The 2020's have not been kind to the Edmonton Football Club franchise. Let's not the insult the fans reading this by going through the specific streaks, but let's admit that the "Elks" moniker has been associated with losing. The losing on and off the field pushed the team to the ultimate change of private ownership.
| JUNE | JULY | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | 1W-2L | 1W-3L | 0W-3L | 1W-3L |
| 2022 | 0W-3L | 2W-2L | 1W-3L | 1W-2L | 0W-4L | N/A |
| 2023 | 0W-4L | 0W-4L | 2W-1L | 2W-2L | 0W-3L | N/A |
| 2024 | 0W-4L | 0W-3L | 3W-1L | 2W-2L | 2W-1L | N/A |
Boldly predicting a June Win
The winning for the Elks must and will start in the opening month of the season!
The 2025 season starts in BC against a fully readjusted to the CFL Nathan Rourke and his Lions. The best regular season team of '25, the Montreal Alouettes, are the Elks opponent for their home opener. The Als now former starter Cody Fajardo in green and gold watching Tre Ford take the reins. June ends in Winnipeg where the Club has not won a game this decade. The Bombers have been to the Grey Cup game 5 consecutive years albeit on a 3-game losing streak.
So where does the elusive first June win come from?
A win in the home opener almost seems "a must". Fans watching the quarterback they have spent years trying to will into the starting spot leading the charge. A defense that should have never traded fan favourite Jake Ceresna has him back in the fold. Despite all the negativity that has surrounded the team, every dang time this Club has won consecutive games you can sense the fanbase's willingness to hop back on the bandwagon.
| 2021 average attendance | 26,209 | Opener Labor Day | 30,302 33,493 |
| 2022 average attendance | 23, 786 | Opener Labor Day | 23,121 26,946 |
| 2023 average attendance | 24, 774 | Opener Labor Day | 32,233 32,422 |
| 2024 average attendance | 20, 499 | Opener Labor Day | 20, 681 32,194 |
"The Elks" will have their highest average attendance
The caveat to the home opener could be the attendance. If/when the Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for their Stanley Cup dates, the Elks definitely will not hit 30,000 for the opener. If the unthinkable happens and the Oilers have an early exit to the Stanley Cup playoffs, the home opener being a Thursday squeezes on the hope of breaking 30K.
Even with a home opener that may not maximize the potential crowd, the bold prediction that the Club will finish the season with its highest average attendance of the decade is on the table. Sure the Elks have performed well before in February raising the hopes of the fan base to not come anywhere near lofty expectations.
This feels different though does it not? All due respect to Chris Jones, this city is behind Ed Hervey and the decisions he has been making. All due respect to Taylor Cornelius and "MBT", but Tre Ford should have been given the reigns earlier. The proof will be in the pudding as they say.
Game two of the regular season being July 6th means the Stanley Cup Parade will have run its route and the excitement of NHL free agency will have lost its luster. The de facto number two team in Edmonton will have the spotlight on them. Attendance for this game "should" be close to the 2021 season average. A win in this game practically guarantees a repeat of this number for the July 13 home game.
Winning their first two home games will set the franchise on the path to set their highest attendance figure under the moniker "Elks". Winning cures all. Now, the hard part, going out and collecting those wins.
In Ed and Tre we trust!