The Calgary Stampeders will open the 2010 season July 1st against the visiting Toronto Argonauts. Here is the rest of the 2010 scheduled dates and opponents.
Preseason will begin Sunday:
Sunday, June 13: at Edmonton 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 20: vs Saskatchewan 1 p.m.
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**Edit: To the credit of the organization, they did lift the blackout LATE last week, although some people said they watched it fine. This week TELUS TV did not have the game until the second quarter, late, and Starchoice customers did..... All in all this is a matter of someone in management not getting the right information out in time---not a good excuse, especially two weeks in a row.***
There are few explanations for what's transpiring in the city that will host the 2009 Grey Cup which incidentally lines the pockets of owners with an extra game of 200 dollar tickets X 45,000 = over 1 million dollars extra.
For the second week in a row the Stampeders have blacked out the home game on national coverage, the first time they've blacked out in over a year, and the second time in as many weeks. Last week the team issued an explanation, not an apology, on why the game was blacked out which you can read here.
The reason? They didn't sell 90% of the seats. Why didn't they sell? Because the organization has ADDED Over 5000 seats. That means, last week the home game was the third highest attended home game of the season yet the game was blacked out because not enough seats for the NEW number were sold.
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| DATE | AWAY | HOME | TIME* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jul 1 | Montreal | Calgary | 8:00 pm | |||
| Fri Jul 10 | Calgary | Winnipeg | 5:30 pm | |||
| Fri Jul 17 | Toronto | Calgary | 7:00 pm | |||
| Fri Jul 24 | Calgary | BC | 8:30 pm | |||
| Sat Aug 1 | Saskatchewan | Calgary | 7:00 pm | |||
| Sat Aug 8 | Winnipeg | Calgary | 7:30 pm | |||
| Thu Aug 13 | Calgary | Edmonton | 7:00 pm | |||
| Fri Aug 28 | Calgary | Toronto | 5:30 pm | |||
| Mon Sep 7 | Edmonton | Calgary | 5:30 pm | |||
| Fri Sep 11 | Calgary | Edmonton | 8:00 pm | |||
| Fri Sep 18 | Calgary | Hamilton | 5:30 pm | |||
| Fri Sep 25 | BC | Calgary | 8:00 pm | |||
| Sat Oct 3 | Hamilton | Calgary | 5:00 pm | |||
| Mon Oct 12 | Calgary | Montreal | 11:00 am | |||
| Sat Oct 17 | Saskatchewan | Calgary | 1:30 pm | |||
| Fri Oct 23 | Edmonton | Calgary | 8:00 pm | |||
| Sat Oct 31 | Calgary | BC | 8:00 pm | |||
| Sat Nov 7 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 5:00 pm |
In an apparent 'culmination of events' the Calgary Stampeders released veteran middle-linebacker JoJuan Armour due to an on field incident that happened Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
A collection of news and blog postings on the Calgary Stampeders for the month of May, 2009.
A professional winning attitude, great players, and a dash of good coaching, capped off the Calgary Stampeders winning season with Coach John Hufnagel's award for Coach of the Year. Coach Huf took a Calgary team that showed glimpses of greatness in the past two seasons, and glimpses of mediocrity for what seemed like the entire 2000's, to win the Grey Cup in his first CFL head coaching season.
Props to Coach Huf, his staff of coaches, and to the Stamps. We can only expect more of the same this upcoming year, plus the game is at home. The bar has been set, let's hope the team can deliver again.
What went on in the world of CFL and Stampeders last week? Well the top stories for Calgary fans include the resigning of defensive back Brandon Browner who most thought would end up in the NFL, and Sandro Dangelis announcing his return. After that it was coach Hufnagel's nomination for coach of the year. Here are some articles for your review.
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The Calgary Stampeders have announced that quarterback Dave Dickenson has retired after 11 seasons in the CFL. Dickenson, 36, had his career cut short by concussion problems in recent years and only attempted just nine passes with the Stamps this past year.
Dickenson was named the league's most outstanding player in 2000 and won three Grey Cups in his career, being named championship game MVP in 2005. He passed for 22,913 yards and 154 touchdowns with 50 interceptions in a career spent with the Stampeders and the B.C. Lions. He completed 66.9 per cent of his passes, which puts him first on the all-time CFL list for retired players.
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The Calgary Stampeders will begin their Canadian Football League title on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 with a rematch of the 2008 Grey Cup. They'll open the regular season by playing host to the Montreal Alouettes at McMahon Stadium with an 8 p.m. kickoff.
The 2009 CFL season will conclude at McMahon Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 29 with the 97th Grey Cup championship.
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Earth to Avon Colbourne, you dissed Calgary on national TV by calling the MOP all star runner ups 'babies' and in your cocky swagger pronounced Montreal the winners of the Grey Cup midway through the second quarter. Sir, you are an idiot. Sure, there is a course of action that transpires during the regular game, lots of chit chat on the field and ways to get the team motivated, but wow, how bad is it to spout your mouth off and get bit in the butt like COlbourne?
