WINNIPEG -- All-star defensive tackle Bryant Turner says it was a no-brainer for him to sign an extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers through 2016.
Weston Richburg Giants Jersey . Turner said Thursday there may be some morale building next season for a team that finished
3-15 in 2013, but he believes the Bombers have players who are committed to
winning and the city has the best football fans in the world. As for new head
coach Mike OShea, Turner says he isnt that familiar with him. But he called
friend Swayze Waters in Toronto to get the lowdown and liked what he heard from
the kicker about the former Argos special teams co-ordinator. Turner wasnt one
of those players set to enter the free agent marketplace but he thanked the
Bombers for wanting to keep him around. Winnipeg general manager Kyle Walters
was also happy to keep Turner in the Bombers lineup. "Bryant has proven to be
among the elite defensive lineman in our league, but its as much of his on field
play as his off field characteristics that make him such valuable asset to our
organization," he said in announcing the extension. "His professionalism, work
ethic, and overall desire to be a winner, along with his outstanding football
ability, make this a great extension for us." Turner was tied for the team lead
with seven sacks last season and added 14 tackles and two fumble recoveries en
route to being named an East Division all-star for the second straight season.
In 2012, he was named to the CFL all-star team after recording 20 tackles, six
sacks and one fumble recovery. The Bombers also announced Thursday they had
released kicker Sandro DeAngelis after only one season. DeAngelis, an
eight-season CFL veteran and three time league all-star, was signed by the
Bombers in August and took over kicking duties from Justin Palardy, who was
released the same month. But his numbers were only slightly better with an
average of 78.3 per cent on field goal attempts compared with Palardys 75 per
cent.
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Chris Snee Giants Jersey . "Ive still got it," Seattles ace said with a sly grin. Riding that fastball carrying a little
more zip, Hernandez took a shutout bid into the ninth inning as the Mariners
beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 on Wednesday night. On the verge of a brilliant
shutout and first complete game since Aug.PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers
had hoped to get off a good start. Even they couldnt have predicted just how
dominant they would be to open the game.Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist
in the first period, Jakub Voracek continued his offensive surge, and the Flyers
cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.The Flyers
led 2-0 less than 7 minutes into the game. Couturier deflected in a shot from
Brayden Schenn at 3:53, and Michael Del Zotto made it 2-0 less than 3 minutes
later with his first goal with the Flyers.We talked about needing to get off to
a good start, said Schenn, who had two assists. We tried to jump on them early,
and theres a couple of plays we capitalized on.Voracek got his sixth goal of the
season to pull into tie with Pittsburghs Sidney Crosby with a league-leading 19
points, and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored for Philadelphia, which has won
four straight at home.Nick Bjugstad scored his first goal of the season for the
Panthers, who had earned at least one point in their previous seven games.Nobody
was very good for us tonight, Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. We just werent
sharp enough, we werent hungry enough and we didnt battle enough.Steve Mason
made 35 saves, including a big third-period stop on Bjugstad, to pick up his
second straight win for the Flyers. Roberto Luongo stopped 30 shots for
Florida.The Flyers dominated the first period with Couturier opening the
scoring. The play developed when Schenn won the puck with a forecheck and Matt
Read slid a pass from the corner to him and Schenn one-timed a shot toward
net.The same line struck again at 6:38 as Del Zotto scored after rifling a
tough-angle shot past an out-of-position Luongo with Schenn and Couturier
getting the assists.Schenn, who started the season on the teams first line,
believes that getting Couturier and Read going on the third line could turn out
to be a huge boost for the team.Youre going to need some secondary scoring, the
defenceman said. With the three of us, weve got some good chemistry. As long as
we play good defence, the offensive chances will come.Flyers coach Craig Berube
has liked what hes seen out of that line as well, saying that he wants to keep
Schenn in that spot rather than move him back to the top line to replace Michael
Raffl, who will miss six weeks with a foot injury.
James Jones Giants Jersey. I like him where hes at, Berube said. I didnt find that (Read) and (Couturier) were shooting
enough pucks and getting it to the net. Hopefully Schenn can force that a little
and get to the net himself, like he should.The Flyers picked up right where they
left off early in the second period with Bellemare one-timing one over Luongos
shoulder following a turnover and feed from Carlo Colaiacovo. The assist marked
Colaiacovos first point in two games with the Flyers.The Panthers pulled to 3-1
with 8:10 remaining in the second period on a power-play goal from Bjugstad, who
pounced on a rebound. Jimmy Hayes, who split the Flyers penalty kill to put a
backhander on net, and Dmitry Kulikov got the assists after Phillys Chris
VandeVelde was sent to the box for high-sticking.Bjugstad, who had 16 goals and
22 assists last year, was relieved to finally get his first goal of the season.I
mean, yeah, you dont really think about how long its going to take, he said.
Obviously you dont want it to take that long but you just have to stay positive
throughout.It was the first power-play goal the Flyers allowed at home this
season, snapping their streak at 19 straight penalty kills.Just 39 seconds
later, the Flyers regained their three-goal cushion when Voracek scored as
Claude Giroux set him up with a perfectly executed 2-on-1 break.Voracek extended
his scoring streak to seven games, with four goals and eight assists during the
stretch.It was a great breakout, Voracek said. Obviously (Giroux) is one of the
best playmakers in the league. So I was ready for that pass. It was an easy
tap-in.NOTES: The win for the Flyers evened a 2-1 loss they suffered to the
Panthers five days ago in Florida. ... Thursdays game was the second of a
four-game homestand for Philadelphia. . The Panthers have totalled a league-low
16 goals all season. ... The Flyers wore fatigues during warmups for Military
Appreciation Night at the Wells Fargo Center, and U.S. servicemen were honoured
throughout the game.
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