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2013 CFL Draft
The 2013 CFL season, 2013 CFL Draft took place on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET on The Sports Network, TSN. 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Montreal Alouettes had the most selections with nine, followed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with eight. Each of the Canadian Football League West Division, West Division teams had seven picks while Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Winnipeg had six. The defending Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts had five picks and Ottawa Redblacks, Ottawa chose four players from NCAA schools that would play another year. A total of 16 trades were made involving draft picks from this year, including two made on draft day itself, with 12 being made by the Edmonton Eskimos. Of the 60 draft selections, 44 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, which is the highest number of CIS players taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and a small portion of westernmost Brazil in South America, along with certain Caribbean and Atlantic islands. Places that use: * Eastern Standard Time (EST), when observing standard time (autumn/winter), are five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00). * Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), when observing daylight saving time (spring/summer), are four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−04:00). On the second Sunday in March, at 2:00 a.m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3:00 a.m. EDT leaving a one-hour "gap". On the first Sunday in November, at 2:00 a.m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1:00 a.m. EST, thus "duplicating" one hour. Southern parts of the zone (Panama and the Caribbean) do not observe daylight saving time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 CFL Draft
The 1987 CFL Draft composed of eight rounds where 72 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round 28. Ottawa Rough Riders Rae Robiritis OC British Columbia 29. Montreal Alouettes David Stroud DB Minot State 30. Saskatchewan Roughriders Oral Sybblis OL Acadia 31. Toronto Argonauts Scott Lesperance OL Colgate 32. Calgary Stampeders Bruno Geremia DB Calgary 33. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Rob Pavan LB Guelph 34. British Columbia Lions Andrew Murray WR Carleton 35. Edmonton Eskimos Jeff Funtasz TB Alberta 36. British Columbia Lions Robin Belanger DB McGill 5th round 37. Ottawa Rough Riders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Ptaszek
Stefan Ptaszek (born April 15, 1971) is the head coach for the McMaster Marauders. He is a former Canadian football wide receiver and former offensive coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, and UBC Thunderbirds. Playing career Collegiately, Ptaszek played CIAU football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. He was named an all-Canadian three times and was part of the 1991 Yates Cup and 27th Vanier Cup championship team. Ptaszek was also named to the Golden Hawks Team of the Century and holds the school's records for most receiving yards in a career. As a professional player, he played for four seasons for the BC Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Coaching career Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Ptaszek served as the offensive coordinator for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks for three seasons. During that time, he helped his team to win back to back Yates Cups in 2004 and 2005 and the 41st Vanier Cup. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Naylor
Dave Naylor is a sports journalist and reporter for TSN's SportsCentre, with a focus on the Canadian Football League. He previously worked for CBC Radio and the Globe and Mail. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame's Media Wing on November 29, 2015. He studied journalism at Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning Wo .... References External links TSN biography* Canadian columnists Carleton University alumni Journalists from Ontario People from Ottawa Living people Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees Year of birth missing (living people) {{canada-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul LaPolice
Paul LaPolice (born June 12, 1970) is a gridiron football coach who was most recently the head coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach, most recently in 107th Grey Cup, 2019 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as the offensive coordinator. He formerly served as head coach for the Blue Bombers from 2010 to 2012, compiling a record of 16 wins and 28 losses. He has also worked as a broadcaster for The Sports Network, TSN. Early life and education LaPolice was born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire. After graduating from Nashua High School South, Nashua High School, he attended Plymouth State College where he played as a wide receiver on the college football, football team. LaPolice earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in 1994. Coaching career Early career He broke into the coaching ranks in 1993 at Maine Maritime Academy where he served as the receivers and tight ends coach on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Schultz
Christopher Schultz (February 16, 1960 – March 4, 2021) was a Canadian professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He primarily played with the CFL Toronto Argonauts. Schultz played college football at the University of Arizona. He was a sportscaster with Canadian sports television channel TSN. Early years Schultz attended Aldershot High School in Burlington, Ontario, where he was a part of 2 football championships. He also practiced basketball. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Arizona. He was recruited by Arizona head coach Tony Mason as a defensive tackle, where he played his first three years. One of the strongest players on the team, he was converted into a left tackle as a senior. Professional career Dallas Cowboys Schultz was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (189th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft. He was also selected by the Arizona Wrangle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duane Forde
Duane Forde (born May 8, 1969) is a Canadian television broadcaster for TSN and a former player in the CFL. Career College football Born in Toronto, Forde attended the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Physical Education. While studying at Western, Forde played CIAU football for the Western Ontario Mustangs from 1987 to 1990. While he was at UWO, the Mustangs lost just once in the regular season, and they won the 1989 Vanier Cup. Selected two times as the Mustangs' Most Valuable Player, Forde co-captained the 1989 team. CFL Forde played twelve seasons for the Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Forde, who spent four years as the team captain of the Stampeders, had a consecutive games played streak of 150, counting regular season and postseason games, over an eight-season period. Forde's teams reached the Grey Cup on five occasions (1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFL On TSN
The ''CFL on TSN'' is TSN's presentation of the Canadian Football League. The Sports Network (TSN) has broadcast CFL games since the 1987 season and has been the exclusive broadcaster of all CFL games (including the playoffs and Grey Cup) since 2008. While the CFL on TSN shows all CFL games, a more entertainment-focused ''Thursday Night Football'' telecast (unrelated to the National Football League package of the same name) was added in 2015. Commentators Studio panel The ''CFL on TSN''s studio panel consists of host Kate Beirness and a rotating crew of former CFL all-star players Matt Dunigan, Milt Stegall, Henry Burris, and former CFL coach Mike Benevides. Former ''CFL on CBC'' studio host Brian Williams occasionally contributes to the studio show also. Beirness took over studio host duties from Rod Smith in 2021. Matt Dunigan returned to the ''CFL on TSN'' studio show after spending the 2004 season on the sidelines as the general manager and head coach of the Calgary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Black
Rod Black (born September 28, 1962) is a Canadian sports announcer best known for his work with CTV Sports and TSN from 1990 to 2021. He is now a host and brand ambassador for NorthStar Bets, a brand of NorthStar Gaming. Education Black was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Prior to coming onto the national scene, Black studied Creative Communications at Red River College. Career Black got his start as a sports announcer at the age of 19 at the local CTV affiliate (now owned station) CKY-TV where he soon became host of the Winnipeg Jets’ NHL broadcasts. He also hosted ''CKY Sports Sunday''. By 1990, Black moved to the network's Toronto-based CTV Sports division. There, he anchored events including CTV's coverage of the 1991 Canada Cup. He worked CTV's coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics, as well as the CTV-led consortium's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also called events for CTV Sportsnet from its launch in 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Cohon
Mark Steven Cohon, (born March 16, 1966) is the chairman of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). He was also the 12th commissioner of the Canadian Football League. The son of McDonald's Canada founder George Cohon, he was appointed as commissioner in 2007 succeeding Tom Wright. Early life Cohon was born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was two years old. He holds both Canadian and American citizenship. Education Cohon is a graduate of Upper Canada College and Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science majoring in communication studies Sports marketing Cohon worked at the NBA as head of international marketing and Major League Baseball International as head of corporate development. before becoming President and chief executive officer oAudienceView Ticketing a company which sells ticketing systems and services to sports, arts and entertainment events. Ontario Science Centre chairman In 2003, Cohon was appointed to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 CFL Draft
The 1996 CFL season, 1996 CFL Draft took place on May 31, 1996. 61 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible List of universities in Canada, Canadian universities as well as Canadian players playing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA. This would be the last time that a CFL draft would have seven rounds, switching to six rounds in 1997 CFL Draft, 1997, until the league reverted to seven in 2013 CFL Draft, 2013. The Edmonton Eskimos obtained the List of first overall Canadian Football League draft picks, first overall pick, along with Nick Mazzoli, from the Ottawa Rough Riders in exchange for Dan Murphy (Canadian football), Dan Murphy and Jay Chistenson. In the fifth round, the Montreal Alouettes drafted defensive end James Eggink who had died from cancer in December 1995. The Edmonton Eskimos obtained the List of first overall Canadian Football League draft picks, first overall pick, along with Nick Mazzoli, from the Ottawa Rough Riders in exchange for Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a city in Canada. They are divided into two divisions: four teams in the East Division and five teams in the West Division. As of 2022, it features a 21-week regular season in which each team plays 18 games with three bye weeks. This season traditionally runs from mid-June to early November. Following the regular season, six teams compete in the league's three-week playoffs, which culminate in the Grey Cup championship game in late November. The Grey Cup is one of Canada's largest annual sports and television events. The CFL was officially named on January 19, 1958, upon the merger between the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union or "Big Four" (founded in 1907) and the Western Interprovincial Football Union (founded in 1936). History Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
