Warning: mysqli_query(): (HY000/1030): Got error 28 from storage engine in /home/sportsun/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1942
The 102nd edition of the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship game was played in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 30 with the Calgary Stampeders of the West beating the East’s Hamilton Tiger Cats 20-16 to win the Grey Cup. The Stampeders built up a 17-0 lead and then more or less hung on the rest of the way while the Tiger Cats attempted a comeback. It looked like Hamilton had pulled it off as they scored a late touchdown, but the play was called back due to a penalty.
Calgary managed to win the Cup for the seventh time in their history, but the players got a little too carried away while celebrating the victory as they broke the Cup in half when the top section separated from the trophy’s base. The players carried on with their celebrations though as they passed the Cup from player to player in pieces. Juwan Simpson of the Stampeders told Canadian television reporters that he believes he broke the trophy as he was excited and all of a sudden the top part became loose.
He said he felt the Cup get weak while he was holding it and then he handed it off to somebody else. He joked that some duct tape and glue should be able to fix it, but he’ll be able to afford to fix it if the league sends him a bill because he’s got now got a Grey Cup winners cheque coming to him. However, instead of sending Simpson an invoice for fixing the trophy, the CFL may want to think about spending some money to buy a new Grey Cup or at least use a replica for celebrations.
According to statistics, this was the sixth time the Grey Cup has fallen apart during post-game victory celebrations. However, Simpson and the Stampeders shouldn’t feel too bad about breaking the thing, since the Edmonton Eskimos have broken the Cup on three different occasions. One player dropped it back in 1978 and another sat on it nine years later. Then in 1993 an Eskimo player head butted the trophy and broke it.
The Cup was damaged again in 1996 when the British Columbia Lions broke the Cup section off of the base and it was also damaged in 2012 when a handle fell off of the trophy following celebrations by the Toronto Argonauts. The Grey Cup has proven to be pretty durable over the past century though since it also survived a fire more than 60 years ago. The Toronto Argonauts Rowing Club were the league’s reigning champions back in 1947 and stored the trophy at their clubhouse, which was then burned to the ground. The Cup of course, was found unharmed and still in one piece.
TweetLeave a Reply


- Best Live Score Sites – NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, CFL, Golf, Tennis and Soccer
- How Not To Rob A Sportsbook
- NASCAR Betting Free Picks: Daytona 500
- Winter Olympics Betting: Total Medal Count
- Handicapping the ‘new’ Arena Football League
- Tips On Betting The Superbowl: Part 2 of 2
- Tips On Betting The Superbowl: Part 1 of 2
- NFL football betting: Handicapping the wild card round
- College football betting: handicapping the ‘late’ bowl games
- Handicapping final week NFL betting
Warning: mysqli_query(): (HY000/1030): Got error 28 from storage engine in /home/sportsun/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1942

- September 13th, 2016
Tiger Woods returning to competitive golf - September 12th, 2016
Formula 1 sold for $4.4 billion - August 29th, 2016
Russian hockey player Damir Ryspayev handed lifetime ban - August 29th, 2016
Russia booted out of 2016 Paralympics - August 15th, 2016
Swimmer Michael Phelps could be greatest Olympian of all time - August 9th, 2016
Golfer Jim Furyk makes PGA history with score of 58 - August 1st, 2016
American golfer Jimmy Walker takes the PGA Championship - July 25th, 2016
Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady finally accepts four-game suspension - July 19th, 2016
Henrik Stenson wins 2016 British Open in record fashion - July 19th, 2016
2016 ESPY Award Winners announced
Warning: mysqli_query(): (HY000/1030): Got error 28 from storage engine in /home/sportsun/public_html/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 1942