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I knew we had a football team but I didn't know it lost almost every game

Maybe a new coach will help

Andrew Kurjata
Nov 22, 2022
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I knew we had a football team but I didn't know it lost almost every game

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Apologies, I don’t know why this didn’t send this morning. It’s short!

Yesterday, I got a news release from the Prince George Kodiaks who, if you didn’t know, is a Canadian Junior Football team who just played their first-ever season. Canadian Junior Football, the internet tells me, is a league where some players can move directly into the CFL while others move into university leagues. Here is what it said:

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One and nine, by the way, is not a very good record! It means the team finished last in the league and did not get very many points.

Not that it matters. It was the team’s first year so I imagine there’s lots of building to be done.

What I’m curious about is who they will get to replace “Coach Keon.” Keon Raymond is a two-time Grey Cup champion so it was quite the coup to have him head up the club in its first year.

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Keon Raymond @Mr_Raymond25
I want to say a big thank you to the city and the community of Prince George. Thanks to all the players and coaches this season as you all made it special. It is with heartfelt regret for me to announce that I will not be returning to lead the Kodiaks next year. #CoachK✌🏾
8:30 PM ∙ Nov 21, 2022
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Anyways, back when I was a boy, we didn’t even have football in this city. Teenagers who wanted to hit each other on a field had to play rugby but a few years after I left high school teams started up and the sport took off to the point where we now have a just-below-pro level team here that recruits Grey Cup champions to be their coach and, as far as I can tell, gets big turnouts to all their games. I’m not sure how that happened.

Here’s what else is going on:

  • Days after it opened, the Prince George Ice Oval is closed, serving as a reminder of why they want funding for a refrigeration system (in 2015, the Canada Winter Games had to host speedskating events in Fort St. John for exactly this reason);

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  • Kiwanis AleFest has announced their 2023 dates;

  • David Eby had another big announcement, this one on housing. Most of the changes seem like things that won’t really specifically impact Prince George, tbh, but we’ll see.

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