CFL Montreal Alouettes

2005 game schedule is out

Published on February 28, 2005 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Montreal Alouettes News Release


Montreal, Feb.28, 2005 - The Canadian Football League's 2005 game schedule was announced today with Montreal hosting the opening of the new CFL regular season versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday, June 22, at Percival Molson Stadium.

Regular season game at Olympic Stadium Once again this year, fans will be happy to learn that the Alouettes will be returning to Olympic Stadium for the last regular season game, on Saturday, October 22 at 3 p.m., as the defending Grey Cup Champion Toronto Argonauts will be in town.

All games on television Also, like in the last few years, all regular season games will be broadcast on RDS and on either CBC or TSN, with the exception of only the Sept. 25 game against Winnipeg which will only be broadcast on RDS.

All games on radio Every Alouettes game will be broadcast on radio in French and in English with the organization's partners CKAC and CJAD, respectively, and will be available throughout Quebec.

« Our schedule allows us to reach our fans throughout the province, » said President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Smith. « Not only will Quebec fans be able to follow our games on television and radio, but fans from all over will have access to a larger amount of tickets as we host our final regular season home game at Olympic Stadium. »

A date for ticket sales will be announced shortly. Please see the attached schedule.

For more information on the Alouettes, visit www.montrealalouettes.com

2005 SEASON SCHEDULE
Heure de l'Est/Eastern Standard Time
PRÉ-SAISON/PRE-SEASON
JUIN/JUNE
Jeu./Thu. 9 vs Ottawa Renegades 19h CKAC/CJAD
Jeu./Thu. 16 @ Ottawa Renegades 19h CKAC/CJAD

SAISON RÉGULIÈRE/REGULAR SEASON
JUIN/JUNE
Mer./Wed. 22 vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19h30 RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
JUILLET/JULY
Ven./Fri. 1 @ Ottawa Renegades 18h RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
Ven./Fri. 8 vs Edmonton Eskimos 19h RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
Ven./Fri. 22 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20h30 RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
Jeu./Thu. 28 vs Toronto Argonauts 19h30 RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
AOÛT/AUGUST
Jeu./Thu. 4 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 19h30 RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
Ven./Fri. 12 @ Toronto Argonauts 19h RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
Jeu./Thu. 18 vs Calgary Stampeders 19h RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
Ven./Fri. 26 @ Edmonton Eskimos 22h RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
SEPTEMBRE/SEPTEMBER
Ven./Fri. 2 vs Ottawa Renegades 19h30 RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
Sam./Sat. 17 @ C.-B./B.C. Lions 22h RDS/CBC CKAC/CJAD
Dim./Sun. 25 vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers 13h RDS CKAC/CJAD
OCTOBRE/OCTOBER
Sam./Sat. 1 @ Calgary Stampeders 19h RDS/CBC CKAC/CJAD
Sam./Sat. 8 @ Saskatchewan Roughriders 19h RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
Dim./Sun. 16 vs C.-B./B.C. Lions 13h RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
*Sam./Sat. 22 vs Toronto Argonauts 15h RDS/CBC CKAC/CJAD
Sam./Sat. 29 @ Ottawa Renegades 15h RDS/CBC CKAC/CJAD
NOVEMBRE/NOVEMBER
Ven./Fri. 4 @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19h30 RDS/TSN CKAC/CJAD
*Match « Fan des Als » au Stade olympique / "Als' Fan Day" at Olympic Stadium

ÉLIMINATOIRES/PLAYOFFS
NOVEMBRE/NOVEMBER
Dim./Sun. 13 Demi-finales de div./Div. semi-finals À dét. RDS/CBC CKAC/CJAD
Dim./Sun. 20 Championnats de div./Div. Championships À dét. RDS/CBC CKAC/CJAD
Dim./Sun. 27 Coupe Grey Cup @ C.-B./B.C. 18h RDS/CBC À dét./TBA




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