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.
Portlandâs junior hockey team is in talks with NAYA about the offensive imagery.
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Jason Cohen
4/25/2021 at 12:30am
Itâs already been a year of big change for the Portland Winterhawks. In December 2020, a group led by investment banker Michael Kramer and retired Monsanto executive Kerry Preete became the junior hockey teamâs new owners. Due to COVID-19, the current season was both massively delayed and greatly shortened: a mere 24 games against the four Western Hockey League teams in Washington, with no road trips to Canada. Portland also had to play its first âhomeâ contest at the Seattle Thunderbirdsâ arena in Kent, before finally returning to Veterans Memorial Coliseum on March 26. There were no fans in the stands.
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Ryan King added the final chapter to his story-book career on Tuesday, announcing his retirement after eight seasons in the Canadian Football League.
“I want to first thank the Edmonton Football Club for having the trust and support in me over the past eight seasons,” said King. “I am forever grateful the memories and time we shared together.”
King was originally drafted by his home town team in the 5th round (38th overall) in the 2012 CFL Draft after playing junior football for the Edmonton Wildcats and University football at Saint Mary’s University. He finished his CFL career playing 122 games, all for the EE Football Team, recording 36 special teams tackles alongside his long-snapping duties. The crowning moment in his career came in 2015 when he was able to hoist the 103