CFL commissioner Mark Cohon thinks new Ottawa and Hamilton stadiums will be ready on time
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In other words, you never really know.
Cohon added the RedBlacks are going to launch their home schedule the end of July, which means they likely have to play theirtheir
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It likely the Tabbies will start the season on the road, too.
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Sharks usa field hockey apparel in this market here. Three of the partners are major developers. They been through these type of projects before, and I trust in their judgment. didn say the CFL is looking at backup plans, but he didn deny it, either.
always look at backup plans, he said, we want to keep the hammer on the construction guys, so we not going to say we have some other plans, because the other plans I don like I definitely don like.
guys are driving forward. They have commitments to sponsors. They have commitments to thousands and thousands of fans. They have a commitment to their players. We have commitments to our TV partner. We gotta push to get this done, and that what they doing. AND THAT
Cohon spoke for nearly 15 minutes on Thursday and covered a variety of topics. Here are the other highlights:
The commish said he, Argos owner David Braley and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment are having talks about the future of the Boatmen. Braley is looking to sell the team, and they need a new home when their Rogers Centre lease expires in 2017.
we ultimately think is the best solution is a downtown, intimate stadium, Cohon said.
the opportunity with MLSE and the city of Toronto to renovate BMO Field, make it work for both soccer and for football, is the right thing to do. Negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement with the CFL Players Association will begin in the next month, according to Cohon.
The current deals expires the day before training camps open in early June.
confident, based upon our relationship, based upon the last negotiation we had, we get a deal done in time for the season, Cohon said.
Cohon wouldn confirm when Ottawa will get a Grey Cup, but he said they need a few years to get their bearings first.
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All signs indicate every team stayed under the salary cap in 2013.
confident there will be no fines, Cohon said.
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