Leif Pettersen 1950 -2008

Leif Pettersen 1950 -2008

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are mourning the loss of former player Leif Pettersen who passed away last night.

"Though best known as a prolific receiver with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Leif enjoyed four productive seasons with the Ticats to end his career," said president Scott Mitchell. "After a terrific playing career, he went on to become a great ambassador and spokesman for the league, including a long and distinguished career as a television personality, where he was a natural. On a personal note, Leif was a trusted friend and confidant. Always an optimist, he had an infectious attitude and demeanour and one never left a meeting or social occasion with him with anything but a smile and a positive outlook. He was truly one of the good guys in the sports business. Leif has been a great friend to the Ticats organization and on behalf of everybody within our organization we would like to extend our sympathies to the Pettersen family."

Pettersen joined the Ticats in 1978 after spending the first four years of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Pettersen was named an All-Star in and was the runner-up for the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian award after leading the East in receptions in 1979.

Following his eight-year playing career, Pettersen began working with TSN as a game analyst in 1986. In addition to his role at TSN, Pettersen worked at RBC Sports Professionals & Private Client Group as Director of Business Development, managing banking and investments for more than 800 athletes, coaches and sports executives across North America.

No Chance in Hell

Every Watch WWE..
You know Vince McMahon's Theme song is no Chance in Hell
Okay By The Title of the Post You know How I Feel.
As Much I love the Ticats
They have History they get Beat in Montreal
Add the Missing Players at CB WR QB a
This Adds up to another loss.

We starting a Raw Rookie CB vs The Al's Big WR.
We Starting Ritchie cause Casey Can't go with his Sore Thumb.
When People have time to Game plan For Ritchie He not Effective
This is why They will Lose.

Final Score Montreal Montreal 32 Ticats 3 There Going to get Killed..

so I See 1-5 in your Future..
On the Brightside we see Porter Play at QB If I Am Right

How many Fans do the Ticats Really Have?

How many Fans do The Hamilton Tigercats Really have?
I am talking about Fans in the seats at I.W.S.
20,000 is My Guess.

These are hard Core Fans who come out threw good and bad Times.
Who buy there Tickets and come out... every Season.
To me these are real Fans who come and pay to support the team.

Then We have soft-core fans
Who are Here only if we are winning .
These fans are just looking for Next best thing

So if your winning could be hockey football ect.
You get these Fans out.
There are not real fans
they are Band Wagon Fans.
I say we have 4,000 of these kinds of Fans.


Then we have the casual fan 1 or 2 games a year
they make up the rest of our fan Base.


The Ticats Say Tigertown Goes From Burlington in East to the Falls South West
To Brantford and to Guelph.

If that is so the why are we only getting only 20,000 -22,000 a Game?

Here is Why :
(1)Not winning
(2) Higher prices other Mistakes my Management(blackouts ect)
(3) Lack of Ways to get tickets Some people don't like ticket master
(4) No Team Identity with fans.

I could go on but you get the idea.
Could this be the future of ticats Football in 5 Years?

A Empty I.W.S

Ticats Video Update on Printers

Casey is day to day with Sore thumb.
I don't think He'll play this week
I think Ritchie will play
He'd be backed up by Clinton Porter and Timmy Chang
Tony Miles did not Practice either
so we may see Jojo Walker again this week.
Ticats Cut Clinton Wayne and Korry Dickerson Today
I am sorry to see both Go.
Both are fine young men


Now for the video .
As We Know The Ticats lost to Edmonton 13 16
I see decided to due quick video
It is a Video of Both Teams Entering the Stadium
Enjoy

No love for Hoggies as they Give up 8 Sacks.

I am Big Fan of Ticats O-line or The Hoogiees But not Tonight ..
A Line that has been great Under Line coach Jeff Bleamer
They been very Very good
But not Last night .
Very Disappointing .

The Hoogies are normal Great Run Blockers
Edmonton's Plan work Here what they Planned.
when I went to watch the Practice for Edmonton at Mac
They where not worried about pass at all.
They Basically wanted to Stuff the line with players
Daring Hamilton to pass.
It Worked...

The Eskimos Held Jessie to under 55 Yards and 1 TD.
When they went Back to pass Printers had little time.
Durring the 2nd half he feel on throwing hand and Damaged his Thumb.
He count not continue and Ritchie Willams Finished the game.

With another Short Week ahead I don't Chances going to Montreal.
After WK 6 We could be 2-4 or 1-5 I am hoping for 2 and 4.
Here are this Week Photos I took at Game Click here

I Miss the Ironmen of Football

Back in Granddad Day He talk about the Ironmen of Pro football.
The people who never leave the field.
They play offence Defence and Special Teams

There are no Iron man in the CFL .
The game has changed sadly
It now game of Specialist from Kicker to Guy who covers kicks.

I how love to see an Iron man just one last time.
The only time I saw one was The Greycup
The Roughriders vs Hamilton at Skydome back in 1989.
Early Winfield due Injury Play all 3 Parts of Game.
He played Wide Receiver
He Ran Back Kicks.
He was also a DB Due Injury.

One of my Favorite Moves has to do with playing Iron man football
Called , Necessary Roughness is one of the best sports movies ever made.

After a cheating scandal left the program with only seventeen players, the Fightin’ Armadillos chose to play ‘iron man football’ or in Lehman’s terms, players played both ways(offense and defense). Check it out on video .

I miss the Iron Man but there day is gone :(