Friday night’s game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers has been delayed by 30 minutes due to poor weather.
The game was originally scheduled to begin at 7:38 p.m. local time but the opening kickoff is now slated for 8:08 p.m. Players have yet to take the field as of the publishing of this article with warmups expected to start between 7:25 p.m. and 7:40 p.m.
IG Field was under shelter-in-place protocol for an extended period of time, which required fans to be under cover. The protocol was lifted at 7:15 p.m.
A slow-moving thunderstorm moved northeast over IG Field early Friday evening. A number of thunderstorms remain in the area and could impact the rest of the game.
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IG Field hosted the longest regular season game in CFL history on June 14, 2018 when the Edmonton Football Team defeated the Blue Bombers by a score of 33-30. The game started at 7:38 p.m. and did not end until 1:18 a.m. due to multiple lightning delays.