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Lions Kick Off 2009 Season
With West Division Showdown!...
The BC Lions Football Club will start the 2009 CFL regular season on the road with a rematch of
their West Division Semi-Final from a year ago as they travel to Regina to take on the Roughriders
on Friday, July 3rd.
The Leos will kick-off their home schedule a week later on Friday, July 10th as they play host to
the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
The rest of the recently released 2009 CFL schedule includes six more Friday night match-ups as well
as two Saturday night games under the dome. The Lions will become road warriors of sorts as they
venture away from BC Place for three consecutive games in October but will enjoy a slight advantage
over division rivals finishing the regular season with a two-game home stand.
"We are pleased with the 2009 schedule," said Lions vice president, business, George Chayka. "Friday
nights have been secured for games during the summer with a consistent starting time of 7:30 pm and
our two Saturday night games in the fall will begin at 7:00 pm."
During the pre-season, the Lions travel to Calgary on Wednesday, June 17th and will face the
Edmonton Eskimos at home on Tuesday, June 23rd.
