List of Canadian Football League mascots

The following is a list of the mascots of each Canadian Football League team.

Current mascots

The Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot, Gainer the Gopher
West Division
Team Mascot(s) Introduced Ref.
BC Lions Leo the Lion n/a [1]
Calgary Stampeders Ralph the Dog 1975 [2]
Edmonton Eskimos Punter and Nanook 2004, 1997 [3]
Saskatchewan Roughriders Gainer the Gopher 1977 [4]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Buzz and Boomer 1984 [5]
East Division
Team Mascot(s) Introduced Ref.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats T.C. and Stripes 1984, 2004
Montreal Alouettes Touché and Blitz 1996, 1999 [6]
Ottawa Redblacks Big Joe 2014 [7]
Toronto Argonauts Jason 2005 [8]

Other and former mascots

In 2003, the Calgary Stampeders introduced another mascot of sorts, "Quick Six," which is an actual horse. Quick Six continues a Stampeders tradition, which began in 1993, of having a horse charge down the east sidelines of a field, after Calgary scores a touchdown.

Out of the nine current CFL teams, only one has replaced their mascot, the Toronto Argonauts. Prior to Jason, the Argonauts had a mascot named "Scully," who was "traded" by the team, for Jason, in 2003. Jason was later, "promoted to starting mascot," in 2005.[9] The now defunct franchise, the Ottawa Renegades' mascot was Ruffy the Beaver.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bclions.com/leo-the-lion/
  2. ↑ "Ralph the Dog". Stampeders. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Meet the Mascots". Esks. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.riderville.com/gainer-the-gopher/
  5. ↑ "Mascots". Blue Bombers. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.montrealalouettes.com/2015/11/02/touche-and-blitz/
  7. ↑ "Big Joe". Ottawa Redblacks. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  8. ↑ http://www.argonauts.ca/jason-the-mascot/
  9. ↑ http://www.argonauts.ca/jason-the-mascot/
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