As the 2026 season approaches, CFL.ca is here to catch you up with the 5 Things To Know series. Each article will look at key storylines facing each team this season, while examining off-season movement and where your team might stand in 2026.

That’s a word that can apply pretty well to the Calgary Stampeders as they attempt to make it to a hometown Grey Cup game.

Sure, they have had some big changes to address in the off-season. Every CFL team does, every year.

But after an 11-7 campaign in 2025, it’s a team that has done a good job of keeping many key players on the roster, while augmenting losses with shrewd free agent signings.

Here are five things to know about the 2026 Calgary Stampeders.

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SOME LOSSES BUT OVERALL A GOOD JOB OF RETENTION

Clarence Hicks moves in and shuts it down! 📅: @calstampeders vs. Lions LIVE NOW 🇨🇦: TSN 🌎: CFL pic.twitter.com/t2c3oaR2ve — CFL (@CFL) October 4, 2025

Clarence Hicks moves in and shuts it down!

📅: @calstampeders vs. Lions LIVE NOW 🇨🇦: TSN 🌎: CFL pic.twitter.com/t2c3oaR2ve

— CFL (@CFL) October 4, 2025

The Stampeders suffered some significant losses in the off-season, no doubt.

Defensive lineman Jaylon Hutchings, linebacker Jacob Roberts and receiver Damien Alford all headed to the NFL and receiver Dominique Rhymes retired.

However, lots of crew members from a bounce-back season in 2025 were kept in red and white.

Defensive lineman Clarence Hicks, SAM Derrick Moncrief and middle linebacker Marquel Lee, running back Dedrick Mills and........

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