The Turf District

New Elks Canadian DB, Royce Metchie, joins the boys to talk about his football journey in the CFL so far, a 50% Grey Cup winning rate, and his recent trip to Kenya with WorldVision. Superfan has some Hoard & Tell for us and we break down a bit of the draft to come. 

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Offensive Lineman, David Beard, returns to Edmonton after being with Hamilton for two years. He tells us about his excitement to be back where it all began and being home. Commish and Andrew talk about the new Commissioner and take some fan Qs. 

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Nine year EE alum Matt O'Donnell joins the gang to talk about his playing days, winning the 2015 Grey Cup and the EE Alumni Wine Fest 2025! We also talk about the hottest topic from the combine - "superstars".

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Ed Hervey returned to Edmonton as the GM and VP of Football Operations in December and has been hard at work on the team. He joins the gang to talk about his passion for the game, how he approaches players and signings and what the EE way means to him. 

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The gang is joined by CFL fans from across the league to promote CFL Family Summit day on March 8, 2025. Events are happening in Ottawa, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Vancouver and Westivus here in Edmonton. All supporting the kickoff to CFL Fans Fight Cancer fundraising. 

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Ed Hervey was a busy man! The gang gets together to break down all of the Elks free agent signings and extensions. We take some fans questions and make some predictions on who might start where. The official off season Westivus announcement too. 

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Season 11 kicks off with the 25th Head Coach in EE history, Mark Kilam, joining in to talk about his vision for the team. He firetrucking brought it! Roster moves, Hoard & Tell, 2025 schedule and a free agency primer all included in a packed show. 

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The gang gets together to talk about Ed Hervey returning as the GM of the green and gold and their Grey Cup Experiences. Also, who will be the next EE Head Coach?

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Our good friends from 880 CHED, Dave Campbell and Morley Scott, are back in the virtual district to talk about the Elks season that was. We talk about the hiring of Chris Morris as President and CEO and what might come with this move. Always a favourite of the season, the wrap show for Grey Cup week!

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Bring out the brooms for a Stampeder sweep for the Elks! Superfan Mike and Andrew recap the win and set up the final game of the season against the Argos. Plus, our choices for the player awards. 

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