2022 Edmonton Elks season
| 2022 Edmonton Elks season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Chris Jones |
| President | Victor Cui |
| Head coach | Chris Jones |
| Home field | Commonwealth Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–14 |
| Division place | 5th, West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Team MOP | Kenny Lawler |
| Team MODP | Jake Ceresna |
| Team MOC | Adam Konar |
| Team MOOL | Mark Korte |
| Team MOST | Christian Saulsberry |
| Team MOR | Kevin Brown |
| Uniform | |
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The 2022 Edmonton Elks season was the 64th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Elks improved upon their league-worst 3–11 record from 2021, but were eliminated from playoff qualification on October 8 following a loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[1] The Elks set a dubious record for most consecutive home losses when they lost for the 15th straight time at home on October 1, surpassing the Ottawa Rough Riders and their 14-game home losing streak from 1987 to 1988.[2] The team finished winless at home for the second straight season and extended their CFL record to 17 consecutive home losses.[3]
The team's 2022 season was the first under general manager Chris Jones.[4] It was also the third season overall for Edmonton with Jones as head coach, with Jones having coached the team to its most recent title in 2015. The team's previous head coach, general manager, and president, Jaime Elizondo, Brock Sunderland, and Chris Presson, respectively, were fired following the 2021 season.[5]
The club discontinued the use of the antler helmet logo it adopted the previous season alongside its name change to Elks, and replaced it with a version of the traditional "EE" logo it used while playing under its former nickname, the Eskimos.
Offseason
[edit]CFL Global Draft
[edit]The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3.[6] The Elks had three selections in the snake draft.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University/Club Team | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Ben Griffiths | P | Southern California |  Australia
|
| 2 | 17 | Rafael Gaglianone | K | Wisconsin |  Brazil
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| 3 | 20 | Corliss Waitman | P | South Alabama |  Belgium
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CFL National Draft
[edit]The 2022 CFL Draft took place on May 3.[6][8] The Elks had the first overall pick, but traded down to the fourth selection following a trade with the Montreal Alouettes for the playing rights for Carter O'Donnell.[9] The team acquired additional first and third round selections after trading Kyle Saxelid and Grant McDonald to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[10] The Elks also traded a second-round pick to the Toronto Argonauts in exchange for Nick Arbuckle.[11] The team had ten selections in the eight-round draft due to being awarded a territorial selection in the second round.[12]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Enock Makonzo | DB | Coastal Carolina | Lachine, QC |
| 1 | 8 | Tre Ford | QB | Waterloo | Niagara Falls, ON |
| 2 | 19T | Jacob Plamondon | DL | Calgary | Red Deer, AB |
| 3 | 21 | Marc-David Bien-Aime | OL | Fresno State | Montreal, QC |
| 3 | 28 | Peter Adjey | LS | Queen's | Toronto, ON |
| 4 | 30 | Gavin Cobb | WR | Manitoba | Victoria, BC |
| 5 | 39 | Wesly Appolon | LB | Tuskegee | Montreal, QC |
| 6 | 48 | Jeremie Dominique | DB | Charleston | Montreal, QC |
| 7 | 57 | Jean-Paul Cimankinda | RB | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON |
| 8 | 66 | Nate Edwards | LB | McMaster | Ancaster, ON |
Preseason
[edit]| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| A | 1 | Fri, May 27 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 30–20 | 1–0 | None | IG Field | 20,518 | Recap |
| B | 2 | Fri, Jun 3 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 7–37 | 1–1 | None | Commonwealth Stadium | N/A | Recap |
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 538 | 370 | 10–1 | W1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 525 | 405 | 8–4 | L1 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 533 | 373 | 7–5 | W2 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 370 | 440 | 3–8 | L7 | Details |
| Edmonton Elks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 354 | 599 | 1–11 | L4 | Details |
Season schedule
[edit]| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sat, June 11 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | L 15–59 | 0–1 | TSN | BC Place | 34,082 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Sat, June 18 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 16–26 | 0–2 | TSN/ESPNews | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,121 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Sat, June 25 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 23–30 | 0–3 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 22,739 | Recap |
| 4 | 4 | Fri, July 1 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 29–25 | 1–3 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 20,233 | Recap |
| 5 | 5 | Thu, July 7 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 6–49 | 1–4 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 21,023 | Recap |
| 6 | 6 | Thu, July 14 | 5:30 p.m. MDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 32–31 | 2–4 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 16,128 | Recap |
| 7 | 7 | Fri, July 22 | 7:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 24–10 | 2–5 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 22,716 | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | Sat, Aug 6 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | at BC Lions | L 14–46 | 2–6 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 16,342 | Recap |
| 10 | 9 | Sat, Aug 13 | 8:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 23–34 | 2–7 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 25,351 | Recap |
| 11 | 10 | Fri, Aug 19 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 30–12 | 3–7 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 19,382 | Recap |
| 12 | 11 | Sat, Aug 27 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 18–25 | 3–8 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 21,787 | Recap |
| 13 | 12 | Mon, Sept 5 | 2:30 p.m. MDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 18–26 | 3–9 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 30,479 | Recap |
| 14 | 13 | Sat, Sept 10 | 6:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 28–56 | 3–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 26,946 | Recap |
| 15 | 14 | Fri, Sept 16 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 26–24 | 4–10 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 27,000 | Recap |
| 16 | Bye | |||||||||
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 1 | 2:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 18–25 | 4–11 | TSN/RDS | Commonwealth Stadium | 24,201 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Sat, Oct 8 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 11–48 | 4–12 | TSN/RDS | IG Field | 27,159 | Recap |
| 19 | 17 | Sat, Oct 15 | 5:00 p.m. MDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 23–28 | 4–13 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 25,723 | Recap |
| 20 | 18 | Fri, Oct 21 | 7:30 p.m. MDT | vs. BC Lions | L 14–31 | 4–14 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,212 | Recap |
| 21 | Bye | |||||||||
Team
[edit]Roster
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Front office
Head coach
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
→ Coaching staff Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Canadian Football League. October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Edmonton Elks suffer record-breaking 15th consecutive home loss". Edmonton Sun. October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Lions clinch home field for semifinals, hand Elks 17th straight home loss". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 22, 2022.
- ^ "Jones named Elks general manager and head cach". Edmonton Elks. December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Elks announce sweeping organizational changes". Canadian Football League. November 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Global Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "CFL Scouting Bureau: Bull, Richards, Sow headline fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Alouettes jump up to first pick in trade with Elks". Canadian Football League. May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Elks, Ticats make pre-draft trade". Canadian Football League. May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Elks extend quarterback Nick Arbuckle". Edmonton Elks. November 1, 2021.
- ^ "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "2022 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "2022 CFL on TSN Broadcast Schedule". TSN. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Nos Émissions" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Horaire" (in French). RDS. Retrieved July 4, 2022.