The Western Hockey League has confirmed that the Portland Winterhawks are heading towards a new ownership solution. The WHL released a statement on Sunday following reports that the Winterhawks’ parent company, Portland Winterhawks Inc., reportedly filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy on Thursday, and that the major junior hockey team had been handed over to a […]
This week it was announced that the Canadian Football League was asking the federal government for $150 million in financial aid to try and make it through the COVID-19 pandemic. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie went in front of the House of Commons finance committee to plead the league’s case to the government. Ambrosie was met […]
Canada’s amateur sports system will receive $72 million from a federal government emergency support fund to alleviate the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault recently announced $500 million in pandemic relief to cultural, heritage and sport organizations. Those details were announced Friday. The money earmarked for sports will go to national […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the most likely scenario for the league is a cancelled 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambrosie made the admission for the first time while testifying to a House of Commons standing committee on finance on Thursday. Ambrosie appeared via video during a panel on arts, culture, sports and charitable […]
Those wanting to get out to “swing the sticks” can do very soon. On Thursday, the City of Regina announced that the four city-owned courses; Tor Hill, Murray, Joanne Goulet and Lakeview Par 3, will be opening for the season May 15 as Phase 2 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan begins. In a news release […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders added to their linebacking depth Wednesday by signing Deshaun Davis to a contract. The 6’0, 235 pound Davis was taken in the 6th round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals and played in all four pre-season games with the club recording 15 tackles and a sack before being released. […]
The Riders have had a lot of success with offensive linemen from the University of Saskatchewan in the past. While its not fair to compare Melfort’s Matt Riley to guys like Ben Heenan and Gene Makowsky, the green-and-white are very high on the player they took with the 7th overall pick in last month’s CFL […]
The Saskatchewan Roughriders added a pair of American defensive backs to the roster on Monday. One of them has some NFL experiemce. Tony Lippett was taken by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. After two years with the Dolphins, he went on to spend time with the New York […]
The future of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the CFL as a whole is up for debate after word this week that the league has gone to Ottawa looking for $150 million in financial aid because of the impact COVID19 has had on it. Premier Scott Moe says the Riders have not come to the provincial […]
The Riders selected seven players in Thursday’s CFL draft from six different positions. A range that pleases Riders GM Jeremy O’Day. “We put players in all the areas that we thought we could add some depth to. So I think overall, as the whole draft, we did have a pretty good variety of players.” Here’s […]
