The BC Lions has extended head coach Mike Benevides contract through the 2016 season. Cordy Glenn Jersey . Benevides enters his third year at coaching the Lions after taking over from Wally Buono in 2011. He has posted a 24-12 regular season record over the past two seasons. “Mike continues to grow as both a coach and a leader and hes earned this extension,” said Lions general manager Wally Buono. “He has led our team to winning regular season records and consecutive playoff appearances while putting his own unique stamp on the team and his staff.” Benevides has spent the past 10 seasons as a member of the Lions staff starting out as the clubs special teams coordinator and linebackers coach from 2003 to 2007 and defensive coordinator from 2008 to 2011. The ultimate goal is to win a championship and to say that anything has truly been accomplished yet would not be accurate," Benevides said Tuesday. "I am very proud of the men we have assembled to try and bring home the Grey Cup this year and I will continue to make that our number one goal each and every day I have the privilege of leading these outstanding men.” The Lions open the 2014 regular season Saturday at home against the Edmonton Eskimos. Jessie Bates III Jersey . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (4) – He had a strong game Sunday; was very good in tight with big saves on Crosby, Malkin and Neal in-crease. Malik Jefferson Bengals Jersey . -- Jake Paterson made 39 saves as the Saginaw Spirit halted the Guelph Storms seven-game win streak with a 6-3 victory on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.officialbengalsprofanatics.com/ . However, the intensity and physicality that has characterized the postseason so far has caught Gretzky by surprise. "Its a little bit risqué right now," Gretzky told Philadelphia radio station 97.The Winnipeg Jets arent too concerned with how pretty their victories look, just as long as they keep piling up. Attempting to win five straight for the first time in two seasons tonight, the Jets take on a Columbus Blue Jackets team thats looking to sweep a three-game trip heading into the All-Star break. You can listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1290 Winnipeg at 6:30pm ct. Though Winnipeg (25-14-8) blew a two-goal, third-period lead Sunday, Bryan Little prevented a full-on collapse by scoring the only shootout goal in a 4-3 win over Arizona. Wed rather not win that way and give up leads, but at the same time we are still managing to get wins and we are still managing to stick with it and come away (with points), said Little, who scored in regulation for the second straight game and has 16 points in his last 14. Owners of the top wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the Jets current 5-0-1 run marks the fourth time this season theyve earned at least a point in five consecutive contests. There was a lot of good in this block (of games), said coach Paul Maurice, whose team has totaled 27 goals in the last six. Keying that stretch have been Michael Frolik with six points and defenseman Dustin Byfuglien - the Jets lone All-Star representative in Columbus this weekend - with three goals and six assists. They have Winnipeg in position to win five in a row for the first time since April 6-18, 2013. I think we are on a roll and we want to keep going, said Frolik, who has two goals in the past three games. Winnipeg won 4-2 in Columbus on Nov. 25 in the teams only meeting as Evander Kane scored twice while Little and Andrew Ladd each had a goal with an assist. The Jets, however, have been outscored 15-6 during a four-game home skid to Columbus (20-21-3), which recorded three of those victories in Atlanta. Mark Letestu haad two goals and James Wisniewski added two assists in a 6-3 win in the Blue Jackets only trip to Winnipeg on Jan. Andrew Billings Jersey. 11 last year. Wisniewski had the go-ahead goal and two assists Monday at Minnesota as Columbus scored twice in the third period to win 3-1, just as it did two nights earlier in Boston. Those two victories followed a four-game slide during which the Blue Jackets totaled seven goals. Weve been having more of a game plan of making it a battle in front of their net. Forwards going there and just throwing pucks there, Wisniewski said. Coming out with two victories is a huge accomplishment. Wisniewski has a goal with six assists in his last six games versus Winnipeg. All-Star Sergei Bobrovsky, who snapped a four-game losing streak Monday, has stopped 49 of 52 shots in two starts after posting a 4.05 goals-against average in his previous three. Bobrovsky, who made 28 saves against Winnipeg in November, is 0-3-1 with a 4.33 GAA in his last five starts against the Jets franchise and allowed five goals three times. Fellow All-Star Ryan Johansens 13-game point streak (eight goals, eight assists) ended Monday, but he has three goals and two assists in four games versus Winnipeg. 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