[esquire]

Calling it the Eagles is not a real option IMO... that name is taken. I realize the BC/Detroit Lions but those teams are so old and the name is so hyper-relevant to Vancouver that it gets a pass.

The only name on that list that isn't a joke is Elk. And if they are really that wedded to keeping the EE initials then it's the best option. "Edmonton Empire" was never that great a name even before it was deemed to be insufficiently sensitive.

Honestly, I could even live with them continuing to be called "EE Football Team" (but why did they go from being a "football club" to a "football team"?)