Key Takeaways
- The Grey Cup trophy arrived in Calgary on Monday under Canadian Armed Forces escort at Mewata Armoury, officially opening Grey Cup Week.
- The Edmonton Elks and Montreal Alouettes land today — Montreal at 1 p.m. local, Edmonton at 2:30 p.m. — with Edmonton designated the home team for Sunday's game.
- The 113th Grey Cup kicks off Sunday, November 15 at 6 p.m. ET at McMahon Stadium; it is the 12th Cup meeting between the clubs, with Edmonton leading 8–3.
The Trophy Beat the Teams to Calgary
The Grey Cup has arrived. Now the players are coming.
The iconic trophy reached Mewata Armoury on Monday under Canadian Armed Forces escort, officially kicking off the build-up to the 113th Grey Cup.
The arrival ceremony featured Alberta Lieutenant-Governor Salma Lakhani, Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas, CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston and Stampeders President Jay McNeil.
Today, the two championship contenders arrive in Calgary.
The Montreal Alouettes land at 1 p.m. local time, followed by the Edmonton Elks at 2:30 p.m., at Million Air Calgary.
Montreal's media availability features head coach Jason Maas, quarterback Davis Alexander and receiver Tyson Philpot. Edmonton will have head coach Mark Kilam, quarterback Cody Fajardo and linebacker Nick Anderson.
The trophy is already waiting. The teams are next.
Edmonton Gets the Home-Team Treatment
Here's an unusual twist: Edmonton is officially the home team, despite playing the championship in Calgary.
That means the Elks get the Stampeders locker room, along with the designated home-team uniform combination: gold helmet, green jersey and gold pants.
Montreal takes the away-team designation in navy and white.
The 113th Grey Cup kicks off Sunday, November 15, at 6 p.m. ET at McMahon Stadium.
It's the 12th Grey Cup meeting between these two clubs, with Edmonton holding an 8–3 advantage in their previous championship matchups.
There's Another Championship on Friday
The Grey Cup isn't the only trophy up for grabs this week.
Ten Alberta girls' high school teams, featuring more than 120 players, will compete for the Grey Cup girls' high school flag football championship on Friday.
It's another spotlight moment for a sport continuing to grow in Canada.
The Twikup Take
Calgary gets the Grey Cup, Edmonton gets the home locker room, and Montreal arrives looking to take the trophy away.
The real home-field advantage won't be decided by which locker room a team gets. It'll be decided on the field Sunday.
Image: The Grey Cup trophy at the 111th Grey Cup game. by Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0.