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It’s been three long weeks since the Stampeders played a home game but football finally returns to McMahon Stadium today as the Red and White entertain the Montreal Alouettes in a battle of clubs that have combined to win the past three Grey Cups.
Kickoff is at 2 p.m.
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Both clubs are 5-2 and coming off Week 7 wins and a Week 8 bye. The Stamps, who lead the Edmonton Eskimos by percentage points in the West Division, went into the bye on a high note by beating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-35 in Regina.
Meanwhile, the Alouettes – who are second in the East Division behind the 7-1 Winnipeg Blue Bombers – dumped the Eskimos 27-4 before the bye.
Before the game, you can stop by Foothills Stadium for the Pre-Game Bash. At today’s Bash, which begins at 11 a.m., one lucky fan will win a jersey autographed by middle linebacker Juwan Simpson, who was the CFL West Division’s top defensive player in 2010. Your game ticket gives you free admission to this event.
The Stamps are happy to introduce these get-togethers as a regular feature for home games.
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Make a full weekend of it by joining the Stamps, the Outriders and Ralph the Dog on Sunday at Jayman MasterBUILT’s Labour Day Classic Kickoff Barbecue.
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Also, a reminder that the 50/50 prize is being carried over from the Aug. 6 game, which means today’s jackpot is expected to exceed $50,000. Our 50/50 draws benefit local amateur football.
You can follow all of tonight’s action by getting exclusive live updates on the Stampeders’ Game Day Twitter feed.
>> Calgary Stampeders’ Game Day Twitter
Also, AM 770 has the call on radio with Mark Stephen and Greg Peterson. This is a big year for the Stampeders’ radio partners as QR77 celebrates its 20th season of bringing the Red and White to the listening audience. The game will also be telecast on TSN (subject to local blackout).
For even more updates, follow communications director Chris Jurewicz’s tweets from the sidelines.
Our regular Twitter feed has all the news and updates throughout the rest of the week, so diehard fans will want to follow all three feeds.
>> Calgary Stampeders’ official Twitter
Here is some reading, viewing and listening to get you ready for kickoff.
News and blogs
>> Game preview (includes links to PDF downloads of depth chart and game notes)
>> Summit meeting at McMahon
>> Locker-Room Blog by Steve Myddelton
>> Locker-Room Blog by Justin Phillips
>> Locker-Room Blog by Joffrey Reynolds
>> Outriders Blog by Dana
>> News: Stamps make roster moves
>> News: Stamps golf tourney benefits amateur football
>> Feature: The untold story of the ’63 playoffs
>> Feature: Vaughn returning to Calgary
Multimedia
>> Video: Player comments
>> Audio: Coach Huff comments
>> Video: Fun look at Day 4 rituals
Other stuff
>> Stampeders roster
>> Depth chart