Alumni Stadium (Guelph)
In November 2012, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced they had reached a memorandum of understanding with the university to use Alumni Stadium as their temporary home in 2013 while Tim Hortons Field was constructed. The stadium underwent a temporary expansion to accommodate the Canadian Football League team, with seating for approximately 13,000 spectators. The Tiger-Cats played 9 of 10 home games at Alumni Stadium during their 2013 season, including the 2013 East Final against the Montreal Alouettes, which they won in overtime 19–16. The Tiger-Cats went on to be the runners-up of the 101st Grey Cup at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan, thus ending their tenure at Alumni Stadium.
The $10.5 million, 1,300 m (14,000 sq ft) Football Pavilion addition to Alumni Stadium was completed in October 2017. The new facility features a state-of-the-art locker room, players' lounge with kitchen, therapy room with cold and hot tubs, equipment room, coaches offices, meeting rooms and a board room. The two largest meeting rooms and the roof top double as licensed, game-day viewing areas for alumni. This facility also allows for better support to football officials and the visiting teams, as well as being a study area for the players.
References
- ^ "About the Stadium Project". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats play host to Eskimos in new temporary home in Guelph". The Canadian Press. CBC News. July 7, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ "Roughriders top Ticats to Win 101st Grey Cup at Home". TSN.ca Staff. TSN. November 24, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.