2022 Edmonton Elks season
PresidentVictor Cui
General managerChris Jones
Head coachChris Jones
Home fieldCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record4–14
Division place5th, West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Team MOPKenny Lawler
Team MODPJake Ceresna
Team MOCAdam Konar
Team MOOLMark Korte
Team MOSTChristian Saulsberry
Team MORKevin Brown
Uniform

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]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 9 Ben Griffiths P Southern California Australia Australia
2 17 Rafael Gaglianone K Wisconsin Brazil Brazil
3 20 Corliss Waitman P South Alabama Belgium Belgium

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

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

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division
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

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 Suspended
Roster 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

  • Special teams coordinator – Merritt Bowden
  • Special teams assistant – Mike Scheper

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning coach – Tyrone Robinson

→ Coaching staff Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
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References

  1. ^ "Edmonton Elks vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Canadian Football League. October 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Elks suffer record-breaking 15th consecutive home loss". Edmonton Sun. October 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lions clinch home field for semifinals, hand Elks 17th straight home loss". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Jones named Elks general manager and head cach". Edmonton Elks. December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Elks announce sweeping organizational changes". Canadian Football League. November 22, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "CFL aligns Global Draft date w/ CFL Draft on May 3". Canadian Football League. February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Global Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "CFL Scouting Bureau: Bull, Richards, Sow headline fall edition". Canadian Football League. September 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Alouettes jump up to first pick in trade with Elks". Canadian Football League. May 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "Elks, Ticats make pre-draft trade". Canadian Football League. May 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "Elks extend quarterback Nick Arbuckle". Edmonton Elks. November 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "CFL Draft to feature territorial picks". Canadian Football League. April 17, 2019.
  13. ^ a b "2022 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "2022 CFL on TSN Broadcast Schedule". TSN. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "Nos Émissions" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "Horaire" (in French). RDS. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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