Grey Cup 2014 Bc Place Roof Open

May 1992 official dedication of the bc sports hall of fame and museum s new 20 000 square foot facility at bc place stadium.

Grey cup 2014 bc place roof open.

The 102nd grey cup was a canadian football game played november 30 2014 between the west division champion calgary stampeders and east division champion hamilton tiger cats to determine the canadian football league championship for the 2014 season. The contest was held at bc place stadium in vancouver british columbia. Bc place should be considered an open air stadium whether the roof is open or closed and guests are encouraged to. Bc place had recently completed a roof replacement and this was the first grey cup played under its new retractable roof.

Bc place has hosted the cfl grey cup nine times most recently in 2014. The game was announced as a sellout on july 21 2011 thirty days after the tickets went on sale to the public and 129 before the game itself. Also in 2014 the bc place hosted the nhl s heritage classic with the roof closed between the ottawa senators and the vancouver canucks. The calgary stampeders won their seventh grey cup championship in franchise history as they completed the year of the horse with a 20 16 victory over the hmailton tiger cats at vancouver s bc place.

It was the first of the nhl s outdoor games to be played in what technically is an indoor stadium albeit one of a larger capacity than a typical nhl arena. Returning to vancouver for the first time since 2005 the 2011 grey cup festival will raise the roof in vancouver from thursday november 24th through to the 99th grey cup championship game on sunday november 27th at the newly renovated bc place. The whitecaps have played at bc place since 2011. The stampeders won the contest 20 16 to claim their seventh grey cup championship in franchise history and first since 2008.

The half a billion dollar retractable roof on bc place stadium will not be able to close in the rain when it is completed next september cbc news has learned. Calgary quarterback bo levi mitchell was. In 2015 the united states won the fifa women s world cup at bc place. The 2014 nhl heritage classic took place march 2 2014 in bc place with the ottawa senators facing off against the home team vancouver canucks.

The playoffs begin on november 16 and the 102nd grey cup will be played on november 30 at bc place stadium in vancouver. The schedule was announced on february 12 2014 with the winnipeg blue bombers hosting the league opener for the second consecutive season on june 26. 1990 2004 molson indy vancouver champ car racing event held on the streets around bc place. The stadium also holds concerts including metallica and guns n roses in 2017.