The Carleton Ravens
are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The most notable sports team for Carleton is the men's basketball team. In men's basketball, the Ravens have won six of the last seven national men's championships, and went on an 87-game winning streak from 2003 until it was snapped on January 8, 2006 by the Brock Badgers. Ten days later, the Ottawa Gee-Gees ended the Ravens' 56-game home winning streak. The Ravens finished 2nd in the World University Basketball Championships in 2004.
They are also current nordic skiing provincial champions in both men's and women's events (2 time defending men's champion). Carleton is located in the OUA Conference.
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Rivalry with the Gee-Gees
See also Carleton University#Rivalry with the University of Ottawa
Carleton's biggest rivals are the
Ottawa Gee-Gees of the
University of Ottawa. When Carleton had a football team, the annual match between the cross-town rivals was known as the "Panda Game". The Panda Game originated in 1955. Carleton just won 13 games to Ottawa's 31. 20,000 people attended the game in 1987 at
Frank Clair Stadium.
Today, the rivaly is heated between the men's basketball teams, as the Ottawa Gee-Gees are also a very successful team. On January 23, 2007, the two basketball teams faced off at
Scotiabank Place in front of nearly 9,720 spectators- a record crowd for a regular season CIS basketball game. The Gee-Gees won 64-62. This event was known as the "Capital Hoops Classic".
Teams
- Women's and men's: basketball, fencing, ice hockey, nordic skiing, rowing, soccer, swimming, water polo
- Women's: field hockey
- Men's: golf, rugby union(discontinued in 2006)
Men's basketball
The Ravens have won the last 6 of the last 7 national championships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2009). Below is their record since 1996-97.
| Season
| W
| L
| PF
| PA
| Finish
|
| 1996-97
| 5
| 15
| 1360
| 1678
| 7th, OUA East
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| 1997-98
| 7
| 13
| 1391
| 1542
| 6th, OUA East
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| 1998-99
| 12
| 8
| 1392
| 1351
| 2nd, OUA East
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| 1999-00
| 11
| 9
| 1321
| 1357
| 3rd, OUA East
|
| 2000-01
| 21
| 1
| 1777
| 1390
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2001-02
| 19
| 3
| 1826
| 1443
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2002-03
| 21
| 1
| 1842
| 1400
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2003-04
| 22
| 0
| 1635
| 1270
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2004-05
| 22
| 0
| 1615
| 1268
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2005-06
| 20
| 2
| 1695
| 1266
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2006-07
| 19
| 3
| 1693
| 1282
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2007-08
| 22
| 0
| 1869
| 1318
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2008-09
| 21
| 1
| 1960
| 1393
| 1st, OUA East
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Women's basketball
Carleton has had less success in women's basketball
| Season
| W
| L
| PF
| PA
| Finish
|
| 2003-04
| 7
| 15
| 1198
| 1273
| 7th, OUA East
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| 2004-05
| 5
| 17
| 1120
| 1281
| 7th, OUA East
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| 2005-06
| 10
| 12
| 1268
| 1267
| 5th, OUA East
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| 2006-07
| 5
| 17
| 1272
| 1477
| 6th, OUA East
|
| 2007-08
| 8
| 14
| 1280
| 1307
| 5th, OUA East
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| 2008-09
| 14
| 8
| 1388
| 1184
| 3rd, OUA East
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Women's field hockey
| Season
| W
| L
| T
| PF
| PA
| Pts
| Finish
|
| 2002
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 14
| 32
| 7
| 3rd, OUA East
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| 2003
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 66
| 4
| 7th, OUA
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| 2004
| 3
| 8
| 3
| 12
| 38
| 12
| 7th, OUA
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| 2005
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 9
| 23
| 16
| 6th, OUA
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| 2006
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 18
| 42
| 8
| 7th, OUA
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| 2007
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 6
| 55
| 10
| 6th, OUA
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| 2008
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 4
| 49
| 9
| 7th, OUA
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Men's football
Carleton used to have a
Canadian football team that had some success in the mid 1980s, but due to poor performances and a number of other reasons, the sport was cut in 1998. It had been in existence since 1945.
[1] [2] Carleton's best football season was in 1985 when they lost in the
Churchill Bowl to the
Calgary Dinos 56 to 14, after having won the Dunsmore Cup.
[3]
There have been movements to revive the team, without interest from the university. Most recently, however, on June 25, 2009, an announcement was made that the Lansdowne Live group, which owns the conditional
Ottawa Canadian Football League team, is in negotiations with the university to bring back the football program and play at a rebuilt
Frank Clair Stadium to be shared with the CFL team and the
Ottawa Gee-Gees. Lansdowne Live partner and Ravens alumnus John Ruddy is prepared to provide funding for the program and it would follow the private partnership model that has proved successful both financially and on the field with the
Regina Rams and
Laval Rouge et Or teams. Should negotiations go well, the earliest that the team could be re-admitted to
CIS football would be 2012, according to the Carleton director of recreation and athletics.
[4] [5]
| Season
| W
| L
| T
| PF
| PA
| Finish
|
| 1995
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 136
| 221
| 6th, OQFC
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| 1996
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 137
| 149
| 4th, OQFC
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| 1997
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 106
| 174
| 7th, OQFC
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| 1998
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 102
| 280
| 7th, OQFC
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Source: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/CIAU/
Men's ice hockey
| Season
| W
| L
| OTL
| GF
| GA
| Pts
| Finish
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| 2007-08
| 12
| 13
| 3
| 88
| 110
| 27
| 4th, OUA Far East
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| 2008-09
| 13
| 11
| 4
| 91
| 89
| 30
| 4th, OUA Far East
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Women's ice hockey
| Season
| W
| L
| T
| OTL
| PF
| PA
| Pts
| Finish
|
| 2004-05
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 83
| 1
| 4th, QSSF
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| 2005-06
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 61
| 1
| 4th, QSSF
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| 2006-07
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 63
| 10
| 3rd, QSSF
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| 2007-08
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 57
| 14
| 3rd, QSSF
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| 2008-09
| 7
| 11
| -
| 0
| 31
| 61
| 14
| 3rd, QSSF
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Men's soccer
Carleton also has a very a successful soccer team. In 2002, the team lost the finals 1-0 in OT to the
Brock Badgers. They were OUA champions again in 2005, but lost in the quarter-finals of the national championships.
| Season
| W
| L
| T
| PF
| PA
| Pts
| Finish
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| 2002
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 33
| 8
| 32
| 1st, OUA South/East
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| 2003
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 27
| 12
| 21
| 4th, OUA South/East
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| 2004
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 30
| 11
| 19
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2005
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 4
| 24
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2006
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 31
| 7
| 24
| 2nd, OUA East
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| 2007
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 40
| 7
| 33
| 1st, OUA East
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| 2008
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 35
| 10
| 37
| 1st, OUA East
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Women's soccer
Despite having successful regular seasons, the women's soccer team has had little success in the playoffs.
| Season
| W
| L
| T
| PF
| PA
| Pts
| Finish
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| 2002
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 4
| 17
| 3rd, OUA East
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| 2003
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 15
| 6
| 16
| 3rd, OUA East
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| 2004
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 24
| 12
| 20
| 3rd, OUA East
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| 2005
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 27
| 9
| 24
| 3rd, OUA East
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| 2006
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 30
| 10
| 36
| 2nd, OUA East
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| 2007
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 29
| 15
| 29
| 4th, OUA East
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| 2008
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 18
| 14
| 20
| 6th, OUA East
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Notable athletes
Basketball
- Ryan Bell
- Aaron Doornekamp
- Osvaldo Jeanty
- Dave Smart (coach)
See also
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's basketball championship
References
- http://magazine.carleton.ca/2002_fall/814.htm
- http://www.magma.ca/~jhayman/ciau/22carleton.htm
- http://www.universitysport.ca/e/football/2007_football.pdf
- CFL's return to Ottawa takes an interesting turn
- Lansdowne Live group huddling with Carleton