Coming out of the University of Alberta, Blanchard signed as a free agent with Edmonton prior to the 1979 season. Blanchard played nine seasons in Edmonton (1979-1987), winning five Grey Cup (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1987) with the Eskimos. Blanchard was traded in March of 1988 to the BC Lions for defensive lineman Brett Williams. Blanchard was traded for a second time that year, in September, when the Lions sent him to Calgary in a swap of offensive linemen with Rob Smith goint to BC. Blanchard won six West All-Star honours (1982-86 inclusive with Edmonton, and 1990 with Calgary). Blanchard also won two CFL All-Stars in 1983 and 1986.
Year | Team | GP | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | OFR |
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1979 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | EDM | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | EDM | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | EDM | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1983 | EDM | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1984 | EDM | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | EDM | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | EDM | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | EDM | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | CAL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | BC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | CAL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1990 | CAL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | CAL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Year | Team | T | ST | Total |
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1986 | EDM | |||
1987 | EDM | 5 | ||
1988 | CAL | 2 | ||
1988 | BC | 0 | ||
1989 | CAL | 1 | ||
1990 | CAL | 2 | ||
1991 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Year | Team | TC | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
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1979 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | EDM | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | BC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
1990 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |