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Originally Posted by Ottawa2011
Red and black have been traditional Ottawa sports colours for many years... Carleton University colours too, I think.
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I've noticed that a few Canadian pro sports teams wear the colours of the local university.
-- Blue and white are the colours of the U of Toronto, and Toronto has the Leafs, Argos, and Blue Jays all wearing blue and white uniforms.
-- Red, gold, and black are the colours of the U of Calgary, and they all can be seen in the Calgary Flames' uniforms. The Stampeders share the red and the black, but use white instead of gold.
-- Green and gold are the colours of the U of Alberta, and also of the Edmonton Eskimos. No idea why the Oilers opted for blue, orange, and white.
As the Oilers demonstrate, it doesn't hold for every team--the Hamilton Tiger-Cats definitely do not follow the maroon and grey of McMaster University, as one of many examples--but it is interesting.