
Toronto Argonauts home opener versus Calgary Stampeders almost sold out
TORONTO — It seems a Grey Cup rematch is resonating with Toronto Argonauts fans.
The Argos have sold approximately 16,000 tickets for their home opener Saturday night with the Calgary Stampeders, who Toronto upset 27-24 in last year’s Grey Cup game in Ottawa. BMO Field has a seating capacity of about 26,500 for football but that’s been reduced to 18,000 with the temporary closing of the upper-east balcony.
“It’s a very encouraging start and we’re excited about it,” said Dave Haggith, the senior director of communications for Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment, which owns the CFL franchise.
MLSE added the Argos to its sports portfolio in January. The CFL club joined the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), Toronto Raptors (NBA), soccer’s Toronto FC, Toronto Marlies (AHL), Raptors 905 (NBA G-League) and TFC II (USL) as MLSE properties.