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STAFF DIRECTORY PERSONNEL
STAFF DIRECTORY
CALGARY 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
Stamps Store.......................................................................................................................................................................... Ph: 403-289-4441
Website.................................................................................................................................................................................... Stampeders.com
EXECUTIVE
Ken King....................................................Chairman and CFL Governor
Doug Mitchell................................... Executive Committee Member and
CFL Alternate Governor
David Sapunjis........................................ Executive Committee Member
Alvin Libin................................................ Executive Committee Member
John Bean............................................... Executive Committee Member
John Hufnagel.............................................President, General Manager
and Exec. Committee Member
Mike Franco................................. Senior Director, Business Operations
& Exec. Committee Member
Stan Schwartz............................................... Executive Vice-President/
Consultant to the Executive Committee
FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
COACHES
Dave Dickenson.................................................................. Head Coach
DeVone Claybrooks............................................. Defensive Coordinator
Mark Kilam................................................... Special Teams Coordinator
Pete Costanza............................................................. Receivers Coach
Marc Mueller........................................................Running Backs Coach
Ryan Dinwiddie...................................................... Quarterbacks Coach
Pat DelMonaco..................................................... Offensive Line Coach
Corey Mace...........................................................Defensive Line Coach
Brent Monson........................................... Linebackers Coach/Strength
and Conditioning Coach
Kahlil Carter.......................................................Defensive Backs Coach
FRONT OFFICE
John Hufnagel...........................................President & General Manager
Michael Petrie.............................................. Assistant General Manager,
Director of Football Operations
Brendan Mahoney.................................. Director of Canadian Scouting
Cole Hufnagel..................................................Director of U.S. Scouting
Kyle Carson............................... Scout/Football Operations Coordinator
Geoff Crane.......................................... Football Administration Director
Nick Melnyk................................................... Football Operations Intern
Rodd Sawatzky......................................................................... Chaplain
MEDICAL STAFF
Josh Termeer..................................................... Head Athletic Therapist
Stephen Wady............................................. Assistant Athletic Therapist
Brad Hughes...............................................................Therapy Assistant
Dimitri Tsoumpas...........................Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Dr. James Stewart..................................................Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Ryan Martin.......................................................Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Jim Mackenzie...................................................Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Jim Thorne....................................................... Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Ian Auld................................................. Family and Sports Medicine
Dr. David Manning........................................................ Family and Sport
Dr. Marcus Robinson................................................... Family and Sport
Dr. Jason Dick............................................................Team Chiropractor
Dr. Terry Groves........................................................... Internal Medicine
Dr. Bryant Tomimoto ........................................................Team Dentist
Dr. Doug Burns........................................................... Team Optometrist
EQUIPMENT STAFF
George Hopkins...................................................... Equipment Manager
Gord Taillefer........................................... Assistant Equipment Manager
Robbie Brilz.............................................................Equipment Assistant
Matt Malone............................................................Equipment Assistant
Francis Duchesne...................................................Equipment Assistant
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VIDEO STAFF
Ross Folan............................Director, Video Operations/Coordinator, IT
Dave Kanaroski...........................................Assistant Video Coordinator
Bruce McCabe................................................................Video Assistant
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS
Jean Lefebvre.................................................Director, Communications
Molly Campbell................Manager, Communications and Digital Media
Spencer Fortier........................................... Coordinator, Creative Video
Alanna Nolan................................................................ Host, Stamps TV
MARKETING
Ryan Popowich............................................. Marketing Manager, CSEC
Adam Zimmer........................................... Coordinator, Brand Marketing
Jessica Littel............................................ Coordinator, Brand Marketing
SPONSORSHIP SALES
Julia Thiessen................................ Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships
TICKET SALES
Alex Snell.........................................................................Manager, Sales
Scott Bentley................................................. Senior Account Executive
Patrick O’Hagan.........................................................Account Executive
Brad Koster................................................................Account Executive
Braden Goldade....................................................................Sales Intern
Kody Thomson......................................................................Sales Intern
TICKETING — CUSTOMER SERVICE
Andrew Swan....................... Manager, Ticketing and Customer Service
Kyle Cyr......................................................Coordinator, Fan Experience
Rosa Spadafora.......................................................... Account Manager
Kevin Mitchell.............................................................. Account Manager
Kelsey Molnar............................................................. Account Manager
COMMUNITY, GAME DAY AND EVENTS
Geordie Macleod............................Senior Director, Game Presentation,
Events and Community Relations
Jamie Seguin...................Senior Director, Game Operations and Events
Austin Shaw........... Assistant Manager, Game Presentation and Events
Jon Cornish.......................................................Game-Day Ambassador
Darcy Steen.......................................... Manager, Community Relations
and Stampeders Foundation
Dallas Kitt ................................................................Manager of Events
Jon Diment ...........................................Coordinator, Red & White Club
Max Campbell............................................ Intern, Community Relations
and Stampeders Foundation
Katie Sigurdson..................................................................Events Intern
Kyla Findlay........................................................ Head Coach, Outriders
Meagan Reid.....................................................Dance Coach, Outriders
Chelsea Drake...................................................Touchdown Horse Rider
ADMINISTRATION
Lee Ann Helten............................................................... Office Manager
Dave Heasman..........................................President, Stampeder Alumni
STAMPS STORE
Brent Gibbs...................................................................... Director, Retail
Mike Hardiman...........................................................................Manager
KEN KING
CHAIRMAN AND CFL GOVERNOR
Ken King is president and CEO
of the Calgary Flames Limited
Partnership, which became the
majority ownership group and
operating partner of the Calgary
Stampeders on Mar. 29, 2012. As
president and CEO of the Calgary Sports and Entertainment
Corporation, he has leadership roles in the Stampeders,
Flames, Calgary Hitmen and Calgary Roughnecks and
represents the organization as Alternate Governor of the
NHL and Governor of the CFL, WHL and NLL.
Born and raised in Hanley, Sask., King assumed
his current role with the Flames in 2001 following a
successful 30-year career in the newspaper business
that included senior executive positions at the Calgary
Sun and Calgary Herald.
King has a tremendous love for sports and he recognizes
the obligations professional teams owe to their devoted fans.
Throughout his career, he has been acknowledged for his
keen business sense, innovative marketing, establishment
of healthy corporate relationships and spirited community
leadership. He knows great achievements are possible
when aspiration and determination are combined with a
visionary approach, meaningful intentions, responsible
actions and, above all, consideration for others.
King’s current community involvement includes the
TELUS Community Board, the Calgary Airport Authority
Board, the RESOLVE Campaign (Calgarians Committed
to Change), the Calgary Sport Tourism Authority Board,
the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, the Borden Ladner
Gervais CIS Athlete of the Year Awards Committee and the
Rotary Club of Calgary. Previously, he has supported the
Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre, the REACH Campaign,
the Calgary Philharmonic Society and the No Ka Oi Ranch
Foundation in addition to being a past chairman of the
Calgary Chamber of Commerce.
PERSONNEL EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVE
He is the recipient of an Alberta Centennial Medal for
outstanding contributions to the province, the Queen’s
Golden Jubilee Medal for community ser vice, the
commemorative medal for the 125th Anniversary of the
Confederation of Canada and was honoured as B’Nai Brith
Man of the Year in 1991.
DOUG MITCHELL
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AND CFL ALTERNATE GOVERNOR
Doug Mitchell is the national
co-chairman of Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP, a national law firm
with more than 700 lawyers. He
took a five-year leave of absence
from 1984-88 to accept an
appointment as commissioner of the Canadian Football
League. He serves on the board of directors of several
public companies and on the boards of several community
organizations including chair of the Calgary Airport Authority
and chairman of the Calgary Sport Tourism Authority.
Doug created and currently serves as chairman of the
annual BLG Awards honouring Canadian university
athletes. He is also past chairman of the Alber ta
Economic Development Authority, past president of the
Calgary Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of
the Board of Governors of SAIT.
He has been inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of
Fame, was named Sportsman of the Year in 2007
by the Calgary Booster Club and in 2010 was listed
by the Globe and Mail as one of the Power 50 of
Canadian sports. His professional and communitybased achievements were recognized with an
appointment to the Order of Canada in 2004 and
in 2007 he was inducted into the Alber ta Order
of Excellence.
DAVID SAPUNJIS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
After an outstanding seven- As a player with the Stamps from 1990-96, Sapunjis —
known affectionately by fans and teammates as “Sponge”
year playing career with the
Red and White, Sapunjis has — was an all-star slotback and was twice named the CFL’s
Most Outstanding Canadian. He was runner-up as the CFL’s
enjoyed his switch from athlete to
Most Outstanding Player in 1995 and remains among the
businessman.
leaders in all Stamps receiving categories. Sapunjis won a
Grey Cup in 1992 and was named the game’s top Canadian.
He is currently the President of Reliance Metals Canada, a
company he joined in 2011.
A Toronto native, Sapunjis chose to remain in Calgary after
concluding his playing career. He is an alumnus of the
Sapunjis rejoined the Stampeders in 2005 when he was part
University of Western Ontario.
of a group of local businessmen who purchased the club.
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EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL
ALVIN LIBIN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Alvin G. Libin is a native Calgarian
with business interests in real
estate, oil and gas and financial
services. Libin is the President
and Chief Executive Officer of
Balmon Investments Ltd., a
private management services and investment company.
He has a strong commitment to the City of Calgary and
to the Province of Alberta and has provided leadership in
various volunteer positions.
In 2003, Libin and his wife Mona, through the Alvin
and Mona Libin Foundation, established the Libin
Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta in partnership with
the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services. Its
mission is to provide world-class cardiovascular health
care, education and research for Southern Alberta.
Libin is past Chairman of the Alberta Ingenuity Fund, a
foundation created by the Government of Alberta to
stimulate and support science and engineering research
for the benefit of Albertans. He also serves as director of
several corporate and community boards.
Libin is an Officer of the Order of Canada and holds an
Honourary Doctors of Law degree from the University
of Calgary. He was inducted into the Alberta Order of
Excellence in 2004.
JOHN BEAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
John Bean joined Calgary Sports
and Entertainment Corporation
(CSEC) in January 2010 in the
role of Senior Vice President,
Finance and Administration and
CFO. Bean was named the Chief
Operating Officer of CSEC in September 2013.
Finance Committee and a member of the CFL Audit and
Finance Committee.
Prior to joining CSEC, Bean, a Chartered Accountant, held a
variety of senior executive roles in the oil and gas services industry
including Vice President, Finance with CCS Corporation Ltd. and
Chief Financial Officer with Hazco Environmental Services Ltd.
Mr. Bean is the National Lacrosse League 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
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Mike Franco enters his first
s e a s o n w i th th e C a l g a r y
Stampeders and will oversee
all of the Stampeders’ business
operations. He brings a wealth
of experience in the spor ts
industry having spent 20 years with the Calgary Sports &
Entertainment Corporation.
Top Shelf Experience, Goal Judge Experience, Captain’s
suite and most recently the Flames Alumni Dressing Room
Experience were pioneering initiatives in the NHL. In 2013,
Mike added the management of the luxury suites at the
Scotiabank Saddledome and McMahon Stadium to his
responsibility. Mike also led the season ticket and group
sales efforts for Calgary Hitmen, Calgary Roughnecks and,
starting in 2012, the Calgary Stampeders.
Franco began his career with the Calgary Flames in
1996 as a member of the inaugural sales department
in Flames history. In 2001, he took on the leadership of
the ticket operations and customer service departments
for the organization, taking great pride in connecting
with season-ticket holders and working with his team
to earn renewals. He shifted his focus to growing
attendance through tickets sales as Director of Sales in
2003. Mike believes fans don’t simply attend games but
rather “experience” them and was instrumental in the
development of a number of premium experiences for the
Calgary Flames. The development and introduction of the
A born-and-raised Calgarian, Mike graduated from
the University of Calgary with a degree in Physical
Education in 1995. He served as an integral member of
the executive committee for the Calgary Flames Charity
Golf Classic for over a decade. He is currently the chair
for the Calgary Italian Open with Mark Giordano golf
tournament. He is an active volunteer hockey coach
and he spent two years as a board member of the Lake
Bonavista Hockey Association.
Franco lives in Calgary with his wife Kathleen. They have
two young children — Nicolas and Sofia.
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT/
CONSULTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CFL • 30 | STAMPS • 30
Over the past 40 years, Stan
Schwartz has been involved
with the Calgary Stampeders
and McMahon Stadium. While he is best known as the
past-president of the Calgary Stampeder Football Club
and the former senior executive/manager of McMahon
Stadium, his contribution to sports extends well beyond
these two prestigious positions. Over the past six decades,
Schwartz has committed his life work to local, provincial and
national sports communities as an athlete, coach, sports
administrator and sports builder.
Schwartz played high school football in Medicine Hat
and at Mount Royal College and the University of Calgary.
In 1970, Stan and his wife Shirley began their teaching
careers with the Calgary Board of Education. In 1972, they
left for graduate school, moving to Indiana State University
where Stan coached football and received a Masters of
Science degree in Sports Medicine. Over the years, Stan
coached high school football, wrestling and track and
field. In addition to his commitment to high school sports,
he coached bantam and junior football. He was heavily
involved as a wrestling coach, coaching a city high school
championship team, participating in the World Amateur
Wrestling Coaches Camp and serving as an assistant
coach for the Alberta Junior Olympic Teams.
In 1976, Schwartz started his eight-year career as an
assistant coach with the Calgary Stampeders. He left
his coaching position with the Calgary Stampeders and
became senior executive/manager of McMahon Stadium.
He managed the development of Calgary’s first multidisciplinary Sports Medicine facility for use by amateur
and professional athletes. Schwartz and the McMahon
Stadium staff were major players in the success of the XV
Olympic Winter Games’ opening and closing ceremonies.
In 1995, Schwartz returned to the Stampeders fold as vicepresident and general manager-administration. On Feb. 12,
1996, he was elevated to the post of Calgary Stampeder
Football Club president, a position he held for eight years.
During this time, the Stampeders staged the successful
2000 Grey Cup Game, participated in three Grey Cup
championships and won the Grey Cup in 1998 and 2001.
During his association with the Calgary Stampeders and
the Calgary Stampeder Alumni Association, successful
fundraising campaigns have contributed to the success of
the Calgary amateur football programs.
Over the years, he has been recognized for his
participation and involvement in the sport of football.
The Calgary Senior High School Athletic Association
in 2000 introduced a trophy in his name in recognition
of over 30 years of support of high school football. The
trophy is awarded annually to the top Calgary high
school volunteer football coach. In 2003, Schwartz was
enshrined on the Calgary Bantam Football Wall of Fame.
In 2004, he was selected as the Calgary Booster Club’s
Sportsman of the Year and inducted onto the Calgary
Stampeder Football Club’s Wall of Fame in the builders
category. In 2005, Stan Schwartz was inducted into the
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum as a Football
Builder and was the recipient of the Alberta Centennial
Medal and the Alberta Centennial Salute for Sport and
Recreation Award. In celebration of Alberta’s centennial,
the award was established to identify, honor and celebrate
100 Albertans for their outstanding contributions to the
overall development of sport and recreation during the
province’s first 100 years.
PERSONNEL EXECUTIVE
STAN SCHWARTZ
In 2009, Schwartz was awarded the Hugh Campbell
Distinguished Leadership Award in “recognition of
leadership that has strengthened the Canadian Football
League, contributions that have improved our game, and
an example that inspired us all.” The same year also saw
the inception of the Stan Schwartz Heart of a Champion
Award. Created by the Calgary Stampeder Football Club,
the award is presented annually to three Calgary high
school seniors who display life skills such as determination,
pride, perseverance, dedication, leadership and integrity
through their pursuit of excellence on the field, in the
classroom and in the community.
In 2010, he was honoured by being inducted into the
Medicine Hat Sports Wall of Fame.
On January 20, 2012, Peter MacKay, the Minister of
National Defence appointed Stan Schwartz as Honorary
Colonel of 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Cold Lake,
Alberta. In December 2014, Schwartz was a member of
the Royal Canadian Air Force visit to the deployed troops
in Kuwait and Lithuania.
Schwartz was born and raised in southern Alberta,
near Medicine Hat. Stan and his wife Shirley reside in
southwest Calgary.
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EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL
JOHN HUFNAGEL
PRESIDENT, GENERAL MANAGER
AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
CFL • 17 | STAMPS • 16
John Hufnagel was named
president and general manager of
the Calgary Stampeders on Jan. 27.
Hufnagel has been with the Stampeders since 2008 and
served eight years as head coach and general manager
before ceding coaching duties to Dave Dickenson at the
conclusion of the 2015 season.
Hufnagel is a two-time winner of Annis Stukus Trophy as
the CFL’s coach of the year and led the Stampeders to
Grey Cup victories in 2008 and 2014. He had a 102-41-1
career mark as a head coach and his winning percentage
of .712 is best among CFL coaches with at least 100 games
on the sidelines. The Stampeders reached double digits in
victories in each of Hufnagel’s eight seasons at the helm
and qualified for the post-season every season.
Hufnagel began his coaching career in 1987 with the
Saskatchewan Roughriders as a player/coach. In 1990,
he joined the Stampeders as offensive coordinator under
Wally Buono. In this role, Hufnagel helped guide the team to
three Grey Cup games, including a championship in 1992.
His innovative offences were explosive under the direction
of Doug Flutie, who received the CFL’s Most Outstanding
Player award three consecutive years (1992-1994) with the
Stamps. Hufnagel also developed Jeff Garcia and enabled
him to take over from Flutie in 1996. These high-powered
offences produced future Hall of Famers such as Terry
Vaughn, Rocco Romano, Allen Pitts, and Flutie, along with
players who received numerous league accolades such
as Dave Sapunjis and Vince Danielsen. During Hufnagel’s
seven seasons with the Stampeders, the team finished first
in the West Division six times.
Following his success in the CFL, he went to the Arena
Football League as head coach/general manager of the
New Jersey Red Dogs. In two seasons, he posted a 1711 record. Hufnagel joined the Cleveland Browns in 1999
and spent two seasons as the quarterbacks coach. In
2001, he was the quarterbacks coach for the Indianapolis
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Colts when Peyton Manning completed 62.7 per cent of his
passes for 4,131 yards. Hufnagel spent the 2002 season
as quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. That
year, Mark Brunell threw just seven interceptions in 416
pass attempts and his 85.7 quarterback rating was his
highest in four years.
Hufnagel spent the 2003 season as quarterbacks coach for
the Super Bowl-champion New England Patriots. Under his
tutelage, Tom Brady completed 60.2 per cent of his passes
for 3,620 yards, 23 touchdowns and 12 interceptions and
was named the Super Bowl MVP.
The next season, Hufnagel joined the New York Giants, with
whom he spent three seasons as offensive coordinator.
In 2004, the Giants scored 60 more points than they
had the previous season (303-243). Running back Tiki
Barber set a franchise record with 1,518 rushing yards
and quarterback Eli Manning starting laying a foundation
that saw him emerge as the Super Bowl MVP for the 2007
season. In 2005, Barber upped his team record to 1,860
rushing yards and the Giants had the third-highest scoring
offence in the NFL.
Hufnagel returned to the Stampeders on Dec. 3, 2007,
when he was introduced as head coach/general manager.
Prior to coaching, Hufnagel starred at Penn State University.
In his final two seasons as a starter, Hufnagel’s record was
21-3. As a junior, he led the Nittany Lions to a 30-6 Cotton
Bowl win over Texas and in his final season took his team
to the Sugar Bowl. He also finished sixth in Heisman Trophy
voting in 1972.
In 1973, he was a 14th-round draft choice of the Denver
Broncos. He spent three seasons with the Broncos before
starting a 12-year CFL career with the Stampeders (197679), Roughriders (1980-83, 1987) and Winnipeg Blue
Bombers (1984-86).
Hufnagel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing
from Penn State. He has two daughters, Neely and Lindsey,
and a son, Cole.
DAVE DICKENSON
HEAD COACH
CFL • 8 | STAMPS • 8
Dickenson returns for his eighth
season on the Stampeders
coaching staff and first as the
team’s head coach. He will retain
the role of offensive coordinator, a
position he’s held for the past five seasons.
Under Dickenson’s tutelage in 2015, the Stamps led the CFL
in offensive points with 452, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell
was first in the West Division with 4,551 passing yards
and 26 touchdown passes and Eric Rogers led the league
with 1,448 receiving yards. The Stamps allowed the fewest
sacks in the league, three different tailbacks recorded 100yard games and five members of the offence earned West
Division all-star honours.
In 2014, Dickenson oversaw an offence that led the CFL
in points scored, touchdowns, rushing touchdowns, first
downs, rushing offence, average gain per pass, fewest
interceptions and fewest sacks allowed.
When Dickenson joined the coaching ranks in 2009, he
tutored the Stampeders running backs and helped Joffrey
Reynolds claim the CFL rushing crown. In 2010, his role
expanded as he was named quarterbacks coach, called
offensive plays on game days and was heavily involved in
game planning.
During the 2010 campaign, the Stamps offence led the CFL
in points, total yards, first downs and rushing yards while
Stamps quarterback Henry Burris was voted the CFL’s Most
Outstanding Player.
Dickenson joined the coaching staff after an outstanding
13-year professional playing career. He spent 11 of his 13
seasons in the Canadian Football League, six of those with
the Stampeders (1996-2000 and 2008).
PERSONNEL COACHING STAFF
COACHING STAFF
A potent combination of intelligence, athletic ability and
courage, Dickenson set a number of CFL passing records
and was named the league’s Most Outstanding Player in
2000 after throwing for 4,636 yards, 36 touchdowns and
only six interceptions while guiding the Stampeders to a
12-5-1 record.
In 2013, Calgary’s offence led the league in several
categories including points, touchdowns, net offence, net
rushing yards and fewest sacks allowed. The Stamps saw
three different quarterbacks earn victories as starters and
Cornish was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player and
top Canadian.
After spending two seasons in the National Football League
— with San Diego in 2001 and with Seattle, Miami and Detroit
in 2002 — Dickenson returned to Canada and signed
with the BC Lions, where he was reunited with former
Stampeders boss Wally Buono. After five seasons with the
Leos, including a 2005 campaign in which he established
league records for highest completion percentage and
In 2012, Dickenson’s offence ranked in the top two of
quarterback rating in a single season, and an MVP
several categories including first in touchdowns scored
performance in the 2006 Grey Cup, Dickenson returned
and rushing touchdowns and second in points scored, first
downs, rushing yards and pass-completion percentage. to Calgary in 2008 for what proved to be his final season.
Cornish led the league in rushing on his way to being named
Dickenson joined the Stampeders in 1996 after a stellar
the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian. The offence also
career at the University of Montana. He was a three-time
claimed three CFL all-stars in Cornish, offensive lineman
conference MVP with the Grizzlies and in 1995 led the
Dimitri Tsoumpas and receiver Nik Lewis.
nation in passing while guiding Montana to the NCAA
Division 1-AA national title.
In his first season as offensive coordinator in 2011, Dickenson
oversaw a Stamps offence that was tied for second-most
Dave, his wife Tammy and children Avery and Cooper live
points scored with 511. Calgary also had the second-most
in Calgary year round. His coaching role extends into the
first downs and finished second in net yards offence and net
off-season as he annually operates the Dickenson Passing
yards rushing. The offence produced two CFL all-stars, with
Academy to tutor young quarterbacks and receivers.
Tsoumpas and Lewis earning the honours.
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COACHING STAFF PERSONNEL
DeVONE CLAYBROOKS
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
CFL • 5 | STAMPS • 5
Claybrooks is going into his
fifth season as a member of the
Stamps coaching staff and his first
as defensive coordinator. From
2012-15, he served as Calgary’s defensive line coach.
The Stamps defence was among the league leaders in a
number of categories in 2015 including first in points allowed
(16.1 per game), rushing touchdowns allowed (four), total
touchdowns yielded (22) and average yards allowed per carry
(4.6) and was in the top three in sacks, first downs allowed
and offensive yards allowed. Defensive linemen Freddie
Bishop III (11) and Charleston Hughes (10) both reached
double digits in sacks.
The 2014 season saw the Stamps defence tie for first in
fewest rushing touchdowns allowed (10) and finish second
in passing TDs allowed (20) and fewest points allowed
(347). Defensive end Shawn Lemon — who was the team’s
nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player — matched
a league record in forced fumbles (eight) and finished in a
second-place tie in the CFL with 13 sacks.
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.
In 2013, Claybrooks oversaw a defensive line that finished first
10
in the league in quarterback sacks and featured defensive
ends Hughes and Cordarro Law, who finished first and third
in the CFL in that category. Hughes was named a CFL allstar and was the West Division nominee for the CFL’s Most
Outstanding Defensive Player award.
In his first season as a coach in 2012, Claybrooks guided
a Stamps D-line that overcame numerous injuries to finish
tied for second in the league in quarterback sacks (43) and
allowed an average of less than 100 rushing yards per game.
Hughes ranked second in the CFL in sacks (11), tied for the
league lead in forced fumbles (five) and earned spots on the
CFL and CFLPA all-star teams.
Claybrooks spent three seasons as a player with the Stamps
and was a member of the Montreal Alouettes for two seasons
prior to that. Over his five-year CFL career, Claybrooks played
75 regular-season games and recorded 161 tackles and 14
sacks and two fumble recoveries.
In 2011, Claybrooks played 15 regular-season games and one
playoff game for the Stamps. His coaching and leadership
skills were evident throughout the season as Claybrooks
regularly taught some of the team’s young defensive lineman
about the game.
Claybrooks started his professional football career by
attending Green Bay Packers training camp in 2001 before
signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then the
Cleveland Browns. He played for Rhein in NFL Europe in 2002
before returning to Tampa Bay. Claybrooks was a member of
the Buccaneers when they won Super Bowl XXXVII.
SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR
CFL • 12 | STAMPS • 12
Kilam is entering his 12th season
with the Stampeders and
his seventh as special teams
coordinator.
In 2015, the special-teams unit was led by Rene Paredes, who
made 41 of 47 field goals, 26 converts and seven singles for
a West Division-leading total of 156 points. He earned West
Division and CFL all-star nods and was the West’s finalist for
the Most Outstanding Special Teams Player award. Punter
Rob Maver was second in the league in punting average
(45.7). Special teams chipped in with one touchdown as Adam
Berger blocked punt that was scooped up by Adam Thibault
and returned for his first CFL touchdown.
In 2014, Paredes was tops in the CFL with 80 kickoffs for 5,052
yards. The Stamps did not give up a special-teams touchdown
all season and the kickoff team led the league in average drive
start. Special teams scored three touchdowns. Rob Maver,
who 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 all-star.
The 2013 season produced three CFL all-stars for the Calgary
special-teams unit in Paredes, Maver and returner Larry
Taylor. Paredes’ exceptional season was highlighted by two
new league records including longest consecutive field goal
streak (39) and field-goal efficiency (94.7 per cent) and he was
named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player. The
Stamps also excelled on coverage, leading the league in net
punting and placing second in kickoff coverage.
In 2012, Maver and Paredes were named CFL all-stars.
Maver led the CFL in net punting with a 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 their own
return teams.
During the 2011 season, the Stamps’ special teams units
produced a CFL all-star in punter Burke Dales and two West
Division all-stars in Dales and returner Larry Taylor. Dales led
the CFL and established a career best by averaging 47.2 yards
per punt. Taylor led the West Division and was second in the
CFL with 1,778 combined yards on punt, kickoff and missedfield goal returns.
For a second consecutive season, the Stamps featured a
rookie kicker in 2011 as Paredes was signed after a Week 1
injury to Maver. Including the playoffs, Paredes converted on
38 of 48 field goals including conversions on seven of nine tries
from 40 yards or more.
In 2010, Kilam worked with rookie Maver, who won the CFL
scoring title and set the all-time Stamps mark for scoring by
a rookie with 185 points. Dales was voted to the CFL all-star
team and he led the league with a 45.6-yard punting average.
Prior to assuming the special teams coordinator’s position,
Kilam worked in the dual roles of linebackers coach and
strength and conditioning coach during the 2009 season,
contributing to a Calgary defence that allowed the fewest
points in the West Division.
PERSONNEL COACHING STAFF
MARK KILAM
In 2008, Kilam worked with a defence that allowed the fewest
points, touchdowns, and points per game in the CFL.
Kilam joined the team in 2005 as strength and conditioning
coach and began assisting the defence from the coaches’ box
on game day at mid-season. The following season, he worked
as the defensive quality control coach and assisted with the
linebackers. In 2007, he coached the nickel and dime backs
and was promoted to linebackers coach during the year.
Kilam has won two Grey Cups — both with the Stampeders
— in 2008 and 2014.
Before he joined the Stampeders, Kilam coached on the
defensive staff of the Southern Alberta All-Star Team in the
Provincial Senior Bowl from 2003-05. Kilam also coached
on the defensive staff with the Cochrane Cobras (2002-05)
who went undefeated and won three provincial high school
championships in that time.
Kilam played linebacker for the University of Alberta from 19972001 and was a team captain. Kilam graduated with a Bachelor
of Physical Education majoring in sport and performance while
working at the university’s Athlete Training Center.
Mark and his wife Andrea have two daughters.
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COACHING STAFF PERSONNEL
PETE COSTANZA
RECEIVERS COACH
CFL • 9 | STAMPS • 9
Costanza is in his ninth season as
the Stamps’ receivers coach.
D u r i n g th e 2015 s e a s o n,
Costanza oversaw a group that featured the emergence
of league-leading pass-catcher Eric Rogers who recorded
1,448 yards, 10 touchdowns and one two-point conversion
while earning CFL all-star honours. Slotback Marquay
McDaniel also posted a 1,00- yard season and became
the CFL’s record-setting two-point-convert threat with five.
In total, 17 different Stampeders recorded receptions
in 2015, which contributed to the team’s league leading
offensive points (452). Five different receivers recorded
three or more touchdowns and Rogers posted a gaudy
average of 85.2 yards a game.
In 2014, the Stampeders were tops in the CFL with 511
points. Led by McDaniel, who led the team in receiving
despite missing six games, the Calgary pass-catchers
provided reliable targets and steady hands for first-year
starting quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who posted a 12-2
record and led the CFL in passer rating.
Injuries also affected the receiver position in 2013, but
the unit still finished third in the league in receptions and
receiving touchdowns and second in pass-completion
percentage. McDaniel was named a CFL all-star.
In 2012, Costanza oversaw a unit featuring CFL all-star Nik
Lewis, who made a career-high 100 catches and finished
fourth in the league in receiving yards with 1,241.
In 2011, Costanza coached a Stamps receiving corps led by
Lewis, who was named a CFL all-star and was the team’s
nominee for Most Outstanding Player.
The 2010 Stampeders receiving corps featured three 1,000yard pass-catchers in Lewis, Romby Bryant and Ken-Yon
Rambo. It was the first time since 2000 the Stamps featured
a trio of 1,000-yard receivers.
In 2009, Calgary produced two 1,000-yard receivers in
Lewis and league all-star Jeremaine Copeland. In his first
season in 2008, Rambo broke the 1,000-yard mark for the
first time in his career.
Prior to joining the Stamps, Costanza was head coach
of the Albany Conquest in Arena Football League 2. In
between af2 seasons, Costanza worked as defensive backs
coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Costanza also worked with two Arena Football League
teams and got his start as receivers coach of the New
Jersey Red Dogs in 1997, when John Hufnagel was
head coach.
In his free time, Costanza enjoys the local landscape by
snowboarding and fly-fishing.
MARC MUELLER
RUNNING BACKS COACH
CFL • 3 | STAMPS • 3
Marc Mueller returns to the
Stampeders for a third season and
his second as running backs coach.
In 2015, his first year as running backs coach, three different
players — Jon Cornish, Matt Walter and Jerome Messam —
recorded 100-yard games and the Stamps ranked second
in the CFL with 14 rushing touchdowns. Tory Harrison had
five receiving touchdowns and a two-point convert out of the
backfield.
In 2014, his first with the Stampeders, Mueller served as a
defensive assistant and worked closely with the linebackers.
The Stamps defence ranked second in the CFL with an average
of 19.3 points allowed per game and with 43 takeaways.
On three separate occasions in 2014, the Stamps held the
opposition to a single-digit point total. Starting linebackers
Juwan Simpson and Deron Mayo both had solid seasons for
Calgary as they ranked second and third on the team in tackles
with 74 and 67, respectively.
In 2013, Mueller served as quarterbacks coach for the
University of Regina Rams, his alma mater. Under Mueller’s
guidance, the Rams led Canada West in passing offence with
359.4 yards per game.
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The Regina native spent six seasons (2007-2012) at the
University of Regina and was the Rams’ starting quarterback
for three seasons. During his first two years as a starter in 2009
and 2010, Mueller finished first in the conference in completions
(176 in 2009, 182 in 2010) and passing yards (2,308 in 2009,
2,437 in 2010) and finished second in touchdown passes (nine
in 2009, 14 in 2010).
Mueller suffered a season-ending injury on the second play
of the 2011 season and was granted a medical redshirt. He
returned as the starter for his final year in 2012.
Marc left Regina with several school records including career
pass-completion percentage (62.1), single-season records in
pass attempts (310 in 2009), pass completions (182 in 2010)
and pass-completion percentage (67.8 in 2012) and singlegame records in most attempted passes (55 in 2012 against
Manitoba) and pass-completion percentage (78.4 in 2012 at
Saskatchewan).
Mueller was invited to the 2011 CFL Combine and attended
training camp with the Edmonton Eskimos that June, seeing
playing time at quarterback in one pre-season game.
The business administration major quarterbacked the SheldonWilliams Spartans to the 2006 Saskatchewan 4A high school
championship. Marc is the grandson of CFL Hall of Fame
quarterback Ron Lancaster.
QUARTERBACKS COACH
CFL • 4 | STAMPS • 1
Dinwiddie joins the Stampeders
after three years on the staff of the
Montreal Alouettes.
Dinwiddie served as the Alouettes’ co-offensive coordinator
and running backs coach in 2015. Under Dinwiddie’s tutelage,
Montreal led the CFL with 129 rushing first downs and was
first in the East Division with 2,076 rushing yards including
1,059 by league rushing champion Tyrell Sutton.
The Elk Grove, Calif., native joined the Alouettes’ staff in 2013 as
offensive quality control coach and was named quarterbacks
coach prior to the 2014 season. He was promoted to offensive
co-ordinator during training camp and the Alouettes reached
the Eastern Final.
A quarterback, Dinwiddie played five seasons in the CFL
including three with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (200608) and two with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2010-11).
His first career start came in the Bombers’ 2007 Grey Cup
meeting with Saskatchewan and in his regular-season debut
as a starter — on July 24, 2008, against Calgary — he threw
for 450 yards.
Prior to turning pro, Dinwiddie starred at Boise State
where during his senior season he threw for 4,031 yards
and 28 touchdowns. He signed with the National Football
League’s Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in
2004 and spent time with Hamburg in NFL Europe before
coming to the CFL.
In his free time, Dinwiddie enjoys the outdoors, rafting,
camping and perfecting his swing on the golf course.
PAT DelMONACO
PERSONNEL COACHING STAFF
RYAN DINWIDDIE
OFFENSIVE LINE COACH
CFL • 7 | STAMPS • 3
DelMonaco returns for his third
season as the Stampeders’
offensive line coach. Additionally,
he oversees the club’s free-agent
tryout camps during the off-season.
In 2015, DelMonaco’s second season with the Stampeders,
the club allowed the fewest sacks in the CFL for a second
straight year. The offensive line paved the way for three
different tailbacks to record 100-yard games despite a
series of injuries to projected starters and key backups that
forced defensive linemen Quinn Smith and Junior Turner to
move to the other side of the ball on an emergency basis.
The offensive line showed great resiliency and flexibility as
injuries forced players to change positions multiple times.
Only West Division all-stars Pierre Lavertu and Spencer
Wilson — who also received CFL all-star honours — started
all 18 regular-season games.
In 2014, Calgary led the CFL in rushing yards (143.9 yards
per game) and fewest sacks allowed (26). The line paved
the way for Jon Cornish to win a third consecutive rushing
title. Two members of the line — left tackle Stanley Bryant
and centre Brett Jones — earned CFL all-star recognition.
DelMonaco joined the Stamps in 2014 after spending the
previous four seasons as the offensive line coach for the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Under DelMonaco’s guidance,
members of the Blue Bombers offensive line earned a total
of five division all-star honours.
DelMonaco joined the Blue Bombers in 2010 after a sevenyear stint at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was RPI’s
offensive line coach for two seasons (2003-04) and the
offensive coordinator for five years (2005-09).
He previously had stops at Hudson Valley Community
College and as a graduate assistant at the University of
Illinois. DelMonaco played four seasons at the University of
Albany and was a captain during his senior season.
DelMonaco and his wife Kelly have two children — Julia
and Pasquale III.
COREY MACE
DEFENSIVE LINE COACH
CFL • 1 | STAMPS • 1
Mace enters his seventh season
in the Stampeders organization
and his first as a member of the
coaching staff.
The Vancouver native joined the Stampeders as a player in
2010 and appeared in 40 regular-season games for the Red
and White. The defensive tackle recorded 44 tackles and four
sacks during his Calgary career and scored two touchdowns
— one on a reception as part of the short-yardage unit and
one on a fumble recovery. Mace also played six post-season
contests for the Stamps including the 2014 Grey Cup, where
he recorded a sack to help Calgary defeat Hamilton for the title.
Mace won the Stamps’ 2014 Presidents’ Ring award as
voted by teammates for his contributions on and off the field
and remains an active member of the community. He hosts
15 clients from Enviros — a Calgary-based not-for-profit
organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of family
life in Alberta — at every Stamps home game as part of the
Mace’s Faces program and has spearheaded a Christmas
turkey and ham drive to benefit local food banks since 2013.
Prior to joining the Stampeders, Mace spent three seasons
(2007-09) in the National Football League — playing a total
of five games for the Buffalo Bills — and starred at the
University of Wyoming, where he earned second-team allMountain West honours during his senior season.
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COACHING STAFF PERSONNEL
BRENT MONSON
LINEBACKERS COACH/
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
CFL • 8 | STAMPS • 8
Brent Monson is entering
his eighth season as an
assistant coach for the Calgary
Stampeders and his second guiding the linebackers.
In his first year as the linebackers coach, Monson oversaw
a 2015 group that helped Calgary rank first in the league in
average offensive points allowed (16.1). Weak-side Deron
Mayo led the team in tackles with 72 and Calgary also
allowed a only four rushing touchdowns in 2015, five less
than any other team in the league. The Stamps were also
in the top half of the league for net yards allowed, rushing
yards allowed and passing yards allowed.
Monson served as running backs coach for the previous
three seasons.
In 2014, the Stamps running game led the league in
several categories including net rushing yards (2,590),
first downs rushing (156) and average yards rushing per
game (143.9). The Stamps also were tops in the league in
rushing touchdowns with 25 and quarterback Drew Tate
was the CFL leader in that category with 10. Running back
Jon Cornish led the league in rushing for a third straight
season. The 2014 championship was Monson’s first Grey
Cup victory.
In 2013, the Stamps led the CFL in several rushing
categories including most first downs (160), most net
yards (2,547), highest average per-game yardage (141.5)
and highest average gain per rush (6.2). Cornish finished
the season as the CFL leader in touchdowns (14) and
rushing yards (1,813). Cornish was named the 2013 Most
Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian.
In 2012 during Monson’s first season overseeing the running
backs, the Stamps led the CFL in rushing touchdowns with
20 and were second in the league with 2,088 rushing yards.
Cornish led the CFL in rushing with 1,457 yards and was
named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian.
In 2011, Monson was Calgary’s defensive line and strength
and conditioning coach. Monson was the team’s linebackers
and strength and conditioning coach in 2009 and 2010.
In 2010, Monson handled the talented and accomplished
linebacking corps that contributed to the Stamps defence
allowing the fewest points in the West Division.
Additionally, Monson implements all facets of a
comprehensive strength and conditioning program for the
players.
Monson is a certified strength and conditioning specialist
with the National Strength and Conditioning Association
and has worked with athletes in a number of leagues
including the CFL, NHL, NCAA and CIS. He is a graduate of
McMaster University.
KAHLIL CARTER
DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH
CFL • 2 | STAMPS • 2
Carter enters his second season as
the Stamps’ defensive backs coach.
In 2015, he oversaw a group that
helped limit opposing offences to a 22 passing touchdowns,
tied for a league low, and was second in the CFL in total
passing yards allowed. Calgary’s defensive backs picked off
opposing quarterbacks 18 times for 301 yards including a 98yard interception returned for a touchdown by Keon Raymond.
Safety Joshua Bell received his first West Division all-star nod.
Carter previously coached at various levels and leagues
including high school, college and professional. The
Washington, D.C., native is also a former CFL player as he was
a defensive back for four seasons with the Toronto Argonauts
and Montreal Alouettes.
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In 2014, he was secondary coach for the Blacktips in the Fall
Experimental Football League, a development league for the
NFL. Carter was defensive coordinator for the Trenton Steel of
the Southern Indoor Football League in the spring of 2011 and
coached defensive backs for Valley High School in West Des
Moines, Iowa, in the fall of the same year, helping the school
win a state championship. He returned to Valley in 2014.
Carter’s coaching career began while he was still an active
CFL player as he assisted the coaching staff of arena football’s
Arkansas Twisters in 2007. He was also a player/coach with the
AFL’s Iowa Barnstormers in 2010.
He played with the Argos as a defensive back from 2005-07
and recorded 68 tackles, 10 special-teams tackles, one sack
and eight interceptions in 31 games.
He played four games for the Montreal Alouettes in 2008
and had seven tackles and two interceptions. He had three
interception returns for touchdown and one fumble-recovery
return for a touchdown during his CFL career.
Carter spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as defensive backs
coach at Drake University. In 2012, he guided the Bulldogs to a
second-place finish in the conference in pass defence with just
185 passing yards allowed per game as Drake won a share
of the conference championship. The following year, Drake
ranked third in the 12-team conference with 224.7 passing
yards allowed per game and first in total defence.
The rest of Carter’s professional career was spent primarily in
the Arena Football League including a stint with the Toronto
Phantoms in 2002. He signed with NFL’s Buffalo Bills in 2004
and was assigned to the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe.
His previous college coaching 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.
MICHAEL PETRIE
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER,
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
CFL • 9 | STAMPS • 9
Petrie is in his ninth season with
the Stampeders and his sixth as
assistant general manager, director
of football operations.
He works closely with general manager John Hufnagel on the
club’s general football operations and football-related strategic
planning. He is responsible for management of the salary cap,
all football budgets and expenditures and he assists with
contract structuring and negotiating. In addition, he works with
administration, training staff, equipment and video on day-today football activities.
In 2010, Petrie was director, football operations and, during
his first two seasons with the club, he served as director of
community and media relations. During that time, Petrie
handled a number of football-operations duties. He also was
in charge of the club’s media relations, community programs
and relationship with amateur football in Calgary.
Prior to joining the Stamps in December of 2007, he worked for
12 years as a sportswriter in Calgary, Winnipeg and Saskatoon.
During his eight years at the Calgary Herald, he was assigned
as the Stamps beat writer. He covered nine Grey Cups, two
Olympic Games and several other leagues, including the
National Hockey League, National Football League and Major
League Baseball.
Petrie grew up in Saskatchewan — as a Stampeders
fan — and has a sociology degree from the University of
Saskatchewan.
BRENDAN MAHONEY
DIRECTOR OF CANADIAN SCOUTING
CFL • 10 | STAMPS • 10
Mahoney enters his 10th season
with the Stampeders personnel
department and his first as the
director of Canadian scouting. He
previously served as Canadian scout and assistant director
of football operations.
Hailing from nearby Cochrane, Mahoney joined the club
during the 2005 season as a member of the practice roster.
His scouting career began in 2007 as an intern in the
PERSONNEL FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
personnel department. Much of Mahoney’s work is
focused on identifying and evaluating non-import CIS and
NCAA players in preparation for the Canadian Draft. He has
enhanced the club’s draft preparations by advancing the
technology of the Stamps’ centralized scouting information
system. Other duties include scouting NFL training
camps and pre-season games while also organizing the
Stampeders’ free-agent camps.
He was a four-year starter at Simon Fraser University and a
CIS All-Canadian at wide receiver. 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 • 1 | STAMPS • 1
Hufnagel joins the Stampeders
after spending nine seasons with
the National Football League’s
New York Jets. He was a video
intern when he first joined the Jets in 2006 before earning
a full-time position in 2007 as a pro personnel assistant. In
2011 he became a pro scout and was promoted to college
area scout after the 2012 NFL Draft, evaluating college
prospects in the Western United States.
Hufnagel graduated from Kent State with a bachelor’s
degree in business marketing and a minor is sports
management. He was born in Calgary, Alta., during the days
when his dad, John, was a CFL quarterback.
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FOOTBALL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL
KYLE CARSON
SCOUT/FOOTBALL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
CFL • 5 | STAMPS • 5
Carson enters his fifth season
with the Stampeders and his first
as scout and football operations
coordinator.
He joined the organization as an intern in 2012 and later
served as football operations and scouting assistant. In his
current role, Carson assists the Canadian scouting director
with the club’s preparation for the CFL Draft and is involved
in the club’s American scouting of the NFL, AFL and NCAA.
He also plays a role in the recruitment and organization of
the Stamps’ free-agent and mini-camp during the off-season.
Carson attended the University of Calgary and played football
for the Dinos in 2007 and 2008. He was also a member of the
Victoria Rebels juniors in 2009 and 2010. Carson was born
in Edmonton and played high school football in the U.S. after
moving to Tennessee.
GEORGE HOPKINS
EQUIPMENT MANAGER
CFL • 45 | STAMPS • 45
Entering his 45th season, Hopkins
has worked 763 regular-season
games, 41 playoff contests and
nine Grey Cups with the Red and
White. He was added to the Stampeders Wall of Fame in the
builders’ category in 2014.
George’s foremost responsibility is the safety of players
by fitting each team member with a customized array of
equipment designed to provide maximum protection
for each athlete. He orders and issues all equipment —
everything from chewing gum to shoes and cleats — and
also coordinates the transportation of the club’s equipment
to and from each road site.
Each off-season, Hopkins and Edmonton Eskimos
equipment manager Dwayne Mandrusiak have coordinated
an equipment inspection program for amateur football in
the province. Run under the auspices of Football Alberta,
Hopkins and Mandrusiak visually inspect equipment and
give recommendations on storing, cleaning, reconditioning
and disposal to Peewee, Bantam, Midget and high school
teams. Hopkins also sits on the board of directors for the
Calgary and Area Midget Football Association.
At the start of the 1997 season, Stamps executive vicepresident/consultant to the executive committee Stan
Schwartz presented Hopkins with a gold watch and a
trip for two to anywhere in the world in commemoration
of Hopkins’ 25th season with the Stampeders. In 1995,
Hopkins was honoured at the Stamps’ annual dinner as the
recipient of the Art Evans Memorial Award for perseverance,
contribution and dedication to the football club.
Hopkins stays informed on the latest football equipment by
attending the AFCA Convention and meeting with suppliers
and distributors. A graduate of the Mount Royal College
(now University) Business Administration Program, Hopkins
also worked as assistant press chief at Canada Olympic
Park for the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games.
In 2012, Hopkins missed a two-game eastern road trip
following surgery for a torn rotator cuff. Hopkins had
previously only missed one game during his 40 years with
the team — when his wife Cathy delivered their first child in
1992, daughter Jorde. In 1996, Jorde welcomed the birth of
a baby brother, Hunter. Hopkins is a native Calgarian and is
very active in the community.
ROSS FOLAN
DIRECTOR, VIDEO OPERATIONS/COORDINATOR, IT
CFL • 24 | STAMPS • 24
R e t u r n i n g f o r h i s 13 t h
consecutive season and 24th
overall with the Stampeders,
Folan oversees the team’s video
department. He and his staff are responsible for producing
and editing all game and practice footage for the football
operations department using the DVSport system. In
addition to his in-season duties, Folan and his staff also
compile all video requirements for the CFL Canadian Draft.
Folan and his staff work closely with amateur football in
the Calgary area. The video department films all local high
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school and midget games and provides assistance to the
junior Calgary Colts and the University of Calgary Dinos.
Folan joined the Stampeders in 1991 and, two years
later, became responsible for providing the coaching and
player personnel staffs with their video and technology.
In between stints with the Stamps, Folan attended Utah
State University while working for their football and athletic
programs.
A native Calgarian, Folan graduated from Dr. E.P. Scarlett
High School in 1992. He also played football for E.P.
Scarlett and the bantam Colts. He lives in Calgary yearround.
Football Administration
Director
BRAD HUGHES
RODD SAWATZKY
Chaplain
DIMITRI TSOUMPAS
Therapy Assistant
Strength and Conditioning
Assistant
MATT MALONE
FRANCIS DUCHESNE
Equipment Assistant
Equipment Assistant
JOSH TERMEER
STEPHEN WADY
Head Athletic Therapist
Assistant Athletic Therapist
GORD TAILLEFER
ROBBIE BRILZ
Assistant Equipment
Manager
DAVE KANAROSKI
Assistant Video Coordinator
Equipment Assistant
PERSONNEL FOOTBALL OPERATIONS
GEOFF CRANE
BRUCE McCABE
Video Assistant
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