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The 101st Grey Cup was a Canadian football game played between the East Division champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the West Division champion Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League to decide the Grey Cup champions of the 2013 season. The game took place on November 24, 2013, at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan. It was the third Grey Cup game to be hosted in Regina following the 83rd and 91st editions of the game. The Roughriders won their fourth championship with a score of 45 to 23 against the Tiger-Cats.〔http://www.cfl.ca/article/101st-grey-cup-awarded-to-saskatchewan 101st Grey Cup awarded to Saskatchewan〕 The game took place on artificial turf, and Mosaic Stadium added temporary seating to bring the total seating capacity to just under 45,000. Kick-off occurred at 5:30 p.m. CST (6:30 p.m. EST; 3:30 p.m. PST), while the pre-game started at noon CST (1 p.m. EST; 10 a.m. PST). This was the third consecutive year that the Grey Cup involved a team from the host city, following the BC Lions in the 99th Grey Cup and the Toronto Argonauts in the 100th, with all three games seeing the host win. This was also the fourth time that the Roughriders and Tiger-Cats met in the Grey Cup final, having previously met in the 55th, 60th, and 77th editions of the game. The Roughriders became the second western-based CFL team to win the Grey Cup at their home stadium. Roughriders running back Kory Sheets was named the Most Valuable Player after setting a Grey Cup record by rushing for 197 yards and scoring two touchdowns. Slotback Chris Getzlaf, also of the Roughriders, was awarded the Dick Suderman Trophy as the Most Valuable Canadian. ==Host city== On September 29, 2011, news agencies reported that the game would be awarded to Regina, Saskatchewan.〔(Regina expected to host 2013 Grey Cup )〕 On October 13, 2011, it was officially announced by the Canadian Football League that the city of Regina would host the game.〔 It was the third time that Regina hosted the event, following the 1995 and 2003 games. It was announced on February 24, 2012 that Mosaic Stadium would be undergoing a series of renovations and upgrades to increase capacity to host the Grey Cup. The Saskatchewan Roughriders will spend $14 million to increase seating capacity to approximately 45,000 by adding temporary seats in the end zones. Corporate boxes, concessions and washroom facilities will also be added to accommodate the increased number of fans at the stadium. A new 60-foot wide digital LED screen and scoreboard will be located in the northeast end zone while another new 55-foot wide digital LED screen and scoreboard will be attached to the west grandstand. The Grey Cup Committee announced the details of the 101st Grey Cup on November 29, 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「101st Grey Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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