Tim St. Pierre
 St. Pierre with the Stampeders in 2011 | |
| Born: | April 18, 1986 Hamilton, Ontario |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | FB, LS |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| University | Saint Mary's |
| High school | Westdale |
| CFL draft | 2008, round: 3, pick: 19 |
| Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2008–2010 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2011–2016 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Honours | Eskimos' Most Outstanding Special Teams Player (2010) |
Tim St. Pierre (born April 18, 1986) is a former professional Canadian football fullback and long snapper who was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies.
Professional career
[edit]Edmonton Eskimos
[edit]Tim St.Pierre was drafted as a Linebacker / Long snapper by the Edmonton Eskimos via (Calgary Stampeders)[1] of the Canadian Football League in the third round (19th overall)[2] of the 2008 CFL Canadian Draft. "He's blue collar," said Eskimos head coach Danny Maciocia "All business. He's a kid we think is going to be an impact special-teams player."[3]
During his rookie season Tim wore jersey #48 and made his CFL debut on June 28 at Mosaic Stadium against the Saskatchewan Roughriders[4] and saw his first action as a long snapper on October 4 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[5] St.Pierre played in all 18 regular season games, the Eastern Division semi-final at Canad Inns Stadium versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers[6] and the Eastern Division Finals against the Montreal Alouettes in Olympic Stadium.[7] Tim recorded his first career special teams tackle on July 10 at Commonwealth Stadium against the Toronto Argonauts with a total of 3 tackles on the season.[8]
St.Pierre started the year wearing #48, changing his jersey to #55 in week 5, played in all 18 regular season games and the Western Division semi-final at McMahon Stadium against the Calgary Stampeders. Tim recorded his first defensive tackle on August 8 at Ivor Wynne Stadium against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, had a career high of 3 defensive tackles versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 20 and recovered his first career fumble on October 30 at Commonwealth Stadium against the Toronto Argonauts.[9] St.Pierre finished the year with 11 defensive tackles, 17 special teams tackles, a recovered fumble and 2 special teams tackles in the western semi-final.[10]
"Tim St.Pierre played valuable snaps for us last year at linebacker and is going to be our long-snapper." announced Eskimos head coach Richie Hall saying the decision to make Tim the starting long snapper "was to get versatility in all our personnel."[11] St.Pierre changed his jersey to #53 in the off season, played in 17 regular season games and finished the year with 1 defensive tackle, 13 special teams tackles, a recovered fumble[12] and was named the Eskimos Most Outstanding Special Teams Player Nominee for 2010.[13][14]
Calgary Stampeders
[edit]Tim St.Pierre became an eligible CFL Free Agent on February 16, 2011, after failing to come to terms on a new agreement with Eric Tillman, general manager and vice-president of football operations for the Edmonton Eskimos.[15] The General manager and Head coach, John Hufnagel of the Calgary Stampeders announced on the same day that they had signed Tim to the club and believed, “He will provide excellent depth for our football team".[16][17][18] On June 14, 2016, St. Pierre was released by the Stampeders.
References
[edit]- ^ "Esks Unveil Draft Class of 08". April 30, 2008.
- ^ "Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on August 25, 2012.
- ^ "Rookie brings blue-collar work ethic to Esks camp". Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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- ^ "Historic rivalry shoves geographic quirkiness of East final aside". Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Fully recovered Eskimo snaps to it | Football | Sports | Toronto Sun". Archived from the original on June 30, 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Eskimos outstanding player nominations announced | Football | Sports | Edmonton". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Tim St. Pierre » the Grey Cup". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Pickings looking slim as CFL free agency opens | Sports | National Post". Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "May « 2011 « CFL Buzz". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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