BC Lions ink McGill grad Hetherington for 2009
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League have re-signed
receiver Greg Hetherington, a Ï㽶ÊÓƵ graduate from
Toronto, to a contract for the 2009 season.
Hetherington, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound slotback who graduated with an
education degree in 2007, played with the Calgary Stampeders that
year and was claimed off the practice roster by the Lions in
August, 2008.
Originally selected in the sixth round (46th overall) of the 2007
CFL Canadian Draft by the Stamps, Hetherington played at McGill
from 2002 to 2006 and eearned CIS all-Canadian second-team honours
in his final season.
He registered 14 career touchdown receptions to establish an
all-time school record (since broken). In 30 career contests with
the Redmen, Hetherington caught 116 passes for 1,690 yards and a
14.6 average per catch. He also holds the McGill record for the
fastest touchdown from the start of a game (30 seconds), catching a
76-yard pass from Dave Campbell in 2003.
Other career highlights include winning the Charlie Baillie Award
twice as most outstanding team player (2005 and 2006) as well as
receiving the Dan Pronyk memorial trophy as the most outstanding
offensive player in 2006. Hetherington also played in two CIS
East-West Bowl games (2004 and 2006).