Western Canadian Championships
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The Western Canadian Championships are the championship tournaments of the Gaelic Athletic Association, played every year in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.
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[edit] History
In 2004, the first formal GAA sanctioned Western Canadian Championships were played. The Divisional Board, in order to facilitate tournaments that include unaffiliated teams (i.e. not in the Western Divisional Board), and to allow each teams host critical games (understanding the travel distances between venues), agreed that the Championship would be played out in a League format. Each member team would play each other team twice, over two tournaments. The venue for Championship games would be rotated so that each team is required to cross the Rockies only once each year. Only the 3 member clubs compete in this Championship.
To date the Men Championships have been fairly open with the closest so far being the 2006 season where each team recorded 2 wins & 2 losses. For this reason the Championship was decided on points difference (sparking call for change). The Western Divisional Board will examine strategy's for such occurrences, but for now this is the fairest method.
The Ladies Championships to date have been dominated by the Edmonton Wolfe Tones, proving that their club spirit and commitment to practice pays dividends. Vancouver and Calgary Ladies are certainly gaining ground. 2007 could be a year of change.
[edit] 2007 Championship Dates
The Western Canadian Championship is played out over two weekends, and the dates for these tournaments this year are:
- Edmonton
- Saturday, June 30th, 2007, & Sunday, July 1st, 2007
- Vancouver
- Saturday & Sunday, 4th & 5th August, 2007
[edit] Roll of Honour
| Season | Ladies | Mens |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Wolfe Tones | Harps |
| 2005 | Wolfe Tones | Harps |
| 2004 | Wolfe Tones | Chieftains |
- Roll of Honour (Men's)
- Vancouver Harps - 2
- Calgary Chieftains - 1
- Roll of Honour (Ladies')
[edit] 2006 WCC Results
- Ladies
- Edmonton Wolfe Tones were victorious having won 3 of their 4 games played. The Vancouver Harps had 2 wins (both at home) and the Calgary Chieftains rounded the table out with 1 win.
- Best for Edmonton: Ainsley Baldwin, Dawn Krawchuk, Carlin Acheson
- Best for Vancouver: Rita Burke, Katrina MacAndrew
- Best for Calgary: Cindy Chalmers, Kim Tulloch
- Men's
- After 4 games played each Men's team had won 2 and lost 2. In a nailbiting, see-saw season, the Vancouver Harps topped the table by virtue of points difference, with a 9-pt victory over the Wolfe Tones giving them the necessary edge over the Calgary Chieftains.
- Best for Vancouver: Kevin Murray, John Crimmins, Padhraic Leavy
- Best for Calgary: Adrian Lagan, Calum Bonnington
- Best for Edmonton: Colin Baugh, Larry Conneely
[edit] 2005 WCC Results
- Ladies
- Edmonton Wolfe Tones were victorious having won all of their 4 games played. Calgary Chieftains & Vancouver Harps rounded the table out with 1 win each.
- Best for Edmonton: Ainsley Baldwin, Colleen Whelehan, Carlin Acheson
- Best for Calgary: Kim Tulloch, Mandy Tuohy
- Best for Vancouver: Cathy Jackson, Tara Philips
- Men's
- Vancouver Harps were victorious having won 3 of their 4 games played. There was controversy as the Harps walked off the field protesting the actions of Calgary Cheiftains players in their match-up in Edmonton. Calgary were awarded the win in this instance; Vancouver deemed to have forfeited the game.
- Best for Vancouver: Sean Minagh, Shane Donnelly, Tony Doyle
- Best for Calgary: Adrian Lagan, Tim Hammill
- Best for Edmonton: Mick O'Toole, Luc Berthiaume
[edit] 2004 WCC Results
- Ladies
- Edmonton Wolfe Tones were victorious having won all of their 4 games played. The Calgary Chieftains & Vancouver Harps rounded the table out with 1 win each.
- Best for Edmonton: Ainsley Baldwin, Andrea Mooney, Karen Hansen
- Best for Calgary: Cindy Chalmers, Mandy Tuohy
- Best for Vancouver: Nuala Cyr, Linda Louie
- Men's
- The first Men's Championship was won by the Calgary Chieftains, who were undefeated in their 4 games. It was a tense & close campaign, since the two games the Chieftains played against the Edmonton Wolfe Tones were tied. Vancouver Harps very nearly snatched the Championship, but they were unable to win their final game against Calgary.
- Best for Calgary: Adrian Lagan, Noel Tuohy, Ben Lambert
- Best for Vancouver: James Kirk, Sean Minagh
- Best for Edmonton: Gavin McInnie, Mick O'Toole
