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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 |
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| 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.