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UBC star and FC Edmonton trialist Dosanjh nominated for major CIS honour

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Gagandeep Dosanjh’s future as an FC Edmonton player is still uncertain. But the University of British Columbia’s dynamic attacking midfielder has been nominated for the CIS athlete of the year award.

On Wednesday, the CIS announced that Dosanjh is one of four nominees for the Doug Mitchell Trophy, which goes to top overall male athlete in CIS. He’s up against St. Mary’s hockey standout Lucas Bloodoff, Concordia wrestler David Tremblay and Kyle Quinlan, the McMaster quarterback who already won the Hec Creighton as the top university football player in the country.

Dosanjh led the Canada West conference in goals, with 12. He scored the winner over the University of Alberta in the Canada West championship game, then led the Thunderbirds to the national title, where he was named the MVP of the CIS finals.

Dosanjh was invited to FC Edmonton’s training camp and, according to head coach Colin Miller, was crafty and creative in the time he spent with the club in the preseason. But, Dosanjh is committed to finishing his schooling, so the team said a decision will be made later in the spring on whether or not the UBC standout will become an Eddie or not.

“Gagan had a terrific year as an individual in what was an amazing year for our team,” says UBC head coach Mike Mosher in a release issued by CIS. “He is obviously a talented and valuable member of our team, but the intangibles that he brings are what make him really special: team first, outstanding work ethic, bravery, and humility. When a star player possesses the qualities as a teammate that Gagan possesses, you have a very special individual.”

In 1996, Western’s Michael Potts became the only soccer player to ever capture a CIS Athlete of the Year award.

The winners will be announced April 29 in Toronto. If Dosanjh takes the prize, he’ll get a $10,000 post-graduate scholarship.

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One Comment

  1. Rosa Torain

    April 24, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    Gagandeep Dosanjh is one of my favorite player. It is great news for us that he has gotten the nomination for the Doug Mitchell Trophy. But unfortunately this award goes to Kyle Quinlan.

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