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Bombers out on the road at start of 2012 season
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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will get a rematch with Grey Cup rivals the B.C. Lions early in the 2012 season.
Call the Winnipeg Blue Bombers "Road Warriors" for the first month of the 2012 season.
The 2012 CFL regular season schedule came out Friday and as expected, the Bombers will begin action with four straight games away from the Manitoba capital. Winnipeg opens defence of its East Division title with a Grey Cup rematch, taking on the defending champion B.C. Lions at BC Place Friday, June 29.
Preseason
Thursday, June 14 -- Winnipeg at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 20 – Hamilton at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Regular Season
Friday, June 29 -- Winnipeg at BC, 9 p.m.
Friday, July 6 -- Winnipeg at Montreal, 6 p.m.
Friday, July 13 -- Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 18 -- Winnipeg at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 26 – Edmonton at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, August 3 – Montreal at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 16 – Hamilton at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Friday, August 24 – B.C. at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 2 -- Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 3 p.m.
Sunday, September 9—Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, noon
Friday, September 14 -- Winnipeg at Calgary, 8 p.m.
Friday, September 21 – Hamilton at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 29 – Toronto at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Monday, October 8 -- Winnipeg at Montreal, noon
Saturday, October 13 – Calgary at Winnipeg, noon
Friday, October 19 -- Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 27 -- Winnipeg at Hamilton, noon
Saturday, November 3 – Montreal at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.
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The Bombers next three games are as follows: at Montreal (Friday, July 6); at Edmonton (Friday, July 13); at Toronto (Wednesday, July 18).
Winnipeg opens up the home portion of the schedule Thursday, July 26 when they welcome the Eskimos to town. Construction crews are diligently working to get things ready at the 33,500-seat Investors Group Field in time for this game. As of right now, the Bombers plan to have their home opener at the new University of Manitoba stadium.
"Right now we are in the process of reviewing our construction timelines and will be in a much better position to update everyone further in the next short while," a club spokesman said Friday when asked for a comment on what venue the Bombers will be using to start the 2012 season.
If Winnipeg can't play at Investors Group Field, the club will return to Canad Inns Stadium.
The July 26 game versus Edmonton is the first of four straight at-home for the Bombers, though the club does have a bye week in Week Seven.
The Bombers' home schedule features three Friday night games, two Thursday night games, three Saturday games and the Banjo Bowl on Sunday, Sept. 9 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Winnipeg travels to Regina for the annual Labour Day Classic Sunday, Sept. 2.
Winnipeg plays Montreal four times this season. A potential key match-up comes in the regular season finale, when the Bombers host the Alouettes Nov. 3.
The Bombers will host a preseason game Wednesday, June 20 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. That game is expected to be played at Canad Inns Stadium, though no formal announcement has been made from the club.
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Updated on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 12:31 PM CST: Corrects date of Saskatchewan at Winnipeg game to Sept. 9
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