EDMONTON As the Edmonton Football Team searches for a new name, a local dog owner is making a pitch for the Edmonton Elkhounds. The option is one of seven names being considered by the football club after suggestions by the public were shortlisted. They’re a very hardy breed, Kendra Tkach told CTV News Edmonton. They’re great in cold weather and I think they would be good for our team. Elkhounds are Norwegian hunting dogs that were originally developed to track and bring down big game. Tkach works at a pet store and said there are less than three dozen in the city, one of which she s the proud owner of.
MONTREAL - It was another busy day in CFL free agency for Montreal Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia.Montreal signed five players Wednesday after reaching agr.
Basement renovations in the home of Brittany Warren and her family cause the mural to come to light. It shows a giant drawing of Bruce Lemmerman, who played quarterback for the team from 1971 to 1979, followed by a stint as the assistant coach in the early 80s, and director of football operations until 1994. The family thinks the mural was created for the 1974 Grey Cup – Edmonton faced Montreal and lost 20-7 – because the wall is covered with writing and signatures from fans. “Well it was kind of an honour that somebody would have taken the time to recognize the Eskimos and myself I guess by putting this mural in their basement back in the fun days,” Lemmerman told CTV News Edmonton from his home in Oregon.