BUFFALO, N.Y. — Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says coach Bill Peters remains on the staff, but wasn’t certain whether he’d be behind the bench for the next game. The team and the NHL are both investigating an allegation the Peters directed racial slurs at a player 10 years ago when the two were […]
CALGARY — A historic first by Andrew Harris ended the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ dubious championship drought and continued the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ Grey Cup misery. The 32-year-old Winnipeg native scored rushing and receiving TDs as the Bombers stunned Hamilton 33-12 in the 107th Grey Cup before 35,439 spectators at McMahon Stadium. Harris put an exclamation mark […]
Another successful outing on special teams helped the Regina Pats defeat the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-4 on Saturday night in Brandon. The Pats went two for four on the power play and held the Wheat Kings to nothing on two attempts while on the penalty kill. Regina put together a big third period performance after […]
Robbie Holmes picked up his first junior hat trick and Max Paddock collected his third career shutout as the Regina Pats blanked the Broncos 6-0 Friday night in Swift Current. It was a dominant road win for the Pats who pumped the Broncos with 55 shots to Swift Current’s 25. Special teams were on point […]
The 2019 Grey Cup is just days away, but using Riderville at this year’s Grey Cup in Calgary as a backdrop, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the CFL unveiled the 2020 Grey Cup and 2020 Grey Cup Festival logos Friday afternoon. For the Festival logo, the Riders wanted to reflect Saskatchewan including its vast landscapes, golden […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie was long on optimism for the league’s future Friday, but short on substance regarding cures for what ails it. Ambrosie held a wide-ranging discussion with reporters in his third state-of-the-league address. He gushed about the potential of CFL 2.0 — the league’s initiative to grow football globally. But he could only […]
Three Riders were nominated for major CFL awards. Unfortunately for each of them, the voters thought there was someone just a bit better. Cody Fajardo finished runner up for Most Outstanding Player to the Ticats Brandon Banks. Fajardo’s league best 4,302 yards passing, and 611 yards rushing (#2 among quarterbacks) was not enough to sway […]
Goals from Austin Pratt and Ty Kolle weren’t enough, as the Regina Pats fell 4-2 to Calgary at the Brandt Centre Wednesday night. Kolle, who notched his 8th of the season in the second period said a quick start and lots of scoring chances throughout the game is a step in the right direction. “It […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Mike Babcock and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe. Babcock had a record of 9-10-4 in 2019-20 for the struggling Leafs, who are 0-5-1 in their last six games, including five straight losses in regulation. Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan flew to Arizona on Wednesday to break the […]
A tough night on the power-play cost the Regina Pats on Tuesday, who lost 2-1 at the Brandt Centre to the Swift Current Broncos. The game was originally scheduled for November 8th, but was moved to Tuesday night after ice issues at the Brandt Centre. The Pats (3-12-2-0) went 0-6 on the man advantage, with […]
