Huskies Stadium
 Huskies Stadium in 2018 | |
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| Coordinates | 44°37′51.85″N 63°34′46.31″W / 44.6310694°N 63.5795306°W |
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| Capacity | 2,000 plus standing room Expandable to 11,555 |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Tenants | |
| Saint Mary's Huskies | |
Huskies Stadium is a Canadian football stadium at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, home to the Saint Mary's Huskies.
It had a promoted capacity of 9,000 to 11,000 that is achievable via temporary seating,[1] but the actual permanent seating is only 2,000.[2] It was built in 1969 for the 1970 Canada Summer Games. It has hosted many Canadian Interuniversity Sport Atlantic & Uteck Bowl national semi-final football games.
On June 11, 2005, the stadium hosted an exhibition game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts to gauge Halifax's public support for a CFL franchise. The game was called "Touchdown Atlantic". For the game, the stadium's capacity was temporarily augmented to 11,148. In July 2009, new seating was added that holds up to 500 people on the east-end of the stadium.
The main grandstand was demolished in Spring 2014. The site was used for football and track in 2014 with seating for fans on new east-side bleachers and on a new grassed area formerly occupied by the stadium grandstand. The university said at the time it will continue to examine options for a future new grandstand facility in the interim.[3]
On July 25, 2020, the stadium was scheduled to host Touchdown Atlantic, a regular-season CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Saskatchewan Roughriders, but the game was ultimately rescheduled for 2022 and relocated to Wolfville, Nova Scotia, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Another Touchdown Atlantic game was played on July 29, 2023. For the 2023 contest, the venue was augmented with temporary seating to bring the capacity to 11,555 spectators.[4]
CFL Games Hosted
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Attendance | Ref |
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| Preseason | June 11, 2005 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16–16 | Toronto Argonauts | 11,148 | [5][6][7] |
| Regular season | July 29, 2023 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 13–31 | Toronto Argonauts | 11,555 | [8] |
References
- ^ "Stadiums in Canada: Nova Scotia". WorldStadiums.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006.
- ^ "Huskies Stadium -About the Facility". Saint Mary's University. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ Lightstone, Michael (January 17, 2014). "Game over for SMU stadium". Halifax Chronicle-Herald.
- ^ Cooke, Alex (July 15, 2023). "CFL's 2023 Touchdown Atlantic game sold out in Halifax". Global News. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Game stats". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ "2005 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ "Touchdown Atlantic returns to Halifax". The Sports Network. January 26, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- ^ "Touchdown Atlantic returns in 2023". CFL.ca. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-20.