Bro I love the rules of the CFL. It forces big plays. Only 3 downs and you can’t thrown the ball away on a wider field. Love it!

BC Place did what The Big Owe couldn't. Have a retractable roof that actually works.

Love that you gave credit to McGill University as being one of the founders of football in North America. You've done a really good job with the video and it is refreshing to have a non-Canadian view on CFL stadiums. Keep up the great work!

Having grown up in Edmonton, I can confirm that Commonwealth Stadium is miserably cold in November. However, it was not the original home of the Eskimos/Elks. They used to play in a stadium called Clarke Stadium, which more or less still exists, and is located next to Commonwealth. In Montreal they will still use the Olympic Stadium if they are hosting a playoff game and expect a large crowd, or of course if they are hosting the Grey Cup. Montreal used to play all their home games in Olympic Stadium, but in 1997 they were set to host a playoff game, but a scheduling conflict with a U2 concert forced them to play the game at Molson Stadium. The stadium was in horrible disrepair, with trees growing out of the stands one side of the field. They managed to get the stadium ready in time for the game. Well in Olympic Stadium they would get "crowds" of about 15,000 people in a 69,000 seat stadium. That same 15,000 came out to the game at Molson Stadium, and it was a sell out. The fans loved it, and the atmosphere was great, so the Alouettes decided to make Molson their permanent home the next year. The stadium has undergone an upgrade, with an upper deck being added to one side, bringing capacity to about 25,000.

I live in Saskatchewan and the Roughriders are really popular here. Close to college football enthusiasm in this province. Outside the Prairies CFL is not too popular but is popular in this province. Those truncated endzones with the track around them are common especially at High School and University level. The Molson stadium in Montreal is small but produces a good atmosphere! Mosaic Stadium (Saskatchewan) is the best stadium by far.

As someone from Calgary MacMahon is a dump. But being on the university of Calgary campus we will probably never get a replacement for it

As a fellow Canadian who has been a Montreal Alouettes for many years, the view on Mount Royal is really worth it. Thanx a lot for this video!

Hey thanks for covering the CFL. Us Canadians appreciate it. Go Lions! (The public transit is awesome for sporting events here)

I like the dramatic pause between Calgary and Alberta. Lance Storm is proud.

The reason the other set of seats on the north side of TD place look the way it does is because there's also an arena under the stands. Originally the Ottawa Civic Centre, it was where the Ottawa Senators played their first few seasons, but due to small capacity, they built the bigger arena out in Kanata. Currently the TD Place arena is for the junior hockey team in the OHL, the Ottawa 67s (because Canada as a country was created in 1867). They do have plans for the redesign of the north end stands. You should give the proposed redesign of TD Place a look too (if absolutely bored).

The current version of the Alouettes relocated from Baltimore to Montreal in 1996 and initially played in Olympic Stadium. They were bleeding red ink playing their home games there, but were saved by, of all things, a U2 concert. U2 had Olympic Stadium booked for a 1997 date where the Als were to host a home playoff game, so they needed to find an alternate venue, so they played the game at Percival Molson - and the Als found the smaller stadium suited their circumstances (and budget) much better than the Big Owe.

Fun fact about TD place: it also has a hockey rink in the Northside stands which is where the Senators played for their first two seasons while their current arena was being built. It's still being used for the OHLs Ottawa 67's and the Ottawa PWHL team

Im a huge Australian Football fan (AFL) and they have some awesome stadiums. I'm a crows fan and I really like ours. Great video btw i love this channel.

2nd comment at 3:11 under those pillars is TD Place Arena where the Ottawa 67s junior hockey team plays. It holds about 8,000. 3:37 Exhibition Stadium was called "the mistake by the lake" and was probably the worst stadium in all of human history. The Argos had to leave the Skydome (I refuse to call it the Rogers Centre) because it was ridiculous. They get 20,000 out for a game on a good day and the stadium held 58,000 or something.

Commonwealth Stadium is truly Canada's stadium. It was the former home of the Olympic soccer team and is still used as a home-team advantage stadium during the cold to literally freeze out CONCACAF rivals from warm weather nations... That's how Canada qualified for the last World Cup by turning it into the Icetecha to beat Mexico...

Calf started in 1913 since the grey cup is 111 years old oldest trophy in North America.

The reason why it looks a bit half finished is because under the north side there’s a hockey rink underneath so they had to improvise

As a Canadian CFL fan, and also a Giants fan, thanks for paying some attention to this league. Its great football!

as a Canadian that loves the nfl and your channel I can't thank you enough for this video!

I love your new channel, keep it up

Fun fact about Tim Hortons field: Chris Berman was at the opening game! I was there & got a picture with him (cool dude, can confirm). Toronto moved out of the SkyDome because they were running a deficit barely attracting 10 000+ people…in the largest market LOL

Snuck into Molson field a few weeks ago. It’s actually a pretty cool stadium feels very intimate even while being there and it was completely empty

A goal is to watch a CFL game in every stadium. BC and Winnipeg I did.....

If you ever come to Regina to watch the riders I’d recommend going to the Labour Day game against Winnipeg. The Labour Day game by far has the best atmosphere

Solid, and thanks for recognizing that McGill is the oldest football program in North America. No university teams play at BMO Field, though. Having lived in all 3 Ontario cities with CFL teams, I would flip Ottawa and Hamilton. Ottawa's stadium is in a better location. Hamilton's stadium is in a residential neighborhood with nothing around it.

I would love to see a video critiquing all MLS stadiums, as there has been a lot of change in recent years! Love this new channel as a fellow stadium nerd.

You new channel is awesome and thank you for doing this!

I want a CFL weekly episode from you or tree or Brandon so f****** bad. I'm trying to get into the CFL and I just can't find someone that really talks to me. Nothing crazy 15-20 minute episode covering some games every week I want it

As a proud Calgary Stampeder season ticket holder, McMahon is solidly built and has great sightlines. They could add a roof (Toronto style) to both grandstands with better AV, upgrade the seating to get rid of the bleachers, and expand the concourse, and it would be a solid stadium for another 30 years.

With Princess Auto Stadium (formerly Investors Group/IG Field before this year), they actually played their first season in 2013, not 2014, though it is true there was a year delay in getting started on that field and yes, costs were overrun with a lot of the money being from public funds from the province. Also a fun fact: the stadium's design was inspired heavily by the Seahawk's stadium. (As a Winnipegger and diehard Bomber fan, had to mention that even if the facts are a bit pedantic)

As someone who has played in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Regina I can safely say that Regina’s facilities are far and away the best in the country

I can see Mosaic clearly from my balcony. It's an impressive stadium. Hopefully this years version of the Roughriders is just as impressive!

Surprised he didn't mention that there's a hockey arena under the older stand in Ottawa 😂

My favourite thing about these CFL stadiums there good for NHL Outdoor Games . NHL Heritage Classic

Good job on the list. I'm from Montreal so I can tell you that Percival Molson Stadium is great place to watch Football. There's hardly a bad seat in the house, and I particularly love sitting on the mountain side where I have an amazing view of downtown Montreal. Sure the Stadium is outdated, but it's better than if the Alouettes played at Olympic stadium. Two more points. First, back in 97 the Alouettes used to play at Olympic stadium and a conflict in dates between a home playoff game and a U2 concert forced the Alouettes to seek a new venue, Molson Stadium was chosen, the place was in bad shape and there were even trees growing through parts of the stadium stands. However the atmosphere and sight lines were so much better than at the big O, so Percival Molson Stadium became the team's new home by popular demand. Second, when McGill University played football against Harvard back in the 1880s McGill used tackles to take dow the American players, and that's how American football took something out our game, but you ruined by creating the Fair catch. Just saying.

CFL might be a little too fast paced for some Yanks

Part of the reason the south side stands were torn down at TD Place in Ottawa was because they were condemned due to structural problems. This was in the late 2000s.

One thing to mention about TD place is under the old side of the stadium is a hockey rink of about 9000 seats, it’s for the 67’s who play in the OHL. probably one of the most unique multipurpose stadiums I know of. Big plans to actually tear that side down and build a new rink in the end zone.

Not sure if someone else mentioned this, but it should be noted that the Argos weren't so much lured to BMO as they were booted out of Rogers Centre. Not everyone will agree with me, but I believe they're better off.

Wearing a watermelon on your head while getting absolutely shitfaced watching the Roughriders is a right of passage for many.

Interesting that you mentioned the price tag of SoFi Stadium when talking about Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Coincidentally, they were both designed by the same architecture firm - HKS Inc. and Mark Williams was the principal architect for both projects. When Mosaic opened in 2017, Williams (having also worked on mega expensive stadiums such as AT&T Stadium, Lucas Oil Stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium and had started work on SoFi at the time), felt Mosaic was one of the best stadiums he had designed, pound-for-pound, when comparing budgets.

Winnipeg’s stadium is beautiful. I am happy we got a new one.

Mosaic is definitely the best. Still wish it had a roof

I live in Calgary and what renovations did McMahon Stadium have?!? Other than additional seats (for the Olympics), playing surface changes (grass to AstroTurf to FieldTurf), and the Red and White Club (which replaced the CALGARY hill) nothing has changed. Don't get me started on the washrooms. The four red towers (that once held cables to hold the speakers OVER the field) are now useless. This dump has hosted Grey Cup Games as recently as 2019!! Concerts have been banned from McMahon since the late 1970's due complaints from neighbouring communities. The ownership group are the same people who are close to finally beginning to construct the Flames new arena (a 100+ year old tree was removed from the parking lot for an unofficial sod turning ceremony). The 2015 proposal was shot down by city council who would rather spend money on useless art installation like Blue Rings and Shish Kebab skewers (I like the big giant head downtown though) and could care less about sports venues (most are WAY out of date). Canada hosted Mexico in a World Cup 2022 qualifier at Commonwealth in the snow!! I used to live in Ottawa and still call TD Place 'Lansdowne Park' and the north stands were built in the 1960's and as others have posted, has a hockey arena (home of the Ottawa 67's and was the original home of the Senators from 1992 to 1996) and exhibition space beyond that. The south stands were replaced after the previous stands (also built in the 1960's) were condemned after a FIFA U20 tournament. Luckily the Renegades folded a few months earlier (thank you Glieberman's AGAIN!!). Timmies' Field still looks incomplete in my opinion. Wasn't there supposed to be end zone seats there? Princess Auto Stadium (formerly IG Field) had a disastrous NFL preseason game a few years back when Green Bay and Oakland squared off. There was a field issue with the unsafe footings of the CFL goal posts in the middle of the NFL endzones. Instead of the regulation 120 yard field the NFL used, the end zones were from the goal line to the ten yard lines. There were no kickoffs but the goal posts were still in use adding more confusion. Another issue that lured fans (including myself being a Packers fan) was the price for tickets. I believe the cheapest tickets were $600 EACH!!! My pet peeve about BC Place is what I see on TV. I rarely see (unless it's the Grey Cup) the upper deck seats open because of the roof configuration and the advertising tarps on the endzones. Maybe someone can back me up on this but I swear a Lions game draws a smaller crowd than a Canucks game across the street. Thank you Five Points for your critique of CFL stadiums.

Another fun fact about BMO Field is that for a couple of weeks out of the year the area surrounding the stadium is converted into a race track for IndyCar and other supporting races. You can even see most of the track's layout on the aerial shots at 3:19.

And here I was thinking that no one outside of Canada even knew of the existence of the CFL.

YOU SON OF A GUN, HE FINALLY GAVE ME WHAT I'VE WANTED FOR MANY YEARS..... Thanks man, you fuggin rule.

Princess Auto Stadium was formally known as Investers Group Field. My dad was lead installer and supervisor for the tile crew i was on there with a big local flooring company we worked for. It was a big project. A mess in some areas with construction and organization. But it was still a fun job as a beginner tile setter, but a headache for the higher-ups.

Argos games at the dome were always bad to me. It was never a football venue. The best thing they did was go back outside to a smaller stadium. Playoff games in November at BMO are great. Its really cold and really loud like it should be. The reason it looks like football is because it is football. Remember, like you referenced about McGill, the game was invented in Canada.

Most of Canada has the drinking age at 19, French Canada had it at 18

BMO Field is a fantastic MLS venue. Only been to one Argos game there but the TFC games are fantastic. Perfect stadium and great atmosphere

In addition to hosting the BC Lions, BC Place is also used by the Vancouver Whitecaps of the MLS. Also, the reason the one in Edmonton is named Commonwealth Stadium is because it was originally built for the 1978 Commonwealth Games, which is kind of like the Olympics, except the countries that take part are ones that were former territories of the British Empire

I cannot believe this guy (out of all people) actually put Mosaic at number 1 when I saw his other videos and how he criticized my personal favourite stadiums

"...and situated in the South End Zone is the Montreal Neurological Institute, where I guess victims of concussions can watch football!?" - LMAO

Just to let you know the cfl goes on in the summer and playoffs in the fall there no wild weather since you make references to the winter a lot

Mcgill was one of the first university to have a football program and were kinda part of the ivy league in the 19 century. And mcgill invented hockey too. 💪

Td place is my local barn and I love it. Montreal is iconic too.

Frankly I want to see Montreal return to the Olympic Stadium. Speaking of which, are you going to do a video where you critique Olympic stadiums since the Paris Olympics is coming soon?

When I think of my neighbors up north I think of better women and Survivor Series 1997

As a Edmontonian I can tell Commonwealth is extremely cold in the winter for multiple reasons. It was built when we hosted the Commonwealth games in 78 but let me tell you, when you have 50,000 ppl in a Stadium in -10 degree weather going nuts and getting boozed while it’s snowing it’s definitely an experience. Grey Cups here are Wild and you should take one in next time we host it.

The Red Blacks' stadium doesn't quite anger me, but it makes me feel the urge to piss aggressively, and probably post about it on X a couple hours later.

Commonwealth stadium is the one ive been to the most, and yes, its freezing. The NHL Heritage Classic was just held here and my dad spent the entire second period getting hot chocolate with how many people also were. Also a few years back when i was in Scouts, we were able to do sleepovers at Rogers Place (Oilers home). And once we almost did one at Commonwealth. But the concourses are open to wind and cold so luckily that idea was scrapped. Now I usually only go to Commonwealth if the Roughriders are the away team. Also my dad claims hes been to nearly EVERY riders vs elks game since like the 90s. Since my pfp is the Riders logo, ill share my opinion on their stadium. I have been to both Mosaic Stadiums, but only once. Regina is too far for me. Old Mosaic Stadium definitely had aging issues but it had an amazing atmosphere and charm. New Mosaic Stadium is just simply amazing. However i wish they could upgrade the area.

Been to the 4 western most stadiums. Mosaic stadium definitely the best, McMahon definitely the worst.

Highly recommended the cfl! 3 downs makes the game more interesting IMO (yeah probably a biased opinion as I grew up on it but I find it higher paced) it's 12 man football, we have 2 50 yard lines, and some interesting rules. Plus no fair catch so that's a bonus. If you want to come up to watch a game I'd highly recommend the labour day classic at mosaic stadium the bombers @ the riders, or the following game in Winnipeg "the banjo bowl" riders at bombers, the LDC rematch.

But I have a question about design of the new Mosaic Stadium. I still can't understand why on the north side there's a small gap between sections. I don't understand that.

You are absolutely correct about it being freezing cold at Commonwealth in Edmonton.

Somewhat like football??.. It is football! The CFL has been around longer than the NFL. For example, the Ottawa Football Club was formed in 1876. One last thing, how can you rate these stadiums if you never been to one CFL game.

I live in Ottawa, the cfl is extremely neglected in favour of the nfl in most of Canada. TD place is amazing, but more people go there for the 67’s

The only American CFL team to ever win a Grey Cup (Baltimore Stallions) did it in Regina. The game was in 1995 so they played it at Taylor field as Mosaic stadium hadn't been built yet.I remember in 1996 there were some Baltimore fans who were almost disappointed that a championship winning CFL team was leaving to make room for the old Cleveland Browns. Who knew that the Browns curse would stay in the city of Cleveland and not follow the franchise owned by Art Modell?

Bro, you needed to say how Lansdowne Park was the home of the Ottawa Rough Riders, who first started playing football in 1876

Can recommend Canmore (1hr from Calgary); they still have a lot of the ski runs & the biathlon facilities, at least as of the last time I was there. In fact, just check out any & all of Bannf and Jasper - gorgeous. We enjoyed all the trails in Canmore💚 Maybe you could cover Australian and Kiwi football too? Honestly, I can't remember if it's both of them or just one, but I think both. I can never remember how it works, with the round fields and the 3 goals or whatever...

McGill is not a college. In Québec, colleges, usually called CÉGEP, is a distinct level between high school and university, which also offers technical programs. McGill is most definitely a university.

As a Stamps Season Ticket Holder I can confirm that McMahon Stadium is out dated (due to parts that need renovation and repairs) but I still love going to the Stadium to watch Football and I like a Stadium with no roof that way it's a clear view to watch the Jets from the Canadian Armed Force fly by. I have been to 3 Grey Cup Finals (so far) (2019 Calgary, 2022 Regina, 2023 Hamilton) and one of my Life Time Goals is to visit every CFL City for the Grey Cup (at least once). I'm not a huge fan of Stadiums with roofs because when I was at the 2022 Grey Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan, I couldn't see all the Snowbirds fly by. If there was no roof like McMahon Stadium and Tim Hortons Field, you can see all the Snowbirds or Jets fly by. Another thing I like about McMahon Stadium is that it's close to a CTrain Station, close to 2 Hospitals (Foothills Hospital & Alberta Children's Hospital) and a nice view of downtown Calgary (it's also in the University of Calgary area) plus McMahon has a lot of History like how many times it Hosted the Grey Cup, 1988 Olympics, & 2011 Heritage Classic (NHL) between the Calgary Flames against the Montreal Canadiens, and "Face-off in the Foothills" where Junior Hockey League Teams played the Family Day Long Weekend and the Calgary Hitmen (WHL) played at McMahon Stadium against the Regina Pats (they had a rematch when Regina Hosted the Heritage Classic in 2019). As I said in the comment, my Goal is to visit every City for the Grey Cup and so far I've made it to 3 out of 9, Next stop: Vancouver, BC, Canada for the 111th Grey Cup (2024) then Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada for the 112th Grey Cup (2025). Coming Soon, we will find out who will Host the 113th Grey Cup in 2026 (Right now it's unknown when Montreal will Host the Grey Cup again since the Alouettes lost against the Calgary Stampeders in 2008 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

Toronto is weird because it feels like you're in someone else's stadium. They dress it up for the Argos, but has the Toronto FC feel all over it. Also, the drinking age is only 18 in Quebec, Alberta, and Manitoba. 19 in Ontario and BC. Every 19yr old can legally drink here

As a Regina boy, I´m proud that we came out on top. Pretty swank for a small city.

What really special with TD place in Ottawa is underneath one of the stands there's a Hockey arena for the Pwhl women team and Ottawa 67s junior hockey team

You can tell this guy isn't Canadian because he said we like the geese 😅

I love the CFL rules better than the NFL. I wish more Americans would get into it like I did. I read somewhere the first "Canadian football" game happened decades before the first "USA football" game. If true, it leads me to believe the Canadian rules are the true and original way football should be played.

Finally made a CFL video ! I live here in Canada 🇨🇦 I'm always going to the games, GO Hamilton Tiger-Cats 🐯 oskee-wee wee Eat em' RAW!

The Calgary Flames are trying to develop a proposal and plans for a new arena. Once that gets approved and done I wouldn't be surprised if and when the Stampeders submit a proposal for a new Stadium, not just for them but maybe for U of C as well (or the Dinos continue to use McMahon but renovations make the stadium a bit smaller). Commonwealth Stadium (aka The Brick Field) used to have a track around the perimeter of the field, as the Commonwealth Games were often held there (technically still does but the lines have been removed)

Does anyone catch the sarcastic tone of the narrator? "Silly Canadians." SERIOUSLY, DUDE???

I can’t understand how the most comfortable stadium is in the most reasonable climate. Vancouver is the city that least needs a covered stadium, and yet is the only one that is. There’s a reason I have zero interest is buying playoff tickets to my city’s games, and with most CFL teams. I’m not going to pay $15/beer while freezing my butt off.

Didn’t even mention the hockey arena underneath TD place home of the Ottawa 67’s of the OHL

Our old stadium in Winnipeg was an absolute dump im so glad we got Princess Autos Stadium! It's also where us Manitoba marathoners finish in!

I love mosaic stadium the only downside is that there’s literally train tracks right outside the stadium so half the time it’ll take 5-10 extra minutes before you can get in the beauty itself

The cfl got iys name in 1958. But the league itself has been around for more than 100 years.

I've been to Montreal before it's a super beautiful city and the rumors are true it is a pretty European-esque city. Their stadium is also nice too I've been around it while touring I hope they don't change it

The video I've been waiting for for such a long time. Let's gooooooo Edit: If you do come up north, hit up Commonwealth; I'll be the first to welcome you to Edmonton 👌

You should definitely come up to Regina and watch a game. Win or lose the atmosphere is incredible. Fun fact, every time there's a Rider game the arena becomes the 5th largest city in the province lol.

The stade Percival Molson isn't that impressive, but I did get the privilege of seeing ochocinco play there with Antony calvillo from the sideline benches.

BMO Field is pronounced B-Mo . Not trying to be a dick. I really like this video. Just thought i'd let you know. Cool video!

As long as you bring your Giants 4th string QB back with you, come on down! (Or up?) if you are gonna check out Mosaic, I’d reccommend a game vs the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Mosaic Stadium is fantastic. Only knock on it is the big concourses, which means a lot of fans migrate down from the upper decks to watch games. Security does nothing about it.

'Riders fans love their team. Mosaic has enough seats to accommodate 11% of the population of Saskatoon, and it is routinely full.

CFL is the original football. Way older and better than the nfl

Also, if you weren't such a dick about our style of football I would say you should go to the one game that matters this year and that is the grey cup. It happens to be hosted in the "crown jewel" of the CFL in Vancouver. Soooooooo you should probably go and take a day or two off to document a nice vacation, meet some fans, ask about the league, tailgate a little, see the talent on the field for yourself, take in some canadian-esk activities. Our championship game is not nearly as expensive as the superbowl. trussss

NFL: run 2 yards; run 3 yards; run 3 yards; Kick! Repeat! Repeat! Pass? Not so much

Ehhhhh aboot that 🇨🇦

Lansdowne Park in Ottawa has hosted football since the 19th century. Also, you would know it's the single best venue in the league if you actually went to any cfl games.

If you watch the CFL it's like watching the NFL in the future.