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(Central Alberta Buccaneers)

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June 1 vs Calgary Wolfpack

Central Alberta Buccaneers ready to kick-off 2024 season

May 29, 2024 | 1:29 PM

The Central Alberta Buccaneers are now set for the 2024 Alberta Football League (AFL) season.

The team’s six-game regular season schedule begins June 1, with subsequent games June 8, June 15, June 22, July 6 and July 13 (full schedule below).

Paul Jensen, team chairman and defensive lineman, who’s been with the club since 2016, says he’sexcited to usher in a new era of Buccaneers football.

“In 2021, we captured our first AFL title, and with that, a lot of veterans who’d been on the team for quite some time kind of took that as a chance to take a ride off into the sunset,” says Jensen.

“The 2022 and 2023 seasons were rebuild years, and now we have a fresh executive team, a really young roster and we’re looking to revitalize the Buccaneers.”

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Jensen says competition will be stiff, especially with the Calgary Gators returning to the AFL after folding in 2017.

Full schedule

Week 1 – vs. Calgary Wolfpack – 6 p.m. at MEGlobal in Lacombe

Week 2 – @ Airdrie Irish – 2:30 p.m. at Shouldice Park in Calgary

Week 3 – vs. Edmonton Elite – 6 p.m. at MEGlobal in Lacombe

Week 4 – @ Cold Lake Fighter Jets – 6 p.m. at Thomas Varughese Field in Cold Lake

Week 5 – @ Peace Country Cowboys – 6:30 p.m. at CKC Field in Grande Prairie

Week 6 – vs. Calgary Gators – 6 p.m. at MEGlobal in Lacombe

More details about the season are on the Bucs’ Facebook page.

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