Category: Sports

There’s no mistaking that after only six months since its official opening, the scene at the Plant Recreation Centre is a sure sign of success.

Financially speaking the 92nd Grey Cup was a huge success pulling in an estimated $9 million in revenue, according to team president Brad Watters, but local fans didn’t get much bang for their buck.

The 92nd Grey Cup may be in the books for another year, but one event outside the big game touched the hearts of Ottawa’s football fans.

Seated in his hotel lobby, sporting a black baseball cap with an orange cat’s-paw print and chatting casually with a couple of teammates, this football star might be mistaken for just another of Ottawa’s crazed Grey Cup fans.