Johany Jutras/CFL.ca
CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders are looking to keep a good thing going in 2017, announcing Tuesday that their entire coaching staff will return for the upcoming season.
The group is led by second-year head coach Dave Dickenson, who was named the AGF Coach of the Year in 2016 after leading the Stamps to a 15-2-1 regular-season record and an appearance in the Grey Cup Championship game.
Dickenson has been part of the Stamps’ coaching staff since 2009 but took over the lead position following the departure of John Hufnagel, who remains the team’s general manager.
“This is an excellent, hard-working group of coaches and they all did great work last season,” said Hufnagel. “Stability on a coaching staff is a great asset and I’m very pleased that these men are all returning for 2017.”
“A lot of our success can be attributed to the job my coaches did in 2016,” said Dickenson. “I am excited to have another opportunity to work with these guys.”
Also returning are all nine of Dickenson’s assistant coaches. The group includes:
• DeVone Claybrooks (entering second season as defensive coordinator and his sixth on Stamps staff)
• Mark Kilam (eighth season as special-teams coordinator and 13th on Stamps staff)
• Pete Costanza (10th season as receivers coach)
• Marc Mueller (third season as running backs coach and fourth on Stamps staff)
• Ryan Dinwiddie (second season as Stamps quarterbacks coach and fifth as a CFL coach)
• Pat DelMonaco (fourth season as Stamps offensive line coach and eighth as a CFL coach)
• Corey Mace (second season as defensive line coach)
• Brent Monson (third season as linebackers coach and ninth on Stamps staff)
• Kahlil Carter (third season as defensive backs coach)
