Penultimate week brings plenty of possibilities
TORONTO – The following scenarios are in play this week.
EAST DIVISION
- OTT WIN = HAM claims East Division, earning right to host the Eastern Final at Hamilton Stadium on November 8 at 3 p.m. ET. MTL will also host the crossover team in the Eastern Semi-Final at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium on November 1 at 3 p.m. ET
WEST DIVISION
- BC WIN = WPG secures playoff spot
- WPG LOSS or EDM LOSS or CGY WIN = CGY clinches postseason berth
- WPG LOSS and BC WIN and CGY LOSS = BC will host the Western Semi-Final at Save-On-Foods Field at BC Place on November 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET
PLAYOFF PICTURE
- In Week 15, Saskatchewan booked its ticket to the Grey Cup Playoffs for a second straight season.
- In Week 16, Hamilton secured a postseason berth and a home playoff date.
- In Week 18, Montreal locked down its sixth consecutive postseason spot, while earning a home playoff date.
- In Week 18, BC clinched a playoff spot.
- In Week 18, a West-to-East crossover was confirmed, marking the 13th crossover since the rule was introduced in 1996, and the first since 2019.
- In Week 19, Saskatchewan claimed the West Division title, earning the right to host the Western Final on November 8.
CROSSOVER RULE
If the fourth-place team in Division A – A4 – has more points than the third-place team in Division B – B3 (they cannot be tied), A4 will cross over and take the place of B3 in terms of playoff seeding. A4 will then compete against B2 in the Division B Semi-final.
WEEK 20 SCHEDULE
- Fri., Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. ET | SSK at WPG
- Fri., Oct. 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET | EDM at BC
- Sat., Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. ET | MTL at OTT
- Sat., Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. ET | TOR at CGY
