PRE-SEASON
Wednesday, June 12 vs. Toronto 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 20 at Hamilton 6 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON
Thursday, June 27 vs. Montreal 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 4 at Montreal 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 13 at Hamilton 5:30 p.m.
Friday, July 19 vs. Toronto 7 p.m.
Friday, July 26 vs. Calgary 7 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 5 at B.C. 6 p.m.
BYE
Friday, Aug. 16 vs. Hamilton 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 24 at Hamilton noon
Sunday, Sept. 1 at Saskatchewan 3 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 8 vs. Saskatchewan 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 14 at Edmonton 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20 vs. Edmonton 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 27 vs. B.C. 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5 at Calgary 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 14 at Montreal noon
Saturday, Oct. 19 vs. Toronto 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24 at Toronto 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 2 vs. Hamilton 1 p.m.

Here are the 37 players who became free agents on Friday, Feb. 15, at noon EST and where they have signed or re-signed:

* Canadians
(starters in bold)

Winnipeg (5)
CB Deon Beasley — Hamilton
LB Marcellus Bowman — Hamilton
DE Fernand Kashama*
DE Jason Vega — New England Patriots (NFL)
SB Clarence Denmark — Winnipeg

Toronto (6)
RB Chad Kackert — Toronto
DE Ricky Foley*
LB Tristan Black* — Saskatchewan
OL Cedric Gagne-Marcoux*
WR Maurice Mann
DB Evan McCollough — Hamilton

Montreal (2)
RB Brandon Whitaker
DB Dwight Anderson — Saskatchewan

Hamilton (4)
LB Jonathan Hood*
LB Yannick Carter*
DB Chris Rwabukamba* — Edmonton
DB Marcell Young — Edmonton

B.C. (6)
LB Solomon Elimimian — B.C.
OL Jon Hameister-Ries* — B.C. (pending physical)
S Cauchy Muamba* — Winnipeg
OL Jesse Newman*
OL Jovan Olafioye — B.C.
LB James Yurichuk* — Toronto

Saskatchewan (6)
DE Odell Willis — Edmonton
DB Chris McKenzie
LB Tyron Brackenridge — Saskatchewan
OL Alex Krausnick-Groh* — Edmonton
LB Shomari Williams* — Hamilton
SB Jordan Sisco* — Saskatchewan

Calgary (2)
OL Mark Dewit* — Winnipeg
DT Brian Bulcke* — Hamilton

Edmonton (6)
DB Weldon Brown — Saskatchewan
RB Pascal Fils*
WR Marcus Henry
WR Tyler Scott*
OL Dylan Steenbergen*
DE Julius Williams — B.C.

Here is the list of 39 players who, as of Friday morning, were still eligible to become free agents. The team names beside some of the players are educated guesses made by a handful of CFL executives during conversations over the last few days. Some of the suggestions have evidence behind them, while others are speculation based on team needs. Either way, take a peek and see where your team shows up.

Winnipeg (5)
CB Deon Beasley — Edm, Sask, Wpg, B.C.
LB Marcellus Bowman — Wpg (injured)
DE Fernand Kashama* — Tor, Sask
DE Jason Vega — New England Patriots (NFL)
SB Clarence Denmark — Wpg

Toronto (6)
RB Chad Kackert — New York Jets (NFL), Tor, Mtl, Edm
DE Ricky Foley* — Tor, Ham, B.C.
LB Tristan Black* — Sask
OL Cedric Gagne-Marcoux* — Tor, Mtl, B.C.
WR Maurice Mann
DB Evan McCollough — Ham, Tor, Sask, Mtl, B.C.

Montreal (4)
RB Brandon Whitaker — Tor, Mtl, Edm (injured)
DB Dwight Anderson — Tor, Mtl, B.C., Sask
RB Dahrran Diedrick* — Mtl
DB Seth Williams

Hamilton (4)
LB Jonathan Hood*
LB Yannick Carter*
DB Chris Rwabukamba* — Sask, Edm
DB Marcell Young — Sask, Tor

B.C. (6)
LB Solomon Elimimian — Cleveland Browns (NFL)
OL Jon Hameister-Ries* — B.C.
S Cauchy Muamba* — B.C., Tor, Wpg, Ham
OL Jesse Newman* — expected to retire
OL Jovan Olafioye — Baltimore Ravens (NFL), B.C.
LB James Yurichuk* — Mtl, Ham, Tor

Saskatchewan (6)
DE Odell Willis — Edm, Tor, Ham
DB Chris McKenzie — Ham, Tor, B.C.
LB Tyron Brackenridge — Ham, Mtl, B.C.
OL Alex Krausnick-Groh* — Sask, Cgy, B.C.
LB Shomari Williams* — Tor, Ham
SB Jordan Sisco*

Calgary (2)
OL Mark Dewit* — Cgy, B.C.
DT Brian Bulcke* — Ham, B.C., Tor, Mtl

Edmonton (6)
DB Weldon Brown — Edm, Sask, B.C., Ham, Edm
RB Pascal Fils*
WR Marcus Henry — Edm, Tor
WR Tyler Scott*
OL Dylan Steenbergen* — Ham, Edm, Cgy, B.C.
DE Julius Williams — B.C., Cgy, Mtl, Ham

* non-import

WINNIPEG
DB Johnny Sears
CB Deon Beasley
DB Jonathan Hefney
LB Marcellus Bowman
DE Fernand Kashama*
DT Bryant Turner
DE Jason Vega
QB Justin Goltz
RB Chris Garrett
RB Carl Volny*
SB Clarence Denmark

TORONTO
RB Chad Kackert
DE Ricky Foley*
LB Tristan Black*
OL Joe Eppele*
OL Cedric Gagne-Marcoux*
WR Maurice Mann
DB Evan McCollough
WR Spencer Watt*

MONTREAL
OL Andrew Woodruff*
QB Adrian McPherson
RB Brandon Whitaker
OL Jeff Perrett*
DB Dwight Anderson
WR Brian Bratton
QB Anthony Calvillo
FB Dahrran Diedrick*
DE Chimo Ihekwoaba*
OL Kristian Matte*
DB Seth Williams

HAMILTON
QB Quinton Porter
C Marwan Hage*
OL Peter Dyakowski*
LB Jonathan Hood*
DB Chris Rwabukamba*
OL Brian Simmons
LB Yannick Carter*
RB Terry Grant
DB Carlos Thomas
DB Geoff Tisdale
DB Bo Smith
DT Eddie Steele*
RB Daryl Stephenson*
DB Marcell Young
RB Marcus Thigpen (in the NFL)

B.C.
QB Mike Reilly
OL Jovan Olafioye
OL Jon Hameister-Reis*
OL Jesse Newman*
WR Shawn Gore*
S Cauchy Muamba*
LB Solomon Elimimian
LB James Yurichuk*

SASKATCHEWAN
DE Odell Willis
DE Tearrius George
DB Chris McKenzie
DB Eddie Russ
LB Tyron Brackenridge
LB Mike McCullough*
OL Alex Krausnick-Groh*
RT Pat Neufeld*
WR Dallas Baker
WR Rob Bagg*
WR Scott McHenry*
LB Cory Huclack*
LB Shomari Williams*
SB Jordan Sisco*
RB Brandon West

CALGARY
KR Larry Taylor
P Rob Maver*
S Eric Fraser*
DL Justin Phillips*
OL Mark Dewit*
OL Stanley Bryant
WR Romby Bryant
DL Chris McCoy
DT Brian Bulcke*
DT Corey Mace*

EDMONTON
DB Weldon Brown
LB Mike Cornell*
RB Pascal Fils*
WR Marcus Henry
LB T.J. Hill
DE Marcus Howard
LB J.C. Sherritt
DE Julius Williams
OL Brian Ramsay*
DE Lee Robinson
WR Tyler Scott*
K Grant Shaw*
OL Dylan Steenbergen*
DB Chris Thompson
DB Rod Williams
OL Devin Tyler

It wasn’t too surprising when the Bombers announced on Thursday that GM Joe Mack would continue in his role and head coach Tim Burke would have the interim tag removed from his title.

President and CEO Garth Buchko dropped plenty of hints that Mack had done enough to hold on to his job, and that meant Burke would be retained as well. Now all Mack has to do is prove to a healthy heaping of Bomber fans and the rest of the CFL that he knows what he’s doing.

Here are the leftovers from a very busy Thursday …

• I communicated with a few folks from other CFL cities, and they are quite happy that Mack is still in charge. I know many Bomber fans love Mack, but he doesn’t get much respect from the rest of the league.

• One CFL executive also feels there are better choices out there for head coach and offensive co-ordinator as well. He was surprised commitments were made to Burke and Crowton without looking at other possibilities first.

• I can’t believe how much it was mentioned on Thursday that the team’s 3-3 record over the last six games was a reason for hope. That, folks, is called creative accounting.

• If nothing else, Garth Buchko deserves credit for making his decision quickly and decisively.

• The Bombers get a thumbs down for holding the press conference on the same day as the Canadian Football Hall of Fame’s bust unveiling. Talk about awful timing. Sometimes you just shake your head at this organization.

• Joe Mack said there were things going on behind the scenes that hampered the Bombers this year. I asked if he could share any of those. He said the four games on the road to start the season affected the team more than they thought. I didn’t realize the four games on the road to start the season wasn’t public knowledge.

• Mack then said: “I don’t think that we were totally settled, and maybe it was because we had so many young players and a lot of injuries, but there were just some things that maybe disrupted the flow of the team, if you will, and we’ll just leave it at that.” Mack is becoming the master of saying the Bombers had to overcome hurdles and then not say what those hurdles are. It’s not that I don’t believe him; it’s just that it’s very convenient.

• My two biggest problems with Mack was that he went too young this season and got rid of players without having bona fide replacements. Now we will find out if those young players can turn into something good. If they do, then Mack will get props from me.

• Mack also should be taking more heat for his quarterback situation. As I write in Friday’s Sun, he can say Buck Pierce’s injury problems were bad luck and hampered the team, but it shouldn’t have been a surprise. His job was to find someone to replace him when he got hurt. He wasn’t able to do that because Joey Elliott and Alex Brink are taking forever to develop into reliable pivots. That falls on Mack.

• Tina LaPolice retweeted this Tweet from me earlier today. “Burke: Paul assembled a really good staff of guys. They’re the finest men I ever worked with. They’re very knowledgeable about techniques and how to motivate players.” That was a nice nod to LaPolice by Burke when talking about whether he was going to keep his assistants.

• Don’t expect Mack to go spending like a mad man in free agency. He continued to maintain on Thursday that you never get enough bang for your buck in free agency.

• The players were happy with Thursday’s news. Of course they were.

• I checked out the Canadian Football Hall of Fame bust unveiling at McPhillips Street Station on Thursday morning. All the inductees were there except for David Braley.

• Milt Stegall was in fine form, saying he was upset his bust didn’t include his abs. He also recalled his first day in Winnipeg way back in 1995. “It seems like it was just yesterday,” he said. “I remember getting off that airplane, it was September, I think I had on shorts and a T-shirt. I’m like, God, why did you bring me here to Winnipeg. I get to the first practice and Cal Murphy is cussing me out, telling me we don’t wear long sleeves and gloves here, but everything worked out great. I wouldn’t change anything.”