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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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The Eyeopener • 9
1 0 •The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Enduring multiple fruitless seasons with the men’s hockey team, Kevin Krasnowski has come out as one of Ryerson’s best captains. He’s a four-time MVP, a CIS academic all-Canadian, a top goal scorer on the team and, currently in his fifth season, is leading a revolutionary year for the Rams. At 7-7-2 midway through the season, he’s netted nine points in 15 games and has marshalled his legion of players to seriously challenge for their first playoff berth since 2003.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
TOP TEN
The Eyeopener • 11
In her second year, Leah Saar has become a cornerstone of the women’s volleyball team. She was recognized as a second-team all-star and all-rookie in the OUA last season, racking up 2.73 kills per set and ranking fifth amongst players in Ontario. This season, Saar has continued to perform in stride, notching an average of three points per set and helping propel the Rams past last season’s total of four wins.
1 2 •The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
For the first time in his career, men’s soccer player Markus Molder made the switch from midfield to defence to become a more effective player, and was duly selected as a first-team all-star in the OUA. He was able to score a goal and add a dynamic touch to the Rams’ back line. He was a key component to a squad that eventually achieved a winning record for the first time in over 20 years.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
TOP TEN
The Eyeopener • 1 3
Entering his fourth year as a hitter for the men’s volleyball team, Chris McLaughlin is looking to build off his second-year all star vote by the OUA and a season in which he finished eighth in Ontario with 3.1 kills per set. He led Ryerson with 223 kills, 260 points and 17 aces and has risen to fill the void left by former left-side hitter Oleh Kovalchuk.
1 4 •The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Making her second appearance on the Eyeopener’s Top 10, Lisa Goldring has established herself as a perennially premier athlete. Last season, she topped the women’s basketball team with an average of 11 points per game. As a veteran on the team, Goldring has provided an emphatic thrust behind this edition of the Rams, which finds itself in a battle for first in the OUA East.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
TOP TEN
The Eyeopener • 1 5
Lacey O’Sullivan has proven to be a stealthy player on the basketball court, tallying a total of 66 steals for fourth in the OUA. Add that to her proficiency at scoring in the clutch, having led the Rams last season in field goal and shooting percentage from the floor. Dating back to her first start in 2005, she continues to bring a competitive spirit off the bench.
1 6 •The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
These two rowers are Ryerson’s most versatile athletes. Despite only picking up the sport two years ago, Matt Buie has soared to the height of university rowing. Philippe Roy, after playing football in high school, latched onto Buie’s rising tide and partnered with him to win Ryerson’s first OUA gold medal in the program’s history. They’ve combined to make rowing interesting again on campus.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
TOP TEN
Making the OUA all-star team is but a mere certainty at the outset of the season for women’s soccer star Andrea Raso. She became the first female Ram to be named an all-Canadian last year and was also elected as Ryerson’s female athlete of the year in March. Raso, who scored two goals in her third season, is clearly one of the country’s top university talents in soccer.
The Eyeopener • 1 7
18 • The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Due to his ineligibility to play last year, Alex Braletic was forced to sit out of action and watch the men’s soccer team. That didn’t keep him away from the team, as he made the trip out to home and away games to bond with his future teammates. This year, he has shown just why he was worth the wait. Aside from guiding a surging soccer program with a team-leading three goals, he became the MVP of the OUA East, a first-team all-star and an all-Canadian. He is the centrepiece of this Rams team for years to come.
On the North side of Dundas between Yonge & Bay
atriumonbay.com
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Eyeopener • 1 9
The house that Ivan Joseph is building by anthony lopopolo sports editor
There was always the need to wait. After athletic director Ivan Joseph was hired back in July 2008, it was apparent that Ryerson’s athletic makeup was going to change. Questions of how and when the university would evolve from its 20-year-old sports and recreation centre, how and when the school would be freed from athletic destitution, how and when each sports program would become challengers instead of pushovers, had become relevant. Joseph knew exactly what his job would entail, that he couldn’t command the school to renew its image at the shake of an Etch A Sketch board. Time had to be the supreme judge. And just a year into his tenure, Ryerson’s athletics has managed to advance the ticking of that clock. Even before Maple Leaf Gardens was announced as an official piece of Ryerson property, programs across the school’s sports landscape have achieved newfound success, beckoned top talent to campus, and secured a vote in favour of a new sports facility. The men’s soccer team, under the tutelage of Joseph in an interim role, recorded their first winning season since joining the OUA in 1986. The men’s basketball team went out and found prominent high school and international coach Roy Rana to nurture the program’s rise. The women’s basketball team is working toward cementing themselves as a top contender in the OUA East. The men’s hockey team — which is hovering around the .500 mark at the midway mark of the season — has a legitimate chance of making the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Rowing has captured the imagination of the university, and through coach Dominic Kahn’s development of gems like Matt Buie and Philippe Roy, has become one of Ryerson’s poster sports. Our collection of athletes1in this year’s Sports RyersonAODT.pdf 27/10/09 3:32 PM
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Top 10 is representative of that spread of promise. If there’s any particular player who has seen our Rams go through peaks and troughs of adversity, it’s Kevin Krasnowski. As a five-year veteran and captain of men’s hockey, he’s been on many tireless commutes to George Bell Arena to represent the school. With Maple Leaf Gardens, that anxiety evaporates. “It’s an incredible facility and the fact that it’s a two-minute walk from campus will generate more fans. Ryerson has been a commuter school for so long,” Krasnowski once said. “We as a hockey team are always stuck with commuting two hours for practice, so eliminating that would make it easier on everybody.” On the other side of the spectrum, we’ve seen players like Andrea Raso and Alex Braletic turn down tempting scholarships and opportunities in the U.S. to sport the Rams jersey. That kind of grassroots attraction to the school and Toronto has been identified by Joseph and he won’t complacently watch his plants flourish. He’s prepared to water them in every way possible. The wonders that Maple Leaf Gardens will provide obviously give Joseph the wherewithal to realize his initial aspirations. But he’s also responsible for laying out a schematic vision for athletics. Incidentally too, the Rams antiquated logo (patented in 1965) and website will be undergoing a massive overhaul to modernize athletics. “It’s all about branding and image,” Joseph said. The job is nowhere near complete, however, and Joseph would be the first to say that. Progress is incremental when it works best, and the athletic director wants to turn what have been franchise records into OUA championships. The clock is still very much a factor in whether the school will solidify itself as a premier domain for athletics. What we do have, though, is a cavalcade of athletes who should be heralded because, as Joseph has preached, they’re paving a foundation for our athletic program.
photos: Chris Dale
20 • The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
He is the pride of Ryerson athletics. Boris Bakovic’s abilities range beyond OUA all-star nominations. He’s Ryerson’s all-time scoring leader with 1,492 career points, topped the CIS in points per game last season and joined Team Canada at the 2009 Universiade in Serbia. Back in 2006, Bakovic had the choice to play NCAA Division I basketball in the U.S., but opted to become a Ram. Now, it’s impossible to imagine a basketball program without him.
top ten
The Eyeopener • 9
1 0 •The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Enduring multiple fruitless seasons with the men’s hockey team, Kevin Krasnowski has come out as one of Ryerson’s best captains. He’s a four-time MVP, a CIS academic all-Canadian, a top goal scorer on the team and, currently in his fifth season, is leading a revolutionary year for the Rams. At 7-7-2 midway through the season, he’s netted nine points in 15 games and has marshalled his legion of players to seriously challenge for their first playoff berth since 2003.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
TOP TEN
The Eyeopener • 11
In her second year, Leah Saar has become a cornerstone of the women’s volleyball team. She was recognized as a second-team all-star and all-rookie in the OUA last season, racking up 2.73 kills per set and ranking fifth amongst players in Ontario. This season, Saar has continued to perform in stride, notching an average of three points per set and helping propel the Rams past last season’s total of four wins.
1 2 •The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
For the first time in his career, men’s soccer player Markus Molder made the switch from midfield to defence to become a more effective player, and was duly selected as a first-team all-star in the OUA. He was able to score a goal and add a dynamic touch to the Rams’ back line. He was a key component to a squad that eventually achieved a winning record for the first time in over 20 years.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
TOP TEN
The Eyeopener • 1 3
Entering his fourth year as a hitter for the men’s volleyball team, Chris McLaughlin is looking to build off his second-year all star vote by the OUA and a season in which he finished eighth in Ontario with 3.1 kills per set. He led Ryerson with 223 kills, 260 points and 17 aces and has risen to fill the void left by former left-side hitter Oleh Kovalchuk.
1 4 •The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Making her second appearance on the Eyeopener’s Top 10, Lisa Goldring has established herself as a perennially premier athlete. Last season, she topped the women’s basketball team with an average of 11 points per game. As a veteran on the team, Goldring has provided an emphatic thrust behind this edition of the Rams, which finds itself in a battle for first in the OUA East.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
TOP TEN
The Eyeopener • 1 5
Lacey O’Sullivan has proven to be a stealthy player on the basketball court, tallying a total of 66 steals for fourth in the OUA. Add that to her proficiency at scoring in the clutch, having led the Rams last season in field goal and shooting percentage from the floor. Dating back to her first start in 2005, she continues to bring a competitive spirit off the bench.
1 6 •The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
These two rowers are Ryerson’s most versatile athletes. Despite only picking up the sport two years ago, Matt Buie has soared to the height of university rowing. Philippe Roy, after playing football in high school, latched onto Buie’s rising tide and partnered with him to win Ryerson’s first OUA gold medal in the program’s history. They’ve combined to make rowing interesting again on campus.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
TOP TEN
Making the OUA all-star team is but a mere certainty at the outset of the season for women’s soccer star Andrea Raso. She became the first female Ram to be named an all-Canadian last year and was also elected as Ryerson’s female athlete of the year in March. Raso, who scored two goals in her third season, is clearly one of the country’s top university talents in soccer.
The Eyeopener • 1 7
18 • The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Due to his ineligibility to play last year, Alex Braletic was forced to sit out of action and watch the men’s soccer team. That didn’t keep him away from the team, as he made the trip out to home and away games to bond with his future teammates. This year, he has shown just why he was worth the wait. Aside from guiding a surging soccer program with a team-leading three goals, he became the MVP of the OUA East, a first-team all-star and an all-Canadian. He is the centrepiece of this Rams team for years to come.
On the North side of Dundas between Yonge & Bay
atriumonbay.com
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Eyeopener • 1 9
The house that Ivan Joseph is building by anthony lopopolo sports editor
There was always the need to wait. After athletic director Ivan Joseph was hired back in July 2008, it was apparent that Ryerson’s athletic makeup was going to change. Questions of how and when the university would evolve from its 20-year-old sports and recreation centre, how and when the school would be freed from athletic destitution, how and when each sports program would become challengers instead of pushovers, had become relevant. Joseph knew exactly what his job would entail, that he couldn’t command the school to renew its image at the shake of an Etch A Sketch board. Time had to be the supreme judge. And just a year into his tenure, Ryerson’s athletics has managed to advance the ticking of that clock. Even before Maple Leaf Gardens was announced as an official piece of Ryerson property, programs across the school’s sports landscape have achieved newfound success, beckoned top talent to campus, and secured a vote in favour of a new sports facility. The men’s soccer team, under the tutelage of Joseph in an interim role, recorded their first winning season since joining the OUA in 1986. The men’s basketball team went out and found prominent high school and international coach Roy Rana to nurture the program’s rise. The women’s basketball team is working toward cementing themselves as a top contender in the OUA East. The men’s hockey team — which is hovering around the .500 mark at the midway mark of the season — has a legitimate chance of making the playoffs for the first time in seven years. Rowing has captured the imagination of the university, and through coach Dominic Kahn’s development of gems like Matt Buie and Philippe Roy, has become one of Ryerson’s poster sports. Our collection of athletes1in this year’s Sports RyersonAODT.pdf 27/10/09 3:32 PM
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
Top 10 is representative of that spread of promise. If there’s any particular player who has seen our Rams go through peaks and troughs of adversity, it’s Kevin Krasnowski. As a five-year veteran and captain of men’s hockey, he’s been on many tireless commutes to George Bell Arena to represent the school. With Maple Leaf Gardens, that anxiety evaporates. “It’s an incredible facility and the fact that it’s a two-minute walk from campus will generate more fans. Ryerson has been a commuter school for so long,” Krasnowski once said. “We as a hockey team are always stuck with commuting two hours for practice, so eliminating that would make it easier on everybody.” On the other side of the spectrum, we’ve seen players like Andrea Raso and Alex Braletic turn down tempting scholarships and opportunities in the U.S. to sport the Rams jersey. That kind of grassroots attraction to the school and Toronto has been identified by Joseph and he won’t complacently watch his plants flourish. He’s prepared to water them in every way possible. The wonders that Maple Leaf Gardens will provide obviously give Joseph the wherewithal to realize his initial aspirations. But he’s also responsible for laying out a schematic vision for athletics. Incidentally too, the Rams antiquated logo (patented in 1965) and website will be undergoing a massive overhaul to modernize athletics. “It’s all about branding and image,” Joseph said. The job is nowhere near complete, however, and Joseph would be the first to say that. Progress is incremental when it works best, and the athletic director wants to turn what have been franchise records into OUA championships. The clock is still very much a factor in whether the school will solidify itself as a premier domain for athletics. What we do have, though, is a cavalcade of athletes who should be heralded because, as Joseph has preached, they’re paving a foundation for our athletic program.
photos: Chris Dale
20 • The Eyeopener
TOP TEN
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
He is the pride of Ryerson athletics. Boris Bakovic’s abilities range beyond OUA all-star nominations. He’s Ryerson’s all-time scoring leader with 1,492 career points, topped the CIS in points per game last season and joined Team Canada at the 2009 Universiade in Serbia. Back in 2006, Bakovic had the choice to play NCAA Division I basketball in the U.S., but opted to become a Ram. Now, it’s impossible to imagine a basketball program without him.
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