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MICHAEL PETRIE

Director, Football Operations

CFL: 3rd season
Stamps: 3rd season

Petrie is in his third season with the Stampeders and his first in the role of director of football operations. He works closely with head coach/general manager John Hufnagel on the club’s general football operations, manages the club’s salary cap and is responsible for many of the day-to-day activities of the football department.

In his two previous seasons with the club, Petrie served as director of community and media relations. During that time, he handled a number of football-operations duties. He also was in charge of the club’s media relations, community programs and its relationship with amateur football in Calgary. He continues to oversee the media department in his current role.

Prior to joining the Stamps in December of 2007, he worked for 12 years as a sportswriter in Calgary, Winnipeg and Saskatoon. During his eight years at the Calgary Herald, he was assigned as the Stamps beat writer. He covered nine Grey Cups, two Olympic Games and several other sports, including the National Hockey League, National Football League and Major League Baseball.

Petrie grew up in Saskatchewan — as a Stampeders fan — and has a sociology degree from the University of Saskatchewan.