2023_Montreal_Alouettes_season
2023 Montreal Alouettes season
CFL team season
The 2023 Montreal Alouettes season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Alouettes qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season following their week 17 win over the Ottawa Redblacks.[1] The team defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to win their eighth Grey Cup championship.
2023 Montreal Alouettes season | |
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President | Mark Weightman |
General manager | Danny Maciocia |
Head coach | Jason Maas |
Home field | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–7 |
Division place | 2nd, East |
Playoff finish | Won Grey Cup |
Team MOP | Austin Mack |
Team MODP | Tyrice Beverette |
Team MOC | Marc-Antoine Dequoy |
Team MOOL | Pier-Olivier Lestage |
Team MOST | Joseph Zema |
Team MOR | Reggie Stubblefield |
Uniform | |
The 2023 CFL season was the third season with Danny Maciocia as the team's general manager,[2] and the first season with a new head coach after both Maciocia and the team's president, Mario Cecchini, stated that a new coach would be hired following Maciocia's interim appointment in the position in 2022.[3] On December 8, 2022, the Alouettes had announced that the five candidates that were interviewed were Byron Archambault, André Bolduc, Anthony Calvillo, Jason Maas, and Noel Thorpe.[4] On December 17, 2022, it was announced that Maas had been named the 27th head coach in franchise history.[5]
CFL Global Draft
The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[6] The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each round.[7]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club/School | Hometown |
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1 | 5 | Simon Lars Sandberg | DL | Oregon State | Sweden |
2 | 14 | Rhys Byrns | P | Louisiana-Lafayette | Australia |
CFL National Draft
The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[8] The Alouettes had eight selections in the eight-round draft, but acquired an additional first-round pick from the BC Lions following the Vernon Adams trade.[9] The team traded their third-round selection to the Edmonton Elks in the trade for Nafees Lyon and Thomas Costigan.[10]
The Alouettes had the fifth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft after losing the East Semi-Final and finishing fifth in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.[11]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School | Hometown |
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1 | 5 | Jonathan Sutherland | LB | Penn State | Ottawa, ON |
1 | 7 | Lwal Uguak | DL | Texas Christian | Edmonton, AB |
2 | 13 | David Dallaire | FB | Laval | Saint-Georges, QC |
4 | 32 | Theo Grant | OL | Queen's | Halifax, NS |
5 | 39 | Jacob Mason | FB | McMaster | Burlington, ON |
5 | 41 | Shedler Fervius | WR | St. Mary's | Toronto, ON |
7 | 59 | Chase Brown | RB | Illinois | London, ON |
8 | 68 | Maxym Lavallee | DB | Laval | Gatineau, QC |
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
A | Bye | |||||||||
B | 1 | Fri, May 26 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 22–21 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 15,802 | Recap |
C | 2 | Fri, June 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 25–22 | 2–0 | RDS | Molson Stadium | 12,698 | Recap |
- # Games played with blue uniforms.
Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
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Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 591 | 396 | 10–0 | W4 | Details |
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 442 | 392 | 7–3 | W5 | Details |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 408 | 461 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |
Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 415 | 507 | 0–10 | L4 | Details |
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Sat, June 10 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 19–12 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Molson Stadium | 20,865 | Recap |
2 | Bye | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Fri, June 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 38–12 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 23,180 | Recap |
4 | 3 | Sat, July 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 3–17 | 2–1 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Molson Stadium | 15,088 | Recap |
5 | 4 | Sun, July 9 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 19–35 | 2–2 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | BC Place | 20,106 | Recap |
6 | 5 | Fri, July 14 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 27–35 | 2–3 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 16,151 | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||||||
8 | 6 | Sun, Jul 30 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 25–18 | 3–3 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 18,098 | Recap |
9 | 7 | Sat, Aug 5 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 27–14 | 4–3 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 21,467 | Recap |
10 | 8 | Fri, Aug 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 41–12 | 5–3 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,027 | Recap |
11 | 9 | Sat, Aug 19 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 25–24 | 6–3 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | TD Place Stadium | 19,475 | Recap |
12 | 10 | Thu, Aug 24 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 17–47 | 6–4 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | IG Field | 32,343 | Recap |
13 | 11 | Sat, Sept 2 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 25–34 | 6–5 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,112 | Recap |
14 | 12 | Sat, Sept 9 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 10–39 | 6–6 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 14,415 | Recap |
15 | 13 | Fri, Sept 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 20–23 | 6–7 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 17,626 | Recap |
16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 23 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | W 28–11 | 7–7 | TSN/RDS | McMahon Stadium | 22,321 | Recap |
17 | 15 | Sat, Sept 30 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 32–15 | 8–7 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 20,464 | Recap |
18 | 16 | Mon, Oct 9 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 29–3 | 9–7 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Molson Stadium | 20,664 | Recap |
19 | 17 | Sat, Oct 14 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Elks | W 35–21 | 10–7 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 22,822 | Recap |
20 | Bye | |||||||||
21 | 18 | Sat, Oct 28 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 22–20 | 11–7 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 16,402 | Recap |
- # Games played with blue uniforms.
- # Games played with white uniforms.
- # Games played with red uniforms.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Ottawa Redblacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redblacks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Alouettes | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: July 8
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Clear, 22 °C (72 °F)
- Game attendance: 20,865
- Referee: Ben Major
- TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
- Box Score
Week 3: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Tiger-Cats | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Game information | ||
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at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
- Date: June 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Rain, 19 °C (66 °F)
- Game attendance: 23,180
- Referee: Justin McInnes
- TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
- Box Score
Week 4: vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Bombers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Alouettes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: July 1
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 15,088
- TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
- Box Score
Week 5: at BC Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Lions | 7 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
Game information | ||
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at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Date: June 17
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 15,565
- Referee: Tom Vallesi
- TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
- Box Score
Week 6: vs. Toronto Argonauts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Argonauts | 7 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 35 |
Alouettes | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: July 14
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Clear, 25 °C (77 °F)
- Game attendance: 16,151
- Referee: Tim Kroeker
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 8: vs. Calgary Stampeders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Stampeders | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
Alouettes | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: July 30
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Rain, 23 °C (73 °F)
- Game attendance: 18,098
- Referee: Tom Vallesi
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 9: at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 |
Tiger-Cats | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
Game information | ||
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at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
- Date: August 5
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 23 °C (73 °F)
- Game attendance: 21,467
- Referee: Ben Major
- TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
- Box Score
Week 10: vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Roughriders | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
Alouettes | 13 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: July 29
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 22 °C (72 °F)
- Game attendance: 17,027
- Referee: Justin McInnes
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 11: at Ottawa Redblacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
Redblacks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Game information | ||
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at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario
- Date: August 19
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Clear, 23 °C (73 °F)
- Game attendance: 19,475
- Referee: Justin McInnes
- TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
- Box Score
Week 12: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Blue Bombers | 7 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 47 |
Game information | ||
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at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Date: August 24
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT/8:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Overcast, 22 °C (72 °F)
- Game attendance: 32,344
- Referee: Tim Kroeker
- TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
- Box Score
Week 13: vs. BC Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Alouettes | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: September 2
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 24 °C (75 °F)
- Game attendance: 17,112
- Referee: Andre Proulx
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 14: at Toronto Argonauts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Argonauts | 20 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 39 |
Game information | ||
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at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 19 °C (66 °F)
- Game attendance: 14,415
- Referee: Ben Major
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 15: vs. Toronto Argonauts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Argonauts | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Alouettes | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Clear, 17 °C (63 °F)
- Game attendance: 17,626
- Referee: Justin McInnes
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 16: at Calgary Stampeders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 0 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
Stampeders | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Game information | ||
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at McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT/4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 21 °C (70 °F)
- Game attendance: 22,321
- Referee: Ben Major
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 17: at Ottawa Redblacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
Redblacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
Game information | ||
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at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 23 °C (73 °F)
- Game attendance: 20,464
- Referee: Justin McInnes
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 18: vs. Ottawa Redblacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redblacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Alouettes | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 12 °C (54 °F)
- Game attendance: 20,664
- Referee: Ben Major
- TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
- Box Score
Week 19: at Edmonton Elks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 3 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 35 |
Elks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Game information | ||
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at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT/4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 11 °C (52 °F)
- Game attendance: 22,822
- Referee: Tim Kroeker
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Week 21: vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Alouettes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
Game information | ||
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at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 11 °C (52 °F)
- Game attendance: 16,402
- Referee: Tom Vallesi
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
Schedule
Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
East Semi-Final | Sat, Nov 4 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 27–12 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,127 | Recap |
East Final | Sat, Nov 11 | 3:00 p.m. EST | at Toronto Argonauts | W 38–17 | 2–0 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 26,620 | Recap |
110th Grey Cup | Sun, Nov 19 | 6:00 p.m. EST | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 28–24 | 3–0 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 28,808 | Recap |
- # Games played with blue uniforms.[13]
- # Games played with red uniforms.
Game summaries
East Semi-Final: vs. (E3) Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Alouettes | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Game information | ||
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East Final: at (E1) Toronto Argonauts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
Argonauts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Game information | ||
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at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 26,620
- TV: TSN/RDS
- Box Score
110th Grey Cup: vs. (W1) Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Bombers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Alouettes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Game information | ||
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at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 3 °C (37 °F)
- Game attendance: 28,808
- Referee: Tim Kroeker
- TV announcers (TSN/RDS): TSN: Rod Smith, Glen Suitor, Claire Hanna, Matthew Scianitti / RDS: David Arsenault, Pierre Vercheval, Didier Orméjuste
- Box Score
Roster
Coaching staff
Front Office
Head Coach
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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