Football

The stage was set, and Geroy delivered.  ”Superman” Geroy Simon smashed the record for all time receiving yards on a corner route play and now Geroy sits on top of the CFL all time receiving list and passes former Bomber and Hall of Famer Milt Stegall. Simon is now fourth all time in Pro Football behind Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Isaac Bruce. 

It was seven weeks into the 2011 season, and it looked like you could easily count out the BC Lions after a dismal 1-6 start.  Not so fast said the Lions.   The Leos rip and tore the opposition apart. The Lions went on to win 8 straight games, and closed the 2011 campaign by winning 10 of their final 11 games overall to finish atop of the West Division.

In collaboration with the CFL and Reebok, we are happy to be giving away an Ultimate Reebok-CFL BC Lions fan bag ($650 approx value), just in time for the CFL season kickoff!

This morning the BC Lions unveiled their new jerseys today and they look fairly similar to the old ones. Lions quarterback Travis Lulay, Geroy Simon, Paul McCallum and Khalif Mitchell modeled the new home and away jerseys. Today only the jerseys will be on sale inside BC Place at Gate until 6 in the evening. They’ll be available at the practice facility as of today as well.

A brand new stadium, the Grey Cup in our hometown and the Lions are going to the big dance! What could be better? How about a chance to go to the game! Yes, Tourism Vancouver is giving away two tickets to the Grey Cup, along with two nights accommodation, and VIP access to Doolin’s Irish Pub and the Roxy Nightclub. They asked us to help them out in what is dubbed the “Grey Cup Chase”.

In a weird turn of events, a rep from PavCo has said that if the BCGEU (workers at BC Place) & PavCo don’t reach a new deal by Friday at 3:30PM they may have to move forward with a plan to cancel the remaining Whitecaps game, the two BC Lions regular season games, and the Grey Cup.

The roof and stadium is nearly complete and after half a billion dollars the public will get to see the new BC Place up close as the Lions kick-off things this friday. 1 year, 4 months, 25 days it took for the new-ish stadium and this time lapse video captures the process beautifully.

The Purolator Tackle Hunger Program Returns for Ninth Season in Vancouver. Purolator, Canada’s largest courier company, is proud to host the ninth annual Purolator Tackle Hunger Food Drive in support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society at the BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Empire Field on Saturday, August 13.

Since 2003, Vancouver football fans have helped raise 177,665 pounds of food through the Purolator Tackle Hunger program.