2010 Intergold Game Preview: Hamilton Hurricanes at Vancouver Islands Raiders

BCFC Championship – Cullen Cup Champions
Vancouver Island Raiders – 9-1, 2nd place in the BCFC
PF – 428 (most), PA – 128 (2nd least)

Regular season stats:

Jordan Botel – 124 carries, 1,261 yards, 10.2 yards/carry, 13 TDs
Nick Lauder – 32 carries, 161 yards, 5.0 yards/carry, 2 TDs
Michael Schaper – 60 catches, 1,179 yards, 19.6 yards/catch, 12 TDs
Whitman Tomusiak – 32 catches, 704 yards, 18.1 yards/catch, 9 TDs
QB – Jordan Yantz – 182 of 284, 2,913 yards, 64%, 33 TDs, 12 INTs, 10.3 avg
K – Mark Mueller – 10-13 in field goals, 32 punts, 1,265 yards, 39.5 yards/kick

Defence:
Ranji Atwall – 22 solo tackles, 26 assists, 4 special teams tackles, 3 INTs

Vancouver Island defence – 11 fumble recoveries, 19 interceptions

How they got here:

BCFC semi – 46-10 over South Surrey Rams
BCFC final – 16-14 over Okanagan Sun

Last time in the playoffs – 2009 won the Canadian Bowl over the Edmonton Wildcats
Last time in the Intergold game – 2008 beat the Saskatoon Hilltops 27-25

OFC Championship – Teddy Morris Memorial Champions
Hamilton Hurricanes– 5-3, 2nd place in the OFC
PF – 171 (3rd most), PA – 110 (least)

Regular season stats:

Troy Croonen – 68 carries, 432 yards, 6.3 yards/carry, three TDs
Ryan Rowe – 48 carries, 334 yards, 6.6 yards/carry
Josh Pratt – 17 catches, 336 yards, 19.8 yards/catch, 3 TDs
Chris Johnson – 31 catches, 302 yards, 9.7 yards/catch, 2 TDs

QB – Mike Chase – 112 of 217, 1,539 yards, 52%, 12 TDs, 11 INTs, 7.09 avg

K – Justin Boudreau – 38 punts, 1,377 yards, 36.2 yards/kick

Defence:
Aram Eisho – 44 solo tackles, 15 assists, 8 ST tackles, 1 sack, 1 FR-TD, 3 INT

Hamilton defence – 6 fumble recoveries, 12 interceptions

How they got here:

OFC semi – 20-9 over St. Leonard Cougars
OFC final – 21-17 over Ottawa Sooners

Last time in the playoffs – 1994 as the Hamilton Hurricanes (Lost in Semi 34-31 to Ottawa)

Last time in a inter-conference game (prior to 3 CJFL conferences and Intergold), beat Thunder Bay Storm 27-10 (also last playoff win) to advance to Canadian Bowl – lost to Regina Rams 28-11
Tickets are still available at Atlas Truss and will be available at the gate on game day. Don’t forget you can watch the game live right here at viraiders.ca on Raiderts TV! Hit “watch live” on the main page and don’t miss a second of the Intergold Cup!

by Ryan Watters – 10/25/2010