Western Canadian Championships

History

In 2004, the first formal GAA sanctioned Western Canadian Championships were played. The Divisional Board, in order to facilitate tournaments that include unaffiliated teams (i.e. not in the Western Divisional Board), and to allow each teams host critical games (understanding the travel distances between venues), agreed that the Championship would be played out in a League format. Each member team would play each other team twice, over two tournaments. The venue for Championship games would be rotated requiring that each team is required to cross the Rockies only once each year. Only the 3 member clubs compete in this Championship.

To date the Men Championships have been fairly open with the closest so far being the 2006 season where each team recorded 2 wins & 2 losses. For this reason the Championship was decided on points difference (sparking call for change). The Western Divisional Board will examine strategy's for such occurances, but for now this is the fairest method.

The Ladies Championships to date have been dominated by the Edmonton Wolfe Tones, proving that their club spirit and commitment to practice pays dividends. Vancouver and Calgary Ladies are certainly gaining ground. 2007 could be a year of change.

Role of Honour

**Western Canadian Champions**
Season	Ladies	Mens
2006	Wolfe Tones	Harps
2005	Wolfe Tones	Harps
2004	Wolfe Tones	Chieftains

Role of Honour (Men's)

Vancouver Harps - 2
Calgary Chieftains - 1

Role of Honour (Ladies')

Edmonton Wolfe Tones - 3

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2006 WCC Results

**2006 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS**
Round	Venue	Game	LADIES	MENS
1	Vancouver	1	Calgary Chieftains 2-3 (9) Vancouver Harps 4-6 (18)	Calgary Chieftains 3-3 (12) Vancouver Harps 4-3 (15)
1	Vancouver	2	Vancouver Harps 2-4 (10) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 2-0 (6)	Edmonton Wolfe Tones 0-4 (4) Calgary Chieftains 1-8 (11)
1	Vancouver	3	Edmonton Wolfe Tones 4-13 (25) Calgary Chieftains 1-2 (5)	Vancouver Harps 2-8 (14) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 3-6 (15)
2	Calgary	1	Vancouver Harps 0-3 (3) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 5-3 (18)	Calgary Chieftains 1-4 (7) Vancouver Harps 0-6 (6)
2	Calgary	2	Calgary Chieftains 3-7 (16) Vancouver Harps 3-1 (10)	Edmonton Wolfe Tones 1-9 (12) Calgary Chieftains 1-7 (10)
2	Calgary	3	Edmonton Wolfe Tones 3-5 (14) Calgary Chieftains 1-3 (6)	Vancouver Harps 3-7 (16) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 1-4 (7)

**2006 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE (LADIES)**
Team	P	W	L	Pts	GF	PF	TF	GA	PA	TA	Pts Diff
Edmonton	4	3	1	6	14	21	63	4	12	24	+39
Vancouver	4	2	2	4	9	14	41	12	13	49	-8
Calgary	4	1	3	2	7	15	36	14	25	67	-31

Ladies

Edmonton were victorious having won 3 of their 4 games played. Vancouver had 2 wins (both at home) and Calgary rounded the table out with 1 win.

**2006 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE (MENS)**
Team	P	W	L	Pts	GF	PF	TF	GA	PA	TA	Pts Diff
Vancouver	4	2	2	4	9	24	51	8	17	41	+10
Calgary	4	2	2	4	6	22	40	5	22	37	+3
Edmonton	4	2	2	4	5	23	38	7	30	51	-13

Men's

After 4 games played each Men's team had won 2 and lost 2. Vancouver topped the table by virtue of points difference.

2005 Results & Tables

**2005 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS**
Round	Venue	Game	LADIES	MENS
1	Vancouver	1	Calgary Chieftains _-_ (_) Vancouver Harps _-_ (_)	Calgary Chieftains _-_ (_) Vancouver Harps _-_ (_)
1	Vancouver	2	Vancouver Harps _-_ (_) Edmonton Wolfe Tones _-_ (_)	Edmonton Wolfe Tones _-_ (_) Calgary Chieftains _-_ (_)
1	Vancouver	3	Edmonton Wolfe Tones _-_ (_) Calgary Chieftains _-_ (_)	Vancouver Harps _-_ (_) Edmonton Wolfe Tones _-_ (_)
2	Edmonton	1	Calgary Chieftains 5-5 (20) Vancouver Harps 0-0 (0)	Calgary Chieftains _-_ (_) Vancouver Harps _-_ (_)
2	Edmonton	2	Vancouver Harps 0-0 (0) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 5-5 (20)	Edmonton Wolfe Tones _-_ (_) Calgary Chieftains _-_ (_)
2	Edmonton	3	Edmonton Wolfe Tones _-_ (_) Calgary Chieftains _-_ (_)	Vancouver Harps _-_ (_) Edmonton Wolfe Tones _-_ (_)

**2005 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE (LADIES)**
Team	P	W	L	Pts	GF	PF	TF	GA	PA	TA	Pts Diff
Edmonton	4	4	0	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vancouver	4	1	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Calgary	4	1	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Ladies

Edmonton were victorious having won all of their 4 games played. Calgary & Vancouver rounded the table out with 1 win each.

**2005 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE (MENS)**
Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
Vancouver	4	4	0	0	8
Calgary	4
Edmonton	4

Men's

Vancouver were victorious having won all of their 4 games played.

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2004 Results & Tables

**2004 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS**
Round	Venue	Game	LADIES	MENS
1	Calgary	1	Calgary Chieftains 5-5 (20) Vancouver Harps 0-0 (0)	Calgary Chieftains 0-9 (9) Vancouver Harps 1-1 (4)
1	Calgary	2	Vancouver Harps 0-0 (0) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 5-5 (20)	Edmonton Wolfe Tones 2-9 (15) Calgary Chieftains 1-12 (15) Draw
1	Calgary	3	Edmonton Wolfe Tones 9-7 (34) Calgary Chieftains 2-0 (6)	Vancouver Harps 2-1 (7) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 1-7 (10)
2	Vancouver	1	Vancouver Harps 1-2 (5) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 3-5 (14)	Vancouver Harps 1-7 (10) Edmonton Wolfe Tones 1-3 (6)
2	Vancouver	2	Calgary Chieftains 0-1 (1) Vancouver Harps 1-5 (8)	Edmonton Wolfe Tones 4-7 (19) Calgary Chieftains 4-7 (19) Draw
2	Vancouver	3	Edmonton Wolfe Tones 9-6 (33) Calgary Chieftains 0-3 (3)	Calgary Chieftains 1-8 (11) Vancouver Harps 2-2 (8)

**2004 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE (LADIES)**
Team	P	W	L	Pts	GF	PF	TF	GA	PA	TA	Pts Diff
Edmonton	4	4	0	8	26	23	101	3	5	14	+87
Calgary	4	1	3	2	7	9	30	19	18	75	-45
Vancouver	4	1	3	2	2	7	13	13	16	55	-42

Ladies

Edmonton were victorious having won all of their 4 games played. Calgary & Vancouver rounded the table out with 1 win each.

**2004 WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE (MENS)**
Team	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	PF	TF	GA	PA	TA	Pts Diff
Calgary	4	2	2	0	6	6	36	54	9	19	46	+8
Edmonton	4	1	2	1	4	8	26	58	8	27	59	-1
Vancouver	4	1	0	3	2	6	11	29	3	27	36	-7

Men's

Calgary were victorious having played their 4 games undefeated. It was close since two of their games were tied against Edmonton, and Vancouver could have snatched the Championship had they won the final game against Calgary.

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