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NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Phil The Bartender Slater weighs in with his Five reasons to get to the Riders vs. Leo’s game Saturday. He isn’t the biggest O-Lineman in the league but local hero and fan favourite Center Angus Reid just may be the best, and Saturday night will mark his 200th career game. The stadium will resemble an animated pumpkin patch, what more do you need Vancouver? Be there!
NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Phil The Bartender Slater weighs in with his Week 18 CFL preview for the BC Lions vs. Calgary Stampeders from BC Place in Vancouver. Its’ funny how early season projections and predictions play out in reality. This game, many suspected, Phil included, was to determine top billing in the West back in June. Two young upstarts, Drew Tate and Travis Lulay looked to guide their respected teams into the promised land.
NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Phil The Bartender Slater weighs in with his Week 17 CFL preview for the Edmonton Eskimos vs. BC Lions from BC Place in Vancouver. Due to a racial slur on his Twitter account, the BC Lions have benched DT Khalif Mitchell for one game. Lions QB Travis Lulay has been so accurate he could make the BC Place beer vendors look like All-Stars.
New NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Bryan McFarlane after each week of the regular season and possibly during the CFL playoffs should the Leo’s be so lucky will stop by and bring you his B.C. Lions game balls. Balls are awarded to the Leo’s offensive MVP Travis Lulay who set some more team records in the win. On D Adam Bighill continued his stellar play. Lions veteran K Paul McCallum is the ST player of the week.
New NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Bryan McFarlane after each week of the regular season and possibly during the CFL playoffs should the Leo’s be so lucky will stop by and bring you his B.C. Lions game balls. Balls are awarded to the Leo’s offensive MVP Andrew Harris who had a nice game with two missing stand-outs Geroy Simon and Arland Bruce. Lions veteran CB Dante Marsh earns this week’s game ball.
NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Phil The Bartender Slater weighs in with his Week 15 CFL preview for the Calgary Stampeders vs. BC Lions from BC Place in Vancouver. Out with an injury is Guard Jon Hameister-Ries. His replacement will be the eclipsing presence of Patrick Kabongo. If the Lions are to shut down Jon Cornish expect another monster game from LB Adam Bighill.
NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Alistair Corp after each week of the regular season and possibly during the CFL playoffs should the Leo’s be so lucky will stop by and bring you his B.C. Lions game balls. Balls are awarded to the Leo’s offensive MVP Marco Iannuzzi who had a nice game after veterans Geroy Simon and Arland Bruce went down. On Defense Adam Bighill again. No surprise. Solomon Elimimian welcome back. Not.
NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Phil The Bartender Slater weighs in with his Week 14 CFL preview for the BC Lions vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders from Regina. Saskatchewan’s QB Darian Durant is a game changer, sometimes for the good, sometimes not so good. More please. Lions WR Kierrie Johnson returned from a broken arm last week-end and wasted no time becoming the prime target for Travis Lulay.
Nice Win! Headline: Andrew Harris Leads the Lions to Victory in the Klondike Capital It may have been slow start but the good teams in the CFL can garner success on the dullest of days. And that’s just what the BC Lions are showing to their fans and the foes. With the game resting on the [...]
NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Phil “The Bartender” Slater brings us his Love Em & Hate Em recap from the Week 12 Toronto Argonauts vs BC Lions match up. Chalk up a win for the Leo’s. With all the recent talk of how to re-insert re-signed Linebacker Solomon Elimimian into the line-up Adam Bighill stepped up and proved that he isn’t about to simply step aside and relinquish his spot. The Lions continue to roll and are putting the pieces together.
NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Phil “The Bartender” Slater brings us his Love Em & Hate Em recap from the Week 11 Montreal Alouettes vs BC Lions match up. Chalk up a win for the Leo’s. With the two game clash of the Titans now recent history, the Lions set their attention to another re-match, this time against the Toronto Argonauts. Shawn Gore, Nick Moore, Earnest Jackson and Marco Iannuzzi combined for 17 catches and 4 touchdowns.
NWSB Insider and BC Lions blogger Alistair Corp after each week of the regular season and possibly during the CFL playoffs should the Leo’s be so lucky will stop by and bring you his B.C. Lions game balls. Balls are awarded to the Leo’s offensive MVP Nick Moore, and on defense this week Adam Bighill. The Special Teams game ball goes to veteran kicker Paul McCallum.
