Vancouver Grizzlies (football)
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Vancouver Grizzlies was a Canadian football
team that played a single season in 1941
in the Western Interprovincial Football Union, the fore-runner of the Canadian Football League West Division
. League play was suspended in 1942
due to the Second World War
and the team did not return when WIFU resumed in 1946
.
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
team that played a single season in 1941
1941 in Canadian football
-Canadian Football News in 1941:The Calgary Bronks left the WIFU and the Vancouver Grizzlies joined.The IRFU was renamed to Eastern Canada Union for one season. The Hamilton Tigers did not participate in the Eastern Canada Union, due to World War II and the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers of the ORFU...
in the Western Interprovincial Football Union, the fore-runner of the Canadian Football League West Division
Canadian Football League West Division
The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the West Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.-Pre-1936:...
. League play was suspended in 1942
1942 in Canadian football
-Canadian Football News in 1942:The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II.-Final regular season standings:Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points...
due to the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the team did not return when WIFU resumed in 1946
1946 in Canadian football
-Canadian Football News in 1946:The WIFU resumed play for the first time since 1942. The IRFU increased their season play from 6 games to 12 games, per team....
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