Caretaker's Update – June 8

Tiger-Cats fans,

I am getting very excited for the upcoming 2012 season of Tiger-Cats football and our Final Season in Ivor Wynne!  I’m even more excited about the new Hamilton Stadium that will open in 2014, for the 2015 Pan Am Games.

As you would expect we are working diligently on our plan for next year’s 2013 season while Hamilton’s new, world-class stadium is being built on the Ivor Wynne site.  The central part of this plan has been of course to find a suitable place to play.  We have spoken to many Municipalities, and Universities, who have offered to help.

Our preferred solution was to play many of our 2013 home games in Hamilton at McMaster’s Ron Joyce Stadium.  Unfortunately, yesterday McMaster University officials concluded they will be unable to accommodate us.  This was disappointing to us as our goal was to find a location as convenient to our fans as possible.   

The Tiger-Cats remain steadfast in our commitment to keep our home games as close to Hamilton as possible, and fortunately, we have plenty of time to find a positive solution for our fans.  We will continue to work on a resolution for next season and will fully communicate our plan once it is finalized in the coming months.  We plan to find a solution that will provide our fans with the ability to support their beloved Ticats while putting our team in position for another successful year on the field in 2013.

In the meantime, we are looking forward to the fun and excitement that will come with the upcoming Final Season of Ivor Wynne Stadium presented by Tim Hortons.  While last year’s team was very good, this year’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats are going to be even better!

Oskee-Wee-Wee,

Bob Young
Caretaker