Hurl named CFL Canadian Player of the Week

A former member of the University of Calgary Dinos football team has been honoured as the CFL's Canadian Player of the Week.

Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Samuel Hurl was named the Canadian Player of the Week for Week 5. Hurl was a key contributor on the Roughriders defence, accumulating seven tackles and recovering a fumble in the Roughriders’ 37-9 win over the visiting Argonauts.

Hurl – a native of Calgary, Alberta and a product of the University of Calgary – is tied for fourth in the league in tackles with 21. He has recorded a sack, a special teams tackle and a fumble recovery this season.

The 6’1” 225 pound linebacker was drafted in the second round, 12th overall in the 2012 CFL Draft.

This is Hurl’s first CFL Player of the Week award in his career.

A Pair of Dinos Lead the Way to Stamps Victory

This past Saturday nite, the Calgary Stampeders improved their record to 2-0 for the 2014, with a 34-15 victory over the Argos. The leading rusher for the Stamps was former Dino Matt Walter with 49 yards on the ground. The leading receiver for the Stamps was former Dino Anthony Parker with 101 yards thru the air, including a first quarter TD bomb of 58 yards. This is a first time in recent Calgary Stampeders history that hometown talents have lead the way in rushing and receiving. 

Summer Camps a Big Success

Last week under the hot sun at McMahon Stadium. Over 200 campers took part in the Dinos Football Summer camp. The week began with the Atom, Pee Wee and Bantam camp, where the focus was on fundamental skill development. The week concluded with the High School camp, which focused on the fine tuning of skills of the high school players present. During the camp those in attendance not only worked on football skills but they were treated to combine prep sessions from King Football, as well as strength and speed training from GT Fitness. The camp was attended by players from as far east as Hamilton, Ontario and Vancouver Island in the west. During the high school camp there was some great talent on display and hopefully some of those participating will be a part of future Dino recruiting classes.