PERSONNEL STAFF DIRECTORY STAMPEDER FOOTBALL CLUB McMAHON STADIUM, 1817 CROWCHILD TRAIL NW, CALGARY, AB T2M 4R6 Administration...... Ph: 403-289-0205; Fax: 403-282-6741 Ticket Office...... Ph: 403-289-0258; Fax: 403-289-6828 PERSONNEL Stamps Store...... Ph: 403-289-4441 Website...... Stampeders.com EXECUTIVE BUSINESS OPERATIONS Ken M. King...... Chairman and CFL Governor Doug Mitchell...... Executive Committee Member and COMMUNICATIONS CFL Alternate Governor Jean Lefebvre...... Director, Communications David Sapunjis...... Executive Committee Member Ty Pilson...... Director, Digital Content and Social Media Alvin Libin...... Executive Committee Member Molly Campbell...... Manager, Communications and Digital Media John Bean...... Executive Committee Member George Johnson...... Senior Writer ...... President, General Manager Spencer Fortier...... Coordinator of Creative Video and Exec. Committee Member Alanna Nolan...... Stamps TV Host Mike Franco...... Senior Director, Business Operations MARKETING & Exec. Committee Member Ryan Popowich...... Marketing Manager Jessica Littel...... Brand Marketing Specialist FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Brady Plewright...... Brand Marketing Coordinator COACHES STAFF DIRECTORY STAFF ...... SPONSORSHIP SALES DeVone Claybrooks...... Julia Thiessen...... Corporate Partnerships Coordinator Mark Kilam...... Special Teams Coordinator Pete Costanza...... Receivers Coach TICKET SALES ...... Running Backs Coach Alex Snell...... Sales Manager ...... Coach Scott Bentley...... Senior Account Executive Pat DelMonaco...... Offensive Line Coach Patrick O’Hagan...... Account Executive ...... Defensive Line Coach Jenna Foran...... Account Executive Brent Monson...... Linebackers Coach Andrew Campbell...... Account Executive Kahlil Carter...... Defensive Backs Coach Chris Allen...... Account Executive

FRONT OFFICE John Hufnagel...... President & General Manager TICKETING — CUSTOMER SERVICE Michael Petrie...... Assistant General Manager, Andrew Swan...... Customer Service & Retention Manager Director of Football Operations Kyle Cyr...... Fan Experience Coordinator Brendan Mahoney...... Director of Canadian Scouting Rosa Spadafora...... Account Manager Cole Hufnagel...... Director of U.S. Scouting Kevin Mitchell...... Account Manager Kyle Carson...... Scout/Football Operations Coordinator Kelsey Molnar...... Account Manager Geoff Crane...... Football Administration Director Rachel Gee...... Account Manager Nick Melnyk...... Football Operations Assistant Rodd Sawatzky...... Chaplain EVENTS – GAME DAY & COMMUNITY Geordie Macleod...... Senior Director, Game Presentation and Events MEDICAL STAFF Austin Shaw...... Manager, Game Presentation and Events Josh Termeer...... Head Athletic Therapist ...... Game-Day Ambassador Stephen Wady...... Assistant Athletic Therapist Dallas Kitt ...... Events Manager Brad Hughes...... Therapy Assistant Riley Jans...... Coordinator, Game Presentation and Events Taylor Altilio...... Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Kimberley Brenner...... Intern, Game Presentation and Events Dr. James Stewart...... Orthopedic Surgeon Max Campbell...... Community Relations and Dr. Ryan Martin...... Orthopedic Surgeon Communications Coordinator Dr. Jim Thorne...... Chief Medical Officer Arden Forbes...... Coordinator, Stampeders Foundation Dr. Bryant Tomimoto …...... Team Dentist Kyla Findlay...... Outriders Head Coach Dr. Doug Burns...... Team Optometrist Meagan Reid...... Outriders Dance Coach Dr. Marcus Robinson...... Family and Sport Chelsea Drake...... Horse Rider Dr. David Manning...... Family and Sport Dr. Jason Dick...... Team Chiropractor ADMINISTRATION Lee Ann Helten...... Office Manager EQUIPMENT STAFF George Hopkins...... Equipment Manager STAMPS STORE Gord Taillefer...... Assistant Equipment Manager Brent Gibbs...... Director of Retail Robbie Brilz...... Equipment Assistant Mike Hardiman...... Manager Matt Malone...... Equipment Assistant

VIDEO STAFF Ross Folan...... Director, Video Operations/Coordinator, IT Bruce McCabe...... Video Assistant Josh Burton...... Video Assistant

4 EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL KEN M. KING CHAIRMAN AND CFL GOVERNOR Ken M. King is president and leadership. He knows great achievements are possible CEO of the Calgary Sports and when aspiration and determination are combined with a

Entertainment Corporation, which visionary approach, meaningful intentions, responsible became the majority ownership actions and, above all, consideration for others. EXECUTIVE group and operating partner of the on King’s current community involvement includes the Mar. 29, 2012. As president and CEO of the Calgary Sports TELUS Community Board, the Calgary Airport Authority and Entertainment Corporation, he has leadership roles in Board, the RESOLVE Campaign (Calgarians Committed the Calgary Stampeders, , to Change), the Calgary Sport Tourism Authority Board, and and represents the organization the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, the Borden Ladner as Alternate Governor of the NHL and Governor of the CFL, Gervais CIS Athlete of the Year Awards Committee and the WHL and NLL. Rotary Club of Calgary. Previously, he has supported the Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre, the REACH Campaign, Born and raised in Hanley, Sask., King assumed his the Calgary Philharmonic Society and the No Ka Oi Ranch current role with the Flames in 2001 following a successful Foundation in addition to being a past chairman of the 30-year career in the newspaper business that included Calgary Chamber of Commerce. senior executive positions at the Calgary Sun and Calgary Herald. He is the recipient of an Centennial Medal for outstanding contributions to the province, the Queen’s King has a tremendous love for sports and he recognizes Golden Jubilee Medal for community service, the the obligations professional teams owe to their devoted fans. commemorative medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Throughout his career, he has been acknowledged for his Confederation of Canada and was honoured as B’Nai Brith keen business sense, innovative marketing, establishment Man of the Year in 1991. of healthy corporate relationships and spirited community DOUG MITCHELL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AND CFL ALTERNATE GOVERNOR Doug Mitchell is the national He is also past chairman of the Alberta Economic co-chairman of Borden Development Authority, past president of the Calgary Ladner Gervais LLP, a national Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of the Board law firm with more than of Governors of SAIT. 700 lawyers. He took a five-year leave of absence from He has been inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of 1984-88 to accept an appointment as commissioner of Fame, was named Sportsman of the Year in 2007 by the League. He serves on the board the Calgary Booster Club and in 2010 was listed by The of directors of several public companies and on the Globe and Mail as one of the Power 50 of Canadian boards of several community organizations including sports. His professional and community-based chair of the Calgary Airport Authority and chairman of achievements were recognized with an appointment the Calgary Tourism Sports Authority. to the Order of Canada in 2004 and in 2007 he was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence. Mitchell created and serves as chairman of the annual BLG Awards honouring Canadian university athletes. DAVID SAPUNJIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER

After an outstanding seven- As a player with the Stampeders from 1990–96, year playing career with the Sapunjis — known affectionately by fans and teammates as Red and White, Sapunjis has “Sponge” — was an all-star and was twice named enjoyed his switch from athlete to the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian. He was runner-up businessman. as the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player in 1995 and remains among the leaders in all Stamps receiving categories. He is currently the President of Reliance Metals Canada, a Sapunjis won a in 1992 and was named the company he joined in 2011. game’s top Canadian.

Sapunjis rejoined the Stampeders in 2005 when he was part A Toronto native, Sapunjis chose to remain in Calgary after of a group of local businessmen who purchased the club. concluding his playing career. He is an alumnus of the University of Western Ontario.

5 ALVIN LIBIN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER Alvin G. Libin is a native Calgarian the and Alberta Health Services. Its with business interests in real mission is to provide world-class cardiovascular health estate, oil and gas and financial care, education and research for Southern Alberta. services. Libin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Libin is past Chairman of the Alberta Ingenuity Fund, a PERSONNEL Balmon Investments Ltd., a foundation created by the Government of Alberta to private management services and investment company. stimulate and support science and engineering research He has a strong commitment to the City of Calgary and for the benefit of Albertans. He also serves as director of to the Province of Alberta and has provided leadership in several corporate and community boards. various volunteer positions. Libin is an Officer of the Order of Canada and holds an In 2003, Libin and his wife Mona, through the Alvin Honourary Doctors of Law degree from the University and Mona Libin Foundation, established the Libin of Calgary. He was inducted into the Alberta Order of Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta in partnership with Excellence in 2004.

EXECUTIVE JOHN BEAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER John Bean joined Calgary Sports Finance Committee and a member of the CFL Audit and and Entertainment Corporation Finance Committee. (CSEC) in January 2010 in the role of Senior Vice President, Prior to joining CSEC, Bean, a Chartered Accountant, held Finance and Administration and a variety of senior executive roles in the oil and gas services CFO. Bean was named the Chief industry including Vice President, Finance with CCS Operating Officer of CSEC in September 2013. Corporation Ltd. and Chief Financial Officer with Hazco Environmental Services Ltd. Bean is the Governor of the Calgary Roughnecks, Chairman of the NLL Audit and Bean enjoys golfing and spending time with his family. He and his wife Rhonda have two teenage children. MIKE FRANCO SENIOR DIRECTOR, BUSINESS OPERATIONS Mike Franco enters his second Dressing Room Experience were pioneering in the NHL. season with the Calgary In 2013, Franco added the management of the Luxury Stampeders and oversees all suites at the and McMahon of the Stampeders’ business Stadium to his responsibilities. Franco also led the operations. He brings a wealth of season ticket and group sales efforts for Calgary Hitmen, experience in the sports industry, Calgary Roughnecks and, starting in 2012, the Calgary having spent more than 20 years with the Calgary Sports Stampeders. and Entertainment Corporation. A born-and-raised Calgarian, Franco graduated from the Franco began his career with the Calgary Flames in University of Calgary with a degree in Physical Education 1996 as a member of the inaugural sales department in 1995. He served as an integral member of the executive in Flames history. In 2001, he took on the leadership of committee for the Calgary Flames Charity Golf Classic the ticket operations and customer service departments for more than a decade. He is currently the chair for the for the organization, taking great pride in connecting Calgary Italian Open with Mark Giordano golf tournament. with season-ticket holders and working with his team He is an active volunteer hockey coach and he spent two to earn renewals. He shifted his focus to growing years as a board member of the Lake Bonavista Hockey attendance through tickets sales as Director of Sales in Association. 2003. Franco believes fans don’t simply attend games but rather “experience” them and was instrumental in the Franco lives in Calgary with his wife Kathleen. They have development of a number of premium experiences for two young children — Nicolas and Sofia. the Calgary Flames. The development and introduction of the Top Shelf Experience, Goal Judge Experience, Captain’s suite and most recently the Flames Alumni

6 PERSONNEL JOHN HUFNAGEL PRESIDENT, GENERAL MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER CFL • 18 | STAMPS • 17 as quarterbacks coach for the . That year, threw just seven in 416 John Hufnagel was named pass attempts and his 85.7 rating was his president and general manager highest in four years. of the Calgary Stampeders on

Jan. 27, 2016. Hufnagel spent the 2003 season as quarterbacks coach EXECUTIVE for the -champion . After returning to the Stampeders in 2008, Hufnagel Under his tutelage, completed 60.2 per cent served eight years as head coach and general manager of his passes for 3,620 yards, 23 and 12 before ceding coaching duties to Dave Dickenson at the interceptions and was named the Super Bowl MVP. conclusion of the 2015 season. The next season, Hufnagel joined the , Hufnagel is a two-time winner of Trophy as with whom he spent three seasons as offensive the CFL’s coach of the year and led the Stampeders to coordinator. In 2004, the Giants scored 60 more points Grey Cup victories in 2008 and 2014. He had a 102–41–1 than they had the previous season (303–243). Running career mark as a head coach and his winning percentage back set a franchise record with 1,518 rushing is best among coaches with at least 100 games on yards and quarterback started laying a the sidelines. foundation that saw him emerge as the Super Bowl MVP for the 2007 season. In 2005, Barber upped his team The Stampeders reached double digits in victories in each record to 1,860 rushing yards and the Giants had the of the nine seasons since Hufnagel’s return in 2008, had third-highest scoring offence in the NFL. five first-place finishes in the West Division and qualified for the post-season every season. Hufnagel returned to the Stampeders on Dec. 3, 2007, when he was introduced as head coach/general manager. Hufnagel began his coaching career in 1987 with the Roughriders as a player/coach. In 1990, Prior to coaching, Hufnagel starred at Penn State he joined the Stampeders as under University. In his final two seasons as a starter, Hufnagel’s Buono. In this role, Hufnagel helped guide the team to record was 21–3. As a junior, he led the Nittany Lions to a three Grey Cup games including a championship in 1992. 30–6 Cotton Bowl win over Texas and in his final season His innovative offences were explosive under the direction took his team to the Sugar Bowl. He also finished sixth in of , who received the CFL’s Most Outstanding voting in 1972. Player award three consecutive years (1992–1994) with the Stamps. Hufnagel also developed and In 1973, he was a 14th-round draft choice of the Denver enabled him to take over from Flutie in 1996. These Broncos. He spent three seasons with the Broncos high-powered offences produced future Hall of Famers before starting a 12-year CFL career with the Stampeders such as , , and (1976–79), (1980–83, 1987) Flutie, along with players who received numerous league and (1984–86). accolades such as Dave Sapunjis and Vince Danielsen. During Hufnagel’s seven seasons with the Stampeders, Hufnagel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in the team finished first in the West Division six times. marketing from Penn State. John and Sherry reside in Cochrane. He has two daughters, Neely and Lindsey, Following his success in the CFL, he went to the Arena and a son, Cole. Football League as head coach/general manager of the New Jersey Red Dogs. In two seasons, he posted a 17–11 record. Hufnagel joined the in 1999 and spent two seasons as the quarterbacks coach. In 2001, he was the quarterbacks coach for the when completed 62.7 per cent of his passes for 4,131 yards. Hufnagel spent the 2002 season

7 COACHING STAFF DAVE DICKENSON HEAD COACH CFL • 9 | STAMPS • 9 two CFL all-stars, with Tsoumpas and Lewis earning the honours. PERSONNEL Dickenson returns for his ninth season on the Stampeders When Dickenson joined the coaching ranks in 2009, he coaching staff and second as the tutored the Stampeders running backs and helped Joffrey team’s head coach. He will retain Reynolds claim the CFL rushing crown. In 2010, his role the role of offensive coordinator, a position he’s held for the expanded as he was named quarterbacks coach, called past six seasons. offensive plays on game days and was heavily involved in game planning. In his first season as head coach, Dickenson led the Stamps to a 15–2–1 mark for a franchise single-season record of 31 During the 2010 campaign, the Stamps offence led the CFL standings points. With their Western Final win over the BC in points, total yards, first downs and rushing yards while Lions, the 2016 Stamps became the first team in franchise Stamps quarterback was voted the CFL’s Most history to go a combined 10–0 at home in regular-season Outstanding Player. and playoff action. Dickenson set the league record for most wins by a rookie head coach and was voted the CFL’s coach Dickenson joined the coaching staff after an outstanding of the year. Calgary scored the most points in the CFL in 13-year professional playing career. He spent 11 of his 13 COACHING STAFF 2016 and also allowed the fewest. seasons in the , six of those with the Stampeders (1996–2000 and 2008). Under Dickenson’s tutelage in 2015, the Stamps offence led the CFL in points with 452, quarterback A potent combination of intelligence, athletic ability and was first in the West Division with 4,551 passing yards and courage, Dickenson set a number of CFL passing records 26 touchdown passes and Eric Rogers led the league with and was named the league’s Most Outstanding Player in 1,448 receiving yards. The Stamps allowed the fewest 2000 after throwing for 4,636 yards, 36 touchdowns and sacks in the league, three different tailbacks recorded only six interceptions while guiding the Stampeders to a 100-yard games and five members of the offence earned 12–5–1 record. West Division all-star honours. After spending two seasons in the National Football In 2014, Dickenson oversaw an offence that led the CFL League — with San Diego in 2001 and with Seattle, Miami in points scored, touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, first and Detroit in 2002 — Dickenson returned to Canada and downs, rushing offence, average gain per pass, fewest signed with the BC Lions, where he was reunited with former interceptions and fewest sacks allowed. Stampeders boss . After five seasons with the Leos, including a 2005 campaign in which he established In 2013, Calgary’s offence led the league in several league records for highest completion percentage and categories including points, touchdowns, net offence, net quarterback rating in a single season, and an MVP rushing yards and fewest sacks allowed. The Stamps saw performance in the 2006 Grey Cup, Dickenson returned three different quarterbacks earn victories as starters and to Calgary in 2008 for what proved to be his final season. Jon Cornish was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player and top Canadian. Dickenson first joined the Stampeders in 1996 after a stellar career at the University of Montana. He was a three- In 2012, Dickenson’s offence ranked in the top two of time conference MVP with the Grizzlies and in 1995 led several categories including first in touchdowns scored the nation in passing while guiding Montana to the NCAA and rushing touchdowns and second in points scored, first Division 1-AA national title. downs, rushing yards and pass-completion percentage. Cornish led the league in rushing on his way to being named Dickenson, his wife Tammy and children Avery and Cooper the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian. The offence also live in Calgary year round. His coaching role extends into the claimed three CFL all-stars in Cornish, offensive lineman off-season as he annually operates the Dickenson Passing Dimitri Tsoumpas and receiver . Academy to tutor young quarterbacks and receivers.

In his first season as offensive coordinator in 2011, Dickenson oversaw a Stamps offence that was tied for second-most points scored with 511. Calgary also had the second-most first downs and finished second in net yards offence and net yards rushing. The offence produced

8 PERSONNEL DeVONE CLAYBROOKS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR CFL • 6 | STAMPS • 6 In 2013, Claybrooks oversaw a defensive line that finished first in the league in quarterback sacks and featured defensive Claybrooks is going into his ends Hughes and , who finished first and sixth season as a member of the third in the CFL in that category. Hughes was named a CFL Stamps coaching staff and his all-star and was the West Division nominee for the CFL’s Most

second as defensive coordinator. Outstanding Defensive Player award. From 2012–15, he served as Calgary’s defensive line coach. COACHING STAFF In his first season as a coach in 2012, Claybrooks guided In Claybrooks’ first season as defensive coordinator, the a Stamps D-line that overcame numerous injuries to finish Stamps surrendered 369 points, the lowest total in the CFL. tied for second in the league in quarterback sacks (43) and Calgary also allowed a league-low 5.7 yards per play and 7.3 allowed an average of less than 100 rushing yards per game. yards per pass to the opposition in 2016 and was second in Hughes ranked second in the CFL in sacks (11), tied for the turnovers forced (45) and opponents’ completion percentage league lead in forced (five) and earned spots on the (65.4). The Stamps defence produced five CFL all-stars in CFL and CFLPA all-star teams. 2016 including defensive linemen and Micah Johnson and defensive backs , Tommie Claybrooks spent three seasons as a player with the Stamps Campbell and . and was a member of the for two seasons prior to that. Over his five-year CFL career, Claybrooks played The Stamps defence was among the league leaders in a 75 regular-season games and recorded 161 tackles and 14 number of categories in 2015 including first in points allowed sacks and recovered two fumbles. (16.1 per game), rushing touchdowns allowed (four), total touchdowns yielded (22) and average yards allowed per carry In 2011, Claybrooks played 15 regular-season games and one (4.6) and was in the top three in sacks, first downs allowed playoff game for the Stamps. His coaching and leadership and offensive yards allowed. Defensive linemen Freddie skills were evident throughout the season as Claybrooks Bishop III (11) and Charleston Hughes (10) both reached regularly taught some of the team’s young defensive lineman double digits in sacks. about the game.

The 2014 season saw the Stamps defence tie for first in Claybrooks started his professional football career by fewest rushing touchdowns allowed (10) and finish second attending training camp in 2001 before in passing TDs allowed (20) and fewest points allowed signing with the and then the (347). Defensive end — who was the team’s Cleveland Browns. He played for Rhein of NFL Europe nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player — matched in 2002 before returning to Tampa Bay. Claybrooks was a league record in forced fumbles (eight) and finished in a a member of the Buccaneers when they won Super Bowl second-place tie in the CFL with 13 sacks. XXXVII.

The Stamps defence ranked second in the CFL with 43 takeaways and on three separate occasions, Calgary held the opposition to a single-digit point total. Claybrooks won his first Grey Cup in 2014.

9 MARK KILAM SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR CFL • 13 | STAMPS • 13 During the 2011 season, the Stamps’ special-teams units produced a CFL all-star in and two West Kilam is entering his 13th season Division all-stars in Dales and returner Taylor. Dales led the with the Stampeders and his eighth CFL and established a career best by averaging 47.2 yards as special teams coordinator. per punt. Taylor led the West Division and was second in the PERSONNEL CFL with 1,778 combined yards on punt, kickoff and missed- In 2016, the special teams included a record-setting field goal returns. performance by Roy Finch, who set a franchise mark for most punt-return yards in a season. The Stamps led the For a second consecutive season, the Stamps featured a CFL with an average of 24.3 yards on kickoff returns. Kicker rookie kicker in 2011 as Paredes was signed after a Week 1 tied the franchise record with 56 field goals injury to Maver. Including the playoffs, Paredes converted on including a league-leading 18 three-pointers from 40 yards or 38 of 48 field goals including conversions on seven of nine tries longer. Paredes’ season included a streak of 32 consecutive from 40 yards or more. successful field goals and he was named a CFL player of the month for August when he was perfect on all 17 of his In 2010, Kilam worked with rookie Maver, who won the CFL field-goal attempts including two games in which he went scoring title and set the all-time Stamps mark for scoring by five-for-five. He was second in the CFL in both points (203) a rookie with 185 points. Dales was voted to the CFL all-star and kickoff average (66.4 yards). Punter averaged team and he led the league with a 45.6-yard punting average. a career-best 46.9 yards and was among the league leaders COACHING STAFF with seven punts that pinned the opposition inside its own Prior to assuming the special teams coordinator’s position, 10-yard line. The Stamps’ special teams blocked three punts Kilam worked in the dual roles of linebackers coach and during the season. strength and conditioning coach during the 2009 season, contributing to a Calgary defence that allowed the fewest In 2015, the special-teams unit was led by Paredes, who made points in the West Division. 41 of 47 field goals, 26 converts and seven singles for a West Division-leading total of 156 points. He earned West Division In 2008, Kilam worked with a defence that allowed the fewest and CFL all-star nods and was the West’s finalist for the Most points, touchdowns and points per game in the CFL. Outstanding Special Teams Player award. Maver was second in the league in punting average (45.7). Special teams chipped Kilam joined the team in 2005 as strength and conditioning in with one touchdown as blocked a punt that coach and began assisting the defence from the coaches’ box was scooped up by and returned for his first on game day at mid-season. The following season, he worked CFL touchdown. as the defensive quality control coach and assisted with the linebackers. In 2007, he coached the nickel and dime backs In 2014, Paredes was tops in the CFL with 80 kickoffs for 5,052 and was promoted to linebackers coach during the year. yards. The Stamps did not give up a special-teams touchdown all season and the kickoff team led the league in average drive Kilam has won two Grey Cups — both with the Stampeders start. Special teams scored three touchdowns. Maver, who in 2008 and 2014. was second in the CFL with a punting average of 45.4 yards and in punts inside the 20 with 38, was named a West Division Before he joined the Stampeders, Kilam coached on the all-star. defensive staff of the Southern Alberta All-Star Team in the Provincial Senior Bowl from 2003-05. Kilam also coached The 2013 season produced three CFL all-stars for the Calgary on the defensive staff with the Cochrane Cobras (2002-05), special-teams unit in Paredes, Maver and returner Larry who went undefeated and won three provincial high school Taylor. Paredes’ exceptional season was highlighted by two championships during that time. new league records including longest consecutive field goal streak (39) and field-goal efficiency (94.7 per cent) and he was Kilam played linebacker for the University of Alberta from named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player. The 1997–2001 and was a team captain. Kilam graduated Stamps also excelled on coverage, leading the league in net with a Bachelor of Physical Education majoring in sport punting and placing second in kickoff coverage. and performance while working at the university’s Athlete Training Centre. In 2012, Stamps kickers duo Maver and Paredes were named CFL all-stars. Maver led the CFL in net punting with a Kilam and his wife Andrea have two daughters. 36.2-yard average while Paredes set a new franchise record and turned in the second-best single-season success rate in CFL history by converting 93.0 per cent of his field-goal attempts. The cover teams led the league in fewest big plays allowed while the Stamps ranked second in the CFL in big plays made by their own return teams.

10 PERSONNEL PETE COSTANZA RECEIVERS COACH CFL • 10 | STAMPS • 10 all-star and led the team in pass receiving with 1,047 yards and eight touchdowns on 76 catches. Costanza is in his 10th season as the Stamps’ receivers coach. In 2012, Costanza oversaw a unit featuring CFL all-star Nik Lewis, who made a career-high 100 catches and finished

In 2016, Costanza guided a fourth in the league in receiving yards with 1,241. deep group that featured five receivers who made at least COACHING STAFF 40 catches for 500 yards. The receiving corps included In 2011, Costanza coached a Stamps receiving corps led by Marquay McDaniel, who surpassed the 1,000-yard mark, Lewis, who was named a CFL all-star and was the team’s and CFL rookie of the year DaVaris Daniels, who led the nominee for Most Outstanding Player. team with nine receiving touchdowns despite not making The 2010 Stampeders receiving corps featured three his season debut until Week 9. 1,000-yard pass-catchers in Lewis, Romby Bryant and Ken-Yon Rambo. It was the first time since 2000 the Stamps During the 2015 season, Costanza oversaw a group that featured a trio of 1,000-yard receivers. featured the emergence of league-leading pass-catcher Eric Rogers, who recorded 1,448 yards, 10 touchdowns In 2009, the Stamps were one of the CFL’s top passing clubs and one two-point conversion while earning CFL all-star despite injuries to key members of their receiving corps. In honours. McDaniel also posted a 1,000-yard season and 2008, Rambo broke the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in became the CFL’s record-setting two-point-convert threat his professional career and led the CFL in receiving yards. with five. Prior to joining the Stamps, Costanza was head coach In 2014, the Stampeders were tops in the CFL with 511 of the Albany Conquest in 2 from points. Led by McDaniel, who led the team in receiving 2006–08. In between af2 seasons, Costanza worked as despite missing six games, the Calgary pass-catchers defensive backs coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. provided reliable targets and steady hands for first-year starting quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who posted a 12–2 Costanza also worked with two Arena Football League record and led the CFL in . teams and got his start as receivers coach of the New Jersey Red Dogs in 1997 when John Hufnagel was head Injuries also affected the receiver position in 2013, but coach. the unit still finished third in the league in receptions and receiving touchdowns and finished second in In his free time, Costanza enjoys the local landscape by pass-completion percentage. McDaniel was named a CFL snowboarding and fly-fishing. MARC MUELLER RUNNING BACKS COACH CFL • 4 | STAMPS • 4 The Regina native spent six seasons (2007–2012) at the University of Regina and was the Rams’ starting quarterback Marc Mueller returns to the for three seasons. During his first two years as a starter in 2009 Stampeders for a fourth season and 2010, Mueller finished first in the conference in completions and his third as running backs (176 in 2009, 182 in 2010) and passing yards (2,308 in 2009, coach. 2,437 in 2010) and finished second in touchdown passes (nine in 2009, 14 in 2010). In 2016, the Stamps running back group featured tailback , who won the CFL rushing title with 1,198 Mueller suffered a season-ending injury on the second play yards and was voted the league’s Most Outstanding Canadian. of the 2011 season and was granted a medical redshirt. He As a team, the Stamps were second in the CFL with 21 rushing returned as the starter for his final year in 2012. touchdowns and with an average gain of 5.3 yards per rush. The blocking work of the Stamps’ running backs also helped Mueller left Regina with several school records including the team allow a league-low 20 sacks. career pass-completion percentage (62.1), single-season records in pass attempts (310 in 2009), pass completions (182 In 2015, his first year as running backs coach, three different in 2010) and pass-completion percentage (67.8 in 2012) and players — Jon Cornish, and Messam — recorded single-game records in most attempted passes (55 in 2012 100-yard games and the Stamps ranked second in the CFL against Manitoba) and pass-completion percentage (78.4 in with 14 rushing touchdowns. 2012 at Saskatchewan).

In 2014, his first with the Stampeders, Mueller served Mueller was invited to the 2011 CFL Combine and attended as a defensive assistant and worked closely with the training camp with the Edmonton Eskimos that June, seeing linebackers. The Stamps defence ranked second in the CFL playing time at quarterback in one pre-season game. with an average of 19.3 points allowed per game and with 43 takeaways. The business administration major quarterbacked the Sheldon Williams Spartans to the 2006 Saskatchewan 4A high In 2013, Mueller served as quarterbacks coach for the school championship. Mueller is the grandson of CFL Hall of University of , his alma mater. Under Mueller’s Fame quarterback . guidance, the Rams led Canada West in passing offence with 359.4 yards per game. 11 RYAN DINWIDDIE QUARTERBACKS COACH CFL • 5 | STAMPS • 2 in the East Division with 2,076 rushing yards including 1,059 by league rushing champion . Dinwiddie enters his second season The Elk Grove, Calif., native joined the Alouettes’ staff in 2013 as the Stampeders’ quarterbacks as offensive quality control coach and was named quarterbacks coach. He joined the Stampeders coach prior to the 2014 season. He was promoted to offensive PERSONNEL last year after three years on the co-ordinator during training camp and helped the Alouettes staff of the Montreal Alouettes. reach the Eastern Final. In his first year with the Stamps, Dinwiddie worked with starting A quarterback, Dinwiddie played five seasons in the CFL quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who threw for 5,385 yards and including three with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2006–08) and a league-leading 32 touchdown passes in earning the CFL’s two with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2010–11). Most Outstanding Player award. Stamps passers threw just 10 interceptions, tied for the lowest total in the CFL, and helped Prior to turning pro, Dinwiddie starred at Boise State where Calgary score a league-best 586 points. Rookie Andrew during his senior season he threw for 4,031 yards and 28 Buckley served as the Stamps’ short-yardage specialist and tied touchdowns. He signed with the ’s the CFL’s single-season record for most rushing touchdowns by as an undrafted free agent in 2004 and spent a Canadian quarterback with eight. time with Hamburg in NFL Europe before coming to the CFL.

Dinwiddie served as the Alouettes’ co-offensive coordinator In his free time, Dinwiddie enjoys the outdoors, rafting, camping and running backs coach in 2015. Under Dinwiddie’s tutelage, and perfecting his swing on the golf course.

COACHING STAFF Montreal led the CFL with 129 rushing first downs and was first

PAT DelMONACO OFFENSIVE LINE COACH CFL • 8 | STAMPS • 4 In 2014, Calgary led the CFL in rushing yards (143.9 yards per game) and fewest sacks allowed (26). The line helped DelMonaco returns for his fourth Jon Cornish win a third consecutive rushing title. The season as the Stampeders’ Stampeders did not allow a single sack in the 102nd Grey offensive line coach. Additionally, Cup game as Calgary beat Hamilton to win the seventh title he oversees the club’s free-agent in franchise history. tryout camps during the off-season. DelMonaco joins the Stamps in 2014 after spending the In 2016, the Stamps allowed the fewest sacks in the CFL for previous four seasons as the offensive line coach for the a third consecutive season under DelMonaco’s guidance. Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Under DelMonaco’s guidance, Despite the fact that injuries forced the team to use 12 different members of the Blue Bombers offensive line earned a total offensive linemen over the course of the season and that not of five division all-star honours. DelMonaco joined the Blue once after the 11th game of the season was Calgary able to Bombers in 2010 after a seven-year stint at Rensselaer start the same five starters in back-to-back games, the line Polytechnic Institute. helped pave the way for an offence that led the league in points He previously had stops at Hudson Valley Community scored and a running back — Jerome Messam — that won the College and as a graduate assistant at the University of Illinois. league rushing title. Two members of the line — DelMonaco played four seasons at the University of Albany. and — were CFL all-stars and Dennis was the league’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman. DelMonaco and his wife Kelly have two children — Julia and Pasquale III. In 2015, DelMonaco’s second season with the Stampeders, the club allowed the fewest sacks for a second straight year. and Wilson earned CFL all-star honours. COREY MACE DEFENSIVE LINE COACH CFL • 2 | STAMPS • 2 The Vancouver native joined the Stampeders as a player in 2010. The former defensive tackle recorded 44 tackles and Mace enters his seventh season in four sacks during his Calgary career. Mace also played six the Stampeders organization and post-season contests for the Stamps including the 2014 his second as a member of the Grey Cup, where he recorded a sack to help Calgary defeat coaching staff. Hamilton for the title.

In his first season as coach, Mace oversaw a group that Mace won the Stamps’ 2014 Presidents’ Ring award as voted included 2016 CFL sack leader Charleston Hughes. As a by teammates for his contributions on and off the field. He is unit, the Stamps defensive line produced 46 of the Stamps’ an active member of the community. league-leading 53 sacks. The line was also instrumental in a run defence that allowed the Stamps to tie for league lows Prior to joining the Stampeders, Mace spent three seasons in touchdowns allowed (11) and average opponents’ gain per (2007–09) in the National Football League — playing a total of rush (4.6 yards). Hughes and defensive tackle Micah Johnson five games for the Buffalo Bills — and starred at the University 12 both earned CFL all-star honours. of Wyoming. PERSONNEL BRENT MONSON LINEBACKERS COACH CFL • 9 | STAMPS • 9 (143.9). Running back Jon Cornish led the CFL in rushing for a third straight season. The Stamps’ 2014 championship Brent Monson is entering his ninth was Monson’s first Grey Cup victory. season as an assistant coach for the Stampeders and his fifth In 2013, the Stamps led the CFL in several rushing

guiding the linebackers for the categories including most first downs (160), most net yards Red and White. (2,547), highest average per-game yardage (141.5) and COACHING STAFF highest average gain per rush (6.2). Cornish finished the In 2016, Monson’s linebacking corps was part of a Calgary season as the CFL leader in touchdowns (14) and rushing defence that allowed the fewest points in the CFL and yards (1,813), breaking his own record for rushing yards in yielded opponents a league-low average of 5.7 yards per a single season by a Canadian running back and reaching play. Outside linebacker led the Stamps with 77 the fourth-best single-season total in CFL history. Cornish tackles while rookie Alex Singleton emerged as the starter was named the 2013 Most Outstanding Player and Most at middle linebacker. Outstanding Canadian.

In his first season as the linebackers coach, Monson In 2012, during his first season overseeing the running oversaw a 2015 group that helped Calgary rank first in backs, the Stamps led the CFL in rushing touchdowns with the league in average offensive points allowed (16.1). The 20 and were second in the league with 2,088 rushing yards. Stamps were also in the top half of the league for net yards Cornish led the CFL in rushing with 1,457 yards and was allowed, rushing yards allowed and passing yards allowed. named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian.

Monson served as running backs coach for the previous In 2011, Monson was Calgary’s defensive line and strength three seasons. and conditioning coach. He was the team’s linebackers and strength and conditioning coach in 2009 and 2010. In 2014, the Stamps running game again led the league in several categories including net rushing yards (2,590), first Monson is a graduate of McMaster University. downs rushing (156) and average yards rushing per game KAHLIL CARTER DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH CFL • 3 | STAMPS • 3 In 2014, he was a coach for the Blacktips in the Fall Experimental Football League, a development league for the NFL. Carter was Carter enters his third season as defensive coordinator for the Trenton Steel of the Southern the Stamps’ defensive backs coach. Indoor Football League in the spring of 2011 and coached defensive backs at Valley High School in West Des Moines, The Stamps group Iowa, in the fall of the same year, helping the school win a state produced three CFL all-stars in 2016 including halfback Jamar championship. He returned to Valley in 2014. Wall as well as and Ciante Evans. Calgary allowed a league low of 7.3 yards per pass Carter’s coaching career began while he was still an active attempt and the opposition’s 65.4-per cent completion rate CFL player as he assisted the coaching staff of arena football’s was the second-lowest figure in the CFL. The defensive backs Arkansas Twisters in 2007. He was also a player/coach with the were part of a Stamps defence that allowed the fewest points AFL’s Iowa Barnstormers in 2010. in the CFL. He played with the Argos as a defensive back from 2005–07 In 2015, he oversaw a corps that helped limit opposing offences and recorded 68 tackles, 10 special-teams tackles, one sack to a 22 passing touchdowns, tied for a league low, and was and eight interceptions in 31 games. second in the CFL in total passing yards allowed. He played four games for the Montreal Alouettes in 2008 Carter previously coached at various levels and leagues and had seven tackles and two interceptions. He had three including arena football, high school, college and professional. returns for touchdown and one -recovery The Washington, D.C., native is also a former CFL player as he return for a touchdown during his CFL career. was a defensive back for four seasons for the and Montreal Alouettes. The rest of Carter’s professional career was spent primarily in the Arena Football League including a stint with the Toronto Carter spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as defensive backs Phantoms in 2002. He signed with NFL’s Buffalo Bills in 2004 coach at Drake University. His previous college coaching and was assigned to the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe. experience came in 2010 when he served as linebackers and secondary coach at Graceland University. Carter played the first three years of his collegiate career at the University of Arkansas before transferring to Southern Arkansas for his senior season.

13 FOOTBALL OPERATIONS MICHAEL PETRIE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS CFL • 10 | STAMPS • 10 In 2010, Petrie was director, football operations and, during PERSONNEL his first two seasons with the club, he served as director of Petrie is in his 10th season with the community and media relations. During that time, Petrie Stampeders and his seventh as handled a number of football-operations duties. He also was assistant general manager/director in charge of the club’s media relations, community programs of football operations. and relationship with amateur football in Calgary.

He works closely with general manager John Hufnagel on Prior to joining the Stamps in December of 2007, he worked for the club’s general football operations and football-related 12 years as a sportswriter in Calgary, Winnipeg and Saskatoon. strategic planning. He is responsible for management of During his eight years at the Calgary Herald, he was assigned the salary cap, all football budgets and expenditures. He is as the Stamps beat writer. He covered nine Grey Cups, two also heavily involved with the player personnel department, Olympic Games and several other sports, including the contract negotiations, selection of players for the CFL , National Football League and Major Draft and the Stampeders’ off-annual season minicamp. League Baseball. Petrie also oversees day-to-day activities of the football administration, athletic therapy, equipment, video and football Petrie grew up in Saskatchewan — as a Stampeders communications departments. fan — and has a sociology degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

FOOTBALL OPERATIONS BRENDAN MAHONEY DIRECTOR OF CANADIAN SCOUTING CFL • 11 | STAMPS • 11 His scouting career began in 2007 as an intern in the personnel department. Much of Mahoney’s work is focused Mahoney enters his 11th season on identifying and evaluating non-import YouthSports and with the Stampeders personnel NCAA players in preparation for the Canadian Draft. He has department and his second enhanced the club’s draft preparations by advancing the as the Director of Canadian technology of the Stamps’ centralized scouting information Scouting. He previously served as Canadian scout and system. Other duties include scouting NFL training assistant director of football operations. camps and pre-season games while also organizing the Stampeders’ free-agent camps. Hailing from nearby Cochrane, Mahoney joined the club during the 2005 season as a member of the practice roster. He was a four-year starter at Simon Fraser University and a CIS all-Canadian at . In 2003, he set a Canada West playoff record when he caught 11 passes for 294 yards and five touchdowns against Regina.

COLE HUFNAGEL DIRECTOR OF U.S. SCOUTING CFL • 2 | STAMPS • 2 2007 as a pro personnel assistant. In 2011, he became a pro scout and was promoted to college area scout after the Hufnagel is in his second season 2012 NFL Draft, evaluating college prospects in the Western as the Stamps’ director of U.S. United States. scouting. Hufnagel graduated from Kent State with a bachelor’s He previously spent nine seasons with the National Football degree in business marketing and a minor in sports League’s New York Jets. He was a video intern when he first management. He was born in Calgary during the days when joined the Jets in 2006 before earning a full-time position in his dad, John, was a CFL quarterback.

14 PERSONNEL KYLE CARSON SCOUT/FOOTBALL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR CFL • 6 | STAMPS • 6 NCAA. He also plays a role in the recruitment and organization of the Stamps’ free-agent and mini-camp during the Carson enters his sixth season off-season. He joined the organization as an intern in 2012 with the Stampeders and his and later served as football operations and scouting assistant. second as scout and football operations coordinator. Carson attended the University of Calgary and played football

for the Dinos in 2007 and 2008. He also was a member of the OPERATIONS FOOTBALL In his current role, Carson assists the Canadian Scouting Victoria Rebels junior football team in 2009 and 2010. Carson Director with the club’s preparation for the CFL draft and is was born in Edmonton and played in the involved in the club’s American scouting of the NFL, AFL and U.S. after moving to Tennessee.

GEORGE HOPKINS EQUIPMENT MANAGER CFL • 46 | STAMPS • 46 and disposal to Peewee, Bantam, Midget and high school teams. Hopkins also sits on the board of directors for the Entering his 46th season, Hopkins Calgary and Area Midget Football Association. has worked 781 regular-season games, 42 playoff contests and In 1995, Hopkins was honoured at the Stamps’ annual 10 Grey Cups with the Red and dinner as the recipient of the Art Evans Memorial Award for White. He was added to the Stampeders Wall of Fame in perseverance, contribution and dedication to the football the Builders’ category in 2014. club.

Hopkins’ foremost responsibility is the safety of players Hopkins stays informed on the latest football equipment by by fitting each team member with a customized array of attending the annual AFCA Convention and meeting with equipment designed to provide maximum protection suppliers and distributors. A graduate of the Mount Royal for each athlete. He orders and issues all equipment— College (now University) Business Administration Program, everything from chewing gum to shoes and cleats—and Hopkins also worked as assistant press chief at Canada also coordinates the transport of the club’s equipment to Olympic Park for the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games. and from each road site. In 2012, Hopkins missed a two-game eastern road trip Each off-season, Hopkins and Edmonton Eskimos following surgery for a torn rotator cuff. Hopkins had equipment manager Dwayne Mandrusiak have coordinated previously only missed one game during his 40 years with an equipment inspection program for amateur football in the team — when his wife Cathy delivered their first child in the province. Run under the auspices of Football Alberta, 1992, daughter Jorde. In 1996, Jorde welcomed the birth of Hopkins and Mandrusiak visually inspect equipment and a baby brother, Hunter. Hopkins is a native Calgarian. give recommendations on storing, cleaning, reconditioning

ROSS FOLAN DIRECTOR, VIDEO OPERATIONS/COORDINATOR, IT CFL • 25 | STAMPS • 25 school and midget games and provides assistance to the junior Calgary Colts and the University of . Returning for his 14th consecutive season and 25th Folan joined the Stampeders in 1991 and two years later overall with the Stampeders, became responsible for providing the coaching and Folan oversees the team’s video player personnel staffs with their video and technology. department. He and his staff are responsible for producing In between stints with the Stamps, Folan attended Utah and editing all game and practice footage for the football State University while working for their football and athletic operations department using the DVSport system. In programs. addition to his in-season duties, Folan and his staff also compile all video requirements for the CFL draft. A native Calgarian, Folan graduated from Dr. E.P. Scarlett high school in 1992. He also played football in high school Folan and his staff work closely with amateur football in and for the Calgary Colts. He lives in Calgary year-round. the Calgary area. The video department films all local high

15 PERSONNEL GEOFF CRANE RODD SAWATZKY JOSH TERMEER STEPHEN WADY Football Administration Chaplain Head Athletic Therapist Assistant Athletic Therapist Director

BRAD HUGHES TAYLOR ALTILIO GORD TAILLEFER ROBBIE BRILZ Therapy Assistant Strength and Conditioning Assistant Equipment Equipment Assistant Coordinator Manager

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MATT MALONE BRUCE McCABE JOSH BURTON Equipment Assistant Video Assistant Video Assistant

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