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CTV News
21 hours ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Former Regina Rams coach to be inducted into Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Frank McCrystal has announced he's retiring as head coach of the University of Regina Rams football club. (File photo) Frank McCrystal, a former head coach of the Regina Rams who was part of seven Canadian Bowl winning teams will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame this year in the builders' category. McCrystal joined the Rams as its head coach in 1984 when the team was still a part of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL). He remained with the program through its transition to collegiate play with the University of Regina in 1999 and would stay on until his retirement following the 2014 season, which included leading the Rams to the Vanier Cup game in 2000. During his time with the Rams, McCrystal received the Gord Currie award for CJFL Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1998. He also won the Frank Tindall Trophy in 2007 as Canadian Interuniversity Sport Coach of the Year. 'I will look back at my time with this organization with great pride for what we accomplished and fond memories of the people I worked so closely with over the last three decades,' McCrystal said in 2014 after announcing his retirement. McCrystal was inducted into the Regina Sports Hall of Fame in 2021. McCrystal and the rest of the class of 2025 will be inducted on Sept. 19, the night before the CFL's Hall of Fame Game in Hamilton between the Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Elks. Glen Johnson will also be inducted into the builders' category. Entering the players' category in 2025 will be Bryan Chiu, Jovan Olafioye, Jermaine Copeland, Scott Flagel and Darryl Hall. Paul Friesen and Judy Owen will be inducted in the media wing.
Toronto Star
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Jeremaine Copeland to join former teammate Lewis in Canadian Football Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Jeremaine Copeland and Nik Lewis will soon be together again. Copeland was named Thursday to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025, which also includes offensive linemen Bryan Chiu and Jovan Olafioye, defensive back Scott Flagel and linebacker Darryl Hall, along with former official Glen Johnson and longtime Regina Rams coach Frank McCrystal as builders.
Ottawa Citizen
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Davis: Edmonton Oilers fans should go to Las Vegas for much cheaper NHL playoff tickets
A four-pack of mini-columns: Article content Article content ONE: With three Canadian franchises advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2004, it's becoming darned expensive for fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jet s to watch their teams play live. Article content Especially for Oilers fans, who should really go to Las Vegas! Article content It's way cheaper to attend an Oilers/Knights game in Sin City. The cheapest single ticket being resold on StubHub for the first game in Las Vegas was $89 Cdn, compared to opening-night prices of $344 in Edmonton, $294 in Toronto and $241 in Winnipeg. Article content Article content Resale prices get much higher for future games, better seats and group tickets. And it's tough planning ahead because there were times during the first playoff round when it looked like the Oilers, Maple Leafs and especially the Jets, who won the Presidents Trophy for being the NHL's best regular-season team, weren't going to advance. Article content Article content Edmonton was down 2-0 in its best-of-seven against the Los Angeles Kings before shifting the momentum to win four straight. Article content Toronto won three games before losing two straight — and reviving all the Leafs horror stories from past playoffs — against the Ottawa Senators. Article content Winnipeg, in Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues, needed a tying goal with 1.6 seconds remaining to force overtime and ultimately score the game-winner in one of the most exhilarating games imaginable. Article content Even at scalper's prices it's been tough to complain about the entertainment value. And if Toronto, Edmonton or Winnipeg becomes the first Canadian franchise to win the Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens, the tickets for those games will be outrageous. Especially in Canadian dollars. Article content Article content Article content From 1997-2012 he was paid to be there as an assistant coach, first in charge of running backs before coaching linebackers and becoming the special teams co-ordinator while also handing the CFL draft, eventually becoming the longest-tenured coach in franchise history and ultimately earning induction into the team's Plaza of Honour. Article content Smith, a Regina product, was a successful high school coach before spending five seasons on-staff with the junior Regina Rams. He was a guest coach at Riders training camp for two years before being hired by Jim Daley, the first of seven head coaches Smith worked with before Corey Chamblin inexplicably dumped him. Smith was on Kent Austin's staff when Saskatchewan won the 2007 Grey Cup. He resumed coaching high school and junior teams before finally retiring last year.
