{"id":257247,"date":"2025-11-02T19:07:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T19:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257247\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T19:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T19:07:17","slug":"final-four-matchups-set-for-hamilton-and-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257247\/","title":{"rendered":"Final four matchups set for Hamilton and Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO \u2014 The Canadian Football League (CFL) Division Finals are set with four teams vying for a spot in the 112th Grey Cup.<\/p>\n

Eastern Final: November 8 at 3 p.m. ET | MTL at HAM
\nWestern Final: November 8 at 6:30 p.m. ET | BC at SSK<\/p>\n

The victors will meet in the 112th\u00a0Grey Cup, featuring mgk in the Bud Light Grey Cup Halftime Show, Our Lady Peace in the SiriusXM Grey Cup Kickoff Show and anthem singer Catie St. Germain, which will be played in Winnipeg at Princess Auto Stadium on Sunday, November 16, with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. ET\/5 p.m. CT. The game will air live across Canada on TSN, CTV and RDS; it will be available in the U.S. on CBS Sports Network and internationally on the league\u2019s free livestreaming platform,\u00a0CFL+<\/a>. A limited number of tickets are available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From November 10 to 16, the 2025 Grey Cup Festival will feature a full slate of free and ticketed events celebrating football, music and community spirit. Fans can look forward to concerts, family-friendly activities, cultural showcases and a chance to get closer to the Grey Cup than ever before. For tickets and full details on the CFL Awards and the 2025 Grey Cup Festival, visit\u00a0GreyCupFestival.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The competing teams manage media accreditation during the 112th\u00a0Grey Cup Playoffs. Participation may be subject to CFL approval.<\/p>\n

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\nPOST-SEASON RECORDS \u2013 GREY CUP PLAYOFFS<\/p>\n

BC | 24-36 (.400)
\nSaskatchewan \u2013 45-54-2 (.455)
\nHamilton | 46-49-1 (.484)
\nMontreal \u2013 41-37 (.526)<\/p>\n

EASTERN FINAL<\/p>\n

Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
\u200bHamilton Stadium
\u200bSaturday, November 8 at 3 p.m. ET
\u200bCanadian broadcast: TSN1, TSN2 (Data enhanced game), TSN3, CTV and RDS
\u200bUS\/International broadcast: CFL+
\u200bPurchase tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Appearances in the Eastern Final: Montreal (37) and Hamilton (40).
\n11 previous meetings in the Eastern Final (HAM 8 \u2013 MTL 3).
\nMost recent: 2014 | HAM 40 \u2013 MTL 24
\nMontreal is making a fourth straight appearance in the Division Final.
\nHamilton last hosted the Division Final in 2019.
\nThe Alouettes are 12-26 (.316) as the visiting team in the Grey Cup Playoffs.
\nThe Tiger-Cats are 30-17 (.638) at home in the Grey Cup Playoffs.
\nSince 1973, the Eastern Final host team is 33-16 (.673) in a single-game elimination format.
\nHamilton swept the season series:<\/p>\n

Playoff records:<\/p>\n

Season series standouts:<\/p>\n

HAM: Mitchell passed for 438 yards and two touchdowns, with a 74.6 per cent completion rate.
\nHAM: Devin Veresuk<\/a> recorded 12 defensive tackles and one interception.
\nHAM: In one appearance, Greg Bell<\/a> rushed for a career-high 156 yards.
\nMTL: Najee Murray<\/a> tallied 12 defensive tackles, while Darnell Sankey<\/a> had 11.<\/p>\n

WESTERN FINAL<\/p>\n

BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders
\u200bMosaic Stadium
\u200bSaturday, November 8 at 5:30 p.m. CT\/6:30 p.m. ET
\u200bCanadian broadcast: TSN1, TSN3, and RDS
\u200bUS\/International broadcast: CFL+
\u200bPurchase tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Appearances in a Division Final: BC (25) and Saskatchewan (32).
\nFour previous meetings in the Western Final (BC 3 \u2013 SSK 1). The two teams have never met in a single-game Western Final in Saskatchewan.
\nMost recent: 2007 | SSK 26 \u2013 BC 17
\nBC last played in the Western Final in 2023.
\nSaskatchewan is hosting its first Western Final since 2019 and its fourth since 1976. The team has advanced to the game for a second straight season.
\nThe Lions are 11-27 (.289) as the visiting team in the Grey Cup Playoffs.
\nThe Roughriders are 24-18-1 (.570) at home in the Grey Cup Playoffs.
\nSince 1972, the Western Final host team is 31-20 (.608).
\nSaskatchewan won the season series 2-1:<\/p>\n

Playoff records:<\/p>\n

Season series standouts:<\/p>\n

SSK: In two starts, Harris passed for 507 yards and three touchdowns.
\nSSK: A.J. Ouellette<\/a> had 54 touches for 287 yards from scrimmage and two majors.
\nBC: In two starts, Rourke passed for 705 yards and six touchdowns.
\nBC: Ayden Eberhardt<\/a> led the team in receiving each game, totalling 14 catches for 271 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO \u2014 The Canadian Football League (CFL) Division Finals are set with four teams vying for a spot…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257248,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-257247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}