
Friday’s festivities at Grey Cup 109 in Regina began with the annual State Of The League address from CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie. He told reporters the goal is to have the fastest and most entertaining brand of football in the world and he believes rule changes have led to that with scoring up seventeen […]
Rider nation had the chance to hear straight from the CFL Commissioner, Randy Ambrosie on Thursday night as Ambrosie stopped in Regina as apart of Randy’s Road Trip, the league wide tour where the commissioner interacts personally with the fanbases of the nine CFL franchises. Before taking questions from the audience, Ambrosie gave a 30 […]
Also making news yesterday was the rescheduling of the Edmonton Elks game against the Toronto Argonauts due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Elks locker room. As a result, the Elks will play three games in seven days, starting with the Riders on Nov. 13 in Regina, followed by playing in Toronto Nov. 16 before […]
As expected, the CFL announced a postponement to the 2021 season on Wednesday. The plan is for the league to have a 14-game season starting August 5 with the Grey Cup going in Hamilton on December 12. It is something both Riders president and CEO Craig Reynolds and CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie believe can and […]
The CFL faces more challenges in its planned return for 2021 than it did last year when it was forced to cancel its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFL and CFL Players’ Association continue working on their return-to-play protocols. A league source estimates the final paperwork will be ready for submission in […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the league remains committed to resuming play in 2021, but is keeping all options open regarding exactly how that will look. The CFL didn’t play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league has unveiled a full 18-game 2021 schedule for all nine teams and while Ambrosie says the […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders Vice President and General Manager Jeremy O’Day, was on the SportsCage Thursday afternoon. For 2021, the CFL says a six round draft will take place instead of the traditional eight. The draft order will be determined by a random draw that is equally weighted across the nine CFL clubs. Teams traditionally pick players […]
With CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie optimistic about a 2021 CFL season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders began selling season tickets on Monday. Related: Ambrosie feeling good about 2021 CFL season Riders Marketing Director Miriam Johnson, says renewal rates have been positive during these uncertain times. “Our renewals were incredible, so our season ticket holders wow us everyday, […]
While the CFL still faces challenges ahead of a potential 2021 season, commissioner Randy Ambrosie had reason for optimism Monday. Ambrosie spoke about the league’s return to play next year during a fan state-of-the-league address that kicked off Grey Cup Unite, the league’s virtual version of the presentation of events traditionally held during its annual […]