Doug Hocking

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Doug Hocking
Born: (1969-10-16) October 16, 1969 (age 48)
Sarnia, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) LB
Career history
As player
1991–1994 British Columbia Lions
1995–2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Doug Hocking (born October 16, 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario) was a star linebacker who played twelve seasons in the CFL for the BC Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Sarnia City in Ontario, Canada

Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and had a 2016 population of 71,594. It is the largest city on Lake Huron and in Lambton County. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron flows into the St. Clair River, which forms the Canada–United States border, directly across from Port Huron, Michigan. The city's natural harbour first attracted the French explorer La Salle, who named the site "The Rapids" when he had horses and men pull his 45-ton barque Le Griffon up the almost four-knot current of the St. Clair River on 23 August 1679.

Ontario Province of Canada

Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

Canadian Football League Professional Canadian football league

The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a city in Canada. They are divided into two divisions: four teams in the East Division and five teams in the West Division.

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High school and college career

Hocking played four seasons in the Canadian Junior Football League for the Surrey Rams.

Canadian Junior Football League

The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is a national amateur Canadian football league consisting of 18 teams playing in six provinces across Canada. The teams compete annually for the Canadian Bowl. Many CJFL players moved on to professional football careers in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and elsewhere.

Canadian Football League career

Hocking would play 12 years with the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, from 1991 to 2002.

BC Lions Canadian football team based in Vancouver

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Football Team

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). They play their home games at Investors Group Field after many years of playing at the since demolished Canad Inns Stadium.

Post-playing career

He was the football coach of the Winnipeg Rifles of the CJFL for the 2003 season. He then moved on to be the defensive coordinator of the Vancouver Island Raiders, a position he held until the end of the 2011 season. For the 2012 season, he joined the coaching staff of the UBC Thunderbirds, under defensive co-ordinator Jerome Erdman and head coach Shawn Olson.

Winnipeg Rifles

Winnipeg Rifles are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Rifles are members of the Canadian Junior Football League and play their home games at Investors Group Field, home of the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Vancouver Island Raiders

The Vancouver Island Raiders are a Canadian Junior Football team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The Raiders play in the six-team B.C. Football Conference, which itself is part of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and competes annually for the national title known as the Canadian Bowl. After an aborted move of the Victoria Rebels to Nanaimo in late 2004, the Raiders were founded in 2005, and won the CJFL championship in 2006, 2008 and 2009. The Raiders also won consecutive BCFC titles from 2006 through 2011. Andrew Harris of the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers played for the Raiders from 2006-2009. Jonathan Quick is and has been a Stanley Cup champion and once played as a championship quarter back in the 2003 season when the raiders struck gold at the NAPA bowl.

UBC Thunderbirds

The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Canadian intercollegiate competition, the Thunderbirds are the most successful athletic program both regionally in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, and nationally in U Sports.

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