Infosport.cdp (Cotdelapomais Sport Newswire)

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:38 pm

Minor Sport Roundup

-                         Pld   W   D   L   Pts 
 1 Victoria Sharks        22   13   1   8    40
 2 Bridgeport Seagulls    22   13   0   9    39
 3 Halifax Titans         22   13   0   9    39
 4 Albionpool Ravens      22   13   0   9    39
 5 Cambridge BayBirds     22   12   0  10    36
   Rushholme Raiders      22   12   0  10    36
 7 Burlington Bulls       22   11   0  11    33
 8 Windsor Broncos        22   10   0  12    30
 9 Cornwall Rovers        22    9   1  12    28
10 Sunderland Dragons     22    9   0  13    27
11 Mills Chanticleers     22    8   0  14    24
12 Ryder Harbour Waves    22    8   0  14    24

The Albionpool Ravens found themselves in a playoff spot once again, once again earning a round one rematch with their former Grand Final opponent the Cambridge BayBirds.

Albionpool Ravens 24.10.154 def. Cambridge BayBirds 8.9.57

The Ravens went on a goal scoring tear and decimated the BayBirds, fixing them up to face Halifax.

Halifax Titans 11.18.84 def. by Albionpool Ravens 15.11.101

The Ravens' goal explosion cooled off a little, but the Cotdelapomais' reps in the NCFL moved into the semi-final to take on Bridgeport.

Bridgeport Seagulls 17.8.110 def. by Albionpool Ravens 24.2.146

And so the Ravens score 24 goals and are through to the 34th NCFL Grand Final! They will take on a previous foe, the Victoria Sharks...

Victoria Sharks 17.15.117 def. Albionpool Ravens 9.14.68

And so once again, the Ravens fall juuuuust short of the NCFL Premiership...

Léopard Noir Ligue Futsal

-                               Pld   W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Beauharnois                   14   10   1   3    48   24  +24    31
2 Albionpool Alex Rideau        14    9   0   5    53   39  +14    27
3 Bravia Motors                 14    7   1   6    62   55   +7    22
4 RC Portsmouth                 14    6   1   7    47   54   −7    19
5 Cap Nordique Mytanar Exiles   14    5   2   7    38   45   −7    17
6 Sorel Rousseau                14    5   1   8    48   62  −14    16
7 Metis Montréal                14    5   1   8    41   55  −14    16
8 Cormier Windsor               14    4   3   7    38   41   −3    15

Another shock result in the Ligue Futsal, Beauharnois won the league title and was able to shock Shingo Morimoto and Albionpool Alex Rideau, who failed to win the title for the second straight year.

Cotdelapomais teams occupied spots 2-4 in this year's Croix Bleue Premiership, but once again they failed to win the title as little PBI Pirates won their first ever rugby union championship, despite having a heavily Mytanar squad.

-                         Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 PBI Pirates             22   15   0   7   518  383 +135    45
 2 Newport Ghosts          22   13   1   8   520  401 +119    40
 3 Charlevoix              22   13   1   8   443  459  −16    40
 4 Albionpool Druids       22   12   1   9   465  468   −3    37
 5 Pontinurii Dragons      22   10   3   9   484  485   −1    33
 6 Alouettes d'Outremont   22   10   1  11   496  411  +85    31
 7 Nasto Islanders         22   10   1  11   412  464  −52    31
 8 Caribou de Montréal     22    9   3  10   424  511  −87    30
 9 Thessia Jets            22    9   1  12   468  445  +23    28
10 Racing Cassia '78       22    9   1  12   425  487  −62    28
11 Club Ebor '02           22    7   3  12   408  471  −63    24
12 Worcester Distillers    22    5   4  13   434  512  −78    19

Cotdelapomais Basketball Championship

-                         Pld  W   L   Pts 
 1 Worcester Jackals      36   29   7    29
 2 Albionpool Capitals    36   28   8    28
 3 Outremont Tours        36   24  12    24
 4 Kingston Celtics       36   20  16    20
   Montréal Huskies       36   20  16    20
 6 Hamilton Lions         36   18  18    18
 7 Toussaint Chambly      36   14  22    14
 8 Laval Geais Bleu       36   13  23    13
 9 Portsmouth Pike        36    7  29     7
10 Saint-Urbain Laridés   36    7  29     7

Worcester strike again, winning another basketball title, this time by one game over the Capitals.

Water Polo Série A

-                         Pld    W   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 WPC Baltimore           14   12   1   138   88  +50    25
2 Natation Saint-Urbain   14    9   5    83   83    0    18
3 Saint-François          14    7   5    78   74   +4    16
4 Rouen Dragons           14    8   6    85   93   −8    16
5 Aigles Ouest            14    7   7   104   99   +5    14
6 Hamilton Eels           14    4  10    89  107  −18     8
7 Gradiel                 14    4  10    81  100  −19     8
8 Portsmouth              14    3  10    63   77  −14     7

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:47 pm

After some team failures and a re-branding of the Albionpool club, it's time for a new season of the CFL!

-                              Pld   W   D   L   Pts 
 1 Portsmouth Sea Dogs         16   12   0   4    24
 2 Cap Nordique Argonauts      16   11   0   5    22
 3 Hamilton Galaxy             16    9   1   6    19
 4 Worcester Ibex              16    9   0   7    18
 5 Montréal Saints             16    7   0   9    14
 6 Outremont Aigles            16    6   1   9    13
 7 Baltimore Explorers         16    6   0  10    12
 8 Albionpool Rangers          16    6   0  10    12
 9 Charlevoix Bataillon Vert   16    5   0  11    10

Playoffs

Round One
Worcester Ibex 28–38 Montréal Saints
Hamilton Galaxy 38–15 Outremont Aigles

Semi-Finals
Portsmouth Sea Dogs 31–13 Montréal Saints
Cap Nordique Argonauts 35–24 Hamilton Galaxy

Coupe Darjeeling (in Montréal, Marianne)
Portsmouth Sea Dogs 44–19 Cap Nordique Argonauts

Congrats to the Portsmouth Sea Dogs for winning Coupe Darjeeling, CFL's grand final, and perhaps the most perplexingly high TV rated event around!

by **Cotdelapoms** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:50 pm

Season Preview

THE TITLE CONTENDERS

Montréal are defending champions, and they've brought in reinforcements by adding in Cafundelense duo Danilinho and Róbson, along with national team full-back Alexandre Grainger. They have lost retired forward Miguel Silva and some depth players, but they are counting on replacing them with academy products Jean Bédard and Laurent Parizeau.

Worcester Hearts are a popular championship choice as well, generally getting stronger and continuing to possess tremendous depth in midfield and defence. Signing Cafundelense defender Creysson gives the club another versatile force at the back, and whilst they still don't have a premier striking option, 20 year old midfielder Pierre-Alexandre Séguin is a potential future star. The team can still defend like no one else, and Rodrigue M'Benga is still one of Série A's best players.

Tout-Puissant Outremont are still a strong club, but they didn't add much in the offseason- just Mytanar defender Antoine Cama. They've promoted a handful of academy players, and this will be the first wave of them since their wealthy owners showed up. A lot is expected of striker Erubiel Navarro, who some think is the direct heir to Rodrigo Lopez- although that may have more to do with his race than anything else, even if they have similar skills.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONTENDERS

Cosmopolitan have made some puzzling purchases, having brought in players like Reuben Forrester and Emile Karembeu in the past rather than bringing in younger talent. They've tried to remedy this by acquiring a group of foreign players- Pol de Huyer, Rikpa, Paulo Fabbri and Hossein Rahman, although they also fell victim to their old ways by returning François Michalak. They also have a tendency to just snap up the best players from smaller clubs and perching them on the bench until they get disgruntled and leave for less money, as happened this offseason when Patrice Proulx and Joë Parenteau left.

Étoile Rouge have decided to play a completely different style of football than usual, playing a more defensive style than their fans want. This is also the deepest Étoile Rouge club in ages, with a handful of players with World Cup experience, including winner Saif Al-Mukbari. There's also a pair of Mytanar defenders added in Christian Parmova and Velidimir Etepov, along with Pocoan midfielder Ezekiel Eden. Alexandre Cormier, Jean-François Lapierre and Ruud Endemann is still a strong midfield core as well, and Helio Teixeira, if motivated, should retain his strong form of last season.

Sparta have been one year away forever it seems, and so if this is not the year it's hard to imagine hell not being raised, but Sparta now have their strongest club in a long time as well. They have an excellent starting XI, and with some savvy offseason signings in midfield, now have some strong depth. It is hard to see if there will be enough playing time for everyone.

Saint-Urbain's wealthy Pocoan owners went out and bought a million and a half players this offseason. Get ready- Uzuri Eleche, Gildas Mancion, Mariano Wilson, Jang Hwong, Hakan Mendez, Berasko Arechaga, Ezekiel Catamount and Rocco Pierdomenico were all brought in this offseason. Can they all mesh? Is there time for all of them? Will Lars Hegg Gammel be exhausted from playing the maximum possible number of matches in the World Cup?

Baltimore was a surprise of the season last season, and whilst they sent Felicio Proença to Sparta, they did keep Christophe Charlebois and have some of the best young players in the league.

Cap Nordique have Yannick Latendresse, Swartazian national teamers Fredrik Gaisban and Alex Frej, national teamer Jonathan Watson, and a talented pair of one-named strikers in Paulistinha and Leandro. Sometimes it seems like they have little else- although they were subtle offseason winners despite the departure of Alexandre Grainger- they replaced him with Artizar Medrano of Astograth and young future national teamer Patrice Proulx.

THE REST

AS Cormier are absolute no-hopers who will almost certainly play in Série B next season. Celtic are not hopeless, as they're defensively stout, but the goals will be a real problem. Chambly will go precisely as far as their talented midfield pairing of Baines Wilstead and Luc Tr'xilet will take them, although in actual fact they will almost certainly both be elsewhere by next year. Dominion are soundly mid-table, but it's hard to see them playing in international competition, their old striking issues are back to the forefront, even if they otherwise have a strong spine. Hochelaga are home to lots of PBI players, which says all you need to know. Laval is a potential relegation candidate. Maritime were once a good club, and Lucas Ribeiro still plays hard. Roberval are a pretty strong team for a newly promoted side. Rouen are not. Saint-Richard's Nicolas Quesner is close to a move to a bigger club. Sainte-Catherine are not a power side anymore, although they still have pull with international players, and have become sort of a home for players who have been given up on by other clubs- if manager Cédric Jean can pull even one or two of them around then they may be a top half side.

by **Cotdelapoms** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:22 pm

ROUNDS 1-18

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Montréal                     18  15  0   3  53  18  +35  45
  2 Sparta                       18   9  6   3  37  22  +15  33
  3 Baltimore                    18  10  3   5  38  29   +9  33
  4 Tout-Puissant Outremont      18   9  5   4  47  35  +12  32
  5 Worcester Hearts             18   9  5   4  30  20  +10  32
  6 Saint-Urbain                 18   9  4   5  34  29   +5  31
  7 Saint-Richard                18   8  6   4  23  22   +1  30
  8 Étoile Rouge                 18   8  4   6  29  30   -1  28
  9 Cosmopolitan                 18   7  6   5  26  20   +6  27
 10 Celtic                       18   7  6   5  21  21   +0  27
 11 Dominion                     18   8  2   8  19  23   -4  26
 12 Roberval                     18   7  3   8  27  23   +4  24
 13 Hochelaga                    18   7  3   8  27  26   +1  24
 14 Maritime                     18   6  4   8  30  41  -11  22
 15 Chambly                      18   5  3  10  24  27   -3  18
 16 Rouen                        18   4  5   9  29  35   -6  17
 17 AS Cormier                   18   4  3  11  20  40  -20  15
 18 Sainte-Catherine             18   3  4  11  18  37  -19  13
 19 Laval                        18   2  5  11  15  32  -17  11
 20 Cap Nordique                 18   2  5  11  18  35  -17  11

by **Cotdelapoms** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:45 am

The ACC Tour is looking for international rinks (teams) and venues for it's new venture to become world's foremost curling competition. Aspiring to be to curling what the Cafundelense First Division is to football, the ACC Tour is hoping to revolutionise global curling.

If you would like to host an event (IC'ly) or send a rink or two to the competition, please TG me.

(OOC'ly, this would not really be much of an RP'ed event, although I'd certainly encourage RP'ing if you wanted to. This would be more like bringing in foreign players to my domestic league. I currently have 4 events and 8 teams, my objective is to double that.)

by **Cotdelapoms** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:42 pm

Whaler Million Dollar Challenge!

One million dollars in prizes will be handed out at the richest event in Cotdelapomais curling!

ROUND 1
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 5–6 Federström Rink (Cap Nordique)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 11–12 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)
Lancet Rink (Île des Souris) 6–7 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms) 4–7 Courtois Rink (Côte-Est)

ROUND 2
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 7–5 Courtois Rink (Côte-Est)
Oullette Rink (Marianne) 5–10 Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms)
Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates) 7–4 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 4–5 Baines Rink (Chênederven)

ROUND 3
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 5–7 Federström Rink (Cap Nordique)
Lancet Rink (Île des Souris) 7–9 Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants)
Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms) 5–6 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 8–6 Oullette Rink (Marianne)

ROUND 4
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 8–4 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates) 7–5 Courtois Rink (Côte-Est)
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 4–10 Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 6–4 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)

ROUND 5
Lancet Rink (Île des Souris) 5–7 Federström Rink (Cap Nordique)
Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms) 6–4 Baines Rink (Chênederven)
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 5–3 Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants)
Oullette Rink (Marianne) 6–4 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)

ROUND 6
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 6–4 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 5–8 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 7–9 Courtois Rink (Côte-Est)
Lancet Rink (Île des Souris) 5–4 Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms)

ROUND 7
Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms) 6–7 Federström Rink (Cap Nordique)
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 6–5 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Oullette Rink (Marianne) 9–4 Baines Rink (Chênederven)
Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates) 7–6 Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants)

-                      Pld   W  L  Pts 
1 Federström Rink        7   7  0   14
2 Ljiytgoost Rink        7   5  2   10
3 Courtois Rink          7   5  2   10
4 Oullette Rink          7   4  3    8
5 Gignac Rink            7   3  4    6
6 Baines Rink            7   2  5    4
7 Tr'zar'Le Rink         7   1  6    2
8 Lancet Rink            7   1  6    2

Has the Fredrik Federström rink been on a roll or what? It looks like ol' Freddie is in the zone and is gunning to be the Cotdelapomais skip come Olympic time. Meanwhile, Alex Gignac's rink has been unimpressive since becoming the national rink, although the big target on their back may be the problem. There's been concerns that Alex hasn't been calling a good game, and that he may be replaced by teammate Olivier Lafontaine if the problem persists. They were hot in the last ladder tournament, though, so it may just be that they are not worrying themselves during the group stage.

Ladder round
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 6–8 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 6–3 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 4–2 Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 4–7 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 9–6 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 3–5 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 7–2 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)

Rough luck for the Polarian, but it's Fredrik Federström once again, and his rink get to take home $500,000.

With just the Inter-Provincial remaining, the order of merit looks like this:
1. Federström- 25
2. Oullette- 19
3. Gignac- 17
4. Ljiytgoost- 17
5. Baines- 17
6. Courtois- 12
7. Tz'ar'Le- 6
8. Lancet- 5

by **Cotdelapoms** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:40 pm

ROUNDS 19-28

Team                             P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Montréal                     28  21  1   6  75  31  +44  64
  2 Worcester Hearts             28  16  7   5  41  23  +18  55
  3 Tout-Puissant Outremont      28  16  5   7  76  44  +32  53
  4 Celtic                       28  15  7   6  37  29   +8  52
  5 Saint-Urbain                 28  15  7   6  60  39  +21  52
  6 Sparta                       28  14  7   7  53  37  +16  49
  7 Baltimore                    28  13  5  10  56  52   +4  44
  8 Cosmopolitan                 28  11  7  10  44  40   +4  40
  9 Hochelaga                    28  11  6  11  39  33   +6  39
 10 Étoile Rouge                 28  11  5  12  43  47   -4  38
 11 Roberval                     28  11  5  12  43  37   +6  38
 12 Saint-Richard                28  10  7  11  37  51  -14  37
 13 Maritime                     28  10  5  13  35  56  -21  35
 14 Chambly                      28   9  5  14  38  41   -3  32
 15 Dominion                     28   8  7  13  27  41  -14  31
 16 Rouen                        28   8  7  13  40  51  -11  31
 17 AS Cormier                   28   7  5  16  36  61  -25  26
 18 Laval                        28   6  7  15  31  54  -23  25
 19 Sainte-Catherine             28   6  6  16  36  56  -20  24
 20 Cap Nordique                 28   2  9  17  30  54  -24  15

by **Cotdelapoms** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:57 pm

Is there any doubt that Princess Béatrice Island would like to put one over on their former colonial masters in Nova Cambria? What is it like for visiting nations to play Mwembamba? Why is Nova Cambrian soccer so dire?

Only one of these nations can make the qualifiers for the World Cup, as they are all too lowly ranked in the Rushmori bracket. So, with a spot in World Cup 57 on the line, these three faced off in a three-team mini-league for a chance to get crushed by some of the world's biggest footballing powers!

(OOC: Only one of my non-Cotdelapoms puppets can enter the World Cup. Why not have a little fun with deciding who?)

Princess Béatrice Island 7–2 Nova Cambria
Mwembamba 0–1 Princess Béatrice Island
Nova Cambria 1–0 Mwembamba
Nova Cambria 2–5 Princess Béatrice Island
Princess Béatrice Island 1–0 Mwembamba
Mwembamba 3–1 Nova Cambria

Which do you think was most satisfying for little PBI, the 7-2 win at home against their former masters, or actually going to Nova Cambria and winning 5-2?

-                          Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Princess Béatrice Island   4   4  0  0   14   4 +10   12
2 Mwembamba                  4   1  0  3    3   4  −1    3
3 Nova Cambria               4   1  0  3    6  15  −9    3

by **Cotdelapoms** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:56 pm

The season draws to a close with the Inter-Provincial, the final bonspiel of the season.

DAY ONE:
Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms) 8–4 Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants)
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 6–8 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 6–5 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 8–10 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)

DAY TWO:
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 8–6 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Oullette Rink (Marianne) 7–4 Baines Rink (Chênederven)
Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates) 8–3 Courtois Rink (Côte-Est)
Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms) 6–3 Federström Rink (Cap Nordique)

DAY THREE:
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 7–4 Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants)
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 8–6 Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 2–4 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)
Lancet Rink (Île des Souris) 5–7 Oullette Rink (Marianne)

DAY FOUR:
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 6–10 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates) 7–4 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms) 7–5 Baines Rink (Chênederven)
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 5–7 Courtois Rink (Côte-Est)

DAY FIVE:
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 10–6 Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants)
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 5–10 Federström Rink (Cap Nordique)
Lancet Rink (Île des Souris) 5–9 Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms)
Oullette Rink (Marianne) 5–6 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)

DAY SIX:
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 6–9 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)
Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms) 10–9 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 12–11 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Courtois Rink (Côte-Est) 8–7 Baines Rink (Chênederven)

DAY SEVEN:
Baines Rink (Chênederven) 7–5 Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants)
Lancet Rink (Île des Souris) 5–9 Courtois Rink (Côte-Est)
Oullette Rink (Marianne) 6–3 Federström Rink (Cap Nordique)
Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates) 9–10 Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms)

-                       Pld   W  L  Pts 
1 Courtois Rink          7   6  1   12
  Gignac Rink            7   6  1   12
  Ljiytgoost Rink        7   6  1   12
4 Oullette Rink          7   4  3    8
5 Federström Rink        7   3  4    6
6 Baines Rink            7   1  6    2
  Lancet Rink            7   1  6    2
  Tr'zar'Le Rink         7   1  6    2

Drawing lots was needed to determine the top three and bottom three, the top three emerged as Gignac, Ljiytgoost, Courtois, and the bottom three sorted out as Lancet, Baines, Tr'zar'Le.

Ladder Round
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 8–7 Baines Rink (Chênederven)
Tr'zar'Le Rink (Îles Brillants) 6–7 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 5–2 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 5–4 Oullette Rink (Marianne)
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 7–4 Courtois Rink (Côte-Est)
Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 9–7 Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates)

Final
This led the final of the Inter-Provincial up to the two biggest rinks in Cotdelapomais curling today, although Frederik Federström had already clinched the order of merit championship...

Federström Rink (Cap Nordique) 7–9 Gignac Rink (Cotdelapoms)

Congrats to Alex Gignac and his rink to salvage the season by winning this event, after Didier Oullette won the St-Fortunat and Federström's rink won the Thistle and the Whaler Challenge.

Final order of merit:
G Federström- 33
S Gignac- 27
B Oullette- 23*
4. Ljiytgoost- 23
5. Baines- 18
6. Courtois- 17
t7. Tz'ar'Le- 8
t7. Lancet- 8

*Didier Oullette's rink earned the Bronze medal by way of winning the St-Fortunat Bonspiel, whereas the Ljiytgoost rink did not win an event.

by **Cotdelapoms** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:31 pm

CUP TIME!

Round 1
Wilmington 1-3 Trédarzec (1-3 agg)

Desharnais 3-0 Bedford Hills (3-0 agg)

Marianne FC 0-3 Xavier (0-3 agg)

Savarese 0-0 Iberville (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 2-3 PKs)

Loupville 0-0 Montréal Attak (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Saint-Raphaël 0-0 Thistles AC (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Beauharnois 1-1 Île Djorkaeff (3-1 AET, 3-1 agg)

Parkhurst 0-2 Brossard (0-2 agg)

Round 2
Cinq-Rivières 1-5 AS Cormier (1-5 agg)

Montréal Attak 2-3 Inman Square (2-3 agg)

Windsor 3-1 Beauharnois (3-1 agg)

Anselm 2-0 Brossard (2-0 agg)

Île Martin 1-0 Roberval (1-0 agg)

Trédarzec 2-0 Druids (2-0 agg)

Pont-Régis 1-1 Iberville (2-1 AET, 2-1 agg)

Vieux-Port 3-0 Xavier (3-0 agg)

Tracy 3-1 Thetford (3-1 agg)

Baie-Rouge 0-4 Sorel (0-4 agg)

Powell 8-0 Vc'Irt'Xik Tourists (8-0 agg)

Bookbinders FC 2-0 Kenata (2-0 agg)

Rachel's FC 1-0 Bonaventure (1-0 agg)

Thistles AC 1-2 Cœurs Albionpool (1-2 agg)

Mineau-Ouest 1-2 Phoenix Motors (1-2 agg)

Val d'Argent 1-1 Desharnais (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-0 PKs)

Round 3
Windsor 2-2 Rouen (2-3 AET, 2-3 agg)

Vieux-Port 2-1 Saint-Richard (2-1 agg)

Côte-Nord 1-1 Dragons (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-1 PKs)

Sainte-Catherine 6-1 Sorel (6-1 agg)

Trédarzec 1-1 Rachel's FC (1-2 AET, 1-2 agg)

Île Martin 1-3 Pont-Régis (1-3 agg)

Upsetters 1-0 Hamilton (1-0 agg)

St-Fortunat 3-2 Powell (3-2 agg)

Sainte-Thérèse 0-1 Portsmouth (0-1 agg)

Val d'Argent 2-1 Anselm (2-1 agg)

Tracy 1-0 Cœurs Albionpool (1-0 agg)

Bookbinders FC 0-2 Phoenix United (0-2 agg)

Inman Square 2-4 Charlevoix (2-4 agg)

AS Cormier 0-2 Vannes (0-2 agg)

Lacs d'Été 3-0 Kingston (3-0 agg)

Hochelaga 2-0 Phoenix Motors (2-0 agg)

Round 4
Maritime 2-6 Hochelaga (2-6 agg)

Sainte-Catherine 1-0 Sparta (1-0 agg)

Celtic 2-0 Côte-Nord (2-0 agg)

Cosmopolitan 3-1 Rouen (3-1 agg)

Lacs d'Été 0-0 Charlevoix (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 2-4 PKs)

Portsmouth 3-0 Pont-Régis (3-0 agg)

Phoenix United 1-0 Vannes (1-0 agg)

Baltimore 7-2 Val d'Argent (7-2 agg)

Cap Nordique 1-1 Gradiel (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 3-1 PKs)

Dominion 0-0 Vieux-Port (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Worcester Hearts 2-0 Upsetters (2-0 agg)

Rachel's FC 0-3 Amherst (0-3 agg)

Étoile Rouge 3-4 Montréal (3-4 agg)

Laval 1-2 St-Fortunat (1-2 agg)

Saint-Urbain 0-0 Tout-Puissant Outremont (1-0 AET, 1-0 agg)

Tracy 0-3 Chambly (0-3 agg)

Round 5
Cap Nordique 1-1 Baltimore (1-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 0-2 PKs)

Saint-Urbain 1-0 Chambly (1-0 agg)

Sainte-Catherine 2-1 Vieux-Port (2-1 agg)

Worcester Hearts 0-1 Phoenix United (0-1 agg)

Hochelaga 0-4 Cosmopolitan (0-4 agg)

Celtic 2-3 Amherst (2-3 agg)

Charlevoix 3-0 St-Fortunat (3-0 agg)

Montréal 2-0 Portsmouth (2-0 agg)

Quarter-Finals
Amherst 0-1 Phoenix United (0-1 agg)

Charlevoix 2-0 Montréal (2-0 agg)

Sainte-Catherine 0-3 Baltimore (0-3 agg)

Saint-Urbain 0-3 Cosmopolitan (0-3 agg)

Semi-Finals
Charlevoix 1-0 Cosmopolitan (1-0 agg)

Baltimore 1-0 Phoenix United (1-0 agg)

Finals
Charlevoix 1-3 Baltimore (1-3 agg)

Who knew? Congrats to Baltimore for winning their first ever trophy and earning entry into Cygnus Cup.

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:24 pm

MATCHDAYS 29-37

Série A Standings

Team                              P   W   D   L  For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Montréal                     37  28   3   6  101  37  +64  87
  2 Tout-Puissant Outremont      37  22   6   9   97  62  +35  72
  3 Worcester Hearts             37  21   7   9   53  36  +17  70
  4 Celtic                       37  18   8  11   45  42   +3  62
  5 Sparta                       37  18   7  12   78  50  +28  61
  6 Saint-Urbain                 37  18   7  12   76  62  +14  61
  7 Cosmopolitan                 37  16  10  11   67  49  +18  58
  8 Baltimore                    37  15   8  14   71  72   -1  53
  9 Roberval                     37  15   7  15   61  54   +7  52
 10 Hochelaga                    37  14  10  13   56  45  +11  52
 11 Maritime                     37  13   9  15   45  66  -21  48
 12 Chambly                      37  13   8  16   53  54   -1  47
 13 Saint-Richard                37  13   7  17   51  74  -23  46
 14 Dominion                     37  12   8  17   46  60  -14  44
 15 Rouen                        37  11  10  16   53  65  -12  43
 16 Étoile Rouge                 37  12   5  20   47  65  -18  41
 17 Sainte-Catherine             37  10   8  19   53  73  -20  38
 18 AS Cormier                   37  10   6  21   49  84  -35  36
 19 Laval                        37   7  10  20   41  72  -31  31
 20 Cap Nordique                 37   6  12  19   49  70  -21  30

The most dominating season in years is nearly drawn to a close, and the most exciting story is the complete and utter failure of Cap Nordique. Injuries decimated the team, and now they are left picking up the pieces- although the pieces will likely wind up being picked up by the league's other clubs. Countless major names of Cotdelapomais football will need new homes, namely national team goalkeeper Yannick Latendresse, Fredrik Gaisban of Swartaz, national team midfielder Jonathan Watson and Cafundelense striker Paulistinha, although you can bet that the big clubs at the top and the suddenly flush with cash Saint-Urbain will be among those who come asking. If you replace Celtic and Cap Nordique with one another, the table isn't too shocking, however! Étoile Rouge's poor season can be explained away with fixture congestion, injuries and a lack of squad depth. Sainte-Catherine can be explained as simply a bad club. The (relative) success of Celtic is shocking, but they built a sturdy defence- the third best in Série A this season. Expect them to feast on the scraps of Cap Nordique!

by **Cotdelapoms** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:36 pm

The Série A season is over, and it ended with a huge whimper for Celtic, who were hoping to shock the world and make the Globe Cup before they were EVISCERATED 6-0 by Tout-Puissant. This opened the door for Saint-Urbain, who got a win on the trot over Roberval.

MATCHDAY 38
Laval 1-0 Worcester Hearts
Roberval 2-3 Saint-Urbain
Rouen 1-2 Saint-Richard
Cap Nordique 3-0 Sainte-Catherine
Étoile Rouge 1-0 Cosmopolitan
AS Cormier 1-4 Baltimore
Sparta 0-1 Montréal
Maritime 2-1 Chambly
Tout-Puissant Outremont 6-0 Celtic
Dominion 3-1 Hochelaga

Team                              P   W   D   L  For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Montréal                     38  29   3   6  102  37  +65  90
  2 Tout-Puissant Outremont      38  23   6   9  103  62  +41  75
  3 Worcester Hearts             38  21   7  10   53  37  +16  70
  4 Saint-Urbain                 38  19   7  12   79  64  +15  64
  5 Celtic                       38  18   8  12   45  48   -3  62
  6 Sparta                       38  18   7  13   78  51  +27  61
  7 Cosmopolitan                 38  16  10  12   67  50  +17  58
  8 Baltimore                    38  16   8  14   75  73   +2  56
  9 Roberval                     38  15   7  16   63  57   +6  52
 10 Hochelaga                    38  14  10  14   57  48   +9  52
 11 Maritime                     38  14   9  15   47  67  -20  51
 12 Saint-Richard                38  14   7  17   53  75  -22  49
 13 Chambly                      38  13   8  17   54  56   -2  47
 14 Dominion                     38  13   8  17   49  61  -12  47
 15 Étoile Rouge                 38  13   5  20   48  65  -17  44
 16 Rouen                        38  11  10  17   54  67  -13  43
 17 Sainte-Catherine             38  10   8  20   53  76  -23  38
 18 AS Cormier                   38  10   6  22   50  88  -38  36
 19 Laval                        38   8  10  20   42  72  -30  34
 20 Cap Nordique                 38   7  12  19   52  70  -18  33

So, here are your helpful lists for this Série A season!

TQCC: Montréal
Globe Cup: Tout-Puissant Outremont, Worcester Hearts, Saint-Urbain
Rushmori Copa de Campeones: Montréal, Tout-Puissant Outremont
Rushmori Copa de Princípes: Worcester Hearts, Saint-Urbain
Rushmori Copa de los Islas: Montréal[/b]
Cygnus Cup: Baltimore

Bravia Motors Golden Boot:
1. Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis (Tout-Puissant Outremont)- 25
2. Danilinho (Montréal)- 23
3. Imre Ulsson (Sparta)- 22
4.(t) Christophe Charlebois (Baltimore)- 21
4.(t) Jesper Jensen (Montréal)- 21

TEAM OF THE SEASON:
GK- Romain Frederikson (Worcester Hearts)
D- Noë Renault (Worcester Hearts)
D- Yuri Utepov (Sparta)
D- Alexandre Grainger (Montréal)
MF- Jesper Jensen (Montréal)
MF- Róbson (Montréal)
MF- Rodrigue M'Benga (Worcester Hearts)
MF- Gaëtan LaChance (Tout-Puissant Outremont)
F- Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis (Tout-Puissant Outremont)
F- Danilinho (Montréal)
F- Imre Ulsson (Sparta)

Second and Third teams of the Season:
GKs: Getúlio (Montréal)/Lars Hegg Gammel (Saint-Urbain)
Ds: Creysson (Worcester Hearts), Guillaume Leblanc (Hochelaga), Adrian Njulae (Cosmopolitan)/Jonathan Barrie (Worcester Hearts), Ricky Aier (Montréal), Jairo Velasco (Sparta)
MFs: Johan Hesse (Tout-Puissant Outremont), Aquillius Razava (Tout-Puissant Outremont), Ismaël Yarrez (Sparta), Eneko Dicharry (Worcester Hearts)/Alexandre Faille (Montréal), Sacha St-Onge (Montréal), Paulo Fabbri (Cosmopolitan), Zeruko Zarranz (Sparta)
Fs: Christophe Charlebois (Baltimore), Pierre-Alexandre Séguin (Worcester Hearts), Jean Galletti (Tout-Puissant Outremont)/Hakan Mendez (Saint-Urbain), Ramón (Cosmopolitan), Erubiel Navarro (Tout-Puissant Outremont)

by **Cotdelapoms** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:09 pm

Who is Cotdelapoms' most popular athlete?

Well, we here at Sport+ wanted to find out! We surveyed our viewers and readers and our personalities and came up with this very scientific list. The top 16 finish in the World Cup of football and top 4 finish in the World Cup of Hockey made for a list surprisingly dense in those two sports and less involved for the rugby players, race car drivers and Serge Charest-X'Arc'H.

TOP 10
1. Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis (footballer)
2. Jesper Jensen (footballer)
3. Rick Jones (hockey)
4. Julien Champagne (hockey)
5. Loïk Mailhot (footballer)
6. Pierre Drouin (hockey)
7. Alexandre Briére (hockey)
8. Shannon Noébrand (rugby player)
9. Pascal Sévigny (hockey)
10. Alexandre Pouliot (auto racer)

by **Cotdelapoms** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:08 pm

Série B final table

Congrats to champion and Série A debutant Brossard! Welcome back to Série A Charlevoix and Vieux-Port!

Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Brossard            46  27  12   7  81  49  +32  93
  2 Charlevoix          46  27  11   8  58  27  +31  92
  3 Vieux-Port          46  21  15  10  55  38  +17  78
  4 Gradiel             46  22  11  13  50  45   +5  77
  5 Powell              46  21  12  13  53  31  +22  75
  6 Kenata              46  21  11  14  53  40  +13  74
  7 Portsmouth          46  21  11  14  55  50   +5  74
  8 Anselm              46  20  13  13  47  35  +12  73
  9 Kingston            46  17  19  10  46  34  +12  70
 10 Amherst             46  18  15  13  40  31   +9  69
 11 Vannes              46  19  12  15  61  52   +9  69
 12 Côte-Nord           46  17  15  14  62  54   +8  66
 13 Sainte-Thérèse      46  17  14  15  36  33   +3  65
 14 Windsor             46  13  17  16  40  43   -3  56
 15 Tracy               46  15   9  22  69  78   -9  54
 16 Sorel               46  14  12  20  56  72  -16  54
 17 St-Fortunat         46  11  19  16  33  43  -10  52
 18 Dragons             46  11  17  18  35  54  -19  50
 19 Bonaventure         46   9  19  18  38  45   -7  46
 20 Phoenix United      46  10  14  22  45  71  -26  44
 21 Baie-Rouge          46   9  17  20  30  47  -17  44
 22 Lacs d'Été          46   9  15  22  51  67  -16  42
 23 Hamilton            46  10  11  25  25  42  -17  41
 24 Inman Square        46   6  13  27  56  94  -38  31

by **Cotdelapoms** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:28 am

It's been a good rugby summer for Cotdelapoms, having embarked on a brief tour of the world and emerging with a mostly unblemished record. It started with a two-test series with Mytannion taking place on each side of the strait, and the Strong Apples made the most of it. The first leg of the series took place at Stade de Cotdelapoms, which had previously never been trashed by rowdy Mytanar rebels. Ingpor Evarsson put the men in green ahead early and elated those rebels- the Thessia Jets outside-centre was an absolute nuisance to the Apples in both tests. Benoît Dostie and Shannon Noébrand each had strong tests though as the Apples wound up winning the home leg 24-12.

In Mytannion, the environment was considerably more hostile, and with the pouring rain impeding the play it seemed like the game would be low-scoring and dirty, just as the Mytanars like it. The power of Curtis Wickham, however, made that not the case as the Apples took their second test, by winning 20-9. Next up came a highly forgettable trip to Kulverint, although we saw some strong pack play that came to be the sole bit of encouragement. The tour ended with a big win over Swartaz in Swartaz's freezing rain that was ultimately settled on the pristine kicking of Johann Racicot. Cotdelapoms have to be considered a potential threat to win the upcoming Banque Polaris Six Nations tournament after convincing wins against Swartaz and Mytannion, who are likely the other biggest threats.

by **Cotdelapoms** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:07 am

NEWS BITS

The ACC Tour has rebranded it's signature curling series as the Global Curling Championship, now with teams from Polar Islandstates, Darmen, Tamarindia, Zwangzug, Nova Cambria and Civil Citizenry. The hope is to also entice the notably prickly teams from Virabia to enter, although in their traditionally isolationist Virabi ways, the new GCC has yet to receive a confirmation. There will also be new events added to the current four-event schedule, including bonspiels abroad in Civil Citizenry and Nova Cambria. The series is looking for a title sponsor (OOC: TG me if you want to provide a title sponsor. Logo is a must.), but has secured a considerable amount of secondary sponsorship and is looking at awarding an unprecedented C$1 million prize to the series winner.

There has been a major shakeup at Baseball Cotdelapoms, under the order of former national team manager and new VP of baseball operations François Désilets. Whilst our nation's two teams in the IBL continue to do moderately well, and Cotdelapomais talent playing abroad in Qazox thrives, domestic baseball remains non-existent at the professional level in Cotdelapoms, which has prompted Désilets to begin talking to various markets about forming an 8 team independent national league. The hope is to build ballparks capable of holding from 6000 to 10000 spectators in markets capable of hosting a team of his nature- perhaps not major media markets where the team will have to compete with top level football, hockey and the CFL, but in cities where baseball can regain some of the traction it had after World Baseball Classic 17.

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:56 pm

CHL Season Preview!

This season, the CHL features two new teams, a whole heap of interesting questions and so much on the line, with the Champions League back and giving Cotdelapomais clubs a chance to prove their global supremacy. Four teams will get the honour of playing international hockey, which is now the objective of every team when the season begins. Here at Bench Minor, we've decided to break it down team by team so you don't have to even watch a game this season to know what's up.

From worst to best:

St-Fortunat Saints- Saints are largely hopeless, but they have done a decent job drafting and have a good group of young players together for the future. C Julian Windham is hoping to have a breakout season, and the team will be helped along by the smart signing of Gyatso-kai's D Ko Piandao, who plays with the killer edge that is beloved by the handful of people who are still fans of the Saints.

Sherbrooke Mâtins- The first major pro sports team in Îles Brillants, and the lesser of the two expansion teams, the Mastiffs had an OK expansion draft and are clearly not worried about competing this year. G Markos de Raek from Polar Islandstates was a savvy pick, and they should be solid defensively and on the power play with René Lemay running it.

Baltimore Gulls- For whatever reason the management of the Gulls want to win now despite being an expansion team, perhaps because they are a historic second division city that is now facing the stress of having to compete with the success of Baltimore's Série A club. They brought in a full on star in RW Pierre Belcambre, who is a consistent 20 goal scorer after five years in Portsmouth. They also poached Ian Leblanc with the first pick of the expansion draft away from Albionpool, which is an interesting signing as he's young and talented, but is too much of a headcase for a situation like this.

Rouen Caribou- Rouen have a strong core, Benoît Cohen is a legitimate star, and Andrus Alexopopoulos is about as difficult player to play against as there is in the league, but there's a real lack of depth on this team- turnover magnet Marty Duval shouldn't be getting second line minutes in the CHL.

Kingston Musketeers- The CHL's most meat-heady fans have a pretty deep squad but a lack of real stars. We're ranking them low out of the hope that something awful will happen and they'll have a bad year.

Cap Nordique Drakkar- D Emile D'Aoust is still a star, Princess Béatrice Island national RW Yannick Jodoc is still a good goal scorer, and this is still a weak team.

Sorel Pomhommes- Julian Morris is a talented goaltender, and Marc-Antoine Parent is a good player to build a team around, but good lord do they not score.

Lacs d'Été Otters- It is pretty appropriate that their team is built around Roch Cormier, since he's a quiet and unassuming star and this team is quiet and unassuming but can beat any team on their day.

Chambly Brasseurs- Nobody goes to these games to do anything but get drunk, so it's fitting they now have a Waaldish star. LW Alex var der Kamm should score 30 goals.

Xavier Ours Polaires- Still perhaps our most boring team, playing in the most boring city. Rad sweaters, though.

Saint-Urbain Citadelles- The shock team of two years ago is back in the middle of the pack, where they belong. They have a decent enough core for the future, but they will need to make a big move if they want to win any time soon.

Charlevoix Montagnards- This is José Thibodeau's year to take over the goaltender job, and thank god for that after years of a miserable goaltending tandem. Maybe this year they will get out of round one.

PBI Rangers- The Rangers are gasping for air out in the middle of the road. Resigning Adam Wrentham was a foolish idea, and whilst Mytanar winger Ilya Saiyfulemindirov has an exciting name and is an exciting player, there's not much else going on.

Portsmouth Mallards- Jean-Luc Barr and Julien Champagne get all the attention, but Louis Periard is as good as either, but without the supporting cast. Hopefully the arrival of Gyatso-kai winger Ngo Du will help.

Île d'Elisabeth Osprey- Their window has closed, as they are a bit too old to fight for the championship, but Maxime Deslauriers is obviously still a stud goaltender and even the most hardened Mariner fan has to admit Marco Trussina is a good player in the CHL.

Albionpool Oak Leafs- Ha ha ha. This team thinks it's going to compete for a title.

Montréal Royals- Christian Bruneau's men are once and again far and away the most interesting team in the CHL, using advanced statistical measures to turn around a team that was once the laughing stock of the league. The problem is that they seem to have hit a wall where they can't get too far into the playoffs. Gyatso-kai's all-WCoH XV goaltender Shu Huanguo has arrived to try to bridge the gap between the Royals and the rest of the top teams, and the other inspired arrival was Andrew Barnet, the ex-Portsmouth defenceman who came over in one of the more daring trades of the offeason.

Côte-Est Mariners- Jean-André Vlemincx remains one of the best players in the country, and Newmanistani goaltender Ian Tinordi has been brought in to rival Deslaurier in the east coast goaltending arms race.

Hamilton Tigers- Jean-Luc Barr's coming out party is going to be this year, and if it's not there will be a lot of pressure on Tigers coach Gustave Laporte. Hopefully goalie Pierre Renault is up for the challenge.

Outremont Owls- Rick Jones and Pierre Drouin are all-world, we all know this, but they have built up a massive reputation for cracking under pressure and if they don't ditch it soon they might as well split up.

Worcester Snowbirds- The main rivals for Montréal this year will once again be the Snowbirds who are going to try to compete with Montréal less with raw firepower and more with subtle depth- this team can roll four lines that are all going to grind and compete. Defensively the Snowbirds are a little thin, but Marc Berri looks about ready to pass the torch on to Alexis Landry, who will be perfectly capable.

Montréal Cotdelapomais- The defending champions somehow managed to get even better in the offseason with the addition of massive Mytanar defenceman Wesley Tuuijkers and Princess Béatrice Island international winger Erwan Deniel, who is a scrapper who will be very useful come playoff time. Julien Champagne is liable to score 50 goals this year, and Luca Messina is a threat for 100 points. Pascal Sévigny is the undisputed best goaltender in the country. Rezzi Tzar'kr'El is arrogant, brash and brilliant more often than not, and will be a target of attacks from all comers- which might keep Champagne and Messina safe.

by **Cotdelapoms** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:14 am

It's the offseason, and the transfer window is about to open once again in Série A- and with big club Cap Nordique being relegated there's a lot of moves about to happen. Already we've seen Fredrik Gaisban move to Montréal and Alex Frej head to Celtic, although those moves will be confirmed when the window opens Friday. The other worst kept secret in Série A is that Montréal goalkeeper Getúlio is retiring, which will prompt Le Tricolore to spend on either Yannick Latendresse or Lars Hegg Gammel. Here's a list of players likely for sale and where they may end up:

Yannick Latendresse- Obviously any big wage earner at Cap Nordique is on their way out (although rumours have Jonathan Watson staying out of loyalty), and Latendresse may be the most in demand. With Getúlio retiring and Tout-Puissant Outremont looking to upgrade Jimmy London, the price on Latendresse may move higher than he is worth at 30 years old. Lars Hegg Gammel of Saint-Urbain is another option, but Saint-Urbain has set his price tag astronomically high in order to cash in on his sale should it occur- they are in the driving seat and have no reason to sell. Nor does Worcester have a reason to move Romain Frederiksson. There is obviously also the option of either club signing an international 'keeper, which Outremont will almost certainly do if they lose out on Latendresse, the Cotdelapoms #1.

Christian- The hard partying Cosmopolitan winger may have worn out his welcome at the capital club and will likely be sold this offseason. He has fairly extensive national team experience, and was, at the time, Cosmopolitan's biggest signing. His pace is still there, and he's just as talented on the ball as ever, but he is easily distracted and has not been as consistent since joining Cosmopolitan as he was with little Sainte-Catherine. Rumours have always swirled around his off-field activities, so he may be best off in a place like Saint-Urbain or Côte-Est.

Elvis Andropolous- Montréal's purchase of Andropolous was genius at the time, but he is now surplus to demands with the team having a midfield that features Jesper Jensen, Alexandre Faille, Sacha St-Onge, Stefano Della Citta, Róbson and Jean Bédard. There is not enough playing time to go around and Andropolous seems like the obvious one to go, with Faille and St-Onge being too popular, Jensen being too good and the others being too young. Andropolous is only 26, so he's certainly a valuable contributor and has no problems with being out of the limelight. If Celtic are serious about getting back to where they were ten years ago, there are worse places to start than with Elvis.

Guillaume Leblanc- Hochelaga are going to sell high on their national team defender, much like Chambly with Loïk Mailhot before them. Good reinvestment could keep Hochelaga in the top flight for 10 years, shoddy work like Chambly did with the money could make them a yo-yo team. Leblanc would fit in about anywhere, although there's a good chance he'll go abroad.

Paulistinha and Leandro- The Cafundelense/Mytanar strike duo at Cap Nordique will certainly be sent elsewhere, and the question is only "where". Ultimately, just about anyone but Montréal and Outremont need scoring help, so it might just be a fiscal arms race. If Celtic's seriousness of competing in UICA/Rushmori competitions is the story of the offseason, expect them to pick up one. If Outremont are concerned Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis is soon to retire, don't be surprised to see them get one just in case, although this may create uncertainty on the bench.

by **Cotdelapoms** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:57 pm

Team                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montréal Cotdelapomais    84   43  20  21   232  193  +39   106
 2 Hamilton Tigers           84   39  23  22   234  203  +31   101
 3 Worcester Snowbirds       84   39  21  24   218  194  +24    99
 4 Outremont Owls            84   35  26  23   207  191  +16    96
 5 Île d'Elisabeth Osprey    84   39  17  28   226  202  +24    95
 6 Xavier Ours Polaires      84   37  21  26   201  181  +20    95
 7 Côte-Est Mariners         84   36  19  29   234  216  +18    91
 8 Montréal Royals           84   33  21  30   239  224  +15    87
 9 PBI Rangers               84   31  24  29   205  213   −8    86
10 Portsmouth Mallards       84   33  19  32   188  179   +9    85
11 Sherbrooke Mâtins         84   36  12  36   210  204   +6    84
12 Albionpool Oak Leafs      84   28  28  28   194  190   +4    84
13 Charlevoix Montagnards    84   28  23  33   191  192   −1    79
14 Saint-Urbain Citadelles   84   30  19  35   186  202  −16    79
15 St-Fortunat Saints        84   29  20  35   178  191  −13    78
16 Sorel Pomhommes           84   27  20  37   201  213  −12    74
17 Chambly Brasseurs         84   20  34  30   192  207  −15    74
18 Lacs d'Été Otters         84   27  19  38   198  226  −28    73
19 Cap Nordique Drakkar      84   28  16  40   178  217  −39    72
20 Rouen Caribou             84   24  24  36   195  219  −24    72
21 Kingston Musketeers       84   25  20  39   189  206  −17    70
22 Baltimore Gulls           84   22  24  38   196  229  −33    68

Another year, another CHL season has gone by, another tense Cotdelapomais vs. Royals matchup in the playoffs!

ROUND ONE PLAYOFFS
Montréal Cotdelapomais 1–1 Montréal Royals (1–2 OT)
Montréal Cotdelapomais 3–2 Montréal Royals
Montréal Royals 1–1 Montréal Cotdelapomais (1-2 OT)
Montréal Royals 4–1 Montréal Cotdelapomais
Montréal Cotdelapomais 2–1 Montréal Royals
Montréal Royals 3–5 Montréal Cotdelapomais

(Montréal Cotdelapomais win series 4-2)

Outremont Owls 0–2 Île d'Elisabeth Osprey
Outremont Owls 2–3 Île d'Elisabeth Osprey
Île d'Elisabeth Osprey 3–4 Outremont Owls
Île d'Elisabeth Osprey 0–1 Outremont Owls
Outremont Owls 2–3 Île d'Elisabeth Osprey
Île d'Elisabeth Osprey 4–5 Outremont Owls
Outremont Owls 3–2 Île d'Elisabeth Osprey

(Outremont Owls win series 4-3)

Worcester Snowbirds 5–4 Xavier Ours Polaires
Worcester Snowbirds 1–0 Xavier Ours Polaires
Xavier Ours Polaires 0–0 Worcester Snowbirds (0–1 OT)
Xavier Ours Polaires 2–4 Worcester Snowbirds

(Worcester Snowbirds win series 4-0)

Hamilton Tigers 2–0 Côte-Est Mariners
Hamilton Tigers 5–3 Côte-Est Mariners
Côte-Est Mariners 2–1 Hamilton Tigers
Côte-Est Mariners 3–2 Hamilton Tigers
Hamilton Tigers 1–0 Côte-Est Mariners
Côte-Est Mariners 1–3 Hamilton Tigers

(Hamilton Tigers win series 4-2)

DUMAS CUP SEMI FINALS
Montréal Cotdelapomais 6–6 Outremont Owls (6-7 OT)
Montréal Cotdelapomais 4–2 Outremont Owls
Outremont Owls 2–5 Montréal Cotdelapomais
Outremont Owls 2–3 Montréal Cotdelapomais
Montréal Cotdelapomais 0–2 Outremont Owls
Outremont Owls 1–2 Montréal Cotdelapomais

(Montréal Cotdelapomais win series 4-2)

Hamilton Tigers 0–3 Worcester Snowbirds
Hamilton Tigers 0–1 Worcester Snowbirds
Worcester Snowbirds 2–0 Hamilton Tigers
Worcester Snowbirds 4–3 Hamilton Tigers

(Worcester Snowbirds win series 4-0)

DUMAS CUP FINALS
Montréal Cotdelapomais 3–5 Worcester Snowbirds
Montréal Cotdelapomais 2–2 Worcester Snowbirds (3–2 OT)
Worcester Snowbirds 1–1 Montréal Cotdelapomais (1–2 OT)
Worcester Snowbirds 2–4 Montréal Cotdelapomais
Montréal Cotdelapomais 1–0 Worcester Snowbirds

(Montréal Cotdelapomais win series 4-1)

With three Dumas Cups in four years now, it's not unreasonable to consider Montréal Cotdelapomais a dynasty?

Champions League Entrants
Montréal Cotdelapomais
Worcester Snowbirds
Hamilton Tigers
Outremont Owls

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:47 pm

1 Albionpool Rangers          11-5
 2 Cap Nordique Argonauts      9-7
 3 Montréal Saints             9-7
 4 Hamilton Galaxy             8-8
 5 Worcester Ibex              8-8
 6 Portsmouth Sea Dogs         8-8
 7 Outremont Aigles            7-1-8
 8 Baltimore Explorers         6-10
 9 Charlevoix Bataillon Vert   5-1-10

Seriously, this again? Oh, well. It's a new season of the CFL, the perplexingly popular sport that nobody seems to actually follow or know about. This season saw some stability as no teams changed from last time out, although once again only Cap Nordique managed to draw any sort of real attendance- an average of 35,000 fans a game- with the league's other 8 teams averaging 8500. Fans have started to turn out in Baltimore and Portsmouth, although the league is still embarrassed that no matter what, noobdy goes to see Albionpool- regardless of the team name, colours, or whether or not they win. They had the best record in the league during the regular season at 11-5 and their players won a bunch of awards. It's all about the playoffs, though, let's see how that went...

PRELIMINARY ROUND
Hamilton Galaxy 42–19 Worcester Ibex

SEMI-FINALS
Albionpool Rangers 46–17 Hamilton Galaxy
Cap Nordique Argonauts 28–30 Montréal Saints

COUPE DARJEELING (played in Hamilton, Chênederven)
Albionpool Rangers 35–31 Montréal Saints

Congrats to the Albionpool Rangers for doing the one thing that might get people to care about them. And by people I mean "Nordistes" and by care about them I meant "hate them even more".

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:59 pm

BasketCotdelapoms / Barsteeg Basketball Championship

-                        Pld    W   L   Pts 
 1 Worcester Jackals      36   27   9    27
 2 Hamilton Lions         36   26  10    26
 3 Albionpool Capitals    36   23  13    23
 4 Laval Geais Bleu       36   20  16    20
 5 Montréal Huskies       36   19  17    19
 6 Portsmouth Pike        36   17  19    17
 7 Outremont Tours        36   16  20    16
 8 Gradiel Bûcherons      36   14  22    14
 9 Kingston Celtics       36    9  27     9
10 Sherbrooke Armada      36    9  27     9

Playoffs:
SEMI-FINALS
Worcester Jackals 76–77 Laval Geais Bleu
Worcester Jackals 75–89 Laval Geais Bleu
Laval Geais Bleu 82–85 Worcester Jackals
Laval Geais Bleu 68–69 Worcester Jackals
Laval Geais Bleu 79–85 Worcester Jackals
Worcester Jackals 93–73 Laval Geais Bleu

(Worcester win 4-2)

Hamilton Lions 63–82 Albionpool Capitals
Hamilton Lions 73–82 Albionpool Capitals
Albionpool Capitals 83–76 Hamilton Lions
Albionpool Capitals 69–76 Hamilton Lions
Albionpool Capitals 84–76 Hamilton Lions

(Albionpool wins 4-1)

FINAL:
Worcester Jackals 85–59 Albionpool Capitals
Worcester Jackals 74–90 Albionpool Capitals
Albionpool Capitals 92–83 Worcester Jackals
Albionpool Capitals 67–103 Worcester Jackals
Albionpool Capitals 81–92 Worcester Jackals
Worcester Jackals 80–76 Albionpool Capitals

Worcester Jackals are BasketCotdelapoms Champions!

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:14 am

One year on from falling just short of the NCFL Premiership, our Albionpool Ravens finished dead last on the most recent season's ladder, partially due to losing some of their prime talent in the offseason, and partially because of injuries.

-                        Pld    W   L   Pts 
 1 Bridgeport Seagulls    22   14   8    42
   Burlington Bulls       22   14   8    42
 3 Cornwall Rovers        22   13   9    39
   Windsor Broncos        22   13   9    39
 5 Halifax Titans         22   11  11    33
 6 Cambridge BayBirds     22   11  11    33
 7 Ryder Harbour Waves    22   11  11    33
 8 Victoria Sharks        22   10  12    30
 9 Mills Chanticleers     22   10  12    30
10 Rushholme Raiders      22   10  12    30
11 Sunderland Dragons     22    8  14    24
12 Albionpool Ravens      22    7  15    21

Léopard Noir Ligue Futsal

-                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Cap Nordique Mytanar Exiles   14    7   4   3    38   31   +7    25
2 Sorel Rousseau                14    8   0   6    46   52   −6    24
3 Bravia Motors                 14    7   2   5    41   44   −3    23
4 Metis Montréal                14    6   3   5    63   52  +11    21
5 Albionpool Alex Rideau        14    6   2   6    55   47   +8    20
6 Beauharnois                   14    4   6   4    54   44  +10    18
7 Cormier Windsor               14    3   5   6    40   49   −9    14
8 RC Portsmouth                 14    3   2   9    20   38  −18    11

-                         Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 
 1 Thessia Jets            22   15   0   7   494  428  +66    45
 2 PBI Pirates             22   14   1   7   537  397 +140    43
 3 Alouettes d'Outremont   22   13   1   8   528  408 +120    40
 4 Racing Cassia '78       22   11   0  11   484  437  +47    33
 5 Albionpool Druids       22   10   3   9   474  457  +17    33
 6 Charlevoix              22   11   0  11   445  481  −36    33
 7 Newport Ghosts          22   10   1  11   447  483  −36    31
 8 Pontinurii Dragons      22   10   0  12   484  458  +26    30
 9 Club Ebor '02           22    9   1  12   488  496   −8    28
10 Caribou de Montréal     22    9   1  12   431  551 −120    28
11 Worcester Distillers    22    8   1  13   400  533 −133    25
12 Nasto Islanders         22    7   1  14   412  495  −83    22

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:40 am

Junior Hockey Results

LHJMM

-                              Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Montréal Wanderers           38   20  10   8   115   89  +26    50
 2 Baie-Rouge Huskies           38   17  11  10   100   83  +17    45
 3 Hiverville Harfangs          38   17  11  10    94   80  +14    45
 4 Saint-Richard Rockets        38   18   9  11   110   98  +12    45
 5 Papineau Bison               38   15  13  10    91   81  +10    43
 6 Hochelaga Maroons            38   18   7  13    93   84   +9    43
 7 Mineau-Ouest Ours Polaires   38   15  11  12    97   92   +5    41
 8 Outremont Patriotes          38   15  11  12   108  107   +1    41
 9 Saint-Urbain Chevaliers      38   16   8  14    88   88    0    40
10 Tracy Alouettes              38   13  11  14   100   96   +4    37
11 Laval Voisins                38   13  10  15    79   87   −8    36
12 Beauport Clippers            38   14   7  17    85   88   −3    35
13 Outremont Auteurs            38   10  15  13    78   86   −8    35
14 Roberval Prédateurs          38   13   9  16    73   81   −8    35
15 Cap Nordique Arctic          38   11  12  15    98  100   −2    34
16 Pont-Vendredi Bûcherons      38   12  10  16    81   88   −7    34
17 Val d'Argent Foreurs         38   12   9  17    93   94   −1    33
18 Saint-Raphaël Loups          38   11   9  18    78   97  −19    31
19 Sainte-Catherine Rooster     38    8  13  17    98  114  −16    29
20 Iberville Titan              38   10   8  20    86  112  −26    28

SHL

-                             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Windsor Wasps               38   21   9   8    80   44  +36    51
 2 Credit River Warriors       38   20   7  11    91   62  +29    47
 3 Arkell Thistles             38   16  13   9    77   55  +22    45
 4 Cambridge Kodiaks           38   17  10  11    79   61  +18    44
 5 River View Explorers        38   18   8  12    83   69  +14    44
 6 Portsmouth Canalmen         38   16  11  11    83   81   +2    43
 7 Wilmington Lampreys         38   16   9  13    71   68   +3    41
 8 Rouen Attak                 38   16   7  15    76   73   +3    39
 9 Worcester IceCats           38   14  11  13    69   59  +10    39
10 Bright Point Chanticleers   38   16   7  15    66   54  +12    39
11 Powell Jaguars              38   15   8  15    86   79   +7    38
12 Dryden Gladiators           38   16   6  16    77   70   +7    38
13 Amherst Huskies             38   14  10  14    74   71   +3    38
14 Chillicothe Jackalopes      38   14  10  14    53   69  −16    38
15 Bedford Hills Lumberjacks   38   12  11  15    70   79   −9    35
16 Burlington Mountaineers     38   10   9  19    71   88  −17    29
17 Albionpool Oakies           38    8  13  17    45   69  −24    29
18 St. Anthony Talons          38   11   7  20    58   87  −29    29
19 Parkhurst Griffins          38    8  11  19    47   74  −27    27
20 Gradiel Geese               38    7  13  18    48   92  −44    27

BRUNEAU CUP
Hosted in Saint-Richard, Marianne

Montréal Wanderers 4–5 Saint-Richard Rockets
Windsor Wasps 0–1 Montréal Wanderers
Saint-Richard Rockets 0–2 Windsor Wasps

-                       Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 
1 Windsor Wasps           2   1  0  1    2   1  +1    2
2 Montréal Wanderers      2   1  0  1    5   5   0    2
3 Saint-Richard Rockets   2   1  0  1    5   6  −1    2

Semi-Final
Montréal Wanderers 0–1 Saint-Richard Rockets

FINAL
Windsor Wasps 3–4 Saint-Richard Rockets

Congratulations to Saint-Richard Rockets, this year's Bruneau Cup champion as Cotdelapoms' top junior hockey team!

by **Cotdelapoms** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:37 pm

Guess what's ba-aack???

Team                             P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Worcester Hearts             38  24   8   6  62  27  +35  80
  2 Tout-Puissant Outremont      38  21   9   8  90  45  +45  72
  3 Cosmopolitan                 38  20   8  10  60  45  +15  68
  4 Montréal                     38  19  11   8  81  50  +31  68
  5 Sparta                       38  19  10   9  78  53  +25  67
  6 Celtic                       38  17  10  11  48  50   -2  61
  7 Dominion                     38  17  10  11  53  37  +16  61
  8 Étoile Rouge                 38  15  11  12  66  56  +10  56
  9 Charlevoix                   38  16   7  15  53  52   +1  55
 10 Hochelaga                    38  15   7  16  44  50   -6  52
 11 Baltimore                    38  14   8  16  67  64   +3  50
 12 Roberval                     38  14   7  17  52  60   -8  49
 13 Maritime                     38  12  11  15  52  63  -11  47
 14 Sainte-Catherine             38  13   8  17  43  62  -19  47
 15 Saint-Urbain                 38  13   4  21  65  64   +1  43
 16 Saint-Richard                38  12   5  21  48  77  -29  41
 17 Vieux-Port                   38   8  13  17  39  57  -18  37
 18 Rouen                        38  10   7  21  44  71  -27  37
 19 Chambly                      38   9   8  21  39  62  -23  35
 20 Brossard                     38   6  10  22  50  89  -39  28

Série B

Team                     P   W   D   L  For  Ag  +/-  Pts
  1 Cap Nordique        46  38   3   5  130  40  +90  117
  2 Bonaventure         46  20  15  11   50  32  +18   75
  3 Kenata              46  20  14  12   57  44  +13   74
  4 Powell              46  19  14  13   67  53  +14   71
  5 Côte-Nord           46  20  11  15   49  53   -4   71
  6 Kingston            46  18  15  13   35  33   +2   69
  7 Windsor             46  18  15  13   42  33   +9   69
  8 AS Cormier          46  19  12  15   52  46   +6   69
  9 Sainte-Thérèse      46  18  13  15   41  39   +2   67
 10 Gradiel             46  16  18  12   43  45   -2   66
 11 Amherst             46  15  20  11   41  32   +9   65
 12 Vannes              46  17  12  17   49  53   -4   63
 13 Pembroke            46  17  10  19   48  58  -10   61
 14 Laval               46  16  13  17   60  60   +0   61
 15 Phoenix United      46  15  14  17   54  72  -18   59
 16 Tracy               46  16  10  20   56  62   -6   58
 17 Sorel               46  13  14  19   46  61  -15   53
 18 Desharnais          46  13  12  21   56  65   -9   51
 19 Portsmouth          46  12  15  19   56  63   -7   51
 20 Dragons             46  12  12  22   40  57  -17   48
 21 St-Fortunat         46  11  14  21   28  41  -13   47
 22 Thetford            46  12  11  23   51  71  -20   47
 23 Baie-Rouge          46  10  15  21   38  62  -24   45
 24 Anselm              46   9  14  23   35  49  -14   41

Cap Nordique and Bonaventure earn automatic promotion. Kenata, Powell, Côte-Nord and Kingston play in a playoff for the last spot. Rouen, Chambly and Brossard are relegated.

PLAYOFF
First Round
Kenata 2-0 Côte-Nord (2-0 agg)
Côte-Nord 1-2 Kenata (1-4 agg)

Kingston 0-0 Powell (0-0 agg)
Powell 2-4 Kingston (2-4 agg)

Final
Kenata 2-3 Kingston (2-3 agg)
Kingston 2-2 Kenata (5-4 agg)

Kingston will play in Série A next season.

by **Cotdelapoms** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:23 pm

The season begins!

TOURNAMENT ONE
St-Fortunat Bonspiel

After a round robin, the table looked like this, with the top 8 rinks moving to the classification portion:

Group                    Pld    W   L   Pts 
 1 Federström Rink        11    9   2    18
 2 Gignac Rink            11    8   3    16
 3 Tacey Rink             11    8   3    16
 4 Pagé Rink              11    7   4    14
 5 Diaz Rink              11    7   4    14
 6 Marrero Rink           11    6   5    12
 7 Alback Rink            11    6   5    12
 8 Ljiytgoost Rink        11    5   6    10
 9 Kachbey Rink           11    4   7     8
10 Lancet Rink            11    3   8     6
11 Doucet Rink            11    2   9     4
12 Peroc Rink             11    1  10     2

PLAYOFF
ROUND 1
Diaz Rink (Chênederven) 4–7 Peroc Rink (Princess Béatrice Island)
Marrero Rink (Tamarindia) 6–4 Doucet Rink (Îles Brillants)
Alback Rink (Cap Nordique) 7–5 Lancet Rink (Île des Souris)
Ljiytgoost Rink (Polar Islandstates) 4–5 Kachbey Rink (Zwangzug)

QUARTER FINALS
Federström Rink (Cotdelapoms) 6–3 Peroc Rink (Princess Béatrice Island)
Marrero Rink (Tamarindia) 5–6 Pagé Rink (Côte-Est)
Alback Rink (Cap Nordique) 4–6 Tacey Rink (Darmen)
Gignac Rink (Marianne) 7–4 Kachbey Rink (Zwangzug)

SEMI FINALS
Federström Rink (Cotdelapoms) 5–3 Pagé Rink (Côte-Est)
Tacey Rink (Darmen) 6–5 Gignac Rink (Marianne)

FINAL
Federström Rink (Cotdelapoms) 7–6 Tacey Rink (Darmen)

Nicklas Federström starts out where he left off, with a decisive victory over the Darmeni upstar to win his first tournament of the new season and start off the ladder on top.

Scoring system-
Winning a bonspiel- 10 pts
Runner up- 7 pts
Semi Final- 4 pts
Quarter Final- 1 pt
Best record in group- 1 pt

LADDER
1. Federström- 11
2. Tacey- 7
3. Gignac- 4
Pagé- 4
5. Peroc- 1
Marrero- 1
Alback- 1
Kachbey- 1

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