CFL Blog Zone » Ottawa

2013 CFL Draft tracker

Craig Ellingson — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:11:06 +0000

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have taken Peace River native Linden Gaydosh with the first overall pick in the 2013 CFL Draft.

Gaydosh, a University of Calgary Dinos lineman who played high school football for both Peace River and Edmonton’s Ross Sheppard high schools, was the third-ranked prospect for the draft by the CFL’s scouting bureau heading into the draft, but a strong performance at the league’s draft combine last month boosted his stock.

Round 1
Pick	Name	Hometown	Pos	School	Team
1	Linden Gaydosh	Peace River, Alta.	DL	Calgary	Tiger-Cats
2	Andy Mulumba	Montreal	DE	E. Michigan	Blue Bombers
3	Mike Edem	Brampton, Ont.	LB	Calgary	Alouettes
4	Corey Watman	Queensville, Ont.	OL	E. Michigan	Roughriders
5	Steven Lumbala	Calgary	RB	Calgary	Alouettes
6	Hunter Steward	Virginia Beach, Va.	OL	Liberty	Lions
7	Brander Craighead	Ottawa	OL	Tex. El Paso	Stampeders
8	Matthew Sewell	Milton, Ont.	OL	McMaster	Argonauts
9	Nolan McMillan	Toronto	OL	Iowa	Ottawa

More on Gaydosh: The six-foot-three, 314-pounder was the hub of the Calgary defence, with whom he captured the CIS rookie of the year in 2009 and all-Canadian status in 2011; attended the CIS East-West Bowl in London, Ont., in 2011; named defensive MVP in the Hardy Cup in 2010; capped his first collegiate season in the Vanier Cup, registering an 18-yard interception return in the Dinos’ 33-31 loss to Queen’s.

Andy Mulumba: He was ranked No. 5 heading into the draft; has signed with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL

Mike Edem:

Corey Watman: The six-foot-2, 294-pound Watman spent four seasons on the offensive line at Eastern Michigan. Last season, the Queensville, Ont., native started all 12 games on the offensive line splitting time between guard and centre. The Regina Leader-Post’s Murray McCormick has more on Watman and the other four prospects the Roughriders selected in this year’s draft.

—

Round 2
Pick	Name	Hometown	Pos	School	Team
1	Stefan Charles	Oshawa, Ont.	DL	Regina	Eskimos
2	Kristopher Robertson	Pickering, Ont.	DB	Concordia	Blue Bombers
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Lions land 2014 Grey Cup game

Mike Beamish — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:25:41 +0000

Senator David Braley is a happy man again after landing the Grey Cup game and festival for the third time in four years as a CFL owner.

Sen. David Braley could be ready to reap the benefits of three Grey Cups in four years with the expected announcement Friday that the 2014 Grey Cup game and festival is coming to Vancouver.

The Lions are expected to hold a news conference Friday morning at ...

Red Blacks black-flagged by Ottawa fans

Mike Beamish — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:52:24 +0000

Ottawa 67s owner Jeff Hunt is a partner in the group intending to restore the CFL to the nation’s capital in 2014.

Auto racing definition of black-flagged: proceed immediately to the pits.

Ottawa’s definition of Red Blacks: it is the pits.

For the second time in a month, the owners of the expansion Ottawa CFL franchise have had a team name trial balloon shot down.

Jeff Hunt, a partner in the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment ...

Lions might not get to play in new Winnipeg Stadium

Mike Beamish — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:41:18 +0000

Investors Group Field (top) experiencing delays while moving toward finished product.

Revitalized Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa and new Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton are scheduled for completion in 2014.

WHEN I GOT MY FIRST LOOK at the the construction site of the Blue Bombers new home last July, an overheard banner stopped me in my tracks.

It mentioned that the stadium, rising on the campus of the University of Manitoba, would be completed ...