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The 2009 Grey Cup Festival and the Calgary Stampeder Football Club are pleased to announce that ticket sales to the 97th Grey Cup Championship game held in Calgary, AB have been selling at a frantic pace with only less than 1000 tickets remaining.
The Calgary Stampeders kicked off their Grey Cup celebration party with about 400 people turning up at McMahon Stadium for the team's arrival Monday.
Sandro DeAngelis kicked five field goals as the Calgary Stampeders won the Grey Cup with a back-and-forth 22-14 victory over the Montreal Alouettes before a packed Olympic Stadium on Sunday night.
Henry Burris used both his arm and legs effectively and was named the Most Valuable Player in the Grey Cup, Sandro DeAngelis only needed his leg but was a perfect 5/5 on field goals to be named MVC
In the end, it was too much Henry Burris for the Montreal Alouettes to handle. He proved he could win the big game, passing for 328 yards and a TD and running for a game-high 79 yards to rally the Calgary Stampeders for the win.
Jack Bedell has been blogging all week about Grey Cup festivities and he will be live blogging the 96th Grey Cup from the Press Box. Here is his take on the game.
CFL.ca presents its Road to the Grey Cup roundtable discussion. Three CFL beat writers present their views on the 96th Grey Cup game.
The Stampeders not only face a formidable foe in the Montreal Alouettes, but another mighty opponent: the hostile Big O crowd. More than 63,000 tickets have already been sold for Sunday's CFL title game at the Olympic Stadium.
CFL.ca's Jack Bedell touched down in Montreal on Thursday, and needless to say his first day of Grey Cup excitement was outstanding.
With just over one day before the 96th Grey Cup in Montreal, the organizing committee is pleased to announce that over 63,000 tickets have been sold to the biggest game of the year.
'Downtown' Eddie Brown makes one of the most famous catches in CFL History in the Blizzard Bowl. The pass gets tipped by a defender, but Brown tips it with his shoe top and into his arms for a 64 yard TD in one of the greatest moments ever.
He might play professional football for a living, but that's not the essence of Keron Williams. There's so much more behind the makeup of the 24-year-old defensive tackle who burst into prominence this season, his first with the Alouettes.
The Maxim Party was the place to be on Friday night as a host of celebrities, players and fans came together for the hottest event of Grey Cup week. Take a look at some photos from inside the venue.
Anne Sutherland reports on all the goings on at the craziness that is Grey Cup Week. From the Spirit of Edmonton to the Calgary Pancake breakfast the week is truly what makes Canada great.
The Montreal Alouettes look to become the first team since 1994 to win the Grey Cup on their home turf, and the 60,000 plus fans in the Big O will certainly be ready to do their part.
