The 2020 Calgary Stampeders season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 76th overall. Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[1] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[2] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[3]
| 2020 Calgary Stampeders season | |
|---|---|
 The Stampeders' 75th-anniversary season logo. | |
| Owner | Calgary Sports and Entertainment |
| General manager | John Hufnagel |
| President | John Hufnagel |
| Head coach | Dave Dickenson |
| Home field | McMahon Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | N/A |
| Division place | N/A, West |
| Playoff finish | Season cancelled |
This season would have been Dave Dickenson's fifth season as head coach and John Hufnagel's 13th season as general manager. The team had planned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the team's inception in 1945.[4]
Offseason
editCFL National Draft
editThe 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[5][6] The Stampeders obtained the first overall pick after completing a trade with the Ottawa Redblacks that saw the teams swap first-round picks and Calgary acquire another third-round pick following the trade and subsequent re-signing of Nick Arbuckle to the Redblacks.[7][8] However, shortly after the draft began, the Stampeders then traded the first and 15th overall picks to the BC Lions for the third and 12th overall picks.[9]
The Stampeders also traded their fifth-round selection and Justin Renfrow to BC in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a negotiation list player.[10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund | DL | Southeastern Louisiana | Dartmouth, NS |
| 2 | 12 | Trivel Pinto | WR | British Columbia | Toronto, ON |
| 3 | 21 | Rysen John | WR | Simon Fraser | Vancouver, BC |
| 3 | 26 | Jonathan Zamora | OL | St. Francis Xavier | Toronto, ON |
| 4 | 31 | Kurtis Gray | LB | Waterloo | Waterloo, ON |
| 4 | 34 | Tyson Middlemost | WR | McMaster | Dundas, ON |
| 6 | 52 | Andrew Seinet-Spaulding | OL | McGill | Montreal, QC |
| 7 | 61 | Kieran Burnham | K | St. Francis Xavier | Cambridge, ON |
| 8 | 70 | Michael Asibuo | CB | Concordia | LaSalle, QC |
CFL Global Draft
editThe 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[11] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[1][12] The Stampeders were scheduled to select sixth in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[11]
Planned schedule
editPreseason
edit| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | TV | Venue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Bye | |||||||||
| B | 1 | Sat, May 30 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | NA | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| C | 2 | Fri, June 5 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | NA | BC Place | ||||
Regular season
edit| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | TV | Venue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 12 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Thu, June 18 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Fri, June 26 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | IG Field | ||||
| 4 | 4 | Sat, July 4 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Toronto Argonauts | TSN | BMO Field | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Fri, July 10 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Fri, July 17 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | ||||
| 7 | 7 | Sat, July 25 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 8 | Bye | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Sat, Aug 8 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 10 | 9 | Sat, Aug 15 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | TSN | BC Place | ||||
| 11 | 10 | Thu, Aug 20 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 12 | Bye | |||||||||
| 13 | 11 | Mon, Sept 7 | 2:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Edmonton Football Team | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 14 | 12 | Sat, Sept 12 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Edmonton Football Team | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | ||||
| 15 | 13 | Fri, Sept 18 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | ||||
| 16 | 14 | Fri, Sept 25 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 17 | Bye | |||||||||
| 18 | 15 | Sat, Oct 10 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | TSN | BC Place | ||||
| 19 | 16 | Fri, Oct 16 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
| 20 | 17 | Fri, Oct 23 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | TSN | TD Place Stadium | ||||
| 21 | 18 | Fri, Oct 30 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | McMahon Stadium | ||||
Team
editRoster
editCoaching staff
editFront office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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References
edit- ^ a b "Ambrosie issues statement on behalf of CFL". cfl.ca. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "CFL provides update regarding 2020". Canadian Football League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "CFL not to play shortened season in the fall". Canadian Football League. August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Stampeders Celebrating 75th-Anniversary Season". Calgary Stampeders. January 24, 2020.
- ^ "CFL to hold global player combines in Europe, Mexico and, and Japan". press.cfl.ca. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "2020 CFL Draft". CFL.ca. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ "Redblacks acquire Arbuckle's rights from Stamps". Canadian Football League. January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Redblacks sign Nick Arbuckle". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. January 31, 2020.
- ^ "BC TRADES UP TO FIRST OVERALL, TAKE JORDAN WILLIAMS". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Lions acquire OL Renfrow from Stamps". CFL.ca. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Key dates to circle on your calendar in 2020". CFL.ca. January 27, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "CFL Global Draft rescheduled as lead-in event prior to training camp". CFL.ca. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 CFL Schedule". cfl.ca. Retrieved December 21, 2019.