WEST DIVISION
(3) Toronto Dukes
(10) London Foresters
Hamilton Howlers
St. George Maples
Sudbury Provincial Miners
Dominion Knights
Kitchener-Waterloo Provincial Beavers
EAST DIVISION
(5) St-Laurent Cavaliers de Riviere
(8) Majeure Montreal Insulaires
Rideau Rams
Nova Scotia Armada
Montreal Provincial Panthers
UPNB Pirates
Mont-Bellevue Geais Bleus
CEHC Playoffs
(3) TOR 23-21 (10) LDN
(5) ST-L 29-10 (8) MMTL
CEHC Championship
(3) TOR 14-24 (5) ST-L
The CEHC’s 1971 season was run by the Toronto Dukes and St-Laurent Cavaliers de Riviere. Toronto would control the West Division led by a solid defence. UHamilton and St. George would have down years leaving way for a surprising University of London team to roll in and nab their first playoff spot, led by QB Shawn Jolly. St-Laurent would return to the top of the East Division, led by RB Axel Vandal. Majeure Montreal kept pace with their solid team. Rideau and Nova Scotia would battle to try and catch Majeure Montreal, but both fell short, however, a 3rd place finish was a strong performance for Rideau. Montreal Provincial was the most disappointing team having a bit of a dip in talent this year.
In the playoffs, London would fall just short of a great comeback against Toronto, while Vandal would run all over Majeure Montreal’s defence to give St-Laurent the win. In the championship game, it was more of the same from Vandel who would lead the Cavaliers de Riviere to their first Hybrid Championship since 1965.
America East Hybrid Conference
(1) New England Cardinals
(2) Haynes Colonials
(4) Western New York Whitetails
(6) Maine State Acadians
(7) Rhode Island State Bulldogs
(9) Upstate Bluebirds
Cambridge of Boston Cubs
West Mass State Rangers
Concord-Manchester Fighting Pike
Vermont Republic Mountaineers
Erie Sailors
WNY-Rochester Eagles
AEHC Playoffs
(1) UNE 24-20 (6) MSU
(2) HAY 18-13 (4) WNY
AEHC Championship
(1) UNE 31-28 (2) HAY
Down in the AEHC, New England led the way. QB Ryan Alexander and WR Eric Norris would dominate offensively to finish the season ranked #1. The Haynes Colonials would manage to stay with UNE, led by their own QB Mitchell Nash, finishing ranked #2. Western New York would grab 3rd lead by their twins in the secondary DBs Oswald and Lawrence Martell. The final playoff spot would come down to the final week of the season with Maine State shocking Rhode Island State on a last-second field goal to capture the playoff ticket. RISU had one too many close losses this season, missing the playoffs for the 2nd year in a row, despite being ranked 7th. Upstate, in their final season in the conference, would finish 6th, with Cambridge of Boston not far behind.
In the playoffs, UNE would take care of MSU in a much closer game than some expected. While Haynes would win a defensive game against WNY. In the championship, Ryan Alexander and Mitchell Nash would clash in a great game, but it was Alexander who got the final say in the game, securing a ticket to the Hybrid Championship
Hybrid Football Championship
(1) UNE 33-24 (5) ST-L
A rematch of the 1965 championship would see the Cardinals capture their first title since that very season, defeating St-Laurent again. DL Sam Reinkemeyer was the one able to stop Axel Vandal in this one, while Alexander and Norris did their thing.
Champions: New England Cardinals (2nd)
Previous Hybrid Football Championships
1965: (1) New England Cardinals - 35-24 - (6) St-Laurent Cavaliers de Riviere
1966: (2) Hamilton Howlers - 27-17 - (1) New England Cardinals
1967: (1) Hamilton Howlers - 30-20 - (2) Western New York Whitetails
1968: (2) Rhode Island State - 24-17 - (3) Toronto Dukes
1969: (1) Toronto Dukes - 24-13 - (2) Western New York Whitetails
1970: (1) Toronto Dukes - 33-28 - (2) Western New York Whitetails
1971: (1) New England Cardinals - 33-24 - (5) St-Laurent Cavaliers de Riviere
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