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Saturday, November 26th, 2011
The 99th Grey Cup gets under way tomorrow at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver with a game between the B.C. Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (TSN, 4:30pm).
The Lions are trying to become the first team since 1994 to win the Grey Cup on home soil. But they will have a lot of Edmonton Eskimo fans cheering against them after head coach Wally Buono’s ridiculous comment last week of “I hate Edmonton.”
The Lions have the Grey Cup MVP in Travis Lulay, while the Blue Bombers’ have the league’s top defensive player in Jovon Johnson.
There have been some interesting storylines heading into the Grey Cup. Blue Bombers’ defensive end Odelle Willis tweeted this past week how he wanted to go home to American Thanksgiving rather than practicing on Thursday, and said “a couple of more days and I’m out of this hoe.”
Also, hall of famers, Angelo Mosca and Joe Kapp got into a fight at an alumni luncheon in Vancouver after the two discussed a play in 1963 when Mosca’s hit knocked Lions’ running back Willie Fleming out of the game.
Getting back to the Blue Bombers and Lions, the Blue Bombers beat the Lions twice this year, 25-20 on July 28 in Winnipeg and 30-17 on August 13 in Vancouver.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: adrien theaux, aksel lund svindal, atlanta falcons, ben roethlisberger, bode miller, british columbia lions, chicago bears, colorado avalanche, didier defago, Edmonton Oilers, erik guay, jovon johnson, kansas city chiefs, kyle orton, matt duchene, matt forte, minnesota vikings, new england patriots, new orleans saints, oakland raiders, philadelphia eagles, pittsburgh steelers, rob gronkowski, ryan smyth, stephen gostkowski, tony gonzalez, travis lulay, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, NFL, NHL |
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Travis Lulay (Wikimedia Commons)
The Canadian Football League handed out its annual awards last night, and Travis Lulay, the quarterback of the British Columbia Lions, was named the Most Valuable Player.
Lulay led the CFL with 32 touchdown passes. Even though he had fewer passing yards to Anthony Calvillo of the Montreal Alouettes (5251 to 4815), and a lower passer rating (95.8 to 98.2 for Calvillo and 99.3 to Ricky Ray of the Edmonton Eskimos), Lulay led the Lions to a 11-7 record, best in the CFL, and a dominating 43-1 win over the Alouettes in the final week of the regular season.
An Edmonton Eskimo also received some hardware Thursday night in Vancouver. Running back Jerome Messam was named Top Canadian after becoming the first Canadian since 2000 to run for 1,000 yards. Messam was third in rushing with 1,057 yards.
Other award winners were Josh Bourke of the Montreal Alouettes who was named the most outstanding lineman, Jovon Johnson of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers who was named the most outstanding defensive player, kicker Paul McCallum of the British Columbia Lions who was named the most outstanding special teams player, wide receiver Chris Williams of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats who was named the most outstanding rookie.
Tags: anthony calvillo, british columbia lions, chris williams, Edmonton Eskimos, hamilton tiger-cats, jerome messam, josh bourke, jovon johnson, montreal alouettes, paul mccallum, Ricky Ray, travis lulay, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in CFL |
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
A pair of Edmonton Eskimos have been named finalists for the Canadian Football League Awards.
Running back Jerome Messam has been named a finalist for the Top Canadian and linebacker J.C. Sherritt has been named a finalist for the Top Rookie in the CFL this season.
Messam, from Brampton, Ontario, finished third in the Canadian Football League this season with 1,057 rushing yards, behind Brandon Whitaker of the Montreal Alouettes (1378) and Cory Boyd of the Toronto Argonauts (1141). Messam became the first Canadian running back since Sean Millington of the British Columbia Lions in 2000 to rush for 1,000 yards in one season.
Messam will be favoured against Sean Whyte of Surrey, British Columbia– the kicker for the Montreal Alouettes.
Sherritt had 72 tackles and three sacks for the Eskimos. He’ll be the underdog against Hamilton Tiger Cats’ wide receiver Chris Williams, who led his team with 1,064 receiving yards.
Following are the other nominees with my favourites in bold:
Most Outstanding Player– QB Anthony Calvillo–Montreal Alouettes vs. QB Travis Lulay–British Columbia Lions
Most Outstanding Defensive Player–DB Jovon Johnson–Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. LB Jerrell Freeman–Saskatchewan Roughriders
Best Special Teams Player–KR Chad Owens–Toronto Argonauts vs. K Paul McCallum–British Columbia Lions
Best Offensive Lineman–OT Josh Bourke–Montreal Alouettes vs. OL Jovan Olafioye–British Columbia Lions
Tags: brandon whitaker, british columbia lions, chris williams, cory boyd, Edmonton Eskimos, hamilton tiger-cats, j.c. sherritt, jerome messam, josh bourke, jovon johnson, montreal alouettes, paul mccallum, sean millington, sean whyte, toronto argonauts, travis lulay, winnipeg blue bombers
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 15th, 2011
Devan Dubnyk (Barry Gutierrez, Associated Press)
Heading into the weekend, there is one particular statistic that stands out to me over all the others.
After eight days in the NHL’s regular season, the Edmonton Oilers are tied with the Detroit Red Wings for the fewest goals allowed in the entire league! That’s right folks, the Oilers and Red Wings have only disallowed three goals each.
Oilers’ goaltenders Devan Dubnyk and Nikolai Khabibulin have actually only given up two regulation goals between them. Dubnyk gave up a softy to Kris Letang in the Oilers’ 2-1 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, while Khabibulin gave up a regulation goal to Matt Cullen in Edmonton’s 2-1 shootout loss to Minnesota on Thursday.
On Saturday night, the Oilers will entertain the Vancouver Canucks at Rexall Place. They will have a tough time containing Daniel and Henrik Sedin though, who have combined for 114 points in 123 games in their career versus the Oilers. Game time is 8pm and can be seen on CBC.
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Tags: Aaron Rodgers, adrian peterson, alex tanguay, british columbia lions, buffalo bills, calgary flames, chicago bears, daniel sedin, derek holland, detroit red wings, detroit tigers, devan dubnyk, Edmonton Eskimos, Edmonton Oilers, edwin jackson, green bay packers, henrik sedin, james reimer, jovon johnson, kris letang, matt cullen, max scherzer, milwaukee brewers, minnesota vikings, minnesota wild, nelson cruz, new york giants, nikolai khabibulin, odell willis, paul lapolice, phil kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins, rene bourque, Saskatchewan Roughriders, shawn marcum, st. louis cardinals, st. louis rams, steven jackson, texas rangers, toronto maple leafs, Vancouver Canucks, victor cruz, winnipeg blue bombers, zack grienke
Posted in CFL, Home, MLB, NFL, NHL |
The 99th Grey Cup gets under way tomorrow at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver with a game between the B.C. Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (TSN, 4:30pm).
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