The TorontoArgos and MTLAlouettes will play a game in Moncton this upcoming season.
. The contest will be played at Stade Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium on the University of Moncton campus.
Moncton got the nod ahead of Saint John, N.B. and Antigonish, N.S. A big reason for that was the presence of Moncton’s stadium, a facility with 10,000 permanent seats but can be expanded to 20,725 via temporary seating.Staging the game in Moncton continues the CFL’s drive to put an expansion franchise in Halifax. The contest is being presented by the owners of the proposed Halifax CFL franchise, the Atlantic Schooners.
"From the very beginning, the major objective of our group has been to make the Atlantic Schooners a regional team and bringing this game to Moncton helps us achieve that," Leblanc said in a statement. "It would not have been possible without the support of the City of Moncton and the Government of New Brunswick, and the great work of the CFL, the Toronto Argonauts and the Montreal Alouettes.
Ambrosie said Touchdown Atlantic is another opportunity for football fans in the Maritimes to enjoy CFL football.
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