{"id":282722,"date":"2025-11-14T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/282722\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:31:11","slug":"quebecers-descend-on-winnipeg-for-grey-cup-unwashed-jerseys-in-tow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/282722\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebecers descend on Winnipeg for Grey Cup \u2014 unwashed jerseys in tow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jarrod Dyer Cambridge says he can go another week before washing his Tyson Philpot jersey \u2014 at least until the end of Sunday\u2019s Grey Cup championship between the Montreal Alouettes<\/a> and Saskatchewan Roughriders.<\/p>\n

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The Montrealer hasn\u2019t washed the wide receiver\u2019s No. 6 jersey since the Canadian Football League season began in June and has worn it to every Alouettes game since then. He believes leaving the jersey steeped in body odour is good luck \u2014 washing it can jinx the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s looking good. It\u2019s not too dirty, fortunately. I haven\u2019t spilled too much on it,\u201d he said Thursday morning before boarding a Winnipeg-bound flight packed with football fans.<\/p>\n

He described himself as a diehard, saying he\u2019s been to nearly every Alouettes home game over the last five years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alouettes have been a huge staple in our family for probably close to 30 years. I\u2019m going on 23 right now, so I\u2019d probably say I\u2019ve been watching the Alouettes for close to 20 years now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Mario Brazeau and his wife, Chantal Morin, are also among the many Quebecers descending on the Manitoba capital for the 112th Grey Cup.<\/p>\n

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Brazeau\u2019s passion for the team dates back to 1977, when he witnessed the 65th Grey Cup, between the Alouettes and Edmonton at Montreal\u2019s Olympic Stadium, a game that\u2019s gone down in history as the \u201cIce Bowl.\u201d It was freezing, windy, and the field was covered in ice. Brazeau remembers Alouettes players had to affix staples to their cleats just to grip the field. They ultimately crushed Edmonton 41-6.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was just 14,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m 62 now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Montreal is headed back to the Grey Cup after winning the 2023 title in Hamilton, Ont., against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The CFL told The Canadian Press it will ensure fans from Quebec feel welcome at the game this time, after Alouettes defensive back Marc-Antoine Dequoy delivered an emotional post-game rant about what he saw as a lack of French.<\/p>\n

Guillaume Tremblay-St-Gelais, a spokesperson for the CFL, said the national anthem will be sung half in English and half in French on Sunday. He added that French will also feature prominently in other ways, including announcements and scoreboard messaging.<\/p>\n

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Brazeau said he\u2019s noticed the CFL doing more lately to incorporate the country\u2019s two official languages, noting \u201cO Canada\u201d at last weekend\u2019s Eastern Final in Hamilton was performed in both English and French. The national anthem was performed entirely in English at the 2023 East final in Toronto.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Canadian league has made a point of making it bilingual, so as not to repeat the same mistake as two years ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Brazeau said the Alouettes will have to pay special attention to Roughriders\u2019 running back A.J. Ouellette and quarterback Trevor Harris if they want to bring home the Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I\u2019d love to see the Alouettes win, but I\u2019m expecting a tough match, because Saskatchewan is the best team right now in the Canadian Football League,\u201d Brazeau said.<\/p>\n

The Riders are chasing a fifth Grey Cup title in franchise history.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel they\u2019re a very strong team, defensively,\u201d said Jakob Peterli, ahead of an early flight Thursday to Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

Sunday will be the first Grey Cup the Montrealer has seen in person.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Alouettes, they had an okay season in the middle \u2014 borderline bad \u2014 but then they came up,\u201d said Peterli, who will also be wearing an unwashed jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll have the momentum of the end of the season behind them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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