1891 first Calgary and Edmonton home and home series . . . 1895 Edmonton plays first series of organized games with the formation of the Alberta Rugby Football Union . . . 1897 the name Esquimaux coined . . . 1910 club officially named the Edmonton Eskimos
1941 the Vancouver Grizzlies play a single season in the Western Inter-provincial Football Union . . . 1952 application made to the WIFU for a football team in Vancouver . . . 1953 first annual meeting of the B.C. Lions . . . 1954 B.C. Lions play their first game.
1891 first Edmonton and Calgary home and home series . . . 1908 formation of the Calgary Tigers . . . 1924 disbanding of the Calgary Tigers for war, replaced by the 50th Battalion and later the Calgary Altomas . . . Calgary Bronks formed in 1935 . . . 1945 team name changed to the Stampeders . . . 1948 the Stampeders won the Grey Cup and turned the annual fall classic into a national festival . . . Over their 55 year history the Stampeders have participated in ten Grey Cup Championships, winning four times. The Stampeders won their 2nd Grey Cup in 1971 with a 14-11 win over Toronto...3rd Grey Cup in 1992 in Toronto, a 24-10 win over Winnipeg...Captured their 4th Grey Cup win in 1998 with a 26-24 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Winnipeg.
1890 the first recorded game of football in Saskatchewan played by the North West Mounted Police . . . 1895 Fort Saskatchewan plays its first series of organized games . . . 1910 the Regina Rugby Club joins the new Saskatchewan Rugby Football Union . . . 1924 Regina Rugby Club changes name to Regina Roughriders . . . 1946 name again changed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders popularly although this was not legally changed until 1950.
1869 Hamilton Tigers were formed. In 1907, they joined the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union . . . 1914 amalgamation of the Hamilton Alerts and the Hamilton Tigers to continue playing under the name Tigers . . . Tigers suspended play for WW II . . . 1948 Hamilton Wildcats joined the IRFU to replace the Tigers who joined the Ontario Rugby Football Union . . . 1950 Tigers and Wildcats amalgamate to form the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the IRFU.
1880 formation of the Winnipeg Rugby Football Club...1892 formation of the Manitoba Rugby Football Union including such teams as the Victorias, The Winnipeg Rowing Club and the St. John's...1930 the Winnipeg Football Club becomes known as the Winnipegs...1933 the Winnipegs and the St. John's amalgamate to form the 'Pegs...1936 formation of the Western Interprovincial Football Union which the 'Pegs joined under the new team name the Blue Bombers.
1873 formation of the Toronto Argonaut football team by the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club.....Argonauts play University of Toronto on October 11.....Argonauts move from Varsity Stadium to Exhibition Stadium in 1959.....Argonauts move from Exhibition Stadium to SkyDome in 1989.
1876 Ottawa Football Club is formed...1898 formal organization of the Rough Riders as a football club...1883 the Rough Riders enter the newly formed Ontario Rugby Football Union...1924 club name changed from the Rough Riders to the Senators following a merger with the St. Brigit's Club...returned to the name Rough Riders in 1926...renamed stadium to Frank Clair Stadium in March, 1993.
In March 1997, Robert Wetenhall purchased the club and named former CFL Commissioner Larry Smith as President and CEO...In 1998, the team moved to Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on the campus of McGill University.