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Frozen: when the CFL belt sat out the Grey Cup playoffs
3 seasons the belt holder missed the Grey Cup playoffs and carried the belt into the next season.
The belt only moves when its holder plays. When the holder's season ends early, the belt freezes: the champions get crowned in the Grey Cup playoffs, and the belt waits for next season. It has happened 3 times in CFL belt history.
Right now: Calgary Stampeders are done for the season while the rest of the league plays on, so the belt is frozen: they carry it into the 2027 season, and nobody can take it until the Stampeders play again.
Every frozen season, newest first
- 2024: Edmonton Elks sat out the Grey Cup playoffs with the belt while Toronto Argonauts won the title.
- 2018: Edmonton Eskimos sat out the Grey Cup playoffs with the belt while Calgary Stampeders won the title.
- 2016: Montreal Alouettes sat out the Grey Cup playoffs with the belt while Ottawa Redblacks won the title.