By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- Throughout this season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have feasted off their opponent’s turnovers. When they take the ball away, and do it often, good things tend to happen. On Saturday, that script flipped. The Bombers coughed up...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- The stage was different Sunday, but for the Winnipeg Jets, the same struggles showed up. Through five games this season, the Jets’ major offensive struggle has been on the power play. At the much-anticipated Heritage Classic,...
As a dense fog rolled back early Saturday afternoon, both the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets took to the outdoor rink at Investors Group Field for the NHL Heritage Classic.
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- Early on, it all looked too easy for the Blue Bombers. The offence was ingenious, the defence was energized, and a 24-3 lead came as a result. That all changed as the clouds moved in on Investors Group Field. Instead, the game...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- For the Winnipeg Blue Bombers players and coaches, it was a week of talking up a 60-minute effort, trying to diagnose a shootout loss to Calgary that ended their seven-game win streak. The resulting game? It can only be...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) ??? #SEVEN pic.twitter.com/0Hkdjrn2jI — WPG Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers) September 17, 2016 WINNIPEG -- Over a win streak that’s now stretched over half their season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have succeeded with good offence, great...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- One week after squeaking out a win in the Labour Day Classic, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers returned home and delivered another nail-biting win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Their 17-10 victory came thanks to a key takeaway,...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- After a brutal 0-3 start to their home schedule, all it took for the Blue Bombers to turn it around was a couple hours of lightning and some explosive play. After a weather delay pushed their start time back over two hours,...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- The misery continues for the Blue Bombers on their home turf. Faced with the Calgary Stampeders on Thursday night, Winnipeg’s offence failed them once again, as they lost 33-18. The loss is Winnipeg’s sixth straight at home, a...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- As his team has seamlessly shifted from Grey Cup champion to offensive juggernaut, Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly has pulled the strings well. He did so again on Thursday in Winnipeg, throwing for 465 yards to lead...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- A long, cold winter removed from last season’s offensive struggles, the Blue Bombers went back to the old well on Friday night in their 2016 season opener. Winnipeg’s new-look offence stumbled mightily, racking up...
By John Gaudes (@johngaudes) WINNIPEG -- Down by ten in the second quarter, the Bombers handed the ball to two quarterbacks who will be fighting for the same spot over the next two weeks. The results were explosive: Winnipeg roared off 30 straight points with...
