2022 Edmonton Elks season
CFL team season
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
CFL Global Draft
The 2022 CFL Global Draft took place on May 3.[ 6] The Elks had three selections in the snake draft.[ 7]
CFL National Draft
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
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Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
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
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Team
Roster
Edmonton Elks roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
1-Game Injured List
6-Game Injured List
Practice roster
Suspended
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Active, 21 Injured, 9 Practice, 13 Rookies, 5 SuspendedRoster updated 2022-10-22 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters
Coaching staff
Edmonton Elks staff
Front office
President and ceo – Victor Cui
General manager – Chris Jones
Assistant general manager – Geroy Simon
Assistant general manager – Bobby Merritt
Director of football operations – Kris Hagerman
Director of us scouting – Sammy Gahagan
Assistant director of football operations – Nick Pelletier
Head video coordinator – Mike Woytowich
Head coach
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning coach – Tyrone Robinson
→ Coaching staff Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
→ More CFL staffs
References
^ "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 .
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