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Photo Essay: Canada Day
CFL.ca presents a photo essay of opening day in Hamilton.
Credit: Members of the Box J Boys celebrate the start of the 2009 season while tailgating across the road from Ivor Wynne Stadium prior to the Argonauts and Ticats kicking off the season on Canada Day. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: A group of young Ticats fans play football in Scott Park across the street from Ivor Wynne Stadium in advance of the opening game of the 2009 CFL season. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Members of 3 RCR based in Petawawa, Ont. have made the trip to Ivor Wynne Stadium and continue the rivalry between the Argonauts and Ticats at the pre-game tailgate party. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Second year defensive back Bo Smith prepares for his first game of the 2009 CFL season inside the Ticats’ locker room. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Hamilton Ticat defensive end Justin Hickman warms up in the rain. Each player on the Ticats defence was provided with a “Trust” t-shirt during training camp. The Ticats defence is now led by defensive coordinator Greg Marshall. (Ryan Enn Hughes)
Credit: Veteran Argonaut linebacker Kevin Eiben stretches outside the Argos’ dressing room. Eiben is a former CFL All-Star and multiple winner of the CFL’s East Division Outstanding Canadian Award. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: A father and his son are two of the first fans to enter Ivor Wynne stadium on Canada Day and watch warm-up between the Argos and Ticats. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Side Judge Jeff Harbin listens to music while Line Judge Jamie Patterson goes over the lineups with head linesman Dave Foxcroft (right) before heading out to the field for their pre-game walk around. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Bart Andrus goes over his lineup with the officials prior to his first regular season game as a head coach in the Canadian Football League. Referee Kim Murphy (left) is officiating his 300th CFL game. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Toronto Argonauts rookie kicker Eddie Johnson sets one sail during warm-up. The 28-year-old Johnson was preparing for his first taste of CFL action. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: A Member of the Toronto Argonauts training staff fills up bottles of Gatorade and water before the game. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Third year Ticat Darrell Adams looks skyward as the 2009 Hamilton Ticats are introduced to their fans for the first time in 2009. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have a rich 140-year history, which includes 15 Grey Cup Championships. (Ryan Enn Hughes)
Credit: A group of young fans help prop up the massive Canadian flag that drapes the field at Ivor Wynne Stadium during the singing of the national anthem. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Hamilton Tiger-Cats Marwan Hage (left) and Quinton Porter (right) watch Rob Payne from Primus conduct the coin toss prior to kickoff on Canada Day. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Thunderstorms and rain were in the mix as kickoff loomed at Ivor Wynne Stadium. The stadium first opened as The Civic Stadium in 1930 and was later named in honour of Ivor Wynne in 1970. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Third year CFLer Chris Davis prepares for the game on the Hamilton sideline prior to kickoff. Davis finished the game with five catches for 52 yards. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: After a long off-season, 23,211 fans packed Ivor Wynne stadium to celebrate the kickoff of the 2009 season on Canada Day. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Special teams is never easy for anyone on (or off) the field. Kicker Eddie Johnson suffered a shoulder injury on the opening kickoff while a photographer on the sidelines avoids a collision with Tre Smith. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Ticat Justin Hickman gets up close and personal with Argo lineman Rob Murphy. The Argos signed Murphy in the off-season to add toughness to its offensive line. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Sandy Beveridge has a cut on his right knee attended to on the Ticat bench. The seven year veteran has spent his entire career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: A young fan appeals to the football gods from the east endzone at Ivor Wynne stadium. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Referee Kim Murphy converses with Jake Ireland back at the CFL Command Centre midway through the fourth quarter. This marks the first time in league history that a play is reviewed by Ireland in the CFL’s Command Centre. (Ryan Enn Hughes)
Credit: Head Lineseman Dave Foxcroft marks the forward progress of the ball late in the fourth quarter. Foxcroft is the President & C.O.O. of Fox 40 International Inc., the company that invented the Fox 40 Whistle. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Fans in Box C show off their Ticat pride, despite the team falling 30-17 to the Toronto Argonauts on opening day. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Players from both teams gather at centre field immediately following the final gun for a moment of prayer and reflection. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: Toronto Argonauts quarterback Kerry Joseph leaves the field to chants of his name by Argos fans that made the trip down the QEW to Hamilton for the game. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
Credit: After a great night of football, the fans are gone, the skies have cleared, but an empty box of popcorn is the only memory that remains of another evening of CFL football. (Ryan Enn Hughes/www.ryanhughes.ca)
| Rank | Name | Pos | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Heenan |
OL | Saskatchewan |
| 2 | Tyrone Crawford |
DE | Boise State |
| 3 |
Austin Pasztor |
OL | Virginia |
| 4 |
Shamawd Chambers |
WR | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 5 |
Kirby Fabien | OL | Calgary |
| 6 |
Frédéric Plesius |
LB | Laval |
| 7 | Ameet Pall |
DE | Wofford |
| 8 |
Bryce McCall |
DB | Saskatchewan |
| 9 | Simon Charbonneau-Campeau |
WR | Sherbrooke |
| 10 | Jason Medeiros |
OL | McMaster |
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