CFL Single Game Tickets on Sale June 1st
May 19, 2009 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
Toronto, ON - (May 19, 2009) - Fans can "buy early and win big" when Single Game Tickets for Canadian Football League games go on sale to the general public next Monday, June 1.
Everyone who completes a Single Game Ticket purchase order between June 1st and June 8th will have the chance to win a prize from a long list that includes:
- A trip for two to the 97th Grey Cup game in Calgary this November.
- Retro Fan Packages featuring merchandise celebrating each team's 1960's style.
- Current team merchandise prize packs.
- Hundreds of Tim Horton's gift cards.
"We're coordinating our Single Game Ticket launch across our teams this year, with two important objectives in mind," said CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon.
"We want to promote, obviously, the great game of Canadian football, and we want to celebrate and reward the fans who love it and support it."
Fans can get more information at CFL.ca. As of 10 a.m. local time on June 1st, they will be able to buy tickets from their local clubs, through CFL.ca, or by calling 1-866-993-4CFL or 1-888-LCF-MATCH.
Some teams are currently giving their season seat holders the first opportunity to buy single game tickets before they go on sale to the general public.
CFL training camps officially open June 7. There are pre-season games scheduled for June 17 and June 23.
The regular season kicks off on Canada Day, July 1st, when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the Toronto Argonauts at (7:00 p.m. local time) and the Calgary Stampeders host the Montreal Alouettes in a rematch of the 2008 Grey Cup at 8:00 p.m. local time (10 p.m. ET). All CFL games are broadcast on TSN.
Some of the other games that promise to be especially hot tickets this year include:
- CFL Retro Games, celebrating the 1960's from July 16 to September 11, including Winnipeg at Hamilton on July 18, Calgary at Edmonton September 11, and Hamilton at Toronto September 11.
- Labour Day Weekend September 4th to 7th including the Alouettes at the B.C. Lions, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Edmonton Eskimos at Calgary Stampeders.
- The Hall of Fame game, in Winnipeg for the first time, on Saturday September 26th, featuring the Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
- Thanksgiving Weekend October 9th to12th including B.C. at Edmonton, Toronto at Saskatchewan, Calgary at Montreal and B.C. at Winnipeg.
The June 1st Single Game Ticket Launch features tickets to all pre-season and regular season games for all teams with the exception of the Calgary Stampeders.
Due to record high season-ticket sales in Calgary, home of the 2008 Grey Cup Champion Stampeders and site of the 2009 Grey Cup, the Stamps have opted to release on June 1st only tickets to their June 17th pre-season game against B.C. and their July 1st home opener against Montreal.
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