Travel Alberta Labour Day Classic This Monday
August 29, 2007 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Calgary Stampeders News Release
The Calgary Stampeders will face the Edmonton Eskimos on Monday, September 3rd in the Travel Alberta Labour Day Classic.
GAME TITLE - Travel Alberta Labour Day Classic
GAME SPONSOR - Travel Alberta
GAMED DAY GIVE AWAYS
- First 5,000 fans that enter the gates at McMahon will receive a complimentary issue of "Horsepower" the Stampeders Official Game Day Program.
PRE-GAME
- The Calgary Stampeder Football Club and the Calgary Inter-Faith Food bank will be joining forces for the 17th Annual "Be A Fan, Bring A Can". This event is spearheaded by Stampeder coaches' and players' wives/girlfriends, who will be located at each of the entrance gates collecting any non-perishable food items or cash donations to be donated. Don't forget to bring your non-perishable food item to the game!
- Log on to Stampeders.com today and enter your Power Prediction Picks presented by SIRIUS Satellite Radio before kick-off. It's fun and free! Match wits with your fellow Stampeder insiders and play Power Predictions for every Stamps game (home and away) this season. If your predictions are on target you could run off with a SIRIUS Starmate receiver along with a 6 month satellite radio subscription and an autographed Stampeder jersey care of the Stamps' Store!
IN GAME PROMOTION
- Labour Day Classic Kick To Win -Each fan that brings a can or donation will receive a numbered ticket. Three lucky tickets will be drawn, with each contestant having a chance to win a $2,500 Alberta Holiday Classic travel package courtesy of Travel Alberta.
HALF TIME PERFORMANCE
- CCMA award nominated Canadian Country Recording artist Jessie Farrell will perform her hit song "Let's Talk about Love" along with some of her other great hits.
TICKET SPECIALS
Family Huddle Tickets
- Safeway will be selling Family Huddle tickets for only $14.99 including tax. The section is a non-alcohol section A and is festival seating.
Sport Chek
- Super Fan seats will be sold at Sport Check for only $15.00 and will be situated in section J.
Fans can call the Stamps' Ticket Office at 403.289.0258 - (TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE)
QUICK FACTS - HEAD TO HEAD
Overall Record Since 1949
GP: 193 Wins: 72 Losses: 117 Ties: 4
Playoff Games
GP: 19 Wins: 9 Losses: 10
Last 10 games
Stampeders Wins: 5 Losses: 5
Last 5 games
Stampeders Wins: 3 Losses: 2
Last 5 Home Games
Stampeders Wins: 3 Losses: 2
Last 5 Away Games
Stampeders Wins: 2 Losses: 3
Largest Margin of Victory
37 points Edmonton 15 Calgary 52 August 7, 1964
52 points Edmonton 52 Calgary 0 September 22, 1956
Lowest Scoring Game
5 points Edmonton 5 Calgary 0 September 3, 1951
Highest Scoring Game
88 points Edmonton 51 Calgary 37 September 6, 1991
First Meeting
Edmonton 6 Calgary 20 September 5, 1949
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