David Cox
Looking ahead to the Boatmen.
The Stamps kicked off Week 9 of practice on Wednesday at McMahon Stadium as they get prepped for a date with the Toronto Argonauts in their first meeting of a home-and-home on Sunday at 5 p.m.
Calgary comes into the game after falling to the Ottawa Redblacks 33-6 on the road last week. The Stampeders will look to keep their perfect record at home (3-0) intact on Sunday and get back to .500 in the process.
It hasn’t been easy in terms of injuries for the Stampeders the last few weeks and now you can add cornerstone offensive lineman Zack Williams to the list.
Head coach and general manager Dave Dickenson spoke on the injuries his group is facing following practice.
“It’s muscle but it doesn’t mean it’s not serious,” he said. “Zack’s a tough guy, he assured me he heals fast so we will see what happens.”
“We do have a little bit longer of a week,” he continued. “Hopefully we can get some (healthy) guys in there and have the best group we can.”
The injury report following Day 1 of practice.@MFradiology | #TogetherWeRide🐎 pic.twitter.com/91DjZXDG3I
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Flush It
The loss to Ottawa certainly wasn’t expected from this group as a short week and only one practice may have played a factor in the performance. With a full practice week upcoming Dickenson and the Stampeders want to wipe that game and focus fully on a tough Argonauts group.
“Probably best to not look back anymore,” Dickenson said. “That was a game we needed to watch and then flush. We did learn from it and now how do we respond, we will see. But probably no reason to look back because it just wasn’t us.”
Heritage Night
Sunday’s tilt also marks the club’s second annual Heritage Night game featuring a Heritage Night Market pre-game in the Gridiron Gardens celebrating the city’s rich cultural mosaic. This inclusive event is designed to welcome new Canadians to the Stamps family, offering them a chance to learn about the game while enjoying an immersive cultural experience.
In advance of this special night, Stamps TV Punjabi host Taranjot Vining brought an array of Punjabi dishes for the offensive linemen to try!
Quick Notes
The Stampeders will proudly play host to nearly 100 new Canadian citizens at Sunday’s Canadian Football League game as part of Heritage Night at McMahon Stadium. They will become citizens before the game in an on-field ceremony before taking part in the pre-game flag ceremony.
The Stampeders have also donated 1,200 tickets to Calgary based evacuees of Jasper for Sunday’s game.