Excitement for the Canadian football showdown of the year is nearing its peak in Winnipeg as Edmonton and Ottawa fans decked themselves out in team colours and engaged in a bit of friendly trash talk for the Grey Cup.
WINNIPEG — Football fans from across Canada have descended on Winnipeg for Sunday's Grey Cup, and while the game officially became a sellout Friday afternoon, there were still plenty of tickets available online, some at bargain prices.
Tasked with an increased role in his second year with the Vancouver Canucks, the young centre has just two goals and six assists to go along with a minus-10 rating in 22 games.
The Edmonton Eskimos will meet the Ottawa Redblacks in the 103rd Grey Cup after both clubs won their respective division finals on Sunday.
Schneider stopped 36 shots and Mike Cammalleri added a goal and two assists Sunday as the Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 to snap a two-game slide.
The superstar twins combined for nine points on Saturday night, including four after Chicago tied the game with less than nine minutes to go in regulation, as the Canucks defeated the Blackhawks 6-3.