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After First Win, Tiger-Cats Feeling Confident with Lions Set to Visit

Mitchell and Rourke meet after both quarterbacks posted big opening-week performances, and B.C. is missing three receivers.

  • On Friday night, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell leads the Hamilton Tiger-Cats against Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions in a CFL matchup.
  • Rourke set a single-season CFL record for Canadian quarterbacks with 5,290 passing yards in 2025, while Mitchell threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns in last week's 37-27 win over Winnipeg.
  • B.C. will be short-handed Friday night with receivers Stanley Berryhill III and Seven McGee out due to injury, while Hamilton replaces cornerback Jamal Peters with American Zamari Walton.
  • Hamilton head coach Scott Milanovich matches wits with B.C. defensive coordinator Mike Benevides, while safety Stavros Katsantonis said the team must "confuse him with looks" to contain Rourke.
  • Reflecting on the competitive CFL environment, Mitchell said, "You look at the quarterback play around the league in the last couple of years, it's every game.
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nanaimonewsnow.com broke the news on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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