Argonauts.ca Staff
Toronto – The Toronto Argonauts Football Club released the following statement today regarding the team’s home game scheduled to be played on Saturday, October 17 against the Calgary Stampeders.
“It appears we will be unable to play our October 17 home game at Rogers Centre due to an expected scheduling conflict with the 2015 Major League Baseball post-season,” said Argonauts Executive Chairman & CEO, Chris Rudge. “We have been meeting for some time with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats organization and have decided that the best course for our team and our fans is to prepare to play the game at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton. However, as the MLB playoffs unfold, we will assess the viability of moving the game back to Rogers Centre should timing, conversion and logistics permit. Tim Hortons Field offers our team a neutral-site location that is also broadcast-ready when we host the Calgary Stampeders. I would like to thank the Tiger-Cats organization for accommodating our move and assisting us with this challenge.”
Rudge continued, “We would also like fans to know that we have already begun working on contingency plans for our October 23 home game against the Montreal Alouettes should there be another similar conflict. Those plans are not yet final but will most likely also result in our team playing at Tim Hortons Field. We will communicate the appropriate details as early as possible once a decision is made. Again, we thank everyone for their continued support and patience during this unusual time and we wish the Blue Jays well on their playoff journey.”
Fans that have purchased tickets to the October 17 game will be contacted by a Toronto Argonauts ticket representative in the near future. Fans that have purchased tickets to any 2015 Toronto Argonauts home game that has been, or will be, displaced by the 2015 MLB post-schedule will be fully reimbursed once all disruptions are known.