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Lions re-sign kicker Paul McCallum.

February 2, 2012 By Brian Wawryshyn

The BC Lions have added another key potential free agent Thursday evening with the announcement that the team has re-signed place kicker and punter Paul McCallum.

General Manager Wally Buono is thrilled to have the 19 year veteran and CFL record holder for consecutive field goals back in the lineup.

“Paul has been one of our most consistent and dependable players since coming here in 2006,” said VP of football operations and GM Wally Buono. “He has been one of the very best at his position and this is a very important signing for the club.”

Full details at BCLions.com

Filed Under: CFL/League, Featured, News Tagged With: BC Lions, CFL, Paul McCallum

Sports & Stuff’s annual Football Day event is a must for BC Lions fans!

July 20, 2011 By Brian Wawryshyn

Ever been to a sports merchandise or collectibles store and been disappointed with the lack of BC Lions and CFL gear? It’s happened to me many times, but after visiting Sports and Stuff in Chilliwack, you’ll think you’ve died and gone to BC Lions heaven.

There will be no better time to do check them out then on August 6th, when the store hosts its annual Football Day. There are a ton of prizes to be given away and you can meet BC Lion players Geroy Simon, Solomon Elimimian and Paul McCallum.

There are great deals on BC Lions merchandise and every purchase you make gives you chance to win fabulous prizes.

Like what you say?

  • A trip to Las Vegas.
  • A trip to Calgary to watch the BC Lions take on the Calgary Stampeders on Sept 17th.  – Includes flight, hotel. taxi and game tickets.
  • 2 tickets to the 2011 Grey Cup game in Vancouver.
  • An official pro BC Lions helmet autographed by the whole team.
  • Groceries for a week.
  • Autographed Jerseys, footballs and many more great prizes!

When: August 6th. Player intros at 1:00pm, Prizes will be drawn at 3:15

Early bird prize will be drawn at 12:45

Where: Sports & Stuff: Chilliwack Mall, 45610 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack, BC.


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We’ll see you in Chilliwack, and make sure you tell Rick and Wendy that BCLionsDen.ca sent you!

Filed Under: Den Talk, Featured, News Tagged With: BC Lions, Football Day, Geroy Simon, Paul McCallum, Prizes, Solomon Elimimian, Sports & Stuff

Lion ink Davis Sanchez to extension. :: McCallum still kicking.

February 2, 2011 By Brian Wawryshyn

Sanchez Extends:

The BC Lions football club announced today that they’ve signed non-import cornerback Davis Sanchez to a contract extension through the 2013 season. The 36-year old Sanchez had a decent year for the Lions in 2010 before dislocating his elbow in week 16 to end his season. Sanchez gives the Lions some nice options on defence as far as ratios go, and is veteran leader in the secondary along with Dante Marsh, Korey Banks and Ryan Phllips.

Full release on the Sanchez signing can be found here.

Still Kicking

In other news, kicker Paul McCallum was paid his contractual bonus yesterday, meaning the Lions will keep on the roster for now. The club had asked McCallum to take a pay cut but the veteran Canadian kicker refused. As of now McCallum plans to get ready for training camp in June. It’s not known what Wally Buono has planned for his kickers, but he did indicate Sean Whyte was now number one on the depth chart. It’s unlikely Buono will want to start the year with a disgruntled kicker on the roster. Whyte has already informed the team he would prefer to be traded if he won’t be the guy in BC, while McCallum, who sells real estate in the lower mainland says he would only report to certain teams if dealt.

More on McCallum from Matt Sekeres at the Globe and Mail.

Filed Under: Den Talk, News Tagged With: BC Lions, CFL, Davis Sanchez, Paul McCallum

Lions boot their way to victory over Eskimos

July 5, 2010 By Brian Wawryshyn

On Sunday in Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium, the BC Lions kicked off their 2010 campaign the right way, riding the feet of Jamal Robertson and Paul McCallum to a 25-10 win over the Eskimos. The new Lion Robertson racked up 168 yards and the team’s only touchdown, while elder statesman McCallum kicked the conversion and six field goals to account for the team’s tallies.

Robertson and McCallum were far from the only bright spots for the Leos.

Newcomer Derick Armstrong led the recieving corps, catching six passes for 73 yards while Geroy Simon and Paris Jackson snagged four apiece for 59 and 58 years respectively. The Lion defence, though, were the difference in the game, holding the Esks in check for most of the game.

On the opening drive, Edmonton seemed to be testing rookie defensive back Stanley Franks, but a Korey Banks forced fumble snuffed out the Eskimos’ hopes to capitalize early– and seemed to serve to ignite the Lion defence. The Leo stalwarts would pressure Edmonton quarterback Rickey Ray, racking up five sacks on the night- two by Banks and one each by Anton McKenzie, Aaron Hunt and Solomon Elimimian.

Keron Williams would recover the Ray fumble forced by Banks on the opening drive, turning the Esks away at the one-yard line. Between the resolute stands of the Lion D and McCallum’s feet, the BC offense was afforded the opportunity to find its footing, with McCallum accounting for the only scoring on his first of the night, a 44-yard field goal in the expiring seconds of the opening frame.

McCallum would take the second tally as well, striking from fifty yards to spot the Lions a 6-0 cushion, which would grow to 13 with 6:35 remaining in the half on a 61-yard gallop for the major from Robertson, who was turned loose by a great block from Jon Hameister-Reis.

Edmonton would answer with just under two minutes remaining in the half, with Arkee Whitlock making it into the end zone from four yards out.

McCallum would respond with his third field goal of the evening in the last half minute of play, putting the score at the half at 16-7 in favour of the visitors.

If the Lion offense never got fully untracked in the game, it didn’t particularly matter, as the defence and special teams were up to the test. Five minutes into the third quarter, the Esks would tally three more points on a Noel Prefontaine field goal from thirty yards out, but that would be all the scoring Edmonton could muster. McCallum wasn’t done for the Lions, though, registering  two more FGs in the quarter, from 28 and 18 yards, before capping the scoring with just under three and a half minutes remaining in the final frame to hand the Lions the final margin of victory.

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Filed Under: 2010 Game Recaps, Featured, Game Recaps Tagged With: BC Lions, CFL, Edmonton Eskimos, Jamal Robertson, Paul McCallum, Season Opener, Vanya Tucherov

Down, Set, Hut!

June 5, 2009 By Brian Wawryshyn

When former BC Lions star Bobby Singh was a young man starting on his way to a professional football career, he dreamed of creating a football camp for kids one day. That dream came true for Singh on May 30th when he hosted the first annual Down Set Hut Football Camp for kids in his home town of Richmond, BC. With perfect weather and a bunch of his CFL friends joining him, Singh provided a great day of football fun for over 100 kids ages 7-15.

In addition to Bobby, the camp featured current BC Lions Geroy Simon, Javier Glatt, Barron Miles, Dean Valli, Paul McCallum, Angus Reid, Sherko Haji-Rasouli and rookie Justin Sorensen. They were joined by Will Loftus of the Montreal Alouettes and Marc Beswick of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and a host of junior players and coaches.

Geroy Simon puts a young receiver through his paces.
Geroy Simon puts a young receiver through his paces.

The kids were split up into groups and spent 18 minutes at various stations designed to teach them the different aspects of the game, everything from receiving, defending, tackling, kicking and offensive line play. Each station had designated coaches giving the kids tips and encouragement. The kids also received t-shirts, prizes and talks from the CFL players and at the end of the day they got to a play a touch football game with them as well.

Singh not only plans to make the camp an annual event, his plan is to make it bigger and better, and spread it around the province as well, telling BCLionsDen.ca that next year his goal is to do a camp in the lower mainland, one on Vancouver Island, and one in the Okanagan. Singh also sponsored 20 or so kids out of his own pocket from the Boy and Girls Clubs of Vancouver.

One of the things the late Bob Ackles wanted to improve on upon his return to the Lions was building football at the grassroots level, and camps like this certainly contribute to building that foundation. CFL players are so outstanding interacting with the fans and it’s great to see a player of Bobby Singh’s stature give back to the community by introducing these kids to the game of football.

If you would like more information on Bobby Singh’s camp make sure you visit the website at http://www.downsethutfootball.com

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Angus Reid, Barron Miles, BC Lions, Bobby Singh, Dean Valli, Down Set Hut football camp, Geroy Simon, Javier Glatt, Justin Sorensen, Paul McCallum, Sherko Haji-Rasouli

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