Calgary Stampeders win 2008 Grey Cup in Montreal

Monday, November 24, 2008

The Calgary Stampeders have won the 96th Grey Cup in Montreal, Canada on Sunday after defeating the Montreal Alouettes by a 22-14 score. Five field goals from placekicker Sandro DeAngelis were instrumental in Calgary's victory as was the game's Most Valuable Player, Henry Burris who scored a second-quarter touchdown. The Stampeders last won the Cup in 2001 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Montreal, the last time Calgary appeared in a Grey Cup championship.

The Canadian Football League (CFL) championship game was held at Montreal's Olympic Stadium before a crowd of 66,308. Only the 1977 Grey Cup, also at Montreal Olympic Stadium, had a higher attendance of 68,318.

The half-time included performances by musicians Theory of a Deadman, Andrée Watters and Suzie McNeil.

On Thursday, Montreal quarterback Anthony Calvillo was declared this year's CFL Outstanding Player at a player awards ceremony in Montreal.

The Cup is named after Earl Grey, who donated the trophy to honour Canada's most successful amateur rugby team. By the time the Canadian Football League was formed in 1958, the Cup became the top prize for professional football in Canada.

CBC Television did not broadcast the Grey Cup for the first time since the 40th Grey Cup in 1952, when the championship was first televised. Specialty cable network TSN won the rights to this year's match.

Next year's CFL championship game is scheduled at Calgary's McMahon Stadium.

Quarter	Play	Player	Time	Calg	Mtl
CFL Grey Cup scoring
1st	field goal	Damon Duval	4:34	0	3
2nd	field goal	Sandro DeAngelis	1:12	3	3
	touchdown	Avon Cobourne	7:18	3	9
	convert	Damon Duval	7:36	3	10
	field goal	Damon Duval	12:08	3	13
	touchdown	Henry Burris	14:16	9	13
	convert	Sandro DeAngelis	14:16	10	13
3rd	field goal	Sandro DeAngelis	9:22	13	13
	single	Damon Duval	11:13	13	14
	field goal	Sandro DeAngelis	15:00	16	14
4th	field goal	Sandro DeAngelis	02:46	19	14
4th	field goal	Sandro DeAngelis	10:48	22	14
FINAL				22	14

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Bill Beacon/The Canadian Press. "Stampeders defeat Alouettes to win Grey Cup" — Toronto Star, November 23, 2008
Staff. "DeAngelis Leads Stampeders to Victory at 96th Grey Cup" — The Sports Network, November 23, 2008
"CFL Live Play-by-Play (Grey Cup 2008)" — Canadian Football League, November 23, 2008
"Burris, DeAngelis lead Stampeders to Grey Cup win" — CBC Sports, November 23, 2008
Chris Jaster. "TSN shows its first Cup" — Regina Leader-Post, November 22, 2008
"Calvillo wins CFL's outstanding player award" — CBC Sports, November 20, 2008

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