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Moncton preps for first Uteck Bowl

From the Herald...............

Tue, Sep 20 - 4:54 AM
Moncton is starting to ramp up its preparations for the first-ever Uteck Bowl to be staged in the New Brunswick city.

The CIS semi-final football game had always been held in Halifax when it was the AUS’s turn to host it. But the conference executives decided a year ago to move it to the new Moncton 2010 Stadium until at least 2017.

"The beautiful new Stade Moncton 2010 Stadium is a world class facility," AUS executive director Phil Currie said in a news release. "Our partnership with the city of Moncton has been exceptional and we are looking forward to exposing our product to a new market.

"The addition of the new facility on campus has been a catalyst for bringing new events to the city of Moncton that might not otherwise have an opportunity to be hosted here."

Tickets for the Nov. 18 game go on sale today through the Moncton Coliseum box office.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Universite de Moncton president and vice-chancellor Yvon Fontaine will serve as honourary co-chairs of the game.

"The 2011 Uteck Bowl is an excellent opportunity for Atlantic Canadians to enjoy high calibre competition, for top student athletes from across the country to test their mettle and for the Universite de Moncton to showcase its impressive new stadium," MacKay said in a news release. "I am gratified to be playing a part in this year’s event and wish all the athletes the very best when they take to the field in November."

The AUS playoff champion will host the Ontario University Athletics winners in this year’s event.