Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
is a stadium owned by McGill University and is the home of the Montreal Alouettes and the McGill Redmen.
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| Montreal Alouettes vs. Toronto Argonauts Tickets 6/12 | Jun 12, 2026
Fri, 7:00 PM |  | | Montreal Alouettes vs. Ottawa RedBlacks Tickets 6/28 | Jun 28, 2026
Sun, 7:00 PM | | | Montreal Alouettes vs. Calgary Stampeders Tickets 7/11 | Jul 11, 2026
Sat, 7:00 PM | | | Montreal Alouettes vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Tickets 7/26 | Jul 26, 2026
Sun, 7:00 PM | | | Montreal Alouettes vs. Edmonton Elks Tickets 8/8 | Aug 08, 2026
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History
Prior to
World War I, McGill University authorised construction of a new stadium on the slope of
Mount Royal, at the corner of University and Pine. On
July 5,
1917, Captain
Percival Molson, a
McGill University alumnus and sports star who had been instrumental in getting the stadium plan approved, was killed in action in
France. His will left $75,000 to the university to help pay most of the total costs for the construction of the stadium. Other individual donors whose generosity built and renovated the stadium were
William C. Macdonald,
John W. McConnell.
Designed by
Percy Erskine Nobbs,
[1], the stadium was officially opened on
October 25,
1919, named in honour of Molson.
The Montreal Alouettes have played most of their home games at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, located on the campus of McGill University, since November 1997. They typically play their last home regular season game and any playoff games at
Olympic Stadium. The stadium is also home of the
Selwyn House Gryphons and the
McGill Redmen football team. It was the home of the
CFL Montreal Alouettes from
1947–
1967. The only
Grey Cup game to have been played at Molson Stadium was in
1931. It also served as a venue for field hockey during the
1976 Summer Olympics. It seats 20,000, and is always sold out for Alouettes games.
The stadium was built during a time when
title sponsorship of
sporting venues was not the norm. Nonetheless, the Alouettes' decision to return to the venue was problematic because the team was being sponsored by
Molson Breweries competitor
Labatt's. Eventually, the team was forced to change sponsors, and is now sponsored by Molson.
Renovation
Molson Stadium will be renovated with Phase II of the reconstruction. Phase II will add an additional 5,000 seats (as dictated by city by-laws), including some seating in the south-east corner of the stadium and roughly 3,000 upper deck seats in the main south grandstand. The team expects to complete the Phase II expansion before its 2009 season.
See also
- List of Canadian Football League stadiums
References
- ''Virtual McGill''