Call it a successful season already for the Calgary Stampeders.

One in which they defied the oddsmakers, proved most pundits wrong and — most importantly — rebounded to turn the franchise around, especially on the Canadian Football League field.

But there’s more work ahead to make themselves truly happy, they say, in 2025.

“We want to win in the playoffs — it’s been a while,” said Stampeders GM/head coach Dave Dickenson, heading into Saturday’s West Division semifinal against the host BC Lions at Vancouver’s BC Place (3:30 p.m. MT, TSN, CHQR 770 AM/107.3 FM the Edge).

“Listen, I’m proud of the guys for what we’ve accomplished,” continued Dickenson, of the 11-7 record in the regular season — quite the heights climbed after finishing with just four wins in 2024.

“To me, that was a succe

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