CFL Week headed to Winnipeg: report

According to the Winnipeg Free Press’s Jeff Hamilton, the league will hold its second annual CFL Week in Winnipeg in 2018.

#CFL Week headed to Winnipeg next year, to be announced as part of the special announcement in tomorrow's game vs. #Riders.

— Jeff Hamilton (@jeffkhamilton) September 8, 2017

The inaugural event was held in Regina from March 21 to 26 and was a mashup featuring several elements that had previously been run separately: a media “car wash” that made players available to broadcaster TSN as well as print and online outlets, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame induction announcement, and the CFL Combine.

The event was a smashing success and it’s good to see the continue it, though there will be interesting to see if it enjoys the same level of support in Winnipeg as it did in CFL-crazy Regina.