Blue Bombers score $7.1M profit from hosting Grey Cup
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers scored big with the 2015 Grey Cup even though they weren't in it.
Blue Bombers' first regular season game is June 24 against the Montreal Alouettes
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers scored big with the 2015Grey Cup even though they weren't in it.
The club announced Monday that it earned a profit of $7.1 million by hosting the CFL championship game in November,in which theEdmontonEskimos beat the OttawaRedblacks2620.
It'smore than double the $3.2 million inprofitsthe team made hosting the Grey Cup in 2006.
The Bombers have used$1.5 million of the 2015 profits to payTriple B Stadium, which owns Investors Group Field, forimprovements that were made aheadof theGrey Cup.The remaining $5.6 million will be used for theclub's long-range financing.
The Bombers'first pre-season game of the 2016 seasonis June 8against Montreal, and thefirst regular season game is June 24, also against the Alouettes.
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