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History
Algonquin College’s Student Association first started
a loggersports Team in the mid 1980’s. At this time,
the teams ranged from Men’s, Women’s and Jack
and Jill.
Rob Cunningham, one of the team’s
initial coaches, was instrumental in the development of
the program and recruitment of team members. With a small
budget and student body, Loggersports start up was a tremendous
task. Equipment was old, but it had to do. The team made
competition visits to Sault Ste. Marie, McGill University and Sir
Sandford Fleming College.
In 1994, the team changed hands with
new coach Frank Knaapen. His forestry and woods worker
background was a definite asset. Progress was being made,
and the team attended competitions in Sault Ste. Marie,
at McGill, Sir Sandford Fleming, and Finger Lakes, New
York.
In 1998 (to the present), the reigns
of coaching were passed on to Chris Ryan. Chris brought
a vast array of knowledge in forestry, logging, and competing
at the college level.
A partnership with Stihl Canada was brought
on board. Even with a small student body base and the
fact that the Forestry Technician Program is one year,
this did not phase in the recruitment. Algonquin brings
two teams to all competitions every year, with the exception
of McGill in 2004 where we brought 3 teams. New ideas
and more and more competition equipment is being used.
The team has attended competitions at
McGill and Sir Sandford Fleming with the hope of next
year going down east to UNB or NSAC. Algonquin became
a non hosting member of CILA in 2002 and is today still
contemplating hosting a competition.
In the past 20 years, Algonquin’s
Teams have won various awards. We are the “low boys”
on the totem pole, but we don’t expect to stay there
for too much longer!
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Contact
Information
Chris Ryan
Head Coach
315 Pembroke Street East
Pembroke, Ontario
K8A 3K2
Phone: (613) 735-4700 ext. 2807
Fax: (613) 735-8092
email: ryanc1@algonquincollege.com
Team Roster
Winter 2010
Men's 1 Team
Nigel Bateson
Jordan Bilmer - Spare
Andrew Cavanagh
Lee McPhail
Ell Niederkom
Michael Troutin
Shawn Zalewski
Men's 2 Team
Geoff Avery
Brent Fysh -Spare
Taylor Popkie
Dan Scholey
Fraser Stinson
Ian Walsh
Kyle Woodall
Coach: Chris Ryan
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