The Vancouver Island Raiders are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The Raiders play in the seven-team B.C. Football Conference; which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl.
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| Established | 2005 |
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| Based in | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
| Home stadium | Q'unq'inuqwsuxw Stadium at NDSS |
| Head coach | Shawn Arabsky |
| General manager | Doug Avender |
| League | Canadian Junior Football League |
| Division | B.C. Football Conference |
| Colours | Red, white, and black |
| League titles | 3 (2006, 2008, 2009) |
| Division titles | 8 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017) |
After a failed move of the Victoria Rebels to Nanaimo in late 2004, the V.I. Raiders were founded in 2005 - and won the CJFL National Championship in 2006, 2008, and 2009 - winning to date 3 out of their 5 Canadian Bowl games. The Raiders won consecutive BCFC titles from 2006 to 2011 and won two more championships in 2013 and 2017.
Andrew Harris, a four-time Grey Cup champion and the fifth all-time Canadian Football League rushing leader, played for the Raiders from 2006 to 2009, contributing greatly to the success of the program. Harris re-joined the Raiders in 2024 as the team's director of football operations.
Coaches
editHead Coach:
Shawn Arabsky
Offensive Coordinator:
Jake Laberge
Defensive Coordinator:
Shawn Arabsky
Executives
editPresident:
Kabel Atwall
Treasurer:
Dave Shortill
Director of Football Operations:
Andrew Harris
General Manager:
Doug Avender
Marketing and Social Media Director:
Zach Calman
History
edit| Season | W | L | T | Stn | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | Lost BCFC Semi-Final |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1st | Won BCFC title Won Canadian Bowl |
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | Won BCFC title Lost Inter-Conference Final |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | Won BCFC title
Won Inter-Conference Final |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1st | Won BCFC title Won Canadian Bowl |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | Won BCFC title
Won Inter-Conference Final |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1st | Won BCFC title Lost Inter-Conference Final |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1st | Lost BCFC Championship |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | Won BCFC title Lost Canadian Bowl |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | Lost BCFC Semi-Final |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | Lost BCFC Championship |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4th | Lost BCFC Semi-Final |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | Won BCFC title Lost Inter-Conference Final |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | Lost BCFC Semi-Final |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | Lost BCFC Semi-Final |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1] | ||||
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4th | Season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1] |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7th | |
| All-Time | 118 | 56 | 3 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Rebels, Raiders will begin shortened BCFC season in September". Times Colonist. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Team Standings 1887-2017" (PDF). Canadian Junior Football League. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "BCFC Standings". BC Football Conference. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
External links
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