Jun 1, 2021
The Canadian Football League s Edmonton franchise announced on Tuesday that it will be called the Elks going forward after dropping its prior nickname last July. With your input, much debate and deliberation, we came to the name we are proud to present today, club president and CEO Chris Presson said in a video. It s been a long road. We ve taken our time to make sure we got it right, and we know we did.
Last July, the team had said it has been involved in a three-year research and engagement process regarding the name change that included team partners and members of the Inuit community.