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  Edmonton - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Edmonton, city, capital of the province of Alberta, Canada, and its largest metropolitan center.
Edmonton is situated in central Alberta at a...
Edmonton Eskimos, professional Canadian football team and one of five teams in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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 Wikinfo | Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta.
Edmonton played its first series of organized games with the formation of the Alberta Rugby Football Union in 1895.
Since 1978 the Eskimos have played their home games in Commonwealth Stadium, which is now the only natural grass field in the CFL.
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 Edmonton Eskimos - Oddjack
The Edmonton Eskimos look to dull the Lions’ roar when they travel to BC Place Stadium to play against the undefeated Lions in what is unquestionably the game of the week in the CFL (and will probably be more exciting than tomorrow’s American Bowl in Tokyo).
Edmonton is 2-1 on the road and 2-0 against conference rivals.
On the Eskimos side of the ball it is against their run game where the average 62.3 yards a game-this should force the Sacramento State product QB Ricky Ray to toss the ball downfield quite a bit.
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 SLAM! Sports - CFL - Edmonton - Eskimos trample the Stamps
EDMONTON (CP) - Jason Tucker reeled in a pair of 35-yard touchdown passes to complete two long second-half drives to lead the Edmonton Eskimos to a come from behind 18-14 victory over the Calgary Stampeders.
The Eskimos looked to finally have their offence going with a drive late in the second quarter but Ed Hervey was determined to have fumbled after a video review challenge by the Stamps, who recovered the ball and went in to the dressing room with a 9-0 lead at the half.
The Eskimos had a stronger start to the second half but didn't get much out of their initial drive as Sean Fleming's 25-yard field goal attempt was wide for a single.
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 Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos, owned by local hockey man Kenny McKenzie—who also acted as the general manager of the club—bore the same name as the famed Edmonton amateur club that challenged for the Stanley Cup in 1908 and 1910.
Shore led his Eskimos to the Western Hockey League (the league was renamed in 1925 when the surviving teams from the now-defunct PCHL joined) final in 1925-26.
The WCHL and the Eskimos folded in 1926, killing professional hockey in Western Canada until the emergence of the World Hockey Association and the rise of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks in the early 1970s.
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 Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a FOOTBALL team from EDMONTON, Alta. They began play in 1910 and participated in the first 2 East-West GREY CUP games, losing to the University of Toronto in 1921 and Queen's University the following year.
The Eskimos competed on and off throughout the 1920s and 1930s and were reborn as a publicly owned enterprise in 1948, after which they recorded more Grey Cup appearances and victories than any other team in Canadian football's modern era.
Under his successor, Hugh Campbell, the Eskimos made the 1978 move into Commonwealth Stadium (eventually expanded to hold over 60 000) and became one of the great dynasties of Canadian sport, winning a Western Conference title for each year of Campbell's tenure (1977-82) and an unprecedented 5 consecutive Grey Cups (1978-82).
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 CFL on CBC: 2002 Grey Cup
The Eskimos (11-5) and the Alouettes (11-3) were the class of the league and met in the final at Toronto's Varsity Stadium before 27, 321 fans.
Edmonton's Johnny Bright rushed for 171 yards (a Grey Cup record) in a game that also set the record for most touchdowns by both clubs with eleven (seven by the Eskimos).
Edmonton fired Alouette's coach Don Matthews 10 days into camp last season because of his behaviour, resulting in a severed relationship between Matthews and Eskimos GM Hugh Campbell.
www.cbc.ca /sports/football/greycup2002/edmonton_montreal_history.html   (999 words)

  
 ESKS.com :: A Proud History
Edmonton’s bid for a fourth straight Cup would end in the West Final with a loss to Winnipeg, but there were plenty of individual honours as Jackie Parker won the Schenley, Johnny Bright was the league’s leading rusher and Mike Lashuk was the top rookie.
With Edmonton hosting Grey Cup ’97, the Eskimos finished first in the West with a 12-6 record, only to be upset in the West Final at Commonwealth Stadium by Saskatchewan Lancaster left the Eskimos following the 1997 season as the winningest coach in team history (83).
The Eskimos exacted revenge on their foes from the east by defeating Montreal 33-24 for their first championship in 10 years and their twelfth in team history.
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 Edmonton Eskimos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Danny Kepley epitomized the Eskimo defense during the teams unprecedented championship run in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
Willie Pless joined the Edmonton Eskimos in 1991 from the B.C.Lions, he had already established himself as an All-star in the league first with Toronto having been named the leagues top rookie in 1986 and then with the Lions.
The face of the Eskimo defence for 8 seasons Willie was a perennial All-Star, he captured the leagues top defensive honours a record 5 times.
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 CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Recap: Montreal Alouettes 25, Edmonton Eskimos 16 - Monday November 25, 2002 12:10 AM
Edmonton got within 18-16 with 19 seconds remaining on a 17-yard TD pass from Ricky Ray to Edward Hervey.
The Eskimos lined up for an onside kick, but the ball popped in the air and was grabbed by Copeland, who raced untouched down the right sideline to set off the celebration.
Edmonton managed just 88 total yards and trailed at halftime, 11-0, as Terry Baker had a single and a 42-yard field goal in the final game of his 16-year career.
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 CanadianRules.ca » Edmonton Eskimos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It’s a shame that this game doesn’t mean anything.  The season was shaping up to have this be a game that could decide the fate of a 34 year streak.  As it stands, mostly we’re going to see next year’s up and comers on both sides of the ball.
With the Argos loss, Montreal once again has their destiny in their own hands.  Edmonton, still stinging from being eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since before I was born, will be playing for pride.
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That approval be given to enter into a license agreement with the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club for the period January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2006, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions as outlined in Attachment 2.
Responsibilities of the Edmonton Eskimos The responsibilities of the Edmonton Eskimos as outlined in the previous agreement, shall be extended to include the term of this extension agreement.
Responsibilities of the City of Edmonton: City of Edmonton responsibilities as outlined in the previous agreement, shall be extended to include the term of this extension agreement.
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 Commonwealth and Clarke Stadium Articles
The Eskimos have decided to pay for the construction of 14 suites on the east side of the stadium which will be in place for next year's Eskimo season and the Aug. 3-12 World Championships in Athletics.
When the battles were over and the $119,060,518 budget was approved yesterday, Edmonton 2001 could not justify $7 million being spent at the U of A, which can't be considered as anything other than frivolous when it comes to the staging of this event.
Edmonton 2001 facilities chairman Jim Hole, prepared to front the money to make it happen now instead of next year, according to one board member, says the financing is going to be in place and nothing like that is likely to happen.
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 Edmonton Eskimos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the glory years of the late 70's and early 80's, the Edmonton Eskimos won five Grey Cup championships in a row.
The Eskimos have also enjoyed great attendance in the stands (they averaged over 40,000 fans per regular season game in 2005[1], tops in the league).
The current uniform colours, green and gold, were adopted when they received uniforms from the University of Alberta Golden Bears football team, which was dormant due to a lack of competition in 1949.
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 Edmonton Eskimos News
Edmonton Eskimos News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
The Edmonton Eskimos are changing patterns in their offensive backfield.
Longtime Edmonton Eskimos fans Gary Fairfull and his daughter Stacy had their pick of game-worn football equipment to buy Saturday.
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 Eskimos Edmonton - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Eskimos Edmonton - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Edmonton Eskimos (ice hockey): Stanley Cup match against Ottawa
In the 1919-1920 season Benedict posted five shutouts in 24 games; that season he was the only NHL goalie to record a shutout.
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 Edmonton Eskimos Main Index
Eskimos set new All-Time Grey Cup records for Appearances (22), Points-For (461), and Points-Against (522).
Eskimos qualify for post-season for the 34th consecutive year, defeating the Saskatchewan Roughriders 19-18.
Eskimos miss the post-season for the first time in 35 years following a 28-25 defeat at home to the Toronto Argonauts.
www.geocities.com /cflhistory/Eskimos/index.htm   (323 words)

  
 Edmonton.com
Edmonton has more than 1,000 facilities for recreation and amateur sports of every description.
We have year-round pro sports action with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League and the Edmonton Trappers of baseball's Pacific Coast League.
Edmonton was host city for the Commonwealth Games in 1978 and the World Championships in Athletics in 2001.
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 OilFans.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Edmonton Eskimos lost the Stanley Cup challenge to the Montreal Wanderers in 1908 and the Ottawa Senators in 1910.
The Edmonton Minor Hockey Association reports 42 indoor hockey facilities in the City of Edmonton: many of which are run by the City of Edmonton itself.
Edmonton's last playoff win in 1998 against the Colorado Avalanche created celebration on 2 of Edmonton's major roadways: leading outside media to believe the fans thought the Oilers won the Cup itself.
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 ESKS.com :: Home
(Edmonton) The Edmonton Eskimos announced today defensive lineman Rob Brown has re-signed with the club and Eskimo Outstanding Rookie nominee Adam Braidwood has extended his contract.
He was the club’s first pick (1st overall) in the 2006 Canadian College Draft and enjoyed an excellent rookie season with the Eskimos.
(Edmonton) The Edmonton Eskimos announced today the signing of quarterback Stefan LeFors who had a stand-out career at the University of Louisville where he threw for 5,853 yards and 38 touchdowns.
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 Edmonton Journal | Sports
EDMONTON - One night the Edmonton Oilers lose game-breaker Ales Hemsky to a shoulder injury, the next...
EDMONTON - There were games, Andrew Brunette freely admits, when he was neither healthy nor all that...
EDMONTON - The possibility his development as a volleyball player had stagnated was a motivator for...
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 Edmonton Oilers Heritage Website - Eddie Shore
By the time Eddie Shore reached Edmonton in the autumn of 1925, the native of southern Saskatchewan was already a legend across the prairies.
Although Shore was a fine, puck-moving defenceman, the reason Edmonton Eskimos owner Kenny MacKenzie offered Shore a contract was because of his ability to drill opposition skaters, which would hopefully attract more fans to Eskimos games.
The Western Canadian Hockey League was facing tough times—the Regina Capitals had folded and the Eskimos were rumoured to have lost over $10,000 the season before, a kingly sum in the Flapper era.
www.oilersheritage.com /history/early_players_eddieshore.html   (649 words)

  
 Edmonton Eskimos (hockey) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Edmonton Eskimos were a Canadian ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1921 to 1927.
The Eskimos came in second in the 1922 and 1926 WCHL playoffs.
Other teams in the ASHL included the Calgary Stampeders and the Drumheller Miners; the latter team featured four Bentley brothers, three of whom played in the NHL and two of whom are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - CFL - Edmonton
The Edmonton Eskimos re-signed defensive lineman Rob Brown and extended the contract of rookie defensive end Adam Braidwood on Monday.
In the eyes of Diane Burkholder, the Edmonton Eskimos are angels.
The Edmonton Eskimos are suddenly flush with promising quarterbacks.
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 Sports Scene   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Led by legendary quarterback Warren Moon, the Eskimos rolled up the most yards in the history of the Grey Cup with 606 yards of offense during the Eskimos 48-10 win over the outmatched Hamilton Tiger Cats.
November 24, 1956 – On this date in history, the Edmonton Eskimos became the first team in CFL history to win three consecutive titles by defeating the Montreal Alouettes by a score of 50-27.
The Eskimos were led by kicker Sean Fleming who set a CFL record by recording 21 points.
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 ESKS.com :: Commonwealth Stadium
Situated just 1.5 miles from downtown Edmonton, spectators are awestruck by the wide-open feel of the stadium, where you can expect the stunning backdrops of clear blue skies or the fiery northern lights.
In August of 1938 the stadium opened with much fanfare, before a crowd of 2,500.Clarke Stadium was the home of the Edmonton Eskimos until August 23, 1978.
The Edmonton Eskimos often still use the facility for practice and special events.
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 Edmonton, Alberta - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Long long ago, in a decade far far away (see The 80's), the Edmonton Oilers were the greatest hockey team ever seen on planet Earth.
In the event that it happens to be Summer, this is achieved by throwing the condemned in the centre of the wading pool in front of the City Hall.
Edmonton has the most stringent water treatment facilities of any city in the western world.
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