EDMONTON -- Close to 40,000 people gave their say in the Edmonton CFL team's search for a new name.
According to an EE Football Team spokesperson, 38,532 fans ranked the seven options before the survey closed Feb. 14 at midnight.
The shortlist consisted of:
- Elk,
- Evergreens,
- Evergolds,
- Eclipse,
- Elkhounds,
- Eagles, and
- Elements.
Although the club hasn't said exactly when the new moniker will be revealed, officials say it will happen within a few weeks.
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The list of seven was chosen from more than 2,000 suggestions gathered in November. Fourteen thousand people participated in that phase altogether.
The CFL team has continued to feature a double-E logo since dropping its former name in 2020, following a similar decision by the NFL's Washington team amid mounting pressure on organizations to eliminate racist or stereotypical names.
