Montreal Alouettes News

The Montreal Alouettes hope that Marcel Bellefeuille will revive their once-powerful running game. The Alouettes named Bellefeuille offensive co-ordinator on Wednesday, looking to improve a running game that has been almost an afterthought since the heyday of former tailback Mike Pringle from 1996 to 2001. Bellefeuille directed the CFL's best ground attack in his three years as offensive co-ordinator of the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2003 to 2005. He joined Montreal ...

The Montreal Alouettes say only financing remains to be settled before construction can begin on the expansion of Percival Molson Stadium, the CFL's smallest venue. The CFL club said it cleared a major hurdle Tuesday night when opponents of the proposed expansion failed to get enough signatures to force a referendum. The team hopes to have financing in place for construction to begin next year and for work to be ...

The Montreal Alouettes announced Monday that the club has signed 22 players to new contracts, including receivers Ben Cahoon, Kerry Watkins and guard Scott Flory. The signings were all made before the midnight deadline, when the CFL's new salary management system comes into effect. Ten of those 22 players would have become free agents after the 2006 season. Cahoon, linebacker Kai Ellis, fullback Mike Vilimek, rush end John Bowman, long ...

Paul McCallum's sterling Grey Cup performance has accomplished two things _ put him in the record books and wiped away the memories of a bitter loss in 2004. McCallum nailed all six of his field-goal attempts as the B.C. Lions beat the Montreal Alouettes 25-14 Sunday night, earning the Surrey, B.C., native top Canadian player in the game honours. It also allowed him to tie Don Sweet, Sean Fleming and ...

Rating the two teams in the B.C. Lions' 25-14 win over the Montreal Alouettes in the 94th Grey Cup: MONTREAL ALOUETTES OFFENCE: D. Only a solid second-half comeback prevented a failing grade here. Then again, after registering just four first downs and 105 total yards in the first half there was nowhere to go but up. DEFENCE: C-plus. The Alouettes surrendered nearly 250 first-half yards to the Lions' offence, but ...

It's hard to find the right for label the Montreal Alouettes. Over the past seven years they've played in the Grey Cup five times, a run impressive enough to usually earn a team the coveted dynasty tag. But with just one win and four losses to show for it, including Sunday's 25-14 defeat to the B.C. Lions, it's hard to find any description other than frustrated that fits this club. ...

When Anthony Calvillo broke into the CFL in 1994 with the defunct Las Vegas Posse, he did not look like a quarterback who would play in five Grey Cup games. Neither did he look like all-star material while throwing 45 interceptions over the next three seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. But there was enough there for general manager Jim Popp to decide that Calvillo may have what it takes to succeed Tracy Ham as quarterback of the Montreal ...

It's easy to see how the B.C. Lions are heavy favourites to capture this year's Grey Cup title. Look at the club's offence, defence and special teams, and the common denominator is the Lions are stacked with athletes. Offensively, there's the grace of slotback Geroy Simon, a fluid route runner who was the CFL's top receiver this year with 105 catches, 1,856 yards and 15 touchdowns. Or there's the ruggedness ...

They are no longer the blitz-happy crew of recent years but the Alouettes defensive line remains one of Montreal's sources of strength heading into the Grey Cup game. Anchored by nasty 36-year-old tackle Ed Philion, the line will face its toughest test of the season when the Alouettes meet the high-powered B.C. Lions' attack in the CFL championship game at Canad Inns Stadium on Sunday (CBC, 6 p.m. ET). The ...

Jake Ireland will be the head referee for this year's Grey Cup game, the CFL announced Thursday night. It will be the 13th career Grey Cup appearance for Ireland and 11th as the head referee. But it will be his first CFL title game since 2001. ``I'm thrilled to be back,'' Ireland said. ``That was my objective.'' Ireland, a native of Burlington, Ont., now living in Townsend, Ont., has been ...

The Montreal Alouettes never imagined it would take quite so long to clinch the East Division title. But after riding a roller-coaster season, the Als came through when it mattered, with Robert Edwards' touchdown late in the fourth quarter Saturday giving them a 24-20 victory over the Toronto Argonauts and first place in the East. ``I'm very happy for our guys, the type of year it's been, they deserve it,'' ...

The Montreal Alouettes came out flat in front of their biggest crowd of the season Saturday in a 30-20 loss to the last-place Edmonton Eskimos, leaving 45,607 fans disappointed at Olympic Stadium. The Alouettes (9-8) can still finish first in the East Division, despite losing eight of their last 10 games, if they beat the Toronto Argonauts (10-7) on the road in the season finale next Saturday. Running back Ron McClendon and quarterbacks Ricky Ray and Steven Jyles each ...

Luca Congi kicked a 32-yard field goal on the last play of the game to give the Saskatchewan Roughriders a 27-26 CFL victory over the Montreal Alouettes on Friday night. Roughriders quarterback Kerry Joseph set up the winning points with a 24-yard pass to Yo Murphy and his own 21-yard scramble to the Montreal 20-yard line. Saskatchewan (8-8) needs only to win either of its last two games or for the Edmonton Eskimos to lose one to ...

Ben Cahoon caught two touchdown passes to help Jim Popp to his first CFL coaching victory in a 35-8 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Monday afternoon. Popp, the general manager, stepped in when Don Matthews resigned on Wednesday due to stress and anxiety. The 9-6 Alouettes responded with a lopsided win that clinched a playoff spot in the East Division and also secured first place in the West for ...

Win one for The Don has become the Montreal Alouettes rallying cry. It will be put to the test Thanksgiving Day, when the Alouettes (8-6) play host to the Saskatchewan Roughriders (7-7) at Percival Molson Stadium (CBC, 1 p.m. ET) without head coach Don Matthews, who resigned this week due to stress and anxiety. ``It's been a privilege to play under coach Matthews for five years and, you know what? We want to finish this thing off ...