The Montréal Alouettes of the Canadian Soccer League are planning to have fun the fiftieth anniversary of one in all their earliest Gray Cup wins with particular one-off uniforms for a recreation this August.
The 2023 Gray Cup champions introduced their dwelling recreation themes for the upcoming 2024 CFL season on Wednesday, April 17, and amongst them is a tribute to the 1974 championship group on August 25. Fittingly, their opponents that day would be the Edmonton Elks — the identical franchise they beat within the 1974 title recreation.
Together with alumni in the home, the Alouettes mentioned in Wednesday’s announcement that “our players are suiting up in a one-of-a-kind uniform just for the occasion.”
The graphic accompanying the announcement included the group’s major brand from that period.
That brand appeared on the entrance of the Alouettes’ blue helmets within the 1974 season, with participant numbers in white on the perimeters.
The Alouettes wore blue jerseys within the 1974 Gray Cup recreation, with pink sleeves and white stripes round every shoulder. Based on The CFL Uniform Database, in addition they had a white model, which retained the pink sleeves however had blue shoulder stripes.
The Alouettes gained the 1974 Gray Cup recreation 20-7 over Edmonton on a moist area at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Larry Sherrer scored Montréal’s solely landing on a five-yard run within the second quarter.
The Alouettes open their 2024 CFL common season on Thursday, June 6, after they journey to Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg for a rematch of the 2023 Gray Cup recreation. Their dwelling opener doesn’t come till two weeks later after they host the Ottawa REDBLACKS at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.
