DUTCH KING PREVIEW: RIDERS AT STAMPS (PRE-SEASON)

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (0-0) AT CALGARY STAMPEDERS (0-0)

WHEN: Friday, May 31, 7:00 pm MT
WHERE: McMahon Stadium, Calgary
FORECAST: Cloudy, 21 degrees Celsius
BROADCAST: TSN, CKRM, CHQR

RIDER NOTES: It’s the preseason opener for both teams … QB Cody Fajardo gets the start … The Riders are dressing 61 players – 12 OL, 9 REC, 3 TB, 2 FB, 4 QB, 8 DL, 9 LB, 11 DB, 2 K/P, 1 LS … Notable players who won’t be playing include Zach Collaros, Brendan Labatte, William Powell, Marcus Thigpen, Naaman Roosevelt, Emmanual Arceneaux, Zack Evans, Micah Johnson, Charleston Hughes and Ed Gainey … Rookie German REC Max Zimmermann starts at WR … Riders were 0-2 in the preseason last year … Saskatchewan was 12-6 last season, and 6-3 on the road … Saskatchewan’s last game was a home loss to Winnipeg in the WSF … The Riders’ next preseason game is Thursday, June 6 vs Winnipeg … The Riders and Stamps will meet twice this season – Saturday, July 6 at Regina and Friday, October 11 at Calgary … Saskatchewan opens its season on Thursday, June 13 at Hamilton.

STAMPEDERS NOTES: The Stamps have won six straight preseason games vs the Riders and eight consecutive home exhibition games dating back to 1982 … Calgary will dress its full training camp roster … That includes: 11 OL, 4 QB, 17 REC, 5 TB, 15 DL, 11 LB, 13 DB, 3 K, 1 P, 2 LS … Reigning league MVP, QB Bo Levi Mitchell is listed as the starter … The Stampeders were 1-1 in the preseason last year including a 39-12 win at Saskatchewan on June 8 … Calgary was 13-5 last season, and 7-2 at home … The Stamps’ last game was a victory over Ottawa in the Grey Cup at Edmonton … Their next preseason game is Friday, June 7 at BC … The Stamps open the season with a Grey Cup rematch, hosting the Ottawa RedBlacks on Saturday, June 15.

RP
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