA East
2005–06 20 2 1695 1266 1st, OUA East
2006–07 19 3 1693 1282 1st, OUA East
2007–08 22 0 1869 1318 1st, OUA East
2008–09 21 1 1960 1393 1st, OUA East
2009–10 20 2 1901 1389 1st, OUA East
2010–11 22 0 2016 1341 1st, OUA East
2011–12 22 0 2087 1245 1st, OUA East
2012-13 19 1 1819 1232 1st, OUA East
2013-14 22 0 2073 1368 1st, OUA East
2014-15172 1730 1072 2nd, OUA North
2015-16163 1641 1153 2nd, OUA North

Women's basketball

Carleton has had less success in women's basketball, though the program has recently become one of the most competitive in the OUA East.

Season W L PF PA Finish
2003–04 7 15 1198 1273 7th, OUA East
2004–05 5 17 1120 1281 7th, OUA East
2005–06 10 12 1268 1267 5th, OUA East
2006–07 5 17 1272 1477 6th, OUA East
2007–08 8 14 1280 1307 5th, OUA East
2008–09 14 8 1388 1184 3rd, OUA East
2009–10 18 4 1473 1119 1st, OUA East
2010–11 18 4 1430 1209 1st, OUA East
2011–12 17 5 1494 1157 2nd, OUA East
2012-13 15 5 1337 1048 2nd, OUA East
2013-14 16 6 1290 1172 1st, OUA East
2014-15 9 10 1113 1047 2nd, OUA North

Women's field hockey

Season W L T PF PA Pts Finish
2002 2 9 1 14 32 7 3rd, OUA East
2003 1 12 1 3 66 4 7th, OUA
2004 3 8 3 12 38 12 7th, OUA
2005 5 8 1 9 23 16 6th, OUA
2006 2 10 2 18 42 8 7th, OUA
2007 3 10 1 6 55 10 6th, OUA
2008 2 9 3 4 49 9 7th, OUA
2009 0 14 0 7 57 0 8th, OUA
2010 0 14 0 6 82 0 8th, OUA

The women's field hockey team has not participated in the CIS since 2010.

Football

Carleton Ravens
First season 1945
Athletic director Jennifer Brenning
Head coach Steve Sumarah
3rd year, 9–15–0  (.375)
Other staff Jean-Philippe Asselin (OC)
Ryan Bechmanis (DC)
Home stadium Keith Harris Stadium
Stadium capacity 3000
Stadium surface FieldTurf
Location Ottawa, Ontario
League CIS
Conference OUA (2013 – present)
Past associations OIFC (1957–1966)
CCIFC (1967–1970)
OUAA (1971–1973)
OQIFC (1974–1998)
All-time record – 
Postseason record –
Vanier Cups 0
Yates Cups 0
Dunsmore Cups 1, 1985
Hec Crighton winners 0
Current uniform
Colours Black and Red

             

Mascot Rodney the Raven
Rivals Ottawa Gee-Gees
Website oldcrowsfootball.ca

The Carleton Ravens football team returned to the Ontario University Athletics football conference in 2013 after a 15-year absence.[3]

Historically, the Ravens football team first began play just after the Second World War in 1945 and was in continuous operation until the program was dropped in 1998.[4] While the team had some success in the mid-1980s, poor performances and a plan by the Carleton Athletic department to invest more funds in other sports led to the sport being cut after the 1998 season.[5][6] In their history, the Ravens won one Dunsmore Cup conference championship in 1985, but lost in the following Western Bowl to the Calgary Dinos 56 to 14.[7]

Revival

For a number of years, there had been movements to revive the team, but there was no real interest from the university. However, on June 25, 2009, an announcement was made that the Lansdowne Live group, which owns the Ottawa Redblacks, the new Canadian Football League team, was in negotiations with the university to bring back the football program and play at a rebuilt Frank Clair Stadium to be shared with the CFL team and the Ottawa Gee-Gees. Lansdowne Live partner and Ravens alumnus John Ruddy has pledged $2.5 million to provide funding for the program and it would follow the private partnership model that has proved successful both financially and on the field with the Regina Rams and Laval Rouge et Or teams.[8] The program needed to raise a minimum of $5 million in pledge commitments in order to secure final approvals, and establish Old Crows Football Inc. by May 2011 for the team to start play in time for the 2012 season.[9]

While the group closely missed the May deadline, Old Crows Football Inc. and Carleton University announced on July 6, 2011 that the program would return in 2013. The $5 million was raised and the team operates independently by Old Crows Football Inc. as a non-profit corporate entity that will fund and market the program. Renovations to the locker rooms, coaches' offices and Keith Harris Stadium will be paid for by the Old Crows.[3][10] On January 16, 2012, Steve Sumarah was named the team's head coach.[11]

The 2013 team began the new era of Ravens football on September 2 against the Western Mustangs in London, Ontario with a 71-4 loss. They would finish the season with eight losses in eight games as was expected for a program in its first year. In 2014, the Ravens earned the revived program's first win with an away victory against the Waterloo Warriors. Overall, the team finished with a 4-4 record that year, including a memorable Hail Mary Panda Game victory over the Ottawa Gee-Gees.[12] In 2015, the Ravens qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 1996 season with a 5-3 record. They defeated the Queen's Golden Gaels in the first round, but lost to the Guelph Gryphons in the semi-finals.

Historical regular season results

Season Games Won Lost Tied Pct % PF PA Standing
19887 070 0.000 53 244 6th in OQIFC
19897 070 0.000 42 289 6th in OQIFC
19907 160 0.143 83 225 6th in OQIFC
19917 160 0.143 99 225 6th in OQIFC
19927 070 0.000 44 237 6th in OQIFC
19937 250 0.286 94 166 5th in OQIFC
19947 250 0.286 97 224 5th in OQIFC
19958 161 0.188 136 221 6th in OQIFC
19968 530 0.625 137 149 4th in OQIFC
19978 170 0.125 106 174 7th in OQIFC
19988 170 0.125 102 187 7th in OQIFC

[13]

Old Crows Season-by-season record

Team records since the program was revived in 2013:

League Yr Team Yr Games Won Lost Pct % PF PA Standing Playoffs
20132013 8 0 8 0.000 95 390 11th in OUA Did not qualify
20142014 8 4 4 0.500 199 266 7th in OUA Did not qualify
20152015 8 5 3 0.625 288 244 5th in OUA Defeated Queen's Golden Gaels in quarter-final 39-8
Lost to Guelph Gryphons in semi-final 33-21

[14]

Men's ice hockey

Carleton goaltender Francis Dupuis during 2013-14 season vs. Windsor Lancers.
Carleton during 2013-14 season vs. Windsor Lancers.

The Carleton Ravens men’s ice hockey team plays within the Ontario University Athletics conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). [15]

Former pro hockey player Marty Johnston has led Carleton as head coach since the fall of 2010, when he took the program over from previous head coach Fred Parker. Under Johnston, the Ravens program has transformed from a consistently-.500 team into a perennial threat in the OUA's Eastern Conference. Despite a plethora of regular season success, Johnston's program has repeatedly been handed early playoff exits by the arch-rival UQTR Patriotes.

2014-15 Team Staff Head Coach: Marty Johnston Assistant Coach: Shaun Van Allen Assistant Coach: Ryan Medel Video Coach: Richard Bue Equipment Manager: Clayton Johns Athletic Therapist: Jill Stockton

Season W L OTL GF GA Pts Finish
2007–08 12 13 3 88 110 27 4th, OUA Far East
2008–09 13 11 4 91 89 30 4th, OUA Far East
2009–10 15 10 3 101 87 33 4th, OUA East
2010–11 18 8 2 108 67 38 3rd, OUA East
2011-12 15 10 3 100 78 33 7th, OUA East
2012-13 19 7 2 101 75 40 2nd, OUA East
2013-14 22 5 1 128 67 45 1st, OUA East
2014-15 20 5 1 108 58 41 2nd, OUA East

Women's ice hockey

Season W L T OTL PF PA Pts Finish
2004–05 0 14 1 0 12 83 1 4th, QSSF
2005–06 0 14 0 1 13 61 1 4th, QSSF
2006–07 5 13 0 0 26 63 10 3rd, QSSF
2007–08 7 11 0 0 27 57 14 3rd, QSSF
2008–09 7 11 – 0 31 61 14 3rd, QSSF
2009–10 8 12 – 0 39 47 16 4th, Quebec
2010–11 7 8 – 5 46 59 19 4th, RSEQ
2011–12 9 8 – 3 53 75 21 3rd, RSEQ
2012–13 7 12 – 1 46 85 15 4th, RSEQ
2013–14 1 15 4 1 32 90 6 6th, RSEQ
2014–15 3 17 – 0 24 96 6 5th, RSEQ

Men's soccer

Carleton also has a soccer team. In 2002, the team lost the finals 1–0 in OT to the Brock Badgers. They were OUA champions again in 2005, but lost in the quarter-finals of the national championships. In 2012, the Ravens men's soccer team advanced to CIS Nationals and finished in 6th place at the CIS Championship Finals.

Season W L T PF PA Pts Finish
2002 10 0 2 33 8 32 1st, OUA South/East
2003 6 3 3 27 12 21 4th, OUA South/East
2004 8 2 0 30 11 19 1st, OUA East
2005 7 0 3 22 4 24 1st, OUA East
2006 9 1 4 31 7 24 2nd, OUA East
2007 13 0 1 40 7 33 1st, OUA East
2008 12 1 1 35 10 37 1st, OUA East
2009 9 5 2 26 17 29 2nd, OUA East
2010 9 3 2 16 5 29 2nd, OUA East
2011 11 3 0 41 14 33 1st, OUA East
2012 10 2 2 36 13 32 2nd, OUA East
2013 8 3 3 26 11 27 2nd, OUA East
2014 9 4 3 29 16 30 4th, OUA East

Women's soccer

Despite having successful regular seasons, the women's soccer team has had little success in the playoffs.

Season W L T PF PA Pts Finish
2002 5 3 2 7 4 17 3rd, OUA East
2003 4 2 4 15 6 16 3rd, OUA East
2004 6 4 2 24 12 20 3rd, OUA East
2005 7 2 3 27 9 24 3rd, OUA East
2006 11 2 3 30 10 36 2nd, OUA East
2007 9 5 2 29 15 29 4th, OUA East
2008 6 6 2 18 14 20 6th, OUA East
2009 6 8 2 15 17 20 5th, OUA East
2010 7 6 3 20 17 24 4th, OUA East
2011 8 6 2 28 19 26 4th, OUA East
2012 9 5 2 36 26 29 5th, OUA East
2013 9 3 4 44 14 31 3rd, OUA East
2014 7 5 4 29 19 25 5th, OUA East

Men's golf

Men's golf has had a long history at Carleton. Despite many strong individual performances the Ravens have struggled to find team success at the OUA stage.

Season Finish Location Host
2007 12th Royal Ottawa Golf Club University of Ottawa Gee-Gee's
2008 7th Crosswinds Golf Club McMaster University Marauders
2009 10th Angus Glen Golf Club - South University of Toronto Varsity Blues
2010 11th Angus Glen Golf Club - South University of Toronto Varsity Blues
2011 13th Cataraqui Golf and Country Club Queen's University Gaels
2012 13th Grey Silo Golf Club University of Waterloo Warriors
2013 14th Grey Silo Golf Club Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks

Notable athletes

Basketball

Curling

Football

See also

References

External links

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