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2017 BC Lions season - Wikipedia

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2017 BC Lions season
General manager	Wally Buono
Head coach	Wally Buono
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Solomon Elimimian
Team MOC	Shaquille Johnson
Team MOR	Ty Long
Uniform

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The 2017 BC Lions season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 64th overall. The Lions finished the season in fifth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996, ending their playoff streak at 20 seasons, the second longest in CFL history.

This was the 11th year with Wally Buono as the team's head coach and his 15th year as general manager.^[1]

This was the eighth consecutive season that the Lions held their training camp at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops, British Columbia.^[2]

Offseason

Free agents

The following is a list of players whose contracts are/were set to expire on February 14, 2017 at 9AM PDT. Players are eligible to re-sign with the Lions prior to that date and, if not signed or released before then, are eligible to sign with any team they choose.^[3]

Position	Player	2017 Team	Date of Transaction	Notes
RB	Anthony Allen
DL	Alex Bazzie	Indianapolis Colts	January 9, 2017^[4]	Granted early release^[5]
LS	Mike Benson	BC Lions	December 19, 2016^[6]	One-year contract
DL	Mic'hael Brooks	BC Lions	February 14, 2017^[7]	Two-year contract
WR	Bryan Burnham	BC Lions	February 12, 2017^[8]	Two-year contract
DB	Steven Clarke	BC Lions	January 31, 2017^[9]	Two-year contract
LB	Solomon Elimimian	BC Lions	December 21, 2016^[10]	Two-year contract
DB	Anthony Gaitor	New Orleans Saints	January 9, 2017^[11]	Granted early release^[5]
WR	Marco Iannuzzi	BC Lions	February 14, 2017^[12]	Two-year contract
RB	Jeremiah Johnson	BC Lions	December 16, 2016^[13]	Two-year contract
LB	Nehemie Kankolongo	BC Lions	December 19, 2016^[6]	Two-year contract
DB	T. J. Lee	BC Lions	February 10, 2017^[14]	One-year contract
K/P	Richie Leone	Arizona Cardinals	January 5, 2017^[15]	Granted early release^[16]
LB	Bo Lokombo	Baltimore Ravens	January 31, 2017^[17]	Granted early release^[18]
FB	Rolly Lumbala	BC Lions	January 5, 2017^[19]	Two-year contract
K/P	Paul McCallum
SB	Nick Moore	BC Lions	February 10, 2017^[20]	One-year contract
C	Tim O'Neill			Retired
DB	Keynan Parker	BC Lions	January 4, 2017^[21]	Two-year contract
WR	Terrell Sinkfield	Minnesota Vikings	March 30, 2017^[22]
OL	Hunter Steward	BC Lions	February 8, 2017^[23]	One-year contract
DE	Bryant Turner	BC Lions	February 6, 2017^[24]	One-year contract
DL	Jabar Westerman	Montreal Alouettes	February 14, 2017^[25]	Three-year contract
DB	Ronnie Yell	BC Lions	February 14, 2017^[26]	One-year contract

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CFL draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017. The Lions had nine selections in the eight round draft after acquiring an additional first-round pick from the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for the negotiating rights to Vernon Adams.^[27]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team	Hometown
1	3	Daniel Vandervoort	WR	McMaster	Barrie, ON
1	7	Junior Luke	DL	Montreal	Montreal, QC
2	16	Jeremy Zver	OL	Regina	Regina, SK
3	24	Frederic Chagnon	LB	Montreal	Montreal, QC
4	33	Nathaniel Hamlin	DB	Carleton	Ottawa, ON
5	42	Edward Godin	DL	Laval	Quebec City, QC
6	51	Dakota Brush	WR	Mount Allison	Brantford, ON
7	60	Jordan Herdman	LB	Simon Fraser	Winnipeg, MB
8	69	Mitchell Hillis	WR	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK

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Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Tue, June 6	6:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 18–23	0–1	None	McMahon Stadium	25,139	Recap
B	Fri, June 16	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 42–10	1–1	TSN	BC Place	15,632	Recap

# Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Calgary Stampeders	18	13	4	1	27	523	349	7–3	L3	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	12	6	0	24	554	492	6–4	W1	Details
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	24	510	495	5–5	W5	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	10	8	0	20	510	430	4–6	L1	Details
BC Lions	18	7	11	0	14	469	501	3–7	L1	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Sat, June 24	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 27–30	0–1	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	19,175	Recap
2	Fri, June 30	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 28–15	1–1	TSN/ESPN2	BMO Field	11,219	Recap
3	Thurs, July 6	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 23–16	2–1	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Molson Stadium	18,728	Recap
4	Sat, July 15	4:30 p.m. PDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 41–26	3–1	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,135	Recap
5	Fri, July 21	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 45–42	4–1	TSN	BC Place	21,017	Recap
6	Fri, July 28	6:30 p.m. PDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 26–37	4–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	32,837	Recap
7	Sat, Aug 5	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–15	5–2	TSN	BC Place	23,415	Recap
8	Sun, Aug 13	5:00 p.m. PDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 8–41	5–3	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	33,350	Recap
9	Fri, Aug 18	7:30 p.m. PDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 17–21	5–4	TSN	BC Place	20,622	Recap
10	Sat, Aug 26	12:30 p.m. PDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 24–31	5–5	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,887	Recap
11	Bye
12	Fri, Sept 8	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 41–18	6–5	TSN/RDS	BC Place	18,029	Recap
13	Sat, Sept 16	4:00 p.m. PDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 13–27	6–6	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	28,176	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 22	8:00 p.m. PDT	vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 23–24	6–7	TSN	BC Place	18,091	Recap
15	Bye
16	Sat, Oct 7	4:00 p.m. PDT	vs Ottawa Redblacks	L 25–30	6–8	TSN	BC Place	19,324	Recap
17	Sat, Oct 14	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 20–26	6–9	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	26,434	Recap
18	Sat, Oct 21	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 29–35 (OT)	6–10	TSN	BC Place	19,816	Recap
19	Sat, Oct 28	1:00 p.m. PDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 36–27	7–10	TSN/RDS2	Investors Group Field	25,034	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 4	7:00 p.m. PDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 13–40	7–11	TSN	BC Place	19,233	Recap

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# Games played with colour uniforms.

# Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

BC Lions roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

40 Mike Benson LS
1 Ty Long P/K

1-game injured list

6-game injured list

Practice roster

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial exemption

Italics indicate international players
Roster updated 2017-11-04
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 5 injured, 4 six-game,
6 practice

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Coaching staff

BC Lions Staff

Front office and support staff

Owner – David Braley
President and ceo – Dennis Skulsky
General manager and vice president of football operations – Wally Buono
Director of football operations & player personnel – Neil McEvoy
Director of us scouting – Ryan Rigmaiden
Player-Business Developmental Advisor – Geroy Simon
Football Operations Consultant, Scout –Roy Shivers
Area Scout –Mike McCarthy
Video assistant – Andrew Millin
Head Trainer – Bill Reichelt
Assistant athletic therapist – Tristan Sandhu
Strength and Conditioning Trainer – Chris Boyko
Equipment manager – Ken "Kato" Kasuya
Equipment assistant – Andrew Dubiellak
Equipment assistant – Stu Mitchell
Director of communications – Jamie Cartmell

Head coaches

Head coach – Wally Buono

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks – Khari Jones
Running backs – Adam Blasetti
Receivers – Marcel Bellefeuille
Offensive line – Dan Dorazio

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator and defensive backs – Mark Washington
Defensive line – Robin Ross
Linebackers – Chris Tormey

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Marcello Simmons

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning trainer – Chris Boyko

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References

^ Wally Buono BC Lions bio
^ "B.C. Lions to Train in Kamloops!". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ ^a ^b 2017 Free Agent Tracker
^ Wilson, Josh (January 9, 2017). "Colts sign CFL outside linebacker Alex Bazzie to reserve/future contract". StampedeBlue.com.
^ ^a ^b "Lions grant free agent status to Gaitor, Bazzie - Article - TSN". TSN. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
^ ^a ^b "Lions extend nationals Benson, Kankolongo". cfl.ca. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ "Lions re-sign DL Mic'hael Brooks through 2018". cfl.ca. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ "Official!…Lions sign Burnham to two-year contract". cfl.ca. 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
^ "Lions Re-sign Defensive Back Steven Clarke". cfl.ca. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
^ "All-star linebacker Solomon Elimimian re-ups with Lions". cfl.ca. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ Katzenstein, Josh (January 6, 2017). "Saints sign CB Anthony Gaitor, third CFL player to join this week". NOLA.com.
^ "Leos re-sign Marco Iannuzzi through 2018". cfl.ca. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ "Johnson extends his stay with Lions". cfl.ca. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ "TJ Lee Re-ups with Lions". cfl.ca. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
^ Urban, Darren (January 5, 2017). "Punter Richie Leone, Receiver Aaron Dobson Added". AZCardinals.com.
^ "Lions' free agent Leone to sign with NFL's Cards - Article - TSN". TSN. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ "Ravens sign CFL LB Bo Lokombo to reserve/future contract". cbssports.com. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
^ "Lions Grant Free Agent Status To Bo Lokombo". cfl.ca. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
^ "Lions, Lumbala agree to two-year contract extension". cfl.ca. 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ "Nick Moore agrees to terms on 2017 contract". cfl.ca. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
^ "Lions extend national DB Keynan Parker". cfl.ca. 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ Peters, Craig (March 30, 2017). "Vikings Bring Back Terrell Sinkfield as a Cornerback, Add WR & TE". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
^ "Lions Re-sign Hunter Steward". cfl.ca. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
^ "Lions re-sign defensive lineman Bryant Turner Jr". cfl.ca. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
^ "Als ink the younger Westerman to 3-year deal". cfl.ca. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
^ "Ronnie Yell back in the den for 2017". cfl.ca. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
^ Alouettes officially sign Vernon Adams
^ 2017 CFL draft order
^ BC Lions Schedule
^ Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year
^ 2017 RDS CFL Schedule
^ CFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule

v t e BC Lions
Founded in 1954 Based in Vancouver, British Columbia
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Empire Stadium Empire Field BC Place
Culture	The Lions Leo the Lion Nickname: The Leos Fight song: "Roar You Lions Roar" composed by Dal Richards and his Orchestra
Lore	Defeated Baltimore in the Grey Cup First Grey Cup of New Millennium Labour Day Classic
Important figures	David Braley Wally Buono Annis Stukus Bob Ackles By Bailey Herb Capozzi Tom Hinton Tom Brown Joe Kapp Willie "The Wisp" Fleming Dave Skrien Lonnie Dennis Ted Gerela Jim Evenson Al Wilson Lui Passaglia Jerry Tagge Roy Dewalt Matt Dunigan Doug Flutie Mervyn Fernandez Don Matthews Joe Paopao, The Throwin’ Samoan James "Quick" Parker Danny McManus Darren Flutie Damon Allen Robert Drummond Sean Millington Casey Printers Dave Dickenson Geroy Simon
Retired numbers	5 15 22 30 38 52 60 75 81 97
Key personnel	Owner: Amar Doman General Manager: Neil McEvoy and Rick Campbell Head Coach: Rick Campbell
Grey Cup Championships (6)	1964 1985 1994 2000 2006 2011
Western Division Championships (10)	1963 1964 1983 1985 1988 1994 2000 2004 2006 2011
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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