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CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE TO HOST EUROPEAN PLAYER DRAFT ON APRIL 11

Lucas Barrett Manager, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League

Teams will each select one European player who participated at the CFL Combine presented by New Era

Thursday, April 4, 2019 — TORONTO (April 4, 2019) – The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced that a one-round European player draft will take place on Thursday, April 11. CFL teams will be able to draft any of the 18 European players that participated in the CFL Combine presented by New Era in March.Following a weighted draft with all nine CFL clubs, the draft order for the European player draft is as follows:

  1. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  2. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
  3. Montreal Alouettes
  4. Edmonton Eskimos
  5. Toronto Argonauts
  6. Saskatchewan Roughriders
  7. BC Lions
  8. Ottawa REDBLACKS
  9. Calgary Stampeders

The teams will be able to draft the following European players:

NAMEPOS.TEAMHOMETOWN
Jordan BouahWRSaddleback College GauchosRome, Italy
Valentin GnahouaDLBerlin RebelsLe Mans, France
Thiadric HansenLBPotsdam RoyalsFlensburg, Germany
Marc Anthony HorDLFrankfurt UniverseMannheim, Germany
Kimi LinnainmaaWRHelsinki RoostersEspoo, Finland
Mads NielsenDLCopenhagen TowersVejle, Denmark
Frederik NielsenWRPotsdam RoyalsAalborg, Denmark
Okko OutinenDEHelsinki RoostersHämeenlinna, Finland
Benjamin PluWRThonon-les-Bains Black PanthersLe Mans, France
Asnnel RoboRBUniversity de MontrealCayenne, France
Maxime RouyerLBMcGillTroyes, France
Roni SalonenLBBraunschweig New Yorker LionsVantaa, Finland
Hendrik SchwarzWRMarburg MercenariesMarburg, Germany
Arttu TennbergOLPorvoo ButchersHelsinki, Finland
Alessandro VerganiOLSchwäbisch Hall UnicornsMonza, Italy
Sonny WeishauptQBGrenoble CentauresAschaffenburg, Germany
Max Earvin ZimmermannWRPotsdam RoyalsBerlin, Germany
Johannes ZirngiblDEStraubing SpidersLandau, Germany

This marks the second draft the CFL has conducted in 2019 involving ‘global’ players, the first taking place in Mexico on January 14. 

Fans can follow along CFL.ca’s draft tracker followed by extensive analysis and reaction following the completion of the draft.

To review the ‘global’ player testing result from combine, click here.

The 2019 CFL Draft takes place on May 2, followed by training camps which are set to open on May 19. The 2019 season begins on June 13 when the Saskatchewan Roughriders face off against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Fans can stay up to date on all the non-stop action at CFL.ca, follow the 2019 season from around the world, and join us at a game. The 107th Grey Cup presented by Shaw will be played at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Sunday, November 24.Lucas BarrettManager, Communications & Public Affairs, Canadian Football League

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Training camps open on May 19 and the 2019 season begins on June 13 when the Saskatchewan Roughriders face off against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Fans can stay up to date on all the non-stop action at CFL.ca, follow the 2019 season from around the world, and join us at a game. The 107th Grey Cup presented by Shaw will be played at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Sunday, November 24.

 

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