CFL commissioner Mark Cohon has made it official. The City of Winnipeg, and the brand-new Investors Group Field will host the 103rd Grey Cup, on November 29, 2015.
“What better way to showcase our modern league than to bring our biggest game to stunning Investors Group Field, one of the new stadiums that are home to today’s CFL?” Mark Cohon said in the Manitoba capital today after officially announcing the Grey Cup has been awarded to the city of Winnipeg.
“And I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Canada than to bring our fans together from across the country, not just to mark one of our grandest traditions, but to celebrate what is a very bright future, in one of Canadian football’s proudest homes.”
The 2015 Grey Cup will be the fourth ever Grey Cup held in Winnipeg, with the last coming at the old Canad Inns Stadium in 2006. Canad Inns also hosted the 1998 and 1991 Grey Cups.
The $200 million Investors Group Field was opened this season and is home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. It certainly wasn’t a friendly home though as the Bombers are coming off a disastrous campaign.
“When this community came together to build Investors Group Field, a facility every Manitoban could be proud of, this day and this opportunity were very much part of the dream we all shared. We’re thrilled it has arrived,” said Cohon.
Investors Group Field has a maximum current capacity of approximately 33,000, however the addition of temporary seating can increase that capacity to around 40,000 for the Grey Cup.
The 102nd edition of the Grey Cup, in fall 2014, will be held in B.C. Place in Vancouver, home of the B.C. Lions.
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