Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. President Mario Cecchini bases his optimism on recent encouraging news from the medical field and talks of a vaccine on the horizon. In the late evening of August 9 at 9:06 pm EDT, a weather delay was declared at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal due to an approaching thunderstorm with intense lightning; the Saskatchewan Roughriders were leading the Alouettes 17–10 with 2:41 left in the 3rd quarter. [32], On April 11, the CFL held its first European draft in which nine players were drafted, one to each CFL team: four of the players were from France, three from Germany, and one each from Italy and Finland.[33]. June 11 … [20] As of the 2018 CFL season, four teams had more than 11 coaches employed and would be directly impacted by these changes. In the late evening of August 9 at 9:06 pm EDT, a weather delay was declared at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal due to an approaching thunderstorm with intense lightning; the Saskatchewan Roughriders were leading the Alouettes 17–10 with 2:41 left in the 3rd quarter.

“I don’t want to put it out there. [34] All players eligible for free agency are unrestricted free agents, as is customary in the league. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. [24][26], While most teams maintained relatively similar uniforms, the Montreal Alouettes unveiled a revamped identity with new logos and uniforms on February 1, 2019,[27][28] while the B.C. [11][12] On May 15, 2019 the CFL and CFL Players' Association announced they had reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement, which was ratified by players and approved by the league's Board of Governors a week later on May 22, 2019; four days before the first preseason game.

Allowing the Command Centre to assist referees with called and non-called roughing-the-passer infractions including instances where an obvious roughing-the-passer infraction was not called because a referee's view was blocked.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won their first Grey Cup championship in 29 years, ending the longest current championship drought in the Canadian Football League.

[3] On January 9, 2019, it was announced that the CFL and its franchises had committed to investing $4 million in supporting amateur football programs in Canada in 2019. [25] New Era Cap had been a licensee of the CFL for headwear and apparel since January 2011, and it was the first time that the company provided football uniforms and sideline apparel.

While it’s moot to compare the Als and the CFL to the Canadiens and the NHL, the football team will closely be monitoring the developments across town, Cecchini admitted. As had been the case in previous years the proposed changes once again focused on improving game flow and increasing player safety.

Coaches are entitled to a second challenge if their first is successful, giving them a potential maximum of two per game instead of just one. In the wake of the Seattle Seahawks’ 28-21 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 11, Pete Carroll joined 710 ESPN Seattle for his morning show on Friday and discussed the status of running back Rashaad Penny and defensive end Darrell Taylor.