McGill kicker signs with CFL's Roughriders
MONTREAL -- Tomas Silva, a kicker with the McGill University Redmen, was added to the active roster by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, Monday.
He becomes the 54th McGill player to make a CFL team and joins Calgary long-snapper Randy Chevrier as one of only two McGill products currently on a CFL roster.
Silva, a 24-year-old native of Kingston, Ont., played just one season with the Redmen after transferring from the University of Western Ontario last fall. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder finished fifth among CIS punting leaders last season, averaging 40.1 yards per punt over nine games. He led the CIS in both punts (93) and yardage (3,730).
Silva, who replaces import defensive back Courtney Bryan on the Saskatchewan roster, also registered one kickoff for 40.0 yards, went 2-for-2 in field-goal attempts, including a successful 37-yarder and added a rouge on a punt single.
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McGill Players in the CFL and NFL (54)
(in order of first appearance in the pros)
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Bill Pullar Calgary 1946-48,1952-56
John Taylor Montreal 1946
Dave Tomlinson Montreal 1947, Calgary 1947-48, 1954, Montreal 1952-53
Jim Mitchener Calgary 1948, Montreal 1952-54, B.C. 1956
Whizzer Smith Montreal 1948
Johnny Newman Montreal 1950-51
Buster Brown Hamilton 1951-53
George Bossy Montreal 1952
Marv Meirowitz Montreal 1952-53
Cec Findlay Montreal 1952-54
Dawson Tilley Montreal 1952
Jim Miller Montreal 1953-58
Geoff Crain Winnipeg 1953-54, Ottawa 1955
George Klein B.C. 1954, Montreal 1955
Gene Robillard B.C. 1954
Gerry Hogan Montreal 1954-57
Dr. Bob MacLellan Montreal 1955-60
Ron Murphy Montreal 1958-61
Len Sigurdson Saskatchewan 1958
Joe Poirier Ottawa 1959-70
Chuck Wood Ottawa 1962-63
Ian Monteith Winnipeg 1963
Dr. Willie Lambert Montreal 1964
Peter Howlett Montreal 1967-69
George Springate Montreal 1970-72
Dan Dulmage Hamilton 1973-74
Don Cowie Calgary 1975
Hector Pothier Edmonton 1978-89
Marc Lacelle Montreal 1981-82
Paul Gohier Hamilton 1983
Tony Lawson Toronto 1983-84
Floyd Salazar Toronto 1988-89 1991, Hamilton 1990
Robin Belanger B.C. Lions 1989-92, Toronto 1992
Michael Soles Edmonton 1989-95, Montreal 1996-1999
Gerry Ifill Toronto 1990
Christian Masotti Edmonton 1991
Francois Belanger Toronto 1993-94
Val St. Germain Ham. 94-98, Edm. 99-01, Ott. 02-05, Win 05-07, Sask 07
Matthieu Quiviger Montreal 1996
Ryan Coughlin Montreal 1997-99
Samir Chahine Edm. 98-01, Tor. 01, Ham. 02, Cal. 03, Ott. 04-05
Dan Pronyk Hamilton 1998
J.P. Darche Toronto (CFL) 99, Seattle (NFL) 00-06, KC (NFL) 07-08
Randy Chevrier Dallas (NFL) 01, Cincinnati (NFL) 01, Edm 02-03, Cal 05-
Ben Wearing Winnipeg 2001
John Macdonald Hamilton 2002-03
Stephen Young Winnipeg 2003, Montreal 2004
Mike Mahoney Calgary 2004, Saskatchewan 2005-07
Jim Merrick Hamilton 2004-05
Robert LeBlanc Edmonton 2005
Greg Hetherington Calgary 2007, B.C. Lions 2008-09
Jean-Nicolas Carrière Toronto 2008-09
Erik Galas Montreal 2009
Tomas Silva Saskatchewan 2011-
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012