The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have added Canadian wide receiver Nick Demski to their roster for the Eastern Semi-Finals.
The five-foot-eleven, 212-pound target suffered a hamstring injury against the Edmonton Elks in Week 19, causing him to miss the final two games of the regular season. He did not participate in practice with the club this week and was listed as questionable on the team's final injury report.
The 31-year-old finished the season as Winnipeg's leading receiver, with 67 receptions for 1,001 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 starts at slotback.
Native of Winnipeg, Man. Caught 494 passes for 6,285 yards and 42 touchdowns in 152 CFL regular season games with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Blue Bombers. The former first-round CFL draft pick out of the University of Manitoba has recorded three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.
Winnipeg made nine changes to its roster this week: Zach Collaros, Brady Oliveira, Ontaria Wilson, Stanley Bryant, Willie Jefferson, James Vaughters, Redha Krumdy and Trey Vaval were promoted to the active roster along with Demski.
Those released from the active roster include Chris Streveler, Matthew Peterson, Cam Echols, Micah Vanterpool, Ethan Vibert, Matthew Jaworski, Kidran Jenkins, Jake Kelly and Peyton Logan. Streveler is the only player injured on the sidelines, having suffered a serious knee injury in last week's regular-season finale.
The Blue Bombers also made one change to their starting lineup, with Joey Corcoran listed as the starting wide receiver over Kevens Clercius.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (10-8) will face the Montreal Alouettes (10-8) in the Eastern Semi-Finals at Percival Molson Stadium on Saturday, November 1, with kickoff scheduled for 2:00 pm ET. The two teams met at Princess Auto Stadium in the final week of the regular season. The Blue Bombers came away with a 19-10 win..
The weather forecast in Montreal calls for a temperature rise of up to 8 degrees with rain. The game will be broadcast on TSN, RDS and CTV in Canada and CFL+ worldwide. Radio listeners can tune in to 680 CJOB in Winnipeg and TSN 690 in Montreal.
