Alouettes Unveil 2012 Schedule
Published on February 17, 2012 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Montreal Alouettes News Release
Montreal, February 17, 2012 - The Montreal Alouettes and the CFL released today the schedule for the 2012 season.
The Alouettes will travel to Calgary to kick off the 2012 campaign against the Stampeders on Canada Day (July 1) before welcoming the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to Percival Molson Stadium for the home opener on Friday, July 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Schedule highlights include a home-and-away series against the defending Grey Cup Champions, the BC Lions, on August 31 and September 8.
The Alouettes will see familiar faces in new places on consecutive weeks when they square off against quarterbacks Henry Burris in Hamilton on July 21 and Toronto's Ricky Ray at home on July 27. The game versus Toronto will also mark the return of former Alouettes offensive coordinator Scott Milanovich as the head coach of the Argonauts.
On August 23, Montreal will host Hamilton for the first time since the Tiger-Cats prematurely ended the Alouettes 2011 season in an overtime thriller in the East Semi-Final. Barring a playoff match-up on the road in Hamilton, the Alouettes will visit Ivor Wynne Stadium for the final time on September 28 as the Tiger-Cats.
The Alouettes will close out their 2012 home schedule at Percival Molson Stadium against West Division rival, the Edmonton Eskimos, on October 28. The last weekend of the CFL schedule features all teams playing within their divisions. In the East, Toronto will host Hamilton on November 1 and the Alouettes will travel to Winnipeg on November 3.
The Alouettes training camp is set to begin on June 3. Fans will get a first look at the 2012 Alouettes in action on Thursday, June 14, when they host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a preseason game.
The 2012 CFL season will culminate with the 100th Grey Cup game on Sunday, November 25 in Toronto.
With the exception of the Alouettes home opener which begins at 7:00 p.m., all weeknight games at Percival Molson Stadium will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. All weekend home games will begin at 1:00 p.m. All Alouettes regular season games will be broadcast on RDS-HD, TSN-HD, 98,5 fm, and CJAD 800 AM.
2012 season tickets and group tickets are now on sale. Alouettes individual game tickets will go on sale in the month of May. For more information about Alouettes tickets, please visit = MontrealAlouettes.com or call (514) 787-2525.
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