The Cup is back in one piece and has a certain aura to it. It appeared
during the noon hour -- with the players and coaches -- at the
Vancouver Art Gallery's north lawn. A couple thousand fans were there
and the rain stopped. There even was a brief sunshine and blue sky
interlude. Players wore the team's third jersey -- black with orange
and white trim -- which ought to become the primary jersey in 2007.
The club should also add a fifth claw to the paw for the fifth Grey
Cup in B.C. history.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
Touchdown in Champion-city
Back in Vancouver. Home of the United Soccer Leagues' First Division 2006 champion Whitecaps, W-League 2006 champion Whitecaps and now the 2006 Grey Cup champion B.C. Lions!
Westjet joke
How many countries do you visit when you go to the washroom?
First you're rushin, then you're a peein, then you're finish.
First you're rushin, then you're a peein, then you're finish.
touchdown in Calgary
Edging closer to the Rocky Mountains. A beautiful sunset in Calgary,
the other city in which the Lions beat the Montreal Alouettes... in
2000.
the other city in which the Lions beat the Montreal Alouettes... in
2000.
Double D and P-Mac recognized
WINNIPEG: Sunday’s Grey Cup wasn’t the best game of B.C. Lion Dave Dickenson’s career. But the 25-14 win over the Montreal Alouettes was good enough for his second CFL title – and first as a starting quarterback.
Dickenson, voted most outstanding player, was a backup in 1998 when the Calgary Stampeders were winners in Winnipeg.
He completed 18 of 29 for 184 yards against the Als. His longest toss was 18 yards. He also rushed six times for 53 yards. B.C.’s only touchdown was Ian Smart’s 25-yard second quarter run. B.C. had the ball almost seven minutes longer than Montreal.
“You don’t win anything as an individual in football, you just don’t,” Dickenson said, downplaying the award.
The win was sweet for kicker Paul McCallum, who tied a Grey Cup record with six field goals. He shares the distinction with Don Sweet, Paul Osbaldiston and Sean Fleming.
McCallum began his career with B.C. in 1993 but spent a dozen years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders before signing as a free agent this year.
“I’m sure glad I came,” said McCallum, whose longest kick was a 47-yarder.
For once, he said, Mother Nature was on his side in Winnipeg’s Canad Inns Stadium.
“This is one of the places I don’t really like playing, because the wind comes from the side so much,” he said. “But you couldn’t ask for a better night of football.”
--Bob Mackin
Dickenson, voted most outstanding player, was a backup in 1998 when the Calgary Stampeders were winners in Winnipeg.
He completed 18 of 29 for 184 yards against the Als. His longest toss was 18 yards. He also rushed six times for 53 yards. B.C.’s only touchdown was Ian Smart’s 25-yard second quarter run. B.C. had the ball almost seven minutes longer than Montreal.
“You don’t win anything as an individual in football, you just don’t,” Dickenson said, downplaying the award.
The win was sweet for kicker Paul McCallum, who tied a Grey Cup record with six field goals. He shares the distinction with Don Sweet, Paul Osbaldiston and Sean Fleming.
McCallum began his career with B.C. in 1993 but spent a dozen years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders before signing as a free agent this year.
“I’m sure glad I came,” said McCallum, whose longest kick was a 47-yarder.
For once, he said, Mother Nature was on his side in Winnipeg’s Canad Inns Stadium.
“This is one of the places I don’t really like playing, because the wind comes from the side so much,” he said. “But you couldn’t ask for a better night of football.”
--Bob Mackin
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