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The 2013 CFL season was the 60th season of modern-day
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. Officially, it was the 56th season of the
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. The pre-season began on June 12, 2013 and the regular season began on June 27, 2013.
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hosted the
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on November 24, with the Cup won by the
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.


CFL news in 2013


Salary cap

According to a new collective bargaining agreement, the 2013
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was set at $4,400,000. As per the agreement, the cap is fixed and does not vary with league revenue performance. The minimum team salary was set at $4,000,000, with individual minimum salaries set at $45,000.


Season schedule

The 2013 season schedule was released on March 5, 2013, with the regular season opening on June 27 at the new
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in
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. This was the first time Winnipeg had opened the regular season since 1998 and the first brand new Canadian stadium in the CFL since Toronto's SkyDome opened in 1989 (the
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opened in 1993 with the now defunct
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playing there in 1995). For the second time in three years, the
Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
and
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did not play in their
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matchup, due to scheduling conflicts for both teams. Following the previous year's experiment, the league held all division matchups not only in the last week, but for the final four weeks in total, hoping for a tight playoff race. There were 15 double headers, with one on a Thursday, three on Fridays, nine on Saturdays, one on a Sunday, and the traditional
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contests on a Monday.


Bye weeks

For the second consecutive year, the teams' bye weeks occurred in the sixth and seventh weeks of the season, earlier than the usual eighth and ninth week setup that had been in place since 2007. These began over the August
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, suggesting that this was done to accommodate for fans' vacation plans.


Stadium changes

The
Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
played 2013 home games at
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in
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, with the exception of
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(see below). The team's previous venue,
Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium (formerly Civic Stadium) was a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The stadium was the home of the Hamilton Tiger ...
, was demolished during the offseason, and its replacement,
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, would not be ready until at least
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. For the first time in decades, the Tiger-Cats did not host the
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and instead traveled to Vancouver to face the
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that weekend. Because
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(of which Alumni Stadium's primary tenants, the
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, are a member) also has a tradition of playing football games on Labour Day, finding a suitable venue within Southern Ontario would have been impossible. The Toronto at Hamilton matchup was instead played as the nightcap in the 2013
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. The
Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...
finally took residence at the new
Investors Group Field IG Field (formerly Investors Group Field) is an outdoor stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The stadium, which opened in 2013, is located on the University of Manitoba campus next to University Stadium. Owned by Triple B Stadium Inc., a consortium ...
. The stadium was supposed to have been readied in 2012, but construction delays pushed back the opening to the 2013 season. The
Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
hosted the
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
at the
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's
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for their preseason game, the first Argonauts game at Varsity Stadium in 55 years.


Return of Touchdown Atlantic

After a one-year hiatus in 2012,
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returned for the 2013 season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hosting the
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
on September 21, 2013. This was the third regular season instalment of the game and the second to feature the Tiger-Cats. This was the first appearance for the Alouettes and it was also the first matchup to feature division opponents.


Media

On March 21, 2013, the CFL announced it had renewed its exclusive contract with TSN to televise all CFL games through 2018; the contract included the national radio rights to the Grey Cup, which would air on
TSN Radio TSN Radio is a semi-national sports radio brand and part-time network in Canada carried on AM radio stations owned by Bell Media.The Team. The contract had originally been set to expire at the end of the 2013 season. As with the previous contract, the league had no games broadcast on terrestrial television, prolonging an absence dating to 2007 and making it the largest league in North America without over-the-air television broadcasts. On June 21, 2013, the CFL announced it had renewed its distribution deal with
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for United States broadcasts and that
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would also pick up five additional games for live broadcast.
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continued to serve as the league's online broadcaster.


Rule changes

On April 10, 2013 the CFL Board of Governors approved 2 new rules. The first stated that coaches would be allowed to challenge the result of a
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attempt or
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attempt. The second rule gave coaches more flexibility on when they can use their timeouts. Coaches could now use both of their time outs at any point during regulation time of a game, as long as they didn't use more than one after the three-minute warning was sounded in the second half of the game. In the past coaches were only allowed to use one time out per half.


Coaching changes

Immediately following the close of the
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it seemed probable that there would be no head coaching changes in the off-season. However, after a disappointing 6–12 regular season the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
fired
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. The expectations on the Ticats were very high after the off-season acquisitions of
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and Andy Fantuz which Cortez failed to live up to. The Tiger-Cats replaced Cortez with
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. Austin, who won the
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with the
Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
, had been the offensive coordinator at the
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and the head coach of
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for 3 years each. In mid-January, 2013, the
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
lost their head coach
Marc Trestman Marc Marlyn Trestman (born January 15, 1956) is an American football and Canadian football coach. He led the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) to back-to-back Grey Cup victories in 2009 and 2010, and another as head coac ...
to the
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of the NFL. Trestman won two Grey Cups in five seasons as the head coach of the Alouettes from 2008 to 2012. On February 19 the Alouettes announced that
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would be the new head coach. Hawkins had been the head coach of
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, Boise State and
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from 1993 to 2010. Dan Hawkins was fired on August 1, 2013, after a 2–3 start to the season. Longtime general manager
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was interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Tim Burke was fired on November 12, 2013 after the
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finished last in the league with a dismal 3–15 record.


Trade deadline

The deadline for teams to complete trades was Wednesday October 9 at 3:59pm EDT.


Regular season


Structure

Teams played eighteen regular season games, playing two of the three divisional opponents three times, the other four times, and teams from the opposing division twice. Teams were awarded two points for a win and one point for a tie. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, with the first place team gaining a bye to the divisional finals. A fourth place team in one division could qualify ahead of the third place team in the other division (the "Crossover"), if they earned more points in the seaso

If two or more teams in the same division were equal in points, the following tiebreakers applied

*a) Most wins in all games *b) Head to head winning percentage (matches won divided by all matches played) *c) Head to head points difference *d) Head to head points ratio *e–g) Tiebreakers b–d applied sequentially to all divisional games *h–i) Tiebreakers c–d applied sequentially to all league games *j) Coin toss Notes: *1. If two clubs remained tied after other club(s) are eliminated during any step, tie breakers reverted to step a). *2. Tiebreakers did not apply to the Crossover. To cross over a team must have more points than the third place team.


Standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' ''Teams in bold are in playoff positions.''


Weekly results


2013 average attendance

* Saskatchewan 37,503 * Edmonton 32,095 * Winnipeg 30,637 * Calgary 29,262 * BC 28,310 * Montreal 23,004 * Toronto 21,926 * Hamilton 13,298


CFL playoffs

The Calgary Stampeders were first to clinch a playoff berth, in Week 12 of the schedule. Toronto and BC followed in Week 14, followed by Saskatchewan and Hamilton in Week 15, and the final playoff spot was clinched by Montreal in Week 17. Three of the four home playoff hosts were determined in Week 17. The
Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
won their fourth
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championship on home turf at
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by defeating the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
, 45–23. Roughriders' running back
Kory Sheets Kory Gerren Sheets (born March 31, 1985) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Purdue and he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Sheets was also a member of the Miami Dolphi ...
was named the
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, while Roughriders' slotback, Chris Getzlaf was named the
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian The Dick Suderman Trophy (french: Trophée Dick Suderman) for the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian (''Le Canadien le plus précieux de la Coupe Grey'') is awarded annually to the Canadian player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup ...
.


Playoff bracket

*-Team won in Overtime.


Award winners


CFL Player of the Week

''Source''


CFL Player of the Month

''Source''


2013 CFL All-Stars


Offence

*QB –
Ricky Ray Ricky Ray (born October 22, 1979) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. Ray spent the majority of his professional career with the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also ...
, Toronto Argonauts *RB –
Jon Cornish Jon Cornish (born November 5, 1984) is a former Canadian football running back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 13th overall in the 2006 CFL Draft after playing college fo ...
, Calgary Stampeders *RB –
Kory Sheets Kory Gerren Sheets (born March 31, 1985) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Purdue and he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Sheets was also a member of the Miami Dolphi ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *R – S. J. Green, Montreal Alouettes *R –
Fred Stamps Fred Stamps (born December 10, 1980) is a retired Canadian football, football slotback in the Canadian Football League who last played for the Montreal Alouettes. But signed a 1 day contract to officially retire as part of the Edmonton Eskimos. ...
, Edmonton Eskimos *R – Marquay McDaniel, Calgary Stampeders *R –
Weston Dressler Weston Dressler (born June 14, 1985) is an American former Canadian football slotback. Dressler last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to his being signed by the Blue Bombers organization in 2016, h ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OT – Stanley Bryant, Calgary Stampeders *OT – Jovan Olafioye, BC Lions *OG –
Brendon LaBatte Brendon LaBatte (born September 12, 1986) is a Canadian football guard with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted sixth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football with t ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG –
Chris Van Zeyl Chris Van Zeyl (born September 4, 1983) is a professional Canadian football offensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts and was named a CFL Al ...
, Toronto Argonauts *OC –
Jeff Keeping Jeff Keeping (born July 19, 1982) is a former professional offensive lineman/centre of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is currently serving as the Canadian Football League Players' Association's President. Jeff was elected President of the ...
, Toronto Argonauts


Defence

*DT – Khalif Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts *DT –
Almondo Sewell Almondo Sewell (born January 16, 1987) is a professional gridiron football defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Akron and attended Hargrave Military ...
, Edmonton Eskimos *DE – Alex Hall, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –
Charleston Hughes Charleston Hughes (born December 14, 1983) is a professional Canadian football defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as a street free agent in 2008 and won two ...
, Calgary Stampeders *LB –
Chip Cox Chip Cox (born June 24, 1983) is an American former professional Canadian football linebacker He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent 13 years of his career. He is a two-time Grey C ...
, Montreal Alouettes *LB –
Adam Bighill Adam Bighill (born October 16, 1988) is a gridiron football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Bighill made his professional debut with the BC Lions in 2011. He played college football for the Central ...
, BC Lions *LB – Henoc Muamba, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB – Geoff Tisdale, Montreal Alouettes *CB – Pat Watkins, Toronto Argonauts *DB –
Jerald Brown Jerald Brown (born December 3, 1980) is a Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Glenville State College. Brown has played for the New York Dragons, Arizona Rattlers, Columbus Destroyers, an ...
, Montreal Alouettes *DB –
Ryan Phillips Ryan Phillips (born November 15, 1982) is the defensive coordinator for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He played most of his career with the BC Lions, where he has ...
, BC Lions *S –
Tyron Brackenridge Tyron Lyle Brackenridge (born June 30, 1984) is a former Canadian football defensive backs coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He is a former gridiron football cornerback who played the majority of his career with the ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders


Special teams

*K –
Rene Paredes Rene Paredes (born May 15, 1985) is a professional Canadian football placekicker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Stampeders in 2014 and 2018 and is a fou ...
, Calgary Stampeders *P –
Rob Maver Rob Maver (born March 12, 1986) is a retired professional Canadian football Punter (football), Punter, having played his entire 10-year football career with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted fifth overal ...
, Calgary Stampeders *ST –
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, Calgary Stampeders


2013 CFL Western All-Stars


Offence

*QB –
Darian Durant Darian Bernard Durant (born August 19, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. By the end of his college career, he held school records for completion percentag ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *RB –
Jon Cornish Jon Cornish (born November 5, 1984) is a former Canadian football running back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 13th overall in the 2006 CFL Draft after playing college fo ...
, Calgary Stampeders *RB –
Kory Sheets Kory Gerren Sheets (born March 31, 1985) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Purdue and he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Sheets was also a member of the Miami Dolphi ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *R –
Weston Dressler Weston Dressler (born June 14, 1985) is an American former Canadian football slotback. Dressler last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Prior to his being signed by the Blue Bombers organization in 2016, h ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *R – Chris Getzlaf, Saskatchewan Roughriders *R – Marquay McDaniel, Calgary Stampeders *R –
Fred Stamps Fred Stamps (born December 10, 1980) is a retired Canadian football, football slotback in the Canadian Football League who last played for the Montreal Alouettes. But signed a 1 day contract to officially retire as part of the Edmonton Eskimos. ...
, Edmonton Eskimos *OT – Stanley Bryant, Calgary Stampeders *OT – Jovan Olafioye, BC Lions *OG –
Brendon LaBatte Brendon LaBatte (born September 12, 1986) is a Canadian football guard with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted sixth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football with t ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *OG –
Jon Gott Jon Gott (born October 2, 1985) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the fifth round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played five seasons for the Stampeders before being traded to the RedBlacks fo ...
, Calgary Stampeders *OC – Brett Jones, Calgary Stampeders


Defence

*DT –
Tearrius George Tearrius George (born December 3, 1982) is a former gridiron football defensive end who played for the Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DT –
Almondo Sewell Almondo Sewell (born January 16, 1987) is a professional gridiron football defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Akron and attended Hargrave Military ...
, Edmonton Eskimos *DE – Alex Hall, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DE –
Charleston Hughes Charleston Hughes (born December 14, 1983) is a professional Canadian football defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as a street free agent in 2008 and won two ...
, Calgary Stampeders *LB –
Adam Bighill Adam Bighill (born October 16, 1988) is a gridiron football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Bighill made his professional debut with the BC Lions in 2011. He played college football for the Central ...
, BC Lions *LB –
Solomon Elimimian Solomon Elimimian (born October 21, 1986) is a former Canadian football linebacker and the current president of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA). He spent nine seasons with the BC Lions and was named the CFL's Most Outs ...
, BC Lions *LB –
Juwan Simpson Juwan Simpson (born Juwan Garth on July 8, 1984) is the defensive line coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a former professional gridiron football linebacker who played for eight seasons with the Stampede ...
, Calgary Stampeders *CB – Cord Parks, BC Lions *CB – Dante Marsh, BC Lions *DB – Dwight Anderson, Saskatchewan Roughriders *DB –
Ryan Phillips Ryan Phillips (born November 15, 1982) is the defensive coordinator for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He played most of his career with the BC Lions, where he has ...
, BC Lions *S –
Tyron Brackenridge Tyron Lyle Brackenridge (born June 30, 1984) is a former Canadian football defensive backs coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He is a former gridiron football cornerback who played the majority of his career with the ...
, Saskatchewan Roughriders


Special teams

*K –
Rene Paredes Rene Paredes (born May 15, 1985) is a professional Canadian football placekicker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Stampeders in 2014 and 2018 and is a fou ...
, Calgary Stampeders *P –
Rob Maver Rob Maver (born March 12, 1986) is a retired professional Canadian football Punter (football), Punter, having played his entire 10-year football career with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted fifth overal ...
, Calgary Stampeders *ST –
Larry Taylor Samuel Lawrence Taylor (June 26, 1942 – August 19, 2019) was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat from 1967. Before joining Canned Heat he had been a session bassist for The Monkees and Jerry Lee Le ...
, Calgary Stampeders


2013 CFL Eastern All-Stars


Offence

*QB –
Ricky Ray Ricky Ray (born October 22, 1979) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. Ray spent the majority of his professional career with the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also ...
, Toronto Argonauts *RB – C. J. Gable, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *RB – Will Ford, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *R –
Andre Durie Andre Durie (born July 27, 1981) is a former professional Canadian football running back/slotback who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2007 to 2016. He signed with the Argonauts on May 10, 2007, as a free ...
, Toronto Argonauts *R – Bakari Grant, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *R – S. J. Green, Montreal Alouettes *R –
Chad Owens Chad Owens Sr. (born April 3, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver and kick returner. He was most recently a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Jacksonville J ...
, Toronto Argonauts *OT –
Josh Bourke Joshua Nathan Bourke (born October 16, 1982) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman. He spent the majority of his professional career with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also spent time with the Toronto ...
, Montreal Alouettes *OT –
Glenn January Glenn Arwin January, Jr. (born May 25, 1983, in Houston, Texas) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Early years He attended Second Baptist School and played high school football there. Additionally, he was in the cho ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *OG –
Chris Van Zeyl Chris Van Zeyl (born September 4, 1983) is a professional Canadian football offensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion with the Toronto Argonauts and was named a CFL Al ...
, Toronto Argonauts *OG –
Greg Wojt Greg Wojt (born November 22, 1985 in Warsaw, Poland and raised in Mississauga, Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Eskimos in the sec ...
, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *OC –
Jeff Keeping Jeff Keeping (born July 19, 1982) is a former professional offensive lineman/centre of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is currently serving as the Canadian Football League Players' Association's President. Jeff was elected President of the ...
, Toronto Argonauts


Defence

*DT –
Bryant Turner Bryant Turner Jr. (born November 25, 1987) is a former Canadian football defensive lineman. He made his professional debut with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2011. He played college football at UAB. Professional career Winnipeg Blue Bombers Bry ...
, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *DT – Khalif Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts *DE – John Bowman, Montreal Alouettes *DE – Brandon Boudreaux, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *LB –
Chip Cox Chip Cox (born June 24, 1983) is an American former professional Canadian football linebacker He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent 13 years of his career. He is a two-time Grey C ...
, Montreal Alouettes *LB – Robert McCune, Toronto Argonauts *LB – Henoc Muamba, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *CB – Geoff Tisdale, Montreal Alouettes *CB – Pat Watkins, Toronto Argonauts *DB –
Jerald Brown Jerald Brown (born December 3, 1980) is a Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Glenville State College. Brown has played for the New York Dragons, Arizona Rattlers, Columbus Destroyers, an ...
, Montreal Alouettes *DB – Billy Parker, Montreal Alouettes *S –
Mike Edem Anie-Ebiet Michael Edem (born July 11, 1989) is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the tenth best player in the Cana ...
, Montreal Alouettes


Special teams

*K – Sean Whyte, Montreal Alouettes *P – Josh Bartel, Hamilton Tiger-Cats *ST – Marc Beswick, Hamilton Tiger-Cats


2013 Gibson's Finest CFL Awards

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CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually awarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Terry Evanshen Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy winner from ...
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Jon Cornish Jon Cornish (born November 5, 1984) is a former Canadian football running back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 13th overall in the 2006 CFL Draft after playing college fo ...
(RB),
Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
* CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award –
Jon Cornish Jon Cornish (born November 5, 1984) is a former Canadian football running back who played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 13th overall in the 2006 CFL Draft after playing college fo ...
(RB),
Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
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CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada along with the head coaches in the CFL. ...
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Chip Cox Chip Cox (born June 24, 1983) is an American former professional Canadian football linebacker He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent 13 years of his career. He is a two-time Grey C ...
(LB),
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
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CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award The Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award is annually awarded to the best offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Leo Dandurand Trophy winner from the East Division, and the DeMarco-Becket Memor ...
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Brendon LaBatte Brendon LaBatte (born September 12, 1986) is a Canadian football guard with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted sixth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2008 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football with t ...
(OG),
Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
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CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award The Most Outstanding Rookie Award is annually awarded to the player judged to be the best player in his first year in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Frank M. Gibson Trophy winner from the East Division, and the ...
– Brett Jones (OL),
Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
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John Agro Special Teams Award The John Agro Special Teams Award is presented to the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams player that is voted by his peers. The award is named in honour of John Agro, co-founder (in 1965) of the Canadian Football League Players' Association, with ...
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Rene Paredes Rene Paredes (born May 15, 1985) is a professional Canadian football placekicker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Stampeders in 2014 and 2018 and is a fou ...
(K),
Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...
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Tom Pate Memorial Award Tom Pate Memorial Award, selected annually by the Canadian Football League Players' Association, is awarded to a player with outstanding sportsmanship and someone who has made a significant contribution to his team, his community and Association. T ...
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Kyries Hebert Kyries Hebert Y-ris EH-bare(born October 9, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and safety. He was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college footb ...
(LB),
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
* Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy –
Shea Emry Shea Emry (born April 23, 1986 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a former Canadian football linebacker who played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the first round of the 2008 CFL Draf ...
(LB),
Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...
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Annis Stukus Trophy The Annis Stukus Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy, which is presented annually by the Edmonton Eskimos Alumni Association to the Coach of the Year, as determined by the members of the Football Reporters of Canada. The Trophy is named afte ...
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Corey Chamblin Corey Jermaine Chamblin (born May 29, 1977) is an American football coach who is the defensive backs coach for the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL and was previously the defensive backs coach for the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Foo ...
,
Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
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Commissioner's Award The Commissioner's Award is presented annually by the Commissioner of the Canadian Football League to an individual or individuals who have demonstrated dedication and made a significant contribution to Canadian Football. The award was first introd ...
– Dwayne Mandrusiak,
Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
Equipment Manager * Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award - no recipient


References

{{CFL seasons Canadian Football League seasons 2013 in Canadian football