Canad Inns Stadium
Location	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Opened	1953
Owner	Winnipeg Enterprises Corporation (operated by Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
Surface	AstroPlay
Construction cost	Unknown
Architect	Unknown
Tenants
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
Seats
Football: 29,503 (44,784 with temporary seating)

Canad Inns Stadium (formerly Winnipeg Stadium) is a Canadian football stadium located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The stadium, named for hotel chain Canad Inns, and originally completed in 1953, seats 29,503 for football. It has been the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL since 1953 and the Winnipeg Rifles of the Prairie Football Conference and has also been home to various incarnations of the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Winnipeg Whips (AAA Montreal Expos farm team) baseball teams. Image File history File links Canadinnsstadlogo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1276x768, 122 KB) Summary CanadInns Stadium Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium Polo Park ... Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English and French, per mandate of the Constitution Act 1982 Flower Prairie Crocus Tree White Spruce Bird Great Grey Owl Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14... AstroPlay is an artificial turf surface made to resemble natural grass, similar to FieldTurf, developed by the company that invented AstroTurf. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Toronto Argonauts player dives for yardage while a Montreal Alouettes defender gives chase. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... Canad Inns is a chain of hotels headquarted in Canada. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Winnipeg Goldeyes have been two separate and distinct baseball teams based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada playing in the independent Northern League. ... The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ...

During the Blue Bombers' early years the team played at Osborne Stadium, a much smaller stadium near the Manitoba Legislative Buildings. The fast passing-dominated play of Bombers quarterback Jack Jacobs dramatically increased attendance at Blue Bombers game and precipitated the need for a new, larger stadium. Thus, in 1953, Winnipeg Stadium was born and was affectionately nicknamed "the house that Jack built" because of the contribution of Jack Jacobs. The Blue Bombers continue to play at the stadium, though it has gone through significant changes over the years. Osbourne Stadium was the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1935 until 1952. ... The Manitoba Legislature The Manitoba Legislative Building is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, in central Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Jack Jacobs was a legendary Canadian Football League quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. ...

The original baseball grandstands were demolished in the early 1980s to make way for the Blue Bombers' new clubhouse. Stadium renovations in the late 1980s were aimed attracting an AAA baseball club to the hitherto football-only portion of the complex. To that end, artificial turf, retractable seats on the east side stands, and new seating behind the home plate area were installed. Although AAA baseball never returned to the city, the independent Northern League granted Winnipeg an expansion team for the 1994 season, adopting the Goldeyes name. After five years at the stadium, the Goldeyes moved to the new baseball-only facility, CanWest Global Park, in 1999. Northern League can mean: Northern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States and Canada Northern League (football) (Albany Northern League) for the association football league in North East England Northern League (ice hockey) which existed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Britain. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Winnipeg Goldeyes have been two separate and distinct baseball teams based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada playing in the independent Northern League. ... Canwest Global Park is the home of the Winnipeg Goldeyes Northern League baseball team in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ...

Canad Inns Stadium hosted the opening ceremonies of the 1999 Pan-American Games. Several improvements were undertaken in preparation for the event, including the replacement of benches with individual seats, improved lighting and sound, and a new Sony JumboTron scoreboard. The stadium's artificial turf was replaced in 2004, and a new AstroPlay surface was installed. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... AstroPlay is an artificial turf surface made to resemble natural grass, similar to FieldTurf, developed by the company that invented AstroTurf. ...

The CFL Grey Cup championship game was held at Canad Inns Stadium in 1991, 1998, and the stadium will host the event for the third time in 2006. Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ... Date November 22, 1998 Stadium Winnipeg Stadium City Winnipeg Most Valuable Player Jeff Garcia, Calgary Most Valuable Canadian Vince Danielson, Calgary National Anthem Coin toss Halftime show Attendance 34,157 TV in Canada Network CBC, RDS Announcers (CBC) Steve Armitage, Mark Lee, Chris Walby, Brian Williams, Glen Suitor, Brenda Irving... Date November 19, 2006 Stadium Canad Inns Stadium City Winnipeg Most Valuable Player [[]], Most Valuable Canadian [[]], Parade Marshall [[]] National Anthem [[]] Coin toss Halftime show [[]] Attendance TV in Canada Network CBC, RDS, CBCHD Announcers (CBC) Steve Armitage, Darren Flutie, Greg Frers, Mark Lee, Chris Walby, Brian Williams Nielsen Ratings The 94th...

The original stadium held around 17,600. This was added onto in 1971 when second decks were added for a capacity of 25,000. Many additions were added on to make the capacity 29,503 for football. A nine million dollar renovation in 1999 added new seats and among other things a new lounge and luxury seating area.

The north endzone seating is bleachers and is referred to as the Labatt Zone (Section P), formerly the Family Fun Zone.

For the 2006 Grey Cup series, a large amount of temporary bleachers were put up in the south end of the football field, englarging the stadiums capacity to 44,784.^[1]

See also

• List of Canadian Football League stadiums

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