The Calgary Stampeders travel to Regina on Nov. 22 to face the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League's Western Final. Opening kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. (MST) at Mosaic Stadium and the winner of the contest will move on to face Montreal or BC in the Grey Cup on Nov. 29 at McMahon Stadium.
Calgary hosted the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western Semi-Final last week, prevailing 24-21 at McMahon. The Stamps have now won three consecutive playoff games under head coach/general manager John Hufnagel and need one more victory to play in consecutive Grey Cup games for the first time since 1998-99.
The Riders had a bye week following a 30-14 victory over the Stamps on Nov. 7 that clinched first place in the West Division. Saskatchewan is hosting the division final for the first time since 1976.
This is the 16th time the teams have met in the post-season with the Stamps holding an 8-7 advantage including a 5-2 mark in West Finals. Calgary last faced Saskatchewan in the playoffs in 2007, losing 26-24 in Regina. It was 1971 that the clubs last met in the division final, with the Stamps prevailing 2-0 in the best-of-three series.
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