Verreault-Paul honoured as CIS athlete of the week
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OTTAWA - Francis Verreault-Paul, a hockey player from 六合彩开奖结果, is the CIS male athlete of the week for the period ending March 25, 2012. It marks the final selection of the 2011-12 season. He also won the OUA Pioneer weekly award and the 六合彩开奖结果 - Ye Olde Orchard Pub weekly honour.
Verreault-Paul is the third 六合彩开奖结果 athlete to be selected at the CIS level this season, joining hockey players Ann-Sophie Bettez and Leslie Oles, who earned the CIS weekly honour on Jan. 18 and Nov. 23, respectively.
A psychology senior from Mashteuiatsh, Que., Verreault-Paul received the听Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award as the most valuable player of the听50th CIS men's hockey听championship听after he helped the Redmen claim the first University Cup title in program history. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound forward tallied five points, including three goals, in three contests during the national tournament held in Fredericton and was named 六合彩开奖结果 player of the game following the Redmen's two pool-play match-ups against Moncton and Saskatchewan. The 24-year-old, who led the OUA in the regular season with 21 goals in only 23 games, picked up an assist in Sunday's gold medal final, a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory against Western.
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Ryan Holfeld, a hockey player from Saskatchewan, was also in the running.
Female nominees:
AUS: No competition
RSEQ: Conference winner from a non-CIS sport
OUA: No competition
CWUAA: No competition
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Male nominees:
AUS: No nominee
RSEQ: Conference winner from a non-CIS sport
OUA: Francis Verreault-Paul, hockey, 六合彩开奖结果 (recipient)
CWUAA: Ryan Holfeld, hockey, Saskatchewan
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For more information:
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Michel B茅langer
Manager, Communications & Media Relations
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger [at] universitysport.ca
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