Michael Domagala (born September 28, 1995) is a professional

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placekicker for the

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of the

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(CFL).

University career

Domagala played

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for the Carleton from 2013 to 2018. He played in 42 games for the Ravens where he was successful on 73 of 96 field goal attempts for a 76.0% completion rate and punted 347 times for a 38.8-yard average. Domagala was not selected in the

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and instead completed his final two seasons of eligibility with Carleton.

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

After completing his university career, he signed as a

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with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on December 12, 2018. He played in the first pre-season game of the 2019 season where he made one of two field goal attempts, punted eight times for a 49.9-yard average, and had six kickoffs for a 60.8-yard average, but was released by the team on June 9, 2019. He was not signed by any other team and did not play in 2019. Due to the cancellation of the

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, he was also un-signed in 2020. On July 10, 2021, it was announced that Domagala had re-signed with the Tiger-Cats. He was signed to the team's practice roster to begin the 2021 season where he spent the first two games. Following the team's

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, Domagala was promoted to the active roster and made his regular season professional debut on August 27, 2021, in a game against the

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. He converted his first career field goal attempt which was from 12 yards out and finished the game with two field goals out of four attempts and had five kickoffs for a 60.6-yard average.

Edmonton Elks

Domagala joined the

in free agency on February 16, 2023.

References

External links

Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Domagala, Michael 1995 births Living people Canadian football placekickers Carleton Ravens football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Sportspeople from St. Catharines