McMahon Stadium, 66, may host its last Grey Cup on Sunday as Calgary weighs the venue's future

McMahon Stadium in Calgary, 66 years old, will host the 113th Grey Cup final on Sunday (November 15), with the Edmonton Elks taking on the Montreal Alouettes; but the game will likely be the stadium's last Grey Cup, as the City of Calgary and the stadium's operators have begun discussing the future of the aging venue.

Opened in 1960; hosted the Winter Olympics ceremonies

McMahon Stadium opened in 1960. It is home to the Calgary Stampeders and hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics, making it Canada's second-oldest professional football stadium. Sunday's final kicks off at 5 p.m., and the Grey Cup Festival runs from November 11 to 15.

Alternatives emerging; city stresses study is early-stage

McMahon Stadium Society chair Steve Allan said: "I would say this will likely be the last Grey Cup ever played at McMahon." The Calgary Stampede has hired a firm to study adding field sports to GMC Stadium, which seats 17,000, and the city is doing its own feasibility study on major sports and event infrastructure in Calgary — while stressing the work is "early-stage due diligence and does not represent a decision or commitment to build a new facility." Meanwhile, the Flames move next year from the Saddledome, their home for 44 years, to the new Scotia Place. Source: Canadian Press.