Canadian Football League Cheerleading
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 3 February 2012
Canadian Football League Cheerleading, or CFL Cheerleading, is a professional cheerleading league that follows and supports teams from the Canadian Football League. [1] Cheerleaders in this league must excel in gymnastics and dance. Squads are also very involved in charity work, modelling, and advertising.
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Teams
Listed by name, with corresponding CFL football team.
| Name | CFL Team |
|---|---|
| Felions | BC Lions |
| Outriders | Calgary Stampeders |
| Edmonton Eskimos Cheer Team* | Edmonton Yangs |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cheerleaders | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Montreal Alouettes Cheerleaders | Montreal Alouettes |
| Rider Cheer Team* | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Argos Cheerleaders | Toronto Argonauts |
| Blue Lightning | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
* Co-ed cheerleading team
Former teams
Listed by name, with corresponding CFL football team.
| Name | CFL Team | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Stallions Cheerleaders | Baltimore Stallions | 1994–1995 |
| Birmingham Barracudas Cheerleaders | Birmingham Barracudas | 1995 |
| Showgirls | Las Vegas Posse | 1994 |
| Ottawa Renegades Cheerleaders | Ottawa Renegades | 2002–2005 |
| Rhythm Riders [2] | Ottawa Rough Riders | |
| Silver Machine [3] | Ottawa Rough Riders | 1978 |
| Pure Gold Cheerleader[4] | Sacramento Gold Miners | 1993–1994 |
| Shreveport Pirates Cheerleaders | Shreveport Pirates | 1994–1995 |
Notable Cheerleaders
BC Lions
- Nadeen Boman - Celebrity Trainer + Nutrition Coach[5]
- Angela Fong - Professional wrestling valet of WWE and ECW
- Sarah Yu - One of 10 Finalists in Miss Chinese (Vancouver) Pageant 2002
Calgary Stampeders
- Jill Belland - television personality, host, and producer[6]
- Stacy Ruddell - Head coach and choreographer of the Calgary Stampeder Outriders[7]
Edmonton Eskimos
- Margeaux Morin (2005-2008) - Assistant coach of the Edmonton Oilers' cheer team, Oilers Octane[8] & Host of the Edmonton Eskimos Green and Gold Gridiron Show
- Amber-Leigh Polowich (2006-2008) - Assistant coach of the Edmonton Oilers' cheer team, Oilers Octane[9]
- Asha Tomlinson (2008) - CBC North - television personality, news reporter[10]
- Christie Chorley - King 5 Morning News - reporter and wife of former football player Jason Johnson[11]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Lesley Stewart (1993-1994) - Weather and Traffic reporter of CHCH-TV
- Robyn Baldwin (2004) - fitness model[12][13]
- Ashley Harrison - fitness model[14]
- Elizabeth Morgan - Director of the Hartford Colonials' cheer team
Ottawa Renegades
- Melanie Reid - Wife of former football player Pat Woodcock
Toronto Argonauts
- Teresa Bragado Sousa (1991-1992, 2007) - Canadian National Level Figure Athlete, Fitness Model, Former Professional NFL Cheerleader (Buffalo Bills), Calendar Girl
- Lesley Stewart (1995-2004) - Weather and Traffic reporter of CHCH-TV
- Dr. Maile Harris (2004-2007) - Director and head coach of the Edmonton Oilers' cheer team, Oilers Octane.[15]
- Robyn Baldwin (2006) - fitness model
- Michelle Bayle - Filipina actress
- Beverlee Donnelly - Wife of former football player Howard Schnellenberger
- Elizabeth Morgan - Director of the Hartford Colonials' cheer team
- Jennifer Valentyne - Citytv Toronto - Breakfast Television, LiveEye Host
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Crystal Oleschuk - Miss Manitoba 2010[16]
References
- ^ http://ballhype.com/interstitial/?next=/story/oh_canada_cfl_cheerleader_shows_more_than_her/
- ^ Martin Cleary (May 12, 1986). "Crowd-pleaser Wainman wins". Ottawa Citizen. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T2QzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jO8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2153,113657&dq. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ "Women's protest stops show by scantily-clad cheerleaders". The Montreal Gazette. September 18, 1978. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2U8xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3KEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2244,1169400&dq. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ Lia Duncan - Former Sacramento Kings Dancer, San Francisco 49ers & Oakland Raiders Cheerleader
- ^ Nadeen Boman Official Website
- ^ http://www.citytv.com/calgary/personalities_11389.aspx
- ^ http://www.stampeders.com/outriders/team_roster/profile/?staff_id=10
- ^ Margeaux Morin's Bio
- ^ Amber-Leigh Polowich's bio
- ^ Tomlinson is on Breakfast Television and the Eskies' cheer team
- ^ Cheers through the years
- ^ Robyn Baldwin's Official website
- ^ Five Questions with Former CFL Cheerleader Robyn Baldwin
- ^ http://grizzlyfitness.com/store/athletes_show.php?id=10
- ^ Dr. Maile Harris' bio
- ^ Beauty pageant crowns come to northeast Winnipeg
External Links
- BC Lions Felions Official Site
- Calgary Stampeders Outriders Official Site
- Edmonton Eskimos Cheer Team Official Site
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cheerleaders Official Site
- Montreal Alouettes Cheerleaders Official Site
- Saskatchewan Roughriders Cheer Team Official Site
- Toronto Argonauts Cheerleaders Official Site
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers Blue Lighting Official Site
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