the edmonton eskimos were a canadian amateur and later professional men's ice hockey team that existed from 1911 to 1927. after playing in senior hockey in the alberta-based big-4 league, the eskimos joined the western canada hockey league (wchl) for the inaugural 1921–22 wchl season, and played for the stanley cup against the ottawa senators in 1923, as the wchl champions. team alumni include hockey hall of fame members eddie shore, duke keats and bullet joe simpson.