The Grey Cup is the most-watched viewed event in the world of Canadian sport. The competition determines which team will become the champions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), which is like American football but with the exception that CFL grids are larger, and teams have an extra player than in the NFL. The popularity of CFL in Canada Toronto …
1946 1949 – 1970 – 1974 – 1977 1981 1996 2002 – 2009 – 2010 Alouettes Team Formation Canadian football has a long history in Montreal, dating to the 1850s. The Alouettes were first formed in 1946 by Canadian Football Hall of Famer Lew Hayman along with businessmen Eric Cradock and Léo Dandurand. They named themselves after “Alouette”, a work song about plucking the feathers from a skylark, which …
The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a city in Canada. They have divided into two divisions: four teams in the East Division and five teams in the West Division. BC Lions Established: 1954 Grey Cup: …