Snowfall welcomes 105th Grey Cup game between Calgary and Toronto
Posted Nov 26, 2017 4:49 pm.
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OTTAWA – The 105th Grey Cup kicked off in a winter wonderland.
The Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts took to TD Place Stadium for Sunday night’s CFL finale on a snow-covered field.
Snow started falling about two hours before kickoff, and by the time the teams took the field, officials were scrambling to clear the turf.
Several dozen stadium employees raced with shovels to uncover the lines, while snow plows attempted to clear the end zones.
The temperature at kickoff was minus 3 Celsius. The snow was expected to fall most of the evening.
The scene evoked memories of the 1996 Grey Cup that was played in a blizzard in Hamilton.
