The CFC Prospect Game is an annual Canadian football game featuring the top Canadian prospects in their sophomore or junior years of school. The game is played in May and has been broadcast on The Sports Network (TSN) since its inception.First CFC Prospects Game to be Broadcast on TSN, CFL.ca, May 27, 2019 | https://www.cfl.ca/2019/05/27/tsn-broadcast-first-ever-canadafootballchat-com-prospect-game/
History
The CFC Prospect Game was founded in 2019 by the CEO of Canadafootballchat.com, Lee Barette.Bell Media, CFC and TSN Announce New Partnership, March 2019 | https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/canadafootballchat-com-cfc-and-tsn-announce-new-partnership-to-deliver-coverage-of-the-first-ever-canadafootballchat-com-prospect-game-june-1/Six Saskatoon Football Players Prepare for CFC Game - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, May 10, 2019 | https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/football/six-saskatoon-football-players-prepare-for-canadafootballchat-com-national-top-prospects-gameSarnia Players in Spotlight at Top Prospects Game, Sarnia Observer, June 1, 2019 | https://www.theobserver.ca/sports/local-sports/sarnia-players-in-spotlight-at-top-prospects-gameDelhi Player Among Top Football Prospects - Simcoe Reformer, May 7, 2019 | https://www.simcoereformer.ca/sports/local-sports/delhi-student-among-top-football-prospects The first four editions of the game were played in Ottawa, Ontario. The game was moved in 2025 to Hamilton.2026 CFC Roster Set Ahead of Showcase in Hamilton, TSN.ca, May 10, 2026 | https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/2026-cfc-prospect-game-roster-set-ahead-of-showcase-in-hamilton/ The game is comparable to the Under Armour All-America Game and All-American Bowl (formerly U.S. Army Bowl) game in the United States. The game features the top 75 male high school players on track to qualify as a National in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Broadcasts
Since 2019, the game has been carried on The Sports Network (TSN); the event is broadcast on tape delay to a national audience in prime time.
Locations
From 2019 to 2024 the game was played at TD Stadium, home of the Ottawa RedBlacks. In 2025, the game moved to Hamilton Stadium home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Hamilton, Ontario, where it continues to be played.Roster Announced for 2025 CFC Prospect Game - TSN.ca, March 15, 2025 | https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/roster-announced-for-2025-cfc-prospect-game-1.2297551
Game Results Year Stadium Location Result 2026 Hamilton Stadium Hamilton, ON Team Stegall 30 vs. Team LaPolice 12 2025 Hamilton Stadium Hamilton, ON Team Stegall 28 vs. Team Sanchez 27 2024 TD Place Ottawa, ON Team Sanchez 36 vs. Team Stegall 9 2023 TD Place Ottawa, ON Team Sanchez 24 vs. Team Stegall 12 2022 TD Place Ottawa, ON Team Sanchez 49 vs. Team Dunigan 24 2019 TD Place Ottawa, ON Team Burris 41 vs. Team Dunigan 24
Game MVPs Year Team Position Player 2019 Team Burris WR Sony Bermudez-Chavez RB Matthew Morin LB Tyson Krushelniski OL Albert Reese IV Team Dunigan RB Ryker Frank QB Samuel Tremblay LB Nathan Carabatsakis DL Cody McMahon 2022 Team Sanchez WR Nik Shewchuk LB Antoine Deslauriers OL Nathan Pahanich Team Dunigan LB Nevan Brown DL Vincent Branauer OL Logan Thiessen 2023 Team Sanchez RB Ethan Dahl QB Will Russell DE Kayden Roop Team Stegall DB Sadraque Zinga WR Antoine Goupil DE Jayden Arenas-Michel 2024 Team Sanchez WR Mikun Odunuga DE Landon Dingee Team Stegall DL Breylon McCuller DB Jorel Sahay QB Justin Royer 2025 Team Sanchez QB Jacob Muller WR Jason Dorel Onana LB Logan Woolsey Team Stegall QB Brandon Bailey WR Ben McAuley LB Jake Mitchell 2026 Team Stegall REC Gabriel Tabora DB Alex Brousseau Team LaPo REC Stefan Ptaszek LB Cal Crawford
Alumni There have been athletes who have progressed to U SPORTS and NCAA Football pathways, and some have later pursued professional careers in the CFL and NFL.
NFL Alumni OL - Albert Reese IV (Mississippi State - Carolina Panthers)
CFL Alumni / Draft Selections Position Player University CFL team DL Ty Anderson Alberta Hamilton Tiger-Cats WR Kolby Hurford Alberta Edmonton Elks DL Max von Muehldorfer Western Calgary Stampeders OL Gio Vaccaro Purdue Ottawa RedBlacks DB Malcolm Bell Michigan State Saskatchewan Roughriders WR Nolan Ulm Eastern Washington Toronto Argonauts DL Aamarii Notice Coastal Carolina Hamilton Tiger-Cats
NCAA Alumni Position Player University DL Jayden Arenas-Michel Middle Tennessee LB Antoine Deslauriers Syracuse OL Elliott Demaine Wake Forest DB Raphael Dunn Wisconsin DB Rhyland Kelly Minnesota RB Shekai Mills-Knight Ole Miss OL Nathan Pahanich Wake Forest DB Njita Sinkala Boston College OL Everett Small Rutgers QB Callum Wither Maryland LB Nathan Carabatsakis Robert Morris OL Zack Corrigan Southeastern Louisiana DL Natale Frangione Georgetown DL Owen Lock Wagner OL Leif Magnuson Cal Poly QB Nicholas Penuvchev Bucknell DL Etison Pholo Southeastern Louisiana OL Owen Richardson Maine OL Joshua Schuetzmann Rhode Island DL Colton Shaw Southeastern Louisiana OL Will Smith Fordham OL Noah Stanley Maine DB Jeremiah Washington Richmond WR Lucas Weir Holy Cross DL Enzo Agostini Harvard RB Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni Yale TE Blaize Cameron Columbia OL Alex Fletcher Penn DB Jorel Sahay Penn
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