93rd Grey Cup sells out seven weeks prior to kick off
October 7, 2005 - Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
VANCOUVER, BC, October 7, 2005 - The Canadian Football League and the 2005 Grey Cup Festival Committee announced today that tickets to the 93rd Annual Grey Cup Championship game are officially sold out. This announcement comes more than seven weeks prior to kick-off on Sunday November 27th and ranks the expected crowd of more than 59,157 fans among the top five of Grey Cup crowds in nearly 20 years.
"We are extremely pleased to announce a complete sell-out so far in advance of this year's Grey Cup game," said Dennis Skulsky, Chair of the 2005 Grey Cup Organizing Committee. "Football fans have responded with unprecedented interest for this year's Grey Cup Championship and Festival in Vancouver. Maybe it shouldn't be surprising given the exciting product the CFL has put on the field this season. Add to that the tremendous season the BC Lions have treated our local football fans to and you have a winning formula for selling out a Grey Cup".
"The advance sell-out of the 93rd Grey Cup game speaks to the hard work and efforts of the 2005 Grey Cup Organizing Committee and reinforces the growing strength of the CFL across the entire country," said Tom Wright, CFL Commissioner. "As we head into our Thanksgiving Classic weekend and with the race for playoffs building with excitement, we look forward to once again celebrating Canada's Championship with fans around the world."
"Hosting events like the Grey Cup Festival gives us an opportunity to show the rest of Canada what a great place we have here in B.C.," said Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister Olga Ilich. "It also helps us build momentum and expand our efforts to dramatically increase tourism leading up to and beyond the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games."
The Grey Cup Festival, Party on the Pacific, kicks off November 24th and runs through November 27th. Great entertainment is planned all week in the 28,000 square foot Molson Canadian Party on the Pacific Headquarters and The Molson Canadian Commodore Concert series featuring Colin James, Michael White and the White and April Wine. Festival events include the Save-On-Foods Grey Cup Parade featuring the Chevron Classic Car Showcase, The Vancouver Sun FanFest, the Scotiabank Grey Cup Gala, the Sports Action Beatty Street Block Party, the CFL Fantasy presented by Reebok and the Rogers CFL Player Awards.
As Canada's largest sporting event, the Grey Cup celebrates sport and community with a storied history of deep traditions. In addition to the thousands filling BC Place, the Grey Cup will be watched by millions of fans across Canada on CBC and RDS and in more than 160 countries around the globe.
The 2005 Grey Cup Festival, "Party on the Pacific", will offer fans a distinctly Canadian entertainment experience with lots of West Coast flavour. For more information on this year's Festival, visit www.2005greycup.com.
93RD GREY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SELLS OUT SEVEN WEEKS PRIOR TO KICK OFF
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