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Overview of the events of 1941 in Canadian football

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers 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 was renamed to Eastern Canada Union for one season.

The Hamilton Tigers did not participate in the Eastern Canada Union, due to World War II 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

**Western Interprovincial Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	8	6	2	92	19	12
Regina Roughriders	8	5	3	64	43	10
Vancouver Grizzlies	8	1	7	15	109	2

**Eastern Canada Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	72	21	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	5	1	66	42	10
Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers	6	2	4	27	34	4
Montreal Bulldogs	6	0	6	12	80	0

Ontario Rugby Football Union
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Wildcats	6	5	0	1	122	28	11
Toronto Indians	6	2	2	2	46	55	6
Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers	6	0	5	1	30	115	1

Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1941

League Finals

**WIFU Finals**
Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Regina Roughriders
Game	Date	Away	Home
1	November 8	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 6	Regina Roughriders 8
2	November 11	Regina Roughriders 12	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18
3	November 15	Regina Roughriders 2	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8

Winnipeg won the total-point series by 32–22. Winnipeg advances to the Grey Cup game.

**IRFU Finals**
Toronto Argonauts @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Game	Date	Away	Home
1	November 8	Toronto Argonauts 16	Ottawa Rough Riders 8
2	November 15	Ottawa Rough Riders 10	Toronto Argonauts 1

Ottawa won the total-point series by 18–17. Ottawa will play the Hamilton Wildcats (ORFU Champions) in the Eastern Finals.

Eastern Finals

Hamilton Wildcats (ORFU) @ Ottawa Rough Riders
Date	Away	Home
November 22	Hamilton Wildcats (ORFU) 2	Ottawa Rough Riders 7

Ottawa advances to the Grey Cup game.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Grey Cup final

ERFU

Ottawa Rough Riders

8-10

ERFU

Toronto Argonauts

16-1

ERFU

Ottawa Rough Riders

EAST

ORFU

Hamilton Wildcats

ORFU

Hamilton Wildcats

ORFU

BYE

ERFU

Ottawa Rough Riders

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

WIFU

BYE

WIFU

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

6-18-8

WEST

WIFU

Regina Roughriders

8-12-2

WIFU

Regina Roughriders

WIFU

BYE

Grey Cup Championship

November 29 29th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium – Toronto, Ontario
WIFU Champion	IRFU Champion
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18	Ottawa Rough Riders 16
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the 1941 Grey Cup Champions

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 - Tony Golab, 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, 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, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
T – Gord Gellhaye, Vancouver Grizzlies
T – Lou Mogul, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1941 Canadian Football Awards

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy (IRFU MVP) – Tony Golab (RB), Ottawa Rough Riders
Imperial Oil Trophy (ORFU MVP) - Al Lenard - Hamilton Wildcats

References

"Grey Cup Memories: 1941". CFL.ca. 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
"CANADIAN FOOTBALL TIMELINES (1860 – 2005)" (PDF). footballcanada.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
"1941". www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

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