Your Guide to Investors Group Field

June 2013

A guide to the new home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Investors Group Field

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GET READY TO PLAY 7 COME ON IN FANS SELECT BOMBER GREATS FOR MAIN GATES THE COMPETITION WAS STEEP BUT THE FANS HAVE SPOKEN, choosing the four Winnipeg Blue Bomber alumni that they wanted to see grace the new stadium's four main gates. E GREATS T E MEETingH the gates COM e unveil of A t th O R T U N IT Y E T IM E O P P -L IF O N C E -I N -A F FA M E R S : V IT E D T O A LU E B O M B E R H A L L O YO U 'R E IN IN N IP E G B ws k i TO M E E T W d Joe Popla g Brown an , Dou , Ken Ploen Milt Stegall 13 y, June 6, 20 : Thursda DATE e Unveiling et noon for th :00 Meet & Gre TIME: 12 p.m. for the 5:00-7:00 Field stors Group r Store, Inve e Bombe PLACE: Th ur legends, ned by all fo ise, sig Greet. n merchand tore Meet & pecial editio that s ring the in-s se du Please note le to purcha ill be availab w "We narrowed the choices to 40 names, put them on our website, and invited fans to vote for their favourites," said Jeffrey Bannon, director of marketing for the Winnipeg Football Club. "We're delighted with their choices of these Blue Bomber greats and are happy to unveil the results of their voting today." THE PLAYERS FANS CHOSE TO HONOUR ARE: Milt Stegall – Gate 1 sponsored by the MLCC Ken Ploen – Gate 2 sponsored by CJOB 680 Doug Brown – Gate 3 sponsored by Budweiser Joe Poplawski – Gate 4 sponsored by Advance Stegall was an all-star receiver for the Blue Bombers who played from 1995 to 2008. He held several major Canadian Football League records upon his retirement, including most career receiving yards, and he currently holds the record for career receiving touchdowns and most touchdowns scored. Continued on page 8

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