Pascal Lochard (born September 17, 1990) is a

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

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for the

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

of the

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 ci ...

(CFL). He was drafted by the BC Lions in the second round of the

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. He played

CIS football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic confer ...

Laval University Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxemb ...

. He has also been a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Startin ...

College career

Lochard was named the

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of the

49th Vanier Cup The 2013 Vanier Cup, the 49th edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at TELUS-Université Laval Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. This was the third time in five years that Université La ...

, winning the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy.

Professional career

BC Lions

Lochard was selected by the BC Lions with the fourteenth pick in the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Lochard signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 9, 2016.

Ottawa Redblacks

Upon entering 2017 free agency, Lochard signed a two-year contract with the

. He was released by the Redblacks on May 8, 2017.

Edmonton Eskimos

Lochard was signed by the

on May 26, 2017.

References

External links

Ottawa Redblacks bioBC Lions profile
Living people 1990 births Canadian football running backs Laval Rouge et Or football players BC Lions players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Ottawa Redblacks players Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football people from Montreal Edmonton Elks players {{Canadianfootball-runningback-stub