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 Fie ...

were once again permitted to challenge for the Grey Cup following a rule dispute a year earlier. In a meeting of the previous two Grey Cup champions, the Blue Bombers prevailed, sending the coveted mug west for the third time.

Canadian Football News in 1941

The Calgary Bronks left the WIFU and the Vancouver Grizzlies joined. The

IRFU The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and ...

was renamed to Eastern Canada Union for one season. The

Hamilton Tigers The Hamilton Tigers were a professional ice hockey team based in Hamilton, Ontario. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1920 to 1925. The Tigers were formed by the sale of the Quebec Bulldogs NHL franchise to Hamilton intere ...

did not participate in the Eastern Canada Union, due to

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and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the ORFU joined. The Tigers would resume play in 1945.

Regular season

Final regular season standings

''Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points'' *Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Grey Cup playoffs

''Note: All dates in 1941''

League Finals

*''Winnipeg won the total-point series by 32–22. Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.'' *''Ottawa won the total-point series by 18–17. Ottawa will play the

Hamilton Wildcats The Hamilton Wildcats were a Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario that played in the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU) from 1941 to 1947, and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) from 1948 to 1949. The team was formed ...

(ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.''

Eastern Finals

*''Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup game.''

Playoff bracket

Grey Cup Championship

1941 All Eastern Rugby Football Union All-Stars

''NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.''

*QB – Bill Stukus, Toronto Argonauts *HB – Stan O'Neil, Ottawa Rough Riders *HB – Bobby Coulter, Toronto Argonauts *DHB -

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, Ottawa Rough Riders *FW – Sammy Sward, Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers *E – Jack Wedley, Toronto Argonauts *E – Tony McCarthy, Ottawa Rough Riders *C – Curly Moynahan, Ottawa Rough Riders *G – George Fraser, Ottawa Rough Riders *G – Len Staughton, Ottawa Rough Riders *T – Bob Cosgrove, Toronto Argonauts *T – Paul McGarry, Ottawa Rough Riders

1941 Western All-Stars

''NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.''

*QB – Art Stevenson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *FW – Ken Charlton, Regina Roughriders *HB –

Fritz Hanson Melvin "Fritz" Hanson (July 13, 1914 – February 14, 1996) was a Canadian football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Calgary Stampeders. Hanson was signed by the Blue Bombers for $125 a game and free room and board, which was a conside ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *HB – Jim Ladner, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *FB – Dan Capraru, Regina Roughriders *E – Larry Haynes, Vancouver Grizzlies *E – Ches McCance, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *C – Mel Wilson, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *G – Maurice Williams, Regina Roughriders *G –

Les Lear Leslie Lear (August 22, 1918 – January 5, 1979) was a National Football League and Canadian Football League player and coach as well as an owner and trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. Football He grew up in Manitoba, Canada, where he playe ...

, Winnipeg Blue Bombers *T – Gord Gellhaye, Vancouver Grizzlies *T – Lou Mogul, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1941 Canadian Football Awards

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(IRFU MVP) –

(RB), Ottawa Rough Riders * Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Al Lenard - Hamilton Wildcats

References

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