“This schedule reflects our best effort to engage all of our fans,” Ambrosie said.
“It’s a positive response to input we’ve had from our ticket-buying fans. But it also includes some different approaches designed with our broadcast audiences in mind.”
Season tickets for all nine CFL clubs are on sale now. The entirety of the 2023 season will be broadcast exclusively in Canada by Bell Media on TSN and RDS. The league’s US broadcast plans will be announced in the new year.
The complete 2023 CFL schedule is available here.
SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
THE HAMMER AWAITS
The East
PLAYOFF SATURDAYS
For the first time since 2008, divisional playoff games will be played on Saturdays. The Semi-Finals will take place on November 4, before the winners of the Finals are crowned on November 11.
KICK-OFF WEEKEND
Following a slate of nine pre-season contests, the regular season begins June 8 with the BC Lions travelling to Calgary for a Thursday Night Football match-up with the Stampeders. The following evening, the 26th season of Friday Night Football gets underway with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visiting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The action heads east on Saturday, June 10 with the
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The Toronto Argonauts will raise their 2022 Grey Cup Championship banner on Sunday, June 18 before opening their season against the visiting Tiger-Cats.
A LABOUR OF “NO LOVE LOST”
The OK Tire Labour Day Weekend kicks off on Saturday, September 2 with BC in Montreal. All eyes turn to Mosaic Stadium on Sunday with the Blue Bombers in town. Holiday Monday features some of the league’s fiercest rivals: the Tiger-Cats welcome the Argos to Hamilton and the Elks host the Stampeders.
O CANADA
The Red and White
GIVING THANKS
Thanksgiving Monday on October 9 features a matinee matchup between Montreal and Ottawa. The contest will cap CFL Thanksgiving Weekend presented by Purolator, which also includes a doubleheader on Friday, October 6 with the Elks in Toronto and the Blue Bombers travelling to Vancouver, as well as, the Tiger-Cats visiting Saskatchewan on Saturday, October 7.
THE CLASS OF ‘23
The gates of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum in Hamilton open wide for the induction of the Class of 2023 on Friday, September 15. The annual Hall of Fame Game on Saturday, September 16 will feature the Tiger-Cats hosting the Blue Bombers, and a halftime tribute to the newest members of Canadian football’s most exclusive club.
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David Tress
December 14, 2022 at 12:08 pm
Going from Sunday playoff games to Saturday playoff games is an admittance and indication that the CFL is not confident about competing for television time with the NFL.