Monthly Archives: May 2007
The Fox for The Hall
After having spent the past year (and more) trying to provide feedback to the Canadian Football League in regards to the merits of, and their approach to, reinstating a team here and feeling largely as though I was beating my head against a wall, I thought of another method by which I might be able [...]
Cohon’s Conflict.
As an addition to the note included below, Marty York includes the following in a recent column. The subject matter is things that CFL commissioner Mark Cohon can do to improve the league. …Sources say the group led by former Rough Rider Bill Palmer would have been capable of running a new CFL franchise in [...]
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An Interesting Note in the National Post
Matt Sekeres, who previously wrote for the Ottawa Citizen, penned an article of his own in regards to Palmer’s bunch dropping out. The following is an excerpt. Meanwhile, the CFL confirmed negotiations with Palmer had stopped, but also said that other investors have come forward. “Several parties have recently expressed strong interest regarding a franchise [...]
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The CFL Fails Ottawa Again
After 13 months of this nonsense, are we any further than we were before? The Canadian Football League announced yesterday that Bill Palmer’s group of investors decided to pull their bid to obtain a CFL franchise for Ottawa. The press release, brief as it was, makes mention of “new opportunities” for ownership but as usual [...]
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2007 Myers Riders Schedule (OVFL)
All home games are played at the Nepean Sportsplex. Saturday, May 26th- vs Metro Toronto Wildcats, 4:00PMSaturday, June 2nd- @ Mississauga Warriors, 4:00PMSaturday, June 9th- @ Pickering Dolphins, 7:00PMSaturday, June 16th- vs Oshawa Hawkeyes, 7:30PMSunday, June 24th- vs Markham Raiders, 7:00PMSaturday, June 30th- vs Toronto Thunder, 4:00PMSaturday, July 14th- @ Cumberland Panthers, 1:00PMSaturday, July 21st- [...]
Football Thriving in Ottawa Despite Absence of CFL Team
Martin Cleary, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Saturday, May 12, 2007 The transition to the outdoor spring sports season is almost complete. The baseball diamonds are full. High school fields are bursting with soccer, rugby and touch football games. The sound of a starter’s pistol means track and field meets are under way. And the competitive [...]
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Former Cardinals Player Swallowed by B.C. Lions
Date Published | displayDate(1178659726125); May 8, 2007 (Northerlife.ca) BY SCOTT HADDOW When the B.C. Lions went looking for an offensive lineman at the recent Canadian Football League (CFL) draft, they picked a big Sudbury bear. With the 40th pick overall, the Lions selected six-foot-five, 290-pound Ottawa University offensive lineman Kyle Kirkwood, who hails from the [...]
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Newest Leo is Happy, Really
Friday, May 4, 2007 – 10:00AM Cerebral receiver gets Clermont comparisons By Lowell Ullrich, Vancouver Province The running joke around the B.C. Lions last year came up any time players were reminded that one teammate suggested it would be good idea to place a recycling box inside the locker-room. Recycling? A locker-room, many veterans chortled, [...]
CFL Draft Results.
The CFL’s college draft was held earlier today and admittedly there was less activity involving Ottawa-based players than I had anticipated. I should begin by saying that the webcast of the draft was very well done, at least the parts I got to follow (the first couple of rounds or so). Compliments to Mike Hogan [...]