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Post by kj79 on Feb 4, 2011 15:28:29 GMT -5
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teamjetskurt
Veteran Member
ahhh pfft Hawerchuk woulda had it!
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Post by teamjetskurt on Feb 4, 2011 15:53:37 GMT -5
Going to be a PARTY! Can't wait to attend grey cup in the NEW STADIUM! I think i"ll use rapid transit!
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Post by kj79 on Feb 4, 2011 16:02:39 GMT -5
at least part way there
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Post by shtinky on Feb 4, 2011 16:11:48 GMT -5
Wikipedia's entry for the 2014 Grey Cup sez Ottawa is confirmed as the host. WTF?
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Post by Jari on Feb 4, 2011 16:16:12 GMT -5
Friday, February 4, 2011
Katz: Plans on Grey Cup By PAUL TURENNE and PAUL FRIESEN, Winnipeg Sun
Last Updated: February 4, 2011 2:55pm
If everything goes according to plan, Winnipeg will get the 2014 Grey Cup game, the city's mayor said Friday.
During his annual state of the city address, Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz told a crowd of about 1,100 people, "Won't it be great when Canada gathers together in Winnipeg for the 2014 Grey Cup in our new state-of-the-art football stadium?"
The Canadian Football League has yet to officially announce where the game will be played in 2014. As part of the deal to build Winnipeg's new stadium, the league promised to give the Manitoba capital the big game within a few years of the grand opening of the stadium which is now under construction at the University of Manitoba. Katz said it's his understanding that will take place in 2014.
"From my point of view that's what the deal was always supposed to be," Katz told reporters following his address. "That has always been part of the big picture."
Katz reiterated that it is the CFL's decision at the end of the day.
"Ultimately, you know who decides," he said.
A CFL spokesman says it's too early to say which city will be hosting the big game in 2014.
"We won't be announcing the 2013 or 2014 Grey Cup host cities for some time yet," Jamie Dykstra told the Sun.
Hosting the Grey Cup has become a lucrative venture, with $3 million to $5 million profits not unheard of.
Winnipeg could have competition from Ottawa, which is scheduled to re-enter the league in 2013.
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Feb 4, 2011 18:41:31 GMT -5
Nice of Sammy to steal the Bombers' thunder. What a Go Jets Go.
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Post by crazycanuck on Feb 4, 2011 21:37:43 GMT -5
Nice of Sammy to steal the Bombers' thunder. What a Go Jets Go. agreed
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