Johnston and Mackie on the CFL's major changes, the playoff format and the schedule look

About this episode

Stewart Johnston and David Mackie discuss significant changes in the CFL, including the new playoff format and schedule.

CFL Commissioner and CFLPA Executive Director Stewart Johnston and David Mackie joined OverDrive to discuss the major changes to the CFL, the regular schedule starting on Victoria Day weekend, the new playoff format and the importance of the games, the CFL Draft and more.

People in this episode

Guests: Stewart Johnston, David Mackie

Topics covered

• CFL changes
• playoff format
• CFL Draft
• sports schedule
• CFLPA

Keywords

• CFL
• playoff format
• CFL Draft
• sports changes
• Victoria Day weekend

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CFL, CFLPA

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