Posts Tagged ‘burke dales’
Monday, May 6th, 2013
The University of Calgary Dinos might not have won the Vanier Cup this past season, but were the big winners on Monday in the first round of the 2013 Canadian Football League draft.
A total of three Dinos were drafted among the top five selections on Monday. Defensive tackle Linden Gaydosh was drafted first overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was followed by the Montreal Alouettes selecting linebacker Mike Edem with the third overall pick and the Alouettes selecting Steven Lumbala with the fifth overall pick.
A poor decision by former Edmonton Eskimos General Manager Eric Tillman is a major reason why Montreal had two first round picks in the 2013 draft today, while the Eskimos had none. On September 12, 2012, the Eskimos traded their first and fourth round pick of this year’s draft with kicker Derek Schiavone for kicker Brody McKnight.
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Tags: brander craighead, brody mcknight, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, derek schavone, Edmonton Eskimos, eric tillman, grant shaw, hamilton tiger-cats, linden gaydosh, mike edem, montreal alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders, steven lumbala, University of Calgary, unversity of texas at el paso
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, University Sports |
Thursday, September 13th, 2012
It appears the future of Grant Shaw as the Edmonton Eskimos’ kicker may be in question.
That is what happens when you miss two game winning field goals in a matter of four days against your provincial rival.
This week the Eskimos acquired non-import kicker Brody McKnight from the Montreal Alouettes for Derek Schiavone and their first and fourth round draft picks in the 2013 Canadian Collegiate draft.
The Eskimos were searching for a kicker when punter Burke Dales was injured on Labour Day at McMahon Stadium. Dales injured his foot and is on the nine game injured list.
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Tags: brody mcknight, burke dales, derek schiavone, Edmonton Eskimos, grant shaw, montreal alouettes
Posted in CFL |
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
This is always a very interesting time in the Canadian Football League– free agency with significant movement among the eight franchises.
But one player the Calgary Stampeders reportedly have their eye on has never played professional football before.
According to TSN, the Stampeders are very interested in Australian punter Scott Crough because Burke Dales is a free agent.
Crough has no North American Football experience but he does though have Australian Football League experience.
But if Crough decides to sign with the Stampeders, he will become a non-import. I always thought players had to be Canadian or have to have a family connection to a Canadian to be considered a non-import.
That is apparently not the case. According to the CFL, players are considered non-imports if they have not played organized football outside Canada before. But isn’t Australian Football a type of football?
So that makes Crough a non-import. Crazy rule. But reality. Thumbs up to Stampeders General Manager and Head Coach John Hufnagel for knowing the rules and possibly using them to his advantage.
What do you think and what is your reaction to Crough being considered a non-import?
Tags: australian football, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, john hufnagel, scott crough
Posted in CFL |
Friday, November 4th, 2011
Nikolai Khabibulin (Dan Nicholas, Wikimedia Commons)
From every angle possible, it is a great time to be an Edmonton Oilers fan. The kids are producing. The veterans are producing. The entire team is buying into Tom Renney’s defensive-minded system and Nikolai Khabibulin has been completely spectacular.
On Saturday night, the Oilers (8-2-2), visit the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena (CBC, 8pm). Edmonton is currently tied with the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Western Conference. They have also only given up 18 goals all season long, five fewer than second place Dallas at 23 goals. The recent play of Khabibulin led Brad May of Rogers Sportsnet to say last night that Khabibulin right now “is the best goaltender in the NHL.”
The Coyotes meanwhile are trying to get to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third year in a row. The last two seasons they have lost to the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. So far in 2011-12, they are 6-4-2, and tied with the Nashville Predators, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings for fifth place in the Western Conference.
The Coyotes’ top player this season is Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta native Ray Whitney, who leads Phoenix with five goals, seven assists.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: adam scott, aj mccarron, alabama crimson tide, baltimore ravens, ben roethlisberger, billy cundiff, boston bruins, brad may, british columbia lions, buffalo bills, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, Chicago Blackhawks, colorado avalanche, dallas cowboys, dallas stars, demarco murray, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, eli manning, fredrik jacobson, green bay packers, greg jennings, jarrett lee, johnny sears jr., jovon johnson, kansas city chiefs, legarrette blount, lesean mccoy, los angeles kings, louis oosthuizen, louisiana state tigers, montreal alouettes, nashville predators, new england patriots, new orleans saints, new york giants, new york jets, nikolai khabibulin, philadelphia eagles, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh steelers, ray whitney, rueben randle, san diego charers, san diego chargers, San Jose Sharks, seattle seahawks, spencer ware, steven jyles, tampa bay buccaneers, tiger woods, tom brady, tom renney, toronto maple leafs, trent richardson, Tyler Seguin, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, NFL, NHL, PGA, University Sports |
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Darian Durant (Bing Images)
Sorry folks, I have two major commitments this weekend, a house warming party and two hockey pools, and won’t see as much sports as I’d like.
But here are the events I will get to see.
Saturday–NLDS–Game 1–Arizona Diamondbacks @ Milwaukee Brewers–Sportsnet–Noon–I’m very interested in this series and am pulling for the Brewers in the playoffs. Milwaukee is sending Yovanni Gallardo to the mound (17-10, 207 K, 3.52 ERA) against Arizona’s Ian Kennedy (21-4, 198 K, 2.88 ERA). Arizona will try and stop Milwaukee’s two biggest bats– Prince Fielder (.299, 38 HR, 120 RBIs) and Ryan Braun (.332, 33 HR, 111 RBIs). The Diamondbacks meanwhile are led by Justin Upton (.289, 31 HR, 88 RBIs), who is playing in the 2011 postseason along with his B.J. in Tampa Bay.
Saturday–CFL–Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Calgary Stampeders–TSN–2pm–It is getting very crowded in the Canadian Football League’s Western Division as the Stampeders (7-5) lead the Edmonton Eskimos and British Columbia Lions at 7-6 and the Roughriders at 4-8. Prior to last week, the Roughriders seemed to turn things around a little as they had won three straight before getting hammered 42-5 to the Lions. The Stampeders, meanwhile are coming off a terrible defensive performance themselves, in giving up 55 points in a loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It’s been a fine year for Stampeders’ punter Burke Dales of Collingwood, Ontario, who leads the CFL with 47 yards per punt. The Roughriders are led by quarterback Darian Durant. Despite having a losing record, Durant actually has his quarterback rating (89.4) of his career.
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Tags: albert pujols, arian foster, arizona diamondbacks, atlanta falcons, baltimore ravens, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, darian durant, dustin keller, houston texans, ian kennedy, justin upton, milwaukee brewers, new york jets, philadelphia phillies, pittsburgh steelers, prince fielder, ryan braun, Saskatchewan Roughriders, seattle seahawks, shane victorino, shaun suisham, st. louis cardinals, terrell suggs, yovanni gallardo
Posted in CFL, Home, MLB, NFL |
Sunday, August 7th, 2011
For the first time in the 2011 Canadian Football League season, the Calgary Stampeders have won at McMahon Stadium.
On Saturday night, the Stampeders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32-20, in front of a solid crowd of 29, 307.
A major reason for the Stampeders’ success was that they were able to play turnover free football. Quarterback Henry Burris had zero interceptions in 39 pass attempts, while the running back tandem of Joffrey Reynolds and Jon Cornish had no fumbles on 14 carries.
Actually, the only turnover came late in the game on an Eric Fraser interception. The native of Burnaby, British Columbia and product of Central Michigan recorded his first career interception that sealed a Stampeder victory.
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Tags: burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, chris jones, drew tate, eric fraser, hamilton tiger-cats, Henry Burris, joffrey reynolds, john hufnagel, jon cornish, larry taylor, rene paredes
Posted in CFL |
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
The Calgary Stampeders can play a better brand of football. I think we all know that.
But the bottom line is they got two points in the standings tonight after a close 21-20 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Canad Inns Stadium.
Henry Burris might not have been at his best. He went 17 for 32 with 183 yards. But when the game was on the line and Calgary down 20-14, Burris was there in delivering three key passes, two to Ken-yon Rambo (one touchdown pass) and one to Johnny Forzani following a key fumble recovery by Keon Raymond with 5:11 left in the fourth quarter.
Another area where the Stampeders were weak was in the running game. Joffrey Reynolds only ran for forty yards on seven carries.
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Tags: brandon smith, bruce robinson, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, Henry Burris, johnny forzani, ken-yon rambo, keon raymond, roy jennings, terrence edwards, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in CFL |
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
For the third time in their last four games, the Calgary Stampeders played extremely lousy, and in this particular game I finished paying attention to the game at half time!
The Alouettes’ defense steamrolled the Stampeders by limiting Calgary to only four first half points– a Burke Dales 50 yard punt single in the first quarter and a Rob Maver 24 yard field goal in the second quarter.
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Tags: anthony calvillo, brian bratton, burke dales, david duval, jamel richardson, joffrey reynolds, montreal alouettes, rob maver
Posted in CFL |
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
Bing Images
After very brutal performances (one from the defense and one from the offense over the last two weeks), the Calgary Stampeders bounced back in a big way from both sides of the football Friday night at McMahon Stadium.
In front of a solid crowd of 31, 167 fans, the Stamps trounced the Montreal Alouettes 46-21 in a battle of two first place teams.
As successfully predicted by Any Sport Any Time’s cricket expert Ron Saywack, the Stamps rebounded. Henry Burris had 412 passing yards–169 to Ken-Yon Rambo and 146 to Romby Bryant.
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Tags: adrian mcpherson, anthony calvillo, burke dales, CFL, Cricket, damon duval, Henry Burris, john hufnagel, ken-yon rambo, malik jackson, marc trestman, milton collins, montreal alouettes, rob maver, romby bryant, stamps
Posted in CFL |
The University of Calgary Dinos might not have won the Vanier Cup this past season, but were the big winners on Monday in the first round of the 2013 Canadian Football League draft.
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