Battle of the Bridge (Canisius–Niagara)

Battle of the Bridge
	Canisius Golden Griffins Niagara Purple Eagles
Sport	Baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, volleyball
First meeting	2006
Trophy	Canal Cup
Statistics
All-time series	Canisius leads, 10–2
Longest win streak	Canisius, 8 (2011–present)
Current win streak	Canisius, 8 (2011–present)

Canisius College

Niagara University

Locations in New York

The Battle of the Bridge is the name of the all-sports rivalry between the Canisius Golden Griffins and the Niagara Purple Eagles.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Both schools are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The two teams compete every school year in 14 sports; men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's ice hockey, women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming & diving, and women's volleyball. The overall winner of the annual series receives the Canal Cup trophy.^[5] The two long time Western New York rivals created the trophy in 2007 to enhance the historic rivalry between the two schools.^[6] The name of the series is a reference to the Grand Island Bridge, which each team crosses when traveling along I-190 to the other's campus.^[7]^[8] The name of the trophy is a reference to the Erie Canal, which separates Erie County, where Canisius is located, and Niagara County, where Niagara is located.^[6]

Overall results[edit]

Season	Winner	Overall Score		Series
Season	Winner	Canisius	Niagara	Series
2006–07^[9]	Niagara	10	24	Niagara 1–0
2007–08^[10]	Canisius	21	13	Tied 1–1
2008–09^[11]	Canisius	23	11	Canisius 2–1
2009–10^[12]	Niagara	15	17	Tied 2–2
2010–11^[13]	Canisius	20	13	Canisius 3–2
2011–12^[14]	Canisius	18.5	14.5	Canisius 4–2
2012–13^[15]	Canisius	21	12	Canisius 5–2
2013–14^[16]	Canisius	23.5	9.5	Canisius 6–2
2014–15^[16]	Canisius	21	7	Canisius 7–2
2015–16^[17]	Canisius	20.5	7.5	Canisius 8–2
2016–17^[18]	Canisius	30	8	Canisius 9–2
2017–18^[19]	Canisius	27	9	Canisius 10–2
Total	13 Seasons	250.5	145.5	Canisius

References[edit]

^ "Niagara beats Canisius". WIVB-TV. January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
^ "A higher bridge for Canisius, Niagara". uscho.com. November 4, 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
^ ESPN, and Bill Bradley (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN. p. 114. ISBN 978-0345513922.
^ Beck, Stan, and Jack Wilkinson (2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-8108-9120-3.
^ "COLLEGE ROUNDUP (JAN 31): NU, Canisius to battle for Canal Cup". Niagara Gazette. January 31, 2007. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
^ ^a ^b "Battle of the Bridge". GoGriffs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
^ Harrington, Mike (February 2, 2007). "Canisius, Niagara add to rivalry". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
^ "Battle of the Bridge". PurpleEagles.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
^ http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf1/136469.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500
^ http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf1/136468.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500
^ http://www.gogriffs.com//pdf5/638298.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500
^ http://www.gogriffs.com//pdf8/714303.pdf
^ http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf8/786728.pdf
^ http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf8/950203.pdf
^ http://www.gogriffs.com/pdf9/2542968.pdf
^ ^a ^b http://purpleeagles.com/sports/2011/8/2/HistoricalCanalCup.aspx?id=21
^ http://purpleeagles.com/sports/2011/8/2/CanalCup.aspx
^ http://www.gogriffs.com/sports/2008/6/23/1482592.aspx
^ https://www.gogriffs.com/sports/2008/6/23/1482592.aspx

[note2-1] "Niagara beats Canisius". WIVB-TV. January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

[note3-2] "A higher bridge for Canisius, Niagara". uscho.com. November 4, 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

[3] ESPN, and Bill Bradley (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN. p. 114. ISBN 978-0345513922.

[4] Beck, Stan, and Jack Wilkinson (2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-8108-9120-3.

[note1-5] "COLLEGE ROUNDUP (JAN 31): NU, Canisius to battle for Canal Cup". Niagara Gazette. January 31, 2007. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

[note4-6] "Battle of the Bridge". GoGriffs.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

[buffnews1-7] Harrington, Mike (February 2, 2007). "Canisius, Niagara add to rivalry". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

[note5-8] "Battle of the Bridge". PurpleEagles.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

[9] ttp://www.gogriffs.com/pdf1/136469.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500

[10] ttp://www.gogriffs.com/pdf1/136468.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500

[11] ttp://www.gogriffs.com//pdf5/638298.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=20500

[12] ttp://www.gogriffs.com//pdf8/714303.pdf

[13] ttp://www.gogriffs.com/pdf8/786728.pdf

[14] ttp://www.gogriffs.com/pdf8/950203.pdf

[15] ttp://www.gogriffs.com/pdf9/2542968.pdf

[purpleeagles.com-16] ttp://purpleeagles.com/sports/2011/8/2/HistoricalCanalCup.aspx?id=21

[17] ttp://purpleeagles.com/sports/2011/8/2/CanalCup.aspx

[18] ttp://www.gogriffs.com/sports/2008/6/23/1482592.aspx

[19] ttps://www.gogriffs.com/sports/2008/6/23/1482592.aspx

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v t e Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball
Venues	Koessler Center (1968–present)
Rivalries	Niagara
Culture & lore	Petey "Canisius, Blue and Gold"
People	Head coaches NBA players
Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

v t e Canisius Golden Griffins men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Dann Memorial Ice Rink (1980–1991) Buffalo State Sports Arena (1991–2014) HarborCenter (2014–present)
Head coaches	Brian Cavanaugh (1980–1982, 1983–2004) Carl Koeppel (1982–1983) Clancy Seymour (2004–2005) Dave Smith (2005–2017) Trevor Large (2017–present)
Conference affiliations	Independent (1980–1987) ECAC West (1987–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
Rivalries	Niagara Purple Eagles Battle of the Bridge RIT Tigers
All-time leaders	Mike Torrillo (265 Points) Mike Torrillo (121 Goals) Derek Slater (45 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2013
Conference Tournament champions	Atlantic Hockey: 2013
Canisius College Buffalo, New York

v t e Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center (1973–1982 full-time, part-time 1988–1996) Gallagher Center (1949–1973, 1982–present)
Rivalries	Canisius
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

v t e Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Dwyer Arena (1996–present)
Head coaches	Blaise MacDonald (1996–2001) Dave Burkholder (2001–2017) Jason Lammers (2017–present)
Conference affiliations	CHA (1999–2010) Atlantic Hockey (2010–present)
Rivalries	Canisius Golden Griffins Battle of the Bridge RIT Tigers
All-time leaders	Ted Cook (78 Goals) Chris Moran (102 Assists) Barret Ehgoetz (166 Points) Jeff Van Nynatten (54 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2000 2004 2008 2013
Conference Tournament champions	CHA: 2000 2004 2008
Niagara University Lewiston, New York

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