Ben Major named head referee for 113th Grey Cup

Photo: Guang Quan/3DownNation. All rights reserved.

The Canadian Football League has announced the officiating crew for the 113th Grey Cup, led by head referee Ben Major.

A veteran of 22 seasons and 375 games, Major was the league’s highest-graded head referee this season, earning him the prestigious honour. This will be his ninth career Grey Cup game officiated.

Major will be joined by umpire Kyle Mikulik, who is making his Grey Cup debut, as well as down judge Andrew Wakefield, line judge Dan Mulvihill, side judge Pierre Laporte, back judge Iain Cropper, and field judge Jason Maggio. The crew has a combined 97 years of CFL experience.

Tim Kroeker will serve as the backup referee, alongside backup officials Ritchie Miller, Walt Wawrysh, and Chris Donaldson.

In the CFL replay centre in Toronto, Dave Foxcroft will act as the replay official, with Andy Fantuz as video official and Boris Velcic as officiating supervisor.

The Montreal Alouettes (15-4) and Edmonton Elks (14-5) will meet in the 113th Grey Cup at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Sunday, November 15, with kickoff scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET.

The Alouettes and Elks split their two meetings during the regular season. In June, Edmonton won 32-29 in overtime at Commonwealth Stadium, as running back Justin Rankin recorded 230 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. In August, Montreal won 48-30 at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, led by a 131-yard, three-touchdown performance from Tyson Philpot.

The weather forecast in Calgary calls for a high of 10 degrees with a mix of sun and cloud. The game will be broadcast on TSN, CTV, RDS, and Crave in Canada, and DAZN internationally.