{"id":457563,"date":"2026-02-06T12:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/457563\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:28:19","slug":"montreal-alouettes-announce-coaching-and-football-operations-staff-for-2026-bgmsportstrax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/457563\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Alouettes Announce Coaching and Football Operations Staff for 2026 \u2013 BGMSportsTrax"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Montreal<\/a>
\nMontreal Alouettes<\/p>\n

The Montreal Alouettes announced<\/a> their coaching and football operations staff for the 2026 season on Wednesday. Anthony Calvillo will now call the plays, while the team added A.J. Gass as the new linebackers and Domenic Manno as the team\u2019s new offensive assistant.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc49 Nous sommes fiers de d\u00e9voiler notre \u00e9quipe d\u2019entra\u00eeneurs et notre \u00e9quipe des op\u00e9rations football pour la saison 2026 \ud83d\udcaa On est pr\u00eat!! \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n

Liste compl\u00e8te: https:\/\/t.co\/zTXassQ5aW<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0
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\ud83d\udc49 We\u2019re proud to unveil our coaching staff and football operations team for the 2026 season\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/XTW8fXP9MW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Alouettes de Montr\u00e9al (@MTLAlouettes) February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

A.J. Gass is 50 years old from Bellflower, California. He was recently with the University of Alberta as the team\u2019s defensive coordinator. Gass previously spent time with Edmonton as a defensive assistant (2008-09) and special teams coordinator (2019-20). In his first stint, Gass worked with now General Manager Danny Maciocia.<\/p>\n

In addition, Gass spent nine seasons as a high school head coach at Servite High School and Garces Memorial High School. As a player, he spent 10 seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, winning two Grey Cup championships in 2003 and 2005.<\/p>\n

He was named a four-time All-CFL Team. Gass made 440 tackles, 92 tackles on special teams, 13 pass knockdowns, 12 sacks, eight forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries, 22 tackles for losses, and interceptions in 131 games. In college, Gass played at Fresno State (1993-97), where he was twice named First Team All-Conference.<\/p>\n

Domenic Manno is from St-Leonard, Quebec, where he began as an equipment assistant for the Alouettes in 2021, and became a head of the department one year later. In college, he played fullback and tight end in four seasons at Bishop\u2019s University<\/a> (2017-19) with six catches for 44 yards, one kick return for seven yards, and two tackles (2 solos) in 19 games for the Gaiters.<\/p>\n

2026 Coaching Staff<\/p>\n

Jason Maas \u2013 Head Coach<\/p>\n

Byron Archambault \u2013 Assistant Head Coach and Special Teams Coordinator<\/p>\n

Anthony Calvillo \u2013 Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach<\/p>\n

Noel Thorpe \u2013 Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach<\/p>\n

Dave Brown \u2013 Offensive Line Coach<\/p>\n

Michael Lionello \u2013 Receivers Coach and Pass Game Coordinator<\/p>\n

Dave Jackson \u2013 Running Backs and Tight Ends Coach<\/p>\n

A.J. Gass \u2013 Linebackers Coach<\/p>\n

Corvey Irvin \u2013 Defensive Line Coach<\/p>\n

Domenico Manno \u2013 Offensive Assistant<\/p>\n

Bryan Wyllie \u2013 Defensive Assistant<\/p>\n

On the operations side, Bianca Maciocia will be the team\u2019s coordinator of football operations and team services. She joined the Alouettes in February 2025 after serving as a football operations assistant. She previously completed an internship with the Alouettes in 2023 and worked for five years in football operations with the University of Montreal. She is the daughter of general manager Danny Maciocia.<\/p>\n

Garlins Duclervil is from Montreal, where he was a guest at the team\u2019s training camp through the CFL\u2019s Diversity in Football Program. In college, he played defensive lineman at the University of Montreal (2007-11) and was a defensive line coach<\/a> for the Carabins from 2014 to 2020. He worked with Maciocia both as a player and coach.<\/p>\n

2026 Operations Staff<\/p>\n

Danny Maciocia \u2013 Senior Vice President of Football Operations & General Manager<\/p>\n

Pier-Yves Lavergne \u2013 Assistant General Manager<\/p>\n

Jean-Marc Edm\u00e9 \u2013 Senior Personnel Executive<\/p>\n

Marcel Desjardins \u2013 Assistant to the General Manager and Player Personnel<\/p>\n

Byron Archambault \u2013 Director of Player Personnel<\/p>\n

Bianca Maciocia \u2013 Football Operations Coordinator and Player Services<\/p>\n

Garlins Duclervil \u2013 Football Operations Coordinator and Player Personnel<\/p>\n

Rob McIntyre \u2013 Scout<\/p>\n

Pierre-Olivier Breault \u2013 Director of Player Performance<\/p>\n

Tristan Castonguay \u2013 Head Therapist<\/p>\n

Julie Lamoureux \u2013 Assistant Athletic Therapist<\/p>\n

\u00c9milie Laneuville \u2013 Assistant Athletic Therapist<\/p>\n

Rico Morotti \u2013 Head Video Coordinator<\/p>\n

Alex Vertullo \u2013 Assistant Video Coordinator<\/p>\n

David Deschamps \u2013 Equipment Manager<\/p>\n

Matthew Iuliano \u2013 Equipment Assistant<\/p>\n

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