Saskatchewan Roughriders clinched its fifth Grey Cup title in franchise history with Sunday’s victory, winning for the first time since 2013.
Meanwhile Montreal was unable to take home the cup for the second time in four years.
Despite being in Blue Bomber territory, a lot of green was seen earlier on Sunday with Roughrider fans making the trip to Winnipeg to see their team play.
Corey Ginther, who was with his father and son at the game, said being in Winnipeg for the championship was emotional.
“It’s so special,” he said. “As you know, the Riders have only won four Grey Cups in over a hundred years and it happens so seldom, so the opportunity to come here, I get emotional because to do this with my dad and my son it means a lot.”
Some Alouette supporters also made the trek to Manitoba and while there weren’t as many as the Roughriders, they’re receiving some support from the Blue Bombers’ fans.
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“They like Montreal, they want us to win because they don’t like Saskatchewan,” Talia Guzzo said.
According to Winnipeg Blue Bomber president Wade Miller, about 75 per cent of the ticket-holders at the sold-out Princess Auto Stadium were Bomber fans.
Many fans tailgating Sunday morning expressed mixed feelings on who they’d support, though Western pride was a theme for some.
“Being from the West I think we’ve got to pull for Saskatchewan,” said Bombers fan Kevin Kull. “We got a couple ex-Bombers on there as well with Harris and Hardrick, so I think our hearts are going to be with them today.”
Despite the Bombers not being in the contest, the Grey Cup championship Sunday was the Winnipeg arena’s 15th-straight sold out game.
—with files from Global News’ Melissa Ridgen and Vasilios Bellos
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