Final regular season standings (9): Champlain-St. Lambert (15-1); Dawson (14-2); Vanier (12-4); Montmorency (10-6); Ste-Foy (8-8); Champlain-Lennoxville (6-10); Édouard-Montpetit (4-12); John Abbott (2-14); Sherbrooke (1-15)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Champlain-Lennoxville Cougars:
Édouard Montpetit Lynx:
John Abbott Islanders: Jason Ratchelous, Nigel Peters, Nickolas Pronovost, Mark Nixon, Abraham Kerr, Pat Desy, Marvin Bazile
Sainte-Foy Dynamiques:
Sherbrooke Volontaires:
In the semis, the Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers dumped the Montmorency Nomades 76-59. Maurice Joseph was chosen player of the game for Champlain-St. Lambert after scoring 25 points. Francois Yelle-Jolicoeur was chosen player of the game for Montmorency.
In the other semi, the Vanier Cheetahs upset the Dawson Blues 72-70. Dwayne Buckley was player of the game for Vanier after scoring 24 points and grabbing 12 boards. Damian Buckley added 11 points and 8 assists. Paget Berridge scored 11, while Jerreh Saidybah scored 8, grabbed 8 boards and had 2 blocks. Colson Senat had 6 off the bench. Luckern Dieu was player of the game for Dawson.
In the bronze medal match, the Montmorency Nomades thrashed the Dawson Blues 88-68. Etienne Wilsey was player of the game for Montmorency. Christopher Warner was player of the game for Dawson. The Blues (coached by Wayne Yearwood, assisted by Peter Walcott) also included Jeff Dosado, Luckern Dieu.
In the final, the Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers dumped the Vanier Cheetahs 72-60. Pierre-Marie Altidor-Cespides was chosen player of the game for St-Lambert, while Dwayne Buckley was chosen player of the game for Vanier after scoring 18 points and grabbing 9 boards. Paget Berridge added 16 points and 5 boards, while Damian Buckley scored 11 and had 6 assists. Cavaliers coach John Dangelas told the Montreal Gazette to “give Vanier credit. They played a hard-fought game and showed a lot of character. Our guys played their hearts out as well. It was a great game.” The Cavaliers earned their first title since 1981. “It’s been so long, you can’t believe how much this means to our program,” said Dangelas. “Our players stuck together all year. We love each other like a family on this team, whether our players come from the upper and lower classes, urban and rural. It didn’t matter because we’re like one big family.” Pierre Altidor-Cespedes, struggling with an ankle sprain, saw limited action in the first half but scored 13 in the second as the Cheetahs rallied from a 32-29 deficit at the break. Maurice Joseph led Champlain with 16. “We’re a hard-working team, which just gained more confidence today,” said Joseph. Altidor-Cespedes was determined to see some action. “There was no way I was going to miss my last two games at Champlain.”
The bronze medalist Montmorency Nomades: Francois Yelle-Jolicoeur;
The silver medalist Vanier Cheetahs: Dwayne Buckley; Jerreh Saidybah; Paget Berridge; Damian Buckley; Mark D’Agostino; Adrian Sapp; Colson Senat; James Lee; Mathieu Lord; Patrice Noel; coach Andy Hertzog
The gold medalist Champlain-St. Lambert Cavaliers: Pierre Altidor-Cespedes; Adekambi Laleye; Jean-Francois Dufour; Junior Nicolas; Brian Belanger-Finn; Bradley Zrihen; Philippe Letourneau; Patrick Kervin; Max Boudreau; Maxime Paulhus-Gosselin; Bruno Visotzky-Bernier; Negus McKenna; Olivier Lamoureux; Maurice Joseph; coach John Dangelas; assistant Rami Hamad; assistant Stephen White; therapist Nathalie Lefebvre; therapist Xeni Markopoulos
After the season, Scott Mawhinney is named head coach at John Abbott, replacing Kris Ruiter, who took head coaching duties midway through the season when Ron Dorsnie resigned. “I’m looking forward to the challenge,” the 31-year old, a Pierrefonds resident who played at Dawson and then Concordia, told the Montreal Gazette. “It is our feeling that Scott is the best choice to rebuild our program,” said athletic director Glenn Ruiter. Mawhinney was coach of the Dawson Double-A men’s team.