CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders hired Beau Baldwin as their quarterbacks coach Monday. Baldwin replaces Ryan Williams, who has accepted a U.S. college position. Baldwin had two tenures covering 13 seasons as a coach at Eastern Washington University – offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2003-06) and head coach (2008-16). As head coach, Baldwin led the Eagles to an 85-32 record, five Big Sky Conference championships and one Division I FCS national title in 2010. The quarterback of that
WINNIPEG — Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay doesn’t have any problem with football coaches yelling instructions or criticism. The offensive lineman out of Laval University spent almost a year in the Canadian Army and says basic training included long days starting at 4 a.m. and military personnel barking out orders. “It’s like on TV, maybe like worse,” Dumoulin-Duguay said with a smile on Sunday after this year’s CFL national combine wrapped up in Winnipeg. “I found through the army, I felt like it was
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks biggest stars were conspicuously absent from the scoresheet Thursday. It didn't matter. The Canucks got the offence they needed from a defensive defenceman and some depth forwards as they cruised to a 4-1 win over the struggling Montreal Canadiens. For coach Rick Tocchet, the way Vancouver defended was almost impressive as how they scored. “We didn’t give them much. That’s a fast team, they’re an up-and-coming team," Tocchet said. "I thought our third and fourth