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WINNIPEG — A new professional soccer team will take to the pitch next year under the Canadian Premier League.
The professional men’s team will be branded as Valour FC, a tribute to three brave Winnipeg soldiers who fought in World War I and later all lived on Pine Street, which was renamed Valour Road in their honour.
Canadian country duo The Reklaws have been tapped to perform at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers‘ home opener on June 14 when the team hosts the Edmonton Eskimos.
Not only will siblings Jenna and Stuart Walker help kick off the CFL season on opening night in Winnipeg, their latest hit, “Long Live the Night,” has been cut into a new football-themed version to become the opening intro song for each” Thursday Night Football” game on CFL on TSN.
Local bands will get their chance to shine this season at seven Winnipeg Blue Bombers‘ home games.
Through a partnership with POP Entertainment & Management, the football club will have homegrown bands on the Blue & Gold Stage in the tailgate area and at halftime.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have extended running back Andrew Harris through the 2020 season.
The CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian was entering the final year of his contract in 2018.
Football fans will be gearing up this weekend for another CFL season.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers annual fan fest is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Investors Group Field.
Individual Winnipeg Blue Bombers tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday.
Winnipeg hosts its first home pre-season game on Friday, June 1 against the Edmonton Eskimos at Investors Group Field, followed by the regular season home opener on Thursday, June 14.
By The Canadian Press
WINNIPEG – Quarterback Matt Nichols and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers no longer have the element of surprise in the West Division.
In a conference call, Nichols said he expects the Bombers to be marked men in 2018 after compiling a combined 23-13 record over the last two years, reaching the CFL playoffs both times.
The Blue and Gold are in the black for 2017.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers turned a profit of $5.1 million last season — up $2.3 million from 2016.
