The 2006

2006 CFL season

-2006 Rogers CFL Awards:* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Geroy Simon , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions...

 Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

finished in 1st place in the East Division

Canadian Football League East Division

The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.- Pre-1907 :...

 with a 10–8–0 record. They won their first seven games, only to lose the next six in a row. After ending the losing streak against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...

, head coach Don Matthews

Don Matthews

Don Matthews, a.k.a. "The Don", is a former head coach of several teams in the Canadian Football League and is the second winningest head coach in CFL history with 231 wins...

 resigned, expressing undisclosed health issues that were "affecting his ability to perform". General Manager Jim Popp

Jim Popp

Jim Popp is the general manager of the Montreal Alouettes football club of the Canadian Football League ....

 took over on an interim basis finishing the season 2–2. The Alouettes finished first in the East division and defeated the Toronto Argonauts

Toronto Argonauts

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...

 in the East Final before losing the 94th Grey Cup

94th Grey Cup

The 94th Grey Cup game took place on November 19, 2006, at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba before 44,786 fans. Ticket prices ranged from $141 and $275.The game decided the championship of the 2006 Canadian Football League season...

 to the BC Lions

BC Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

.

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	7	Éric Deslauriers Eric Deslauriers Éric Deslauriers is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Eastern Michigan University....	WR	Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
2	16	Étienne Boulay Étienne Boulay Étienne Boulay is an Canadian football safety playing for the Montreal Alouettes.Boulay signed with the New York Jets of the National Football League for 2008 but was released in pre-season.-Early years:...	DB	New Hampshire University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
3	24	Jeff Perret	OT	Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...
4	32	Ivan Birungi	WR	Acadia Acadia University Acadia University is a predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level...
4	33	Adrian Davis Adrian Davis Adrian Davis is a Canadian football defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 CFL Draft by the Montreal Alouettes...	DL	Marshall Marshall University Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
5	41	Joel Wright Joel Wright Joel "Fingers" Wright is a Canadian football safety for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Alouettes in the third round of the 2004 CFL Draft, and has spent the past two seasons on the practice roster of the Montreal Allouettes, following an unsuccessful...	DB	Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier University is a university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Brantford, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario and a future proposed campus in Milton, Ontario. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada....
6	43	Danny Desriveaux Danny Desriveaux Danny Desriveaux is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Montreal Alouettes. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the sixth round of the 2006 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Richmond Spiders.- External links :*...	WR	Richmond

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 2	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...	Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located north of Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Stadium, named for hotel chain Canad Inns, and originally completed in 1953, seats 29,533 for football...	25–24	Win	27,573	1–0
B	June 8	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium Molson Stadium Percival Molson Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...	30–15	Win	20,202	2–0

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 16	Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished with a 9–9 record and made the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Due to the suspension of the Ottawa Renegades just prior to the 2006 season, the Blue Bombers switched to the East Division...	Molson Stadium	27–17	Win	20,202	1–0
2	June 24	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the East Division with a 4–14–0 record and missed the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:- Passing:-Rushing:-Receiving:-References:...	Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium Ivor Wynne Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located at the corner of Balsam and Beechwood Avenues, two blocks west of Gage Avenue North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada...	32–14	Win	27,911	2–0
3	Bye
4	July 6	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	32–29	Win	20,202	3–0
5	July 15	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium Canad Inns Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located north of Polo Park Shopping Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Stadium, named for hotel chain Canad Inns, and originally completed in 1953, seats 29,533 for football...	44–16	Win	28,131	4–0
6	July 20	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Molson Stadium	41–38	Win	20,202	5–0
7	July 28	Edmonton Eskimos 2006 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos finished 4th in the West division with a 7–11–0 record and failed to make the playoffs. This marked the end of their 34 year streak of making the playoffs, the longest such streak in North American Sports History.-CFL Draft:...	Commonwealth Stadium Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) Commonwealth Stadium is a sports stadium located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. The stadium is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton.- History :...	21–13	Win	32,411	6–0
8	Aug 3	Toronto Argonauts 2006 Toronto Argonauts season The 2006 Toronto Argonauts season was the 49th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 134th season overall. The Argonauts finished the regular season 10–8 and finished in second place in the CFL's Eastern Division.-Offseason:...	Molson Stadium	31–7	Win	20,202	7–0
9	Aug 12	Calgary Stampeders 2006 Calgary Stampeders season The 2006 Calgary Stampeders finished 2nd place in the West division with a 10–8–0 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Roster:-West Semi-Final:...	McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium McMahon Stadium is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society....	27–24	Loss	29,452	7–1
10	Aug 19	Toronto Argonauts	Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...	31–6	Loss	30,786	7–2
11	Aug 24	Calgary Stampeders	Molson Stadium	41–23	Loss	20,202	7–3
12	Sept 1	BC Lions 2006 BC Lions season The 2006 BC Lions finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 13–5 record and won the 94th Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Rushing:-Receiving:-Awards and records:...	Molson Stadium	48–13	Loss	20,202	7–4
13	Bye
14	Sept 16	BC Lions	BC Place Stadium BC Place Stadium BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the home field for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer . Originally opened on June 19, 1983 as the...	36–20	Loss	35,971	7–5
15	Sept 24	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Molson Stadium	17–14	Loss	20,202	7–6
16	Sept 29	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	30–23	Win	28,028	8–6
17	Oct 9	Saskatchewan Roughriders 2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished 3rd place in the West division with a 9–9–0 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the eventual Grey Cup champions BC Lions.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Roster:...	Molson Stadium	35–8	Win	20,202	9–6
18	Oct 13	Saskatchewan Roughriders	Mosaic Stadium Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field is a sports stadium located in Regina, Saskatchewan which is used primarily to play Canadian football. It has been the home of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders in rudimentary form since 1910 and as a complete stadium since 1936...	27–26	Loss	25,329	9–7
19	Oct 21	Edmonton Eskimos	Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Montreal) The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...	30–20	Loss	45,607	9–8
20	Oct 28	Toronto Argonauts	Rogers Centre	24–20	Win	38,123	10–8

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Receivers		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen Defensive Backs Special Teams Practice Roster

Scotiabank East Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...	3	0	7	14	24
Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...	3	13	14	3	33

Grey Cup

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...	0	3	9	2	14
BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...	9	10	0	6	25

2006 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

• Anthony Calvillo
  Anthony Calvillo
  Anthony Calvillo is a Canadian Football League quarterback, currently playing for the Montreal Alouettes. He is the all-time professional football passing yards leader and first in all-time CFL passing yards...
  
   – Quarterback
• Ben Cahoon
  Ben Cahoon
  Ben Cahoon is a former professional Canadian football slotback in the Canadian Football League who spent his entire career with the Montreal Alouettes...
  
   – Receiver
• Kerry Watkins
  Kerry Watkins
  Kerry Watkins is a professional Canadian football wide receiver with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was named a CFL East All-Star in 2005, 2006 and 2008, and a CFL All-Star in 2005. Watkins has played with the Alouettes since 2004 and has won Grey Cup championships in...
  
   – Receiver
• Robert Edwards – Running Back
• Scott Flory – Offensive Guard
• Bryan Chiu
  Bryan Chiu
  Bryan Chiu is a retired professional Canadian football player who played centre for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League since the 1997 CFL season...
  
   – Centre
• Ed Philion
  Ed Philion
  Edward John Philion is a former Canadian Football League defensive tackle who played eight seasons for the Montreal Alouettes. He was an East Division All-Star from 2003 through 2006. Philion was born in Montreal, however grew up in the Windsor, Ontario area. He was a hockey player for the Essex...
  
   – Defensive Tackle
• Timothy Strickland – Linebacker
• Damon Duval
  Damon Duval
  Damon Duval is a professional Kicker and Punter for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Raised by his mother, Cynthia, Damon attended Central High School in Harrison, Tennessee. At age 13, he played professional soccer in the United States Indoor Soccer League as a Striker for...
  
  – Placekicker