Pascal Lochard (born September 17, 1990) is a

Canadian football Canadian football () is a 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 scoring area ( ...

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. Ther ...

for the Edmonton Eskimos 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 The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place. The Lions played their first seas ...

in the second round of the 2014 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at

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, Lux ...

. He has also been a member of the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fie ...

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). Starting ...

College career

Lochard was named the most valuable player 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

with the fourteenth pick in the 2014 CFL Draft.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Lochard signed with the

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 Edmonton Eskimos 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