Esks get ready for CFL Canadian Draft
Published on April 30, 2009 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Edmonton Elks News Release
(Edmonton) - The Edmonton Eskimos are making final preparations for Saturday's 2009 CFL Canadian Draft. The Eskimos have five picks in this year's draft. The six-round draft features eligible Canadian players from the CIS and NCAA, with a total of 48 players chosen.
The first two rounds will be broadcast live on TSN beginning at 9:00am MTN with CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon in the CFL ON TSN studio to announce each selection during the first and second rounds of the draft. Fans can follow the final four rounds through real-time updates on CFL.ca.
Host Rod Black is joined in studio by CFL analysts Chris Schultz, Matt Dunigan and Glen Suitor, as they analyze the eight teams' needs and provide opinions on each pick. CFL ON TSN game analyst Duane Forde, who has covered the DRAFT on four previous occasions, is part of an additional panel of experts including Saint Mary's Huskies Head Coach Steve Sumarah and McMaster Marauders Head Coach Stefan Ptaszek, and TSN's Farhan Lalji, who in more than 20 years of coaching football at various youth levels has seen more than 40 of his players go on to play at the collegiate level. The panel will assess each draft pick's strengths and weaknesses and analyze how they fit in with their new team. TSN's coverage of the 2009 CFL CANADIAN DRAFT also includes reaction from CFL general managers and interviews with newly-drafted players.
Canadian Football League Stories from April 30, 2009
- Bombers Prepare for 2009 CHL Draft - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Stamps to make major announcement - Calgary Stampeders
- Alouettes to Pick Seventh - Montreal Alouettes
- Esks get ready for CFL Canadian Draft - Edmonton Elks
- Argonauts Ready For 2009 Canadian Draft - Toronto Argonauts
- Roughriders ready for CFL Canadian Draft - Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Tiger-Cats Add Stala To Receiving Corps - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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