The Montreal Alouettes will face the Edmonton Elks in the 113th Grey Cup on Sunday at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta. On Saturday, the Eastern and Western Division Finals took place, with the Alouettes defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33-23 at Percival Molson Stadium in Montreal, Quebec in the Eastern Final, and the Elks defeating the British Columbia Lions 28-16 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta in the Western Final.
In the Eastern Final, the Alouettes dominated the first half as they outscored the Blue Bombers 23-10. In the Western Final, the Elks dominated the second half, as they outscored the Lions 22-7.
Elks kicker Vincent Blanchard of Quebec City, Quebec was the most notable Canadian player statistically in the Western Final. He had five field goals in the Edmonton win. The field goals were 21 yards, 27 yards, 35 yards, 46 yards and 48 yards. Blanchard also made one of two convert attempts.
Even though he did not reach the end zone, Tyson Philpot of Delta, British Columbia still had an effective game. He had nine catches for 129 receiving yards.
The Alouettes and Elks beat each other once this season. Edmonton beat Montreal 32-29 in overtime on June 20 in Edmonton and Montreal beat Edmonton 48-30 on August 8 in Montreal. The Alouettes finished the regular season at 14-4, while Edmonton’s regular season record was 13-5.
