Vancouver Island Raiders

Vancouver Island Raiders
Team logo
Established2005 (2005)
Based inNanaimo, British Columbia
Home stadiumQ'unq'inuqwsuxw Stadium at Nanaimo District Secondary School
Head coachShawn Arabsky
General managerDoug Avender
LeagueCanadian Junior Football League
DivisionB.C. Football Conference
ColoursRed, white, and black
League titles3 (2006, 2008, 2009)
Division titles8 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017)

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.

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

Head Coach:
Shawn Arabsky

Offensive Coordinator:
Jake Laberge

Defensive Coordinator:
Shawn Arabsky

Executives

President:
Kabel Atwall
Treasurer:
Dave Shortill
Director of Football Operations:
Andrew Harris
General Manager:
Doug Avender
Marketing and Social Media Director:
Zach Calman

History

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
Won Canadian Bowl

2009 10 0 0 1st Won BCFC title
Won Canadian Bowl
2010 9 1 0 2nd Won BCFC title

Won Inter-Conference Final
Lost Canadian Bowl

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

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References

  1. ^ a b "Rebels, Raiders will begin shortened BCFC season in September". Times Colonist. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ^ "Team Standings 1887-2017" (PDF). Canadian Junior Football League. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "BCFC Standings". BC Football Conference. Retrieved February 25, 2024.


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