Cohon took over as commissioner

Mark Cohons focus was on the younger demographic as he addressed the media on Friday for his final state of the union news conference as commissioner of the Canadian Football League. Mark Johnson Jersey . Cohon, who has been commissioner for the past eight seasons, said the league has made enormous progress in reaching the younger generation, but admits there remains work to be done. The outgoing commissioner said the league had improved the in-game social experience for younger fans across the leagues, but added that there was room to improve on fan experience and staying on top of all social media trends, which includes making the 102nd Grey Cup the, “most social Grey Cup ever.” On the CFL product, Cohon called the 2014 season “the year of the defence.” Scoring was down roughly seven points per game compared to the 2013 season and the average offensive yards dropped from 694 yards per game to 650. Cohon attributed these dips to strong defensive play in the league along with injuries to several of the leagues stars, adding that every starting quarterback but one missed at least one game in 2014. Despite the dip, Cohon expects scoring to return to the league in 2015, explaining that scoring has dropped from one season to the next five times since 1998 and rebounded in each year after the fall. Cohon said the next commissioner must ask a number of questions on how to improve the league and the product, including addressing officiating. “Do we have the right rules in place to encourage our offensive style of game?,” Cohon listed as a question for the league’s next commissioner. Looking ahead, Cohon expressed optimism on the league’s future, stating that all nine teams are “in a position to have profits in the years to come. Cohon took over as commissioner in 2007 from Tom Wright and signed a contract extension in February, 2012. That contract expires in April 2015. Craig Adams Jersey . Sami Vatanen had a goal and an assist and Anaheim used a four-goal first period to extend their winning streak to six games with a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Ron Stackhouse Jersey . -- The Windsor Spitfires were left with just one goaltender Tuesday after having their starter walk out on them midway through Game 3 of their Ontario Hockey League playoff matchup with the London Knights. https://www.cheappenguinsjersey.com/371q-mark-recchi-jersey-penguins.html . On Friday night, after a long rain delay, he was scratched from his scheduled start.GATINEAU, Que. - There was no talk of artificial turf but FIFA did not escape Saturdays Womens World Cup draw gaffe-free.During the draw at the Canadian Museum of History, Colombia was mistakenly placed alongside seed Brazil in Group E.Thats a no-no since teams from the same confederation are kept apart in the round-robin stage unless it is impossible to do so.Colombia plays in Group E with Brazil and Costa Rica, FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke said after the Colombia name was draawn and shown in the pool on the big screen above. Tom Kostopoulos Jersey. Brazil-Colombia for the first game in Montreal in this group E, he added.We made a mistake, Valcke said moments later after Tatjana Haenni, FIFAs deputy director of the competitions division and head of womens football, pointed out the error.Colombia was shifted to Group F. South Korea was placed in Group E.With eight teams and only six groups, it was impossible to keep European teams apart in Saturdays draw. ' ' '