1. Us
The Stampeders kick off the pre-season in Langford B.C. on Monday at 2 p.m. MT against the BC Lions. The Stamps picked up a 30-6 victory over the Leos in the pre-season last year in Calgary. Vernon Adams Jr. won’t dress for the game meaning P.J. Walker will get the start and see his first taste CFL action. Signal callers Logan Bonner, Josh Love, and 2025 CFL draft pick Quincy Vaughn will also line up under centre during the exhibition contest.
back where you belong PJ 🙂↕️ pic.twitter.com/RBMjnHRucj
— Calgary Stampeders (@calstampeders) May 13, 2025
2. Them
The Lions will look to build on last season in which they fell in the West Division Semi-Final to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Quarterback Nathan Rourke will dress for the Lions for the first preseason clash.
3. Head To Head
The Stamps and Lions met three times last year with BC picking up two of three. The lone Stampeders victory came in Week 7 by a 25-24 score. The two teams will go head-to-head twice during the regular season in 2025 with the matchups slated for Week 16 in Calgary and Week 18 in Vancouver.
4. Fast Facts
Monday’s game is available on QR Calgary radio and on the CFL+ live stream.
This is the 11th consecutive pre-season the Stamps and Lions have met, a run that started in 2013 and interrupted only in 2020 and 2021 when no exhibition games were played. Calgary was a 30-6 winner over BC in last year’s tune-up tilt at McMahon Stadium.
Monday’s game is the first of two pre-season outings in six days for the Stampeders, who will play host to the Edmonton Elks on Saturday, May 24.
Thanks to our Director of Communications Jean Lefebvre for handing off these facts!
5. Who’s Where
6. Players to Watch
Stamps: REC Damien Alford: The Stampeders rookie receiver will see his first CFL action since being drafted first overall in this year’s CFL draft.
Lions: QB Nathan Rourke: The Canadian QB enters the first pre-season game looking to get back on track in the CFL after re-joining the Lions late in the 2024 season following a brief stint in the NFL.
7. Quotable
“We decided that the young guys will get the first shot.” – General manager and head coach Dave Dickenson spoke ahead of the Victoria Monday contest, addressing the team’s decision to leave the majority of the veteran players at home in Calgary.