2006 CFL season The 2006 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 53rd season in modern - day Canadian football , although it is officially the 49th Canadian Football League season . CFL News in 2006 . It was announced on April 9 , 2006 that the CFL had suspended the operations of the Ottawa Renegades for the 2006 season , thus making the CFL an 8 team league and moving the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the East Division for at least the 2006 season . On April 12 , 2006 a Ottawa Dispersal Draft was held where the remaining 8 teams chose players from the Ottawa Renegades ' roster . On September 28 , it was confirmed that Ottawa would return no sooner than the 2008 season , to give potential new owners enough time to set up the new franchise . The 2006 season is the first season where teams will be able to challenge officials ' calls using instant replay . The CFL ' s replay system seems to be largely modelled on the one used in the NFL although there are some differences . A new salary cap and salary management system ( SMS ) was adopted for the 2006 season , although the enforcement part of the new system will not take effect until the 2007 season . The cap for the 2007 season has been set at $ 4 . 05 million . It was announced on July 5 , 2006 that Tom Wright , commissioner of the CFL , had informed the CFL that he would not be seeking a contract extension as league commissioner after this season , thus ending his tenure as the 11th CFL commissioner . Prior to his final day in the office , Wright presented the Grey Cup to the BC Lions as they defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the championship game at Winnipeg ' s Canad Inns Stadium . Commissioner Wright and TSN President Phil King announced a landmark five - year multi - platform agreement between the League and TSN to commence in 2008 on December 20 . On October 26 , 2006 Hugh Campbell stepped down as CEO of the Eskimos . The number of TDs scored on kicking or punting plays dropped dramatically in 2006 , which many attributed to stricter rules on blocking . There were 16 such TDs in 2005 , and just 3 in the 2006 season . Records and Milestones . Damon Allen became pro - football ' s all - time passing yardage leader on September 4 by surpassing Warren Moon ' s total of 70 , 553 yards ( in both the CFL and NFL combined ) as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the Hamilton Tiger - Cats , 40 – 6 . Terry Vaughn became the all - time receptions leader , surpassing Darren Flutie with 973 on July 14 . Then on September 22 , Vaughn became the first football receiver in CFL history to record 1 , 000 all - time receptions . On October 14 , Byron Parker sets a new CFL single - season record for most interception return yardage with 342 on a 75 - yard interception return for a touchdown in Edmonton . On October 20 , Mike O ' Shea becomes the first Canadian and third player ( behind Willie Pless and Alondra Johnson ) to have had 1 , 000 career tackles . The Edmonton Eskimos ' streak of 34 straight years in the playoffs came to an end in 2006 . Regular season . " Note : GP = Games Played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , PF = Points For , PA = Points Against , Pts = Points " " Teams in bold finished in playoff positions . X – clinched playoff berthY – clinched first place " Grey Cup playoffs . The BC Lions are the 2006 Grey Cup Champions , defeating the Montreal Alouettes 25 – 14 at Winnipeg ' s Canad Inns Stadium . It was the first Grey Cup for the Lions since they defeated the same Alouettes in the 88th Grey Cup game in 2000 . The Lions ' Dave Dickenson ( QB ) was named the Grey Cup ' s Most Valuable Player and the Lions ' Paul McCallum ( K ) was the Grey Cup ' s Most Valuable Canadian .