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Montreal Alouettes
Montreal Alouettes The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to
Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they
had been known as the Baltimore Stallions.[3] The CFL
2011 Montreal Alouettes season considers all clubs that have played in Montreal since
1946 as one franchise in their league records, including
those of the original Alouettes (1946–1981), Montreal
Concordes (1982–1985) and Montreal Alouettes (1986).
The Alouettes and the CFL, however, do not recognize the
Baltimore franchise, or its records, as part of the official
team history. Including all aforementioned incarnations
of the franchise, Montreal has won the Grey Cup a total
of seven times.[4]
Founded 1946[1] Under General Manager Jim Popp and quarterback
Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Anthony Calvillo, the Als became one of the most suc-
cessful teams in CFL history in the 2000s. Between
Home field Percival Molson Memorial Stadium[2] 2000–2010, the Als led the CFL with a 168-88-1 record for
League Canadian Football League a .656 winning percentage and eight regular season first
place finishes.[5] They have the most Grey Cup appear-
Division East Division ances in the 2000s with eight, having won three in that
Colours Red, blue, silver, and white period, including two back-to-back.[6] The Alouettes cur-
rently have the longest active playoff streak, and third
longest of all time, having qualified for the playoffs for 16
Nickname(s) Als
straight seasons.[7]
Head coach Marc Trestman
General manager Jim Popp Team facts
Owner(s) Robert Wetenhall Formerly Known as: Montreal Concordes
Grey Cup wins 1949, 1970, 1974, 1977, (1982–1985), Montreal Alouettes (1986), Baltimore
2002, 2009, 2010 Colts, Baltimore CFL Colts, Baltimore CFLers,
Baltimore Football Club (1994)*, Baltimore
Mascot(s) Touché and Blitz
Stallions (1995).
Website www.montrealalouettes.com *The team was originally to be known as the Colts,
but had to change its name following an injunction
Uniform
from the NFL Indianapolis Colts, who previously
played in Baltimore.
Preceded in the market by: Montreal Football Club
(1872–1915), Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
(1919–1935), Montreal Indians (1936–37), Montreal
Cubs (1938), Montreal Royales (1939–41)
Helmet Design: Silver background with a blue "A"
The Montreal Alouettes (French: Les Alouettes de Montréal
Montréal,
and a charging skylark (alouette) holding a football.
IPA: [alwɛt]) are a professional Canadian football team
based in Montreal, Quebec. They are more commonly Uniform Colours: Blue, red, silver, white, and black
Als.
known as the Als They are currently members of the East
Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Alou- Home Stadium: The Alouettes play at Percival
ettes play their regular season home games at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium for the regular season,
Molson Memorial Stadium and their home playoff games while they play at Olympic Stadium for playoff
at Olympic Stadium. games.
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Past Stadiums: Delorimier Stadium (1946–53), consecutive sellout.[10] The average home attendance for
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium (1954–67, ’72, the Als in 2011 including preseason and regular season
’98— ), Autostade (1968–71, 1973–76), Olympic was 23,775.[11]
Stadium (1976–86, 1996–97)
The Fan Train
East Division Regular Season Championships: 15:
The Fan Train has been a fan-favorite event since its de-
1946, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1999,
but in 1998 and it was back for a 14th consecutive year
2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
in 2011. The Fan Train is presented by VIA Rail Canada
Grey Cup Appearances: 18:[4] 1949 (won), 1954 and it allows fans to get closer to the Alouettes’ stars dur-
(lost), 1955 (lost), 1956 (lost), 1970 (won), 1974 ing a road game. For $299, taxes included, fans received
(won), 1975 (lost), 1977 (won), 1978 (lost), 1979 one round-trip train ticket to Hamilton and one ticket to
(lost), 2000 (lost), 2002 (won), 2003 (lost), 2005 the game, located within the reserved Alouettes fan sec-
(lost), 2006 (lost), 2008 (lost), 2009 (won), 2010 tion, which every year, with crowds in excess of 300 fans,
(won) proves to be a little corner of Percival Molson Stadium on
the road.
2011 Regular Season Record: 10 wins, 8 losses, 0 ties The Alouettes cheerleaders accompany fans to the
game on the train leaving Montreal’s Central Station on
Ownership the morning of the event. Following the game however,
it was the Alouettes who boarded the train alongside the
The Montreal Alouettes Football Club is owned by busi- Montreal faithful, and fans were able to mingle with their
ness man Bob Wetenhall, who purchased the club in 1997. favorite Alouettes stars, taking pictures and collecting
He was raised in the American Midwest, working for autographs on the ride home.
most of his life in New York. He attended Princeton
University and is one of the founding members of
McConnell Wetenhall & Co. Inc. The company has been
Mascot and Cheerleaders
involved in investment banking and also holds interests The Als mascots are Touché and Blitz. Touché is a bird, he
in real estate and natural resources.[8] is a lark and he and his brother Blitz have been the Alou-
He was also a co-owner of the Boston Patriots of the ettes Team mascots since 1996.
American Football League during the late 1960s and con- The Alouettes Cheerleaders are simply known as The
tinued as an owner of the New England Patriots when the Alouettes Cheerleaders. The Montreal Alouettes cheer-
franchise entered the NFL. He also was a co-owner of a leading team was formed in 1996 and the cheerleaders
North American Soccer League team in the 1970s. have been cheering on the team and entertaining fans
He was granted The honourary degree of Doctor of for 16 years now. The team consists of 32 women ranging
Laws from McGill University a testament to the pivotal in age from 18-30, the 32 women were selected based on
role he played in the redevelopment of the Montreal their talent, experience, rhythm, outgoing personalities
Alouettes and the accompanying expansion of the McGill and dynamism.
University’s Percival Molson Stadium. He was granted
McGill University’s highest honour as part of the school’s
fall convocation ceremonies at Place des Arts on Novem-
Franchise history
ber 23, 2011.[9] Canadian football has a long history in Montreal, dating
to the 1850s. The Alouettes were first formed in 1946 by
Executive Committee CFL hall of famer Lew Hayman. They named themselves
after "Alouette", a work song about plucking the feathers
As of 2011 the Montreal Alouettes Executive Committee
from a lark, which had become a symbol of the Québé-
consited of seven people: Bob Wetenhall, Owner; Ray
cois. (Similarly, during the Second World War the RCAF’s
Lalonde, President and Chief Executive Officer; Paul Har-
No. 425 (French Canadian) (Bomber) Squadron assumed
ris, Chairman, Board of Directors; Philippe de Gaspé
the lark as its badge and the motto "Je te plumerai"—"I
Beaubien III, Director; L. Jacques Ménard, O.C. Director;
shall pluck you".) They won their first Grey Cup champi-
Andrew Wetenhall, Director; and Robert Wetenhall Jr.,
onship in 1949, beating Calgary 28–15 led by quarterback
Director.
Frank Filchock and running back Virgil Wagner.
Fan Base
Since the resurgence of the Montreal franchise in 1996,
the Als have had one of the strongest and most loyal fan
bases in the CFL. In 2010 the Als enjoyed their 100-plus
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Notable Seasons
The Sam Etcheverry era: 1952-1960
The 1950s were a productive decade for the Als, with
legendary quarterback Sam Etcheverry throwing passes
to John "Red" O’Quinn, "Prince" Hal Patterson, and with
Pat Abbruzzi carrying the ball, Montreal fielded the most
dangerous offence in all Canadian football. From 1954 to
1956, they reached the Grey Cup in three straight years,
but questionable defensive units led the Alouettes to de-
feat against the Edmonton Eskimos all three times.
The Era of Darkness: The 1960’s
The team was purchased in 1954 by Ted Workman – and
while the team continued to enjoy success, that all
changed at the end of the 1960 season. To be more specif-
ic, the team was shaken by an announcement on Novem-
ber 10 – namely the trade of Hal Patterson and Sam
Etchevery to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for Bernie Faloney
and Dan Paquette. Workman had concluded the deal
Former Alouettes’ quarterback George Mira (1972–1973) without consulting with his General Manager (Perry
Moss). Moss had just signed Sam Etcheverry to a new
contract with a no trade clause. Trading a player with a
no trade made him a free agent, and the deal thus crum-
bled. The deal was reworked and Patterson was traded
for Paquette. Sam Etcheverry went on to play in the NFL
with the St. Louis Cardinals for 2 years (1961 and 1962)
followed by the San Francisco 49ers in 1963. Faloney re-
mained in Hamilton, and teamed with Patterson to form
one of the most deadly quarterback-receiver combina-
tions in CFL history
This episode remains one of the most lopsided trades
ever made in the Alouettes history, and it ushered in
a dark decade for the team, who not once registered a
winning record throughout the 1960s. From 1968 to 1976
the team played in the Autostade stadium—which had
been built as a temporary stadium for Expo 67. The sta-
dium’s less-than-desirable location on Montreal’s water-
front near the Victoria Bridge led to dismal attendance,
putting more strain on the team’s finances.
The 1970’s
In 1969, Workman sold the team to the highly capable
Sam Berger, the former owner of the Ottawa Rough
Riders. Berger made immediate changes to the team. On
December 9, the team announced that Sam Etcheverry
was returning to the organization—this time as the
"Prince" Hal Patterson in a 1958 Alouettes uniform. team’s new head coach. The team also unveiled new uni-
forms—their home jerseys were now predominantly
green, with red and white trim. The white helmets with
the red "wings" used during the 1960s also disappeared,
replaced by a white helmet with a stylized green and red
bird’s head that formed a lower-case "a". As one might
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expect from a team that had won only two games in 1969, made a fairly good showing against the Rough Riders be-
many new players were brought in. fore losing 20-16.
The changes paid immediate dividends. Although the As it turned out, this would be the last game that the
team finished third in the 1970 regular season, they de- original Alouettes franchise would play. Skalbania was
feated the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger- reported late in 1981 to be selling to oil magnate Pat
Cats in the playoffs. The 1970 season culminated when Bowlen, who would later buy the NFL’s Denver Broncos.
the Alouettes won the 58th Grey Cup, played on Novem- Later in 1981, legendary NFL coach George Allen obtained
ber 28 at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium before a crowd of an option to purchase 51% of the club, and was actually
32,669. Led by quarterback Sonny Wade (who was named named the Alouettes’ president. While holding both the
the game’s most valuable player, and who would soon be- option and the post, Allen was surprised by Skalbania ar-
come a fan favorite in Montreal—not unlike the status his ranging a sale of the same controlling stake to former
coach had enjoyed in the 1950s), halfback Moses Denson, Vancouver Canucks and later St. Louis Blues owner Har-
receivers Gary Lefebvre and Tom Pullen, along with kick- ry Ornest. Ornest, however, was reluctant to take actu-
er George Springate, the team defeated the Calgary Stam- al control of the Alouettes as a result of the team’s high
peders 23–10 for the city’s first Grey Cup since 1949, also level of debt and extensive commitments to high-profile
against the Stamps. That 1970 victory would herald the stars. For a short time in early April 1982, Allen looked
beginning of arguably the greatest decade in franchise set to take control of the Alouettes. However, Allen left
history. During Berger’s tenure as owner, the team made the club in late April after Skalbania was unable to re-
six Grey Cup appearances and won the Canadian champi- solve 1981 debts. With the franchise in utter collapse,
onship three times. Berger tried to force Skalbania to relinquish the team for
In 1974, Montreal won its second CFL title of the him as payment for unresolved debt. However, Skalba-
decade with Sonny Wade under center and legends like nia returned from a business trip to Hong Kong in late
Johnny "The Ordinary Superstar" Rodgers, Junior Ah April and was able to fend off Berger’s bid to regain con-
You, Wally Buono, Larry Smith and Peter Dalla Riva mak- trol of the team. However, only a month later, Skalba-
ing the Als the talk of the town. With Marv Levy as head nia’s highly-leveraged business empire collapsed. Unable
coach, the team won their third title in franchise history to meet his obligations, he was forced to return the team
in a 20-7 dismantling of the Eskimos.[12] to the league on May 13.
The Als finally moved out of the Autostade and into
Olympic Stadium midway through the 1976 season and Montreal Concordes
attendance shot up. In 1977, already the dominating team
of the 70s, the Als won their third championship of the
decade and fourth overall in perhaps the most legendary
game in team history. Playing on a frozen field at the
roofless Olympic Stadium, Alouette defensive back Tony
Proudfoot came up with the idea of putting staples into
the soles of his and several of his teammates’ shoes. The
result was a 41-6 destruction of the Eskimos in front of
68,318 fans at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium - still the
biggest crowd in Grey Cup history. They also averaged
59,595 fans per game at the "Big O" during the regular
season, a league record that still stands.
Montreal Concordes logo.
The 1980’s
However, the success ended with Berger’s retirement in On May 14, 1982, just a day after the original Alouettes
1981. He sold the team to Nelson Skalbania, a Vancouver franchise folded, Montreal businessman and Montreal
businessman. The flamboyant Skalbania set about sign- Expos founder Charles Bronfman came to the rescue and
ing two first-round picks from the 1981 National Football founded a new team under the name Montreal Con-
League draft plus NFL name players such as Vince Ferrag- cordes. This new team inherited the Alouettes franchise
amo, James Scott, David Overstreet, Keith Gary and Bil- history and its players.
ly "White Shoes" Johnson. Even with all that talent, the The Concordes sported a 2–14–0 record in their first
Alouettes suffered on the field, finishing with a dismal season in 1982 under head coach Joe Galat. The Con-
3–13 record while attendance plummeted to under 20,000 cordes featured QB Luc Tousignant, the only Québécois
per game. However, the East was so weak that year that QB ever to start a CFL game. The dismal club also featured
year (Hamilton was the only team to finish with a win- star NCAA RB David Overstreet who rushed for just
ning record) that they actually made the playoffs. They 190 yards in 6 games before ending his season on the in-
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jured reserve list. The Concordes lost their last 9 games of success including eight Grey Cup appearances and three
1982. Other stars on the club included QB Johnny Evans, championships (2002, 2009, 2010) since 2000. Under
QB Turner Gill, SB Nick Arakgi, RB Lester Brown, WR Bri- Popp, the Alouettes have led the CFL with an astounding
an DeRoo, local KR Denis Ferdinand, DT Glen Weir, S Pre- 168-88-1 record for a .656 winning percentage.[13]
ston Young, DE Gordon Judges, K/P Don Sweet and LB Baltimore’s loss became Montreal’s gain in 1996 as
William Hampton. The team gradually rebounded, even the CFL transferred the franchise to La Belle Province
making the East final in 1985. to be born once again as the Alouettes. Despite bringing
In 1986, the team attempted to embrace its predeces- along GM Jim Popp, however, the team had to start from
sor’s history and regenerate flagging fan interest by re- scratch as the players were released from their Baltimore
branding itself the "new" Montreal Alouettes. But after contracts. Popp immediately set out on building a win-
a dismal 4–14 season and mounting financial losses, the ner, signing quarterback Tracy Ham and eventually
new Alouettes folded on June 24, 1987, just a day before adding running back Mike Pringle - the players who
the 1987 season started. So late did the Alouettes’ demise would become the cornerstones of the Als for years to
come that the June 28 Washington Post still announced come.[14]
an ESPN broadcast of an Alouettes–Stampeders game, a In 1996, Montreal didn’t exactly burst out of the gate,
game that would never be played. The team did play two starting 0-3 in front of sparse crowds at the Big O, but
preseason games before folding. eventually finished the season second in the East Division
with a more-than-respectable 12-6-0 record under the
The current Alouettes leadership of coach Bob Price.[15]
Further information: Baltimore Stallions In 1997, Jim Speros sold the team to Robert Weten-
The Baltimore Football Club was granted an expansion hall, and former Alouette star and CFL Commissioner Lar-
franchise for 1994 by the Canadian Football League. Orig- ry Smith became President of the club. Dave Ritchie took
inally intending to invoke the spirit of the city’s former over from Price as head coach and Popp filled in some
NFL club, the team attempted to brand themselves the key holes en route to the Als finishing once again in sec-
"Baltimore Colts". The NFL and Indianapolis Colts owner ond place with a 13-5-0 record. The new Alouettes fran-
Robert Irsay filed suit and won an injunction, both pro- chise played their first two seasons at Olympic Stadium,
hibiting the team from use of the "Baltimore Colts" name but attendance in the enormous domed stadium was very
as well as that of their next choice, the "Baltimore CFL poor and the long term prospects for the franchise were
Colts". During this time, it was quite common for the sta- once again uncertain, until a twist of fate revitalized the
dium announcer to announce the team as the "Baltimore floundering club.
Football When a scheduled November 1997 U2 concert con-
Club". The team would use the names, "Baltimore Foot- flicted with an unexpected home play-off game against
ball Club" and the "Baltimore CFLers" for its inaugural the BC Lions (due to the CFL’s ’cross-over’ playoff for-
season, before becoming the "Baltimore Stallions" for the mat), the team decided to return temporarily to Molson
1995 season. Stadium, where they had played from 1954 to 1967. In-
The team was by far the most successful of the CFL’s terest in the team soared and the game was sold out,
American teams, garnering persistent fan support in the prompting the team to relocate permanently to the
Baltimore area and appearing in the Grey Cup in both smaller venue beginning with the 1998 season. Since
its seasons (losing in 1994, winning in 1995). However, 1999, the Alouettes have sold out every game at the sta-
in late 1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell an- dium located on the campus of McGill University. At the
nounced his intention to relocate his NFL club to Balti- time of the Alouettes’ return to Molson, the stadium’s ca-
more, where they would be rechristened the Baltimore pacity was 20,202; an expansion completed prior to the
Ravens. This would have made the Stallions the only CFL 2010 season brought the current capacity to 25,012.
club ever to directly compete with the NFL, whose season The team has not completely abandoned Olympic
overlaps with the last three months of the CFL season. Stadium, however. Due to the heavy demand for tickets,
Stallions owner Jim Speros realized that despite the Stal- the Alouettes soon resumed playing playoff games (a reg-
lions’ popularity, they could not possibly compete with ular feature in recent seasons) at the "Big O" and as of
the NFL. After deals with Norfolk, Virginia and Houston 2003 play one regular season game at the larger venue.
fell through, Speros moved the Stallions to Montreal and These matches have been well attended, often drawing
revived the old Alouettes name for the 1996 season. more than 50,000 fans. In 2008, however, the Als did not
In 1994, Jim Popp was named the General Manager play their annual "Fan Day" game at the Big O due to the
and the architect of football operations for the Stallions fact they hosted the Grey Cup at that venue in Novem-
and he contiuned on in that capacity for the Als. He has ber. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Alouettes hosted the East
been the only GM the Als have had since returning to Division final at the Big O.
the CFL in 1996. Popp led the Alouettes to unprecedented
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Prior to every Sunday home game, the club plays 16. Mike Pringle retired in 2002 after rushing for 16,425
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" over the PA system in tribute to yards during his 10 seasons in the CFL.
the unintended role U2 played in saving the franchise. In the 2003 CFL season, Calvillo broke numerous Mon-
treal Alouettes passing records, completing 408 of 675
The Anthony Calvillo era: 1998 - to pre- passing attempts for 5,891 yards and 37 touchdowns. The
sent Alouettes once again went 13-5 in the regular season, but
they lost the 91st Grey Cup to Edmonton 34 to 22.
The Als once again finished second in the East with a
In 2004, Matthews led the Als to the best record in
12-5-1 record under Ritchie in 1998, but three major
franchise history at 14-4-0. Calvillo became the fourth
pieces fell into place that year to secure the future of the
quarterback in CFL history to pass for more than 6,000
team: The Als drafted receiver Ben Cahoon, signed free
yards in a single season (Doug Flutie, David Archer, and
agent quarterback Anthony Calvillo, and center Bryan
Kent Austin being the other three), earning him the East
Chiu began playing as a regular after being drafted by the
Division nomination for Most Outstanding Player for the
Als the previous season. The Alouettes were beaten 41 to
third consecutive year. The team suffered a surprise East
28 in the East Division final by the Toronto Argonauts.
Division Final loss to the eventual-champion Toronto
Mike Pringle set a CFL record with a 2,065-yard rushing
Argonauts at the Big O when Cavlillo went down with an
season in 1998.
injury in the second half of the game. They lost the East
In 1999, With Charlie Taaffe stepping in for Ritchie as
final to Toronto 26 to 18.
head coach, the Als became the class of the East, Montre-
2005 marked yet another amazing year for Matthews
al won the CFL East Division with a 12-6 regular season
and the Als as the team finished second with a 10-8-0
record, finishing first in their division for the first time
record, and beat the first-place Argos at Toronto’s Rogers
since 1979. Ham and Calvillo alternated in the starting
Centre with running back Éric Lapointe having the game
role in ’99, while Pringle established himself as one of
of his career with three touchdowns on the ground. Mon-
the best running backs in CFL history. The Als suffered a
treal then lost what is widely considered one of the most
heartbreaking loss to the Tiger-Cats in the East Division
exciting games in Grey Cup history with the Eskimos
Final, but were finally on the cusp of dominance. The
pulling out a 38-35 double-overtime win at Vancouver’s
Alouettes were beaten 27 to 26 in the East Division final
BC Place.
by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
In 2006, Matthews led the Als to an 8-6-0 record be-
In 2000, the Alouettes took the "next step" with
fore stepping aside for health reasons in the second half
Calvillo taking over full-time for the now-retired Ham
of the 2006 season. Popp took over coaching duties once
and A.C., Pringle et al led Montreal to a 12-6-0 first-place
again and led the Als all the way to the Grey Cup - a
finish before dispatching of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
25-14 loss to the Lions at Winnipeg’s Canad Inns Stadium.
in the East Division Final at Percival Molson Stadium to
The game was somewhat controversial as at a key mo-
make their first Grey Cup appearance since ’79. Despite
ment, Montreal’s Chip Cox returned a fumble by BC quar-
losing to the Lions at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium, the
terback Dave Dickenson that would have given the Als
Alouettes had clearly become the class franchise of the
a lead. The officials deemed, however, that Dickenson
CFL and were ready to start the best decade in franchise
was down by contact despite replays that showed that he
history... with one hiccup. They lost the 88th Grey Cup to
clearly and undisputably fumbled the ball. Montreal lost
the BC Lions 28 to 26.
the 94th Grey Cup to the BC Lions 25 to 14.[16]
In 2001, Following three years at the helm of Montre-
In 2007, the Alouettes launched a new website that
al’s football team, Taaffe stepped aside to return to the
features exclusive news and information in a first for
United States, giving a chance for his defensive coordi-
a CFL team. The Alouettes release all player announce-
nator, Rod Rust, to take the reigns as head coach. Rust
ments and other news on Montreal Alouettes.com at
had a great debut as the team started 9-2-0, but then the
least an hour before releasing anything to the media.[17]
wheels fell off and Montreal eventually finished 9-9-0,
This has caused some controversy with news wires like
Rust was let go, and Popp finished out the season coach-
CP, but remains a favourite with Alouettes fans. The site
ing the team. Montreal was beaten by Hamilton in the
also features the exclusive player columns and features
CFL East Division semi-final 24 to 12. Not all was gloomy
that make most top sports sites popular. Popp remained
for the Als, however, as they hosted an unbelievable Grey
as the Als’ coach in 2007 as the team took a step in the
Cup Week, culminating with the Stampeders beating the
wrong direction finishing 8-10-0 and third in the East.
Blue Bombers at a packed Olympic Stadium to win the
The Alouettes lost in the semi-finals to Winnipeg 24 to 22.
league title. On an even more positive note for Montre-
Beginning in late 2008, the Alouettes became the first
al, the team announced the hiring of Don Matthews as its
CFL team to exploit social networking sites such as Face-
next head coach during Grey Cup Week.
book and Twitter in their marketing campaigns, remain-
In 2002, under Matthews the Alouettes went 13-5 and
ing the league leader in techonology-based marketing. In
won the 90th Grey Cup over the Edmonton Eskimos 25 to
2008 Marc Trestman was named the 19th head coach of
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the Als[18] and Montreal went 11-7 in his first year. Calvil- Chiu, Anthony Calvillo, Scott Flory and Anwar Stewart,
lo hit a number of career milestones in 2008. On June helped design the ring, which is a first of its kind. The
26, in a game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Calvil- word MONTRÉAL is inscribed on the ring’s face in the
lo surpassed Danny McManus to become the second-all- same font as is found on the white road jerseys the team
time leading passer in the CFL. On July 31, in another wore in winning the championship. There is also a raised
game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Calvillo became depiction of the Grey Cup itself on the front.[19][20]
the fourth quarterback in league history to reach 300 ca- 2010 onward saw a return of the blue, red, a\nd white
reer touchdown passes. On August 15, in a game against triangle "AM" (flying Alouette "M") logo and uniforms
the Toronto Argonauts, Calvillo became the second quar- used from 1974–81 as part of the CFL’s throwback & retro
terback in CFL history to reach 4,000 career pass comple- uniform program. Montreal went 12-6 in the 2010 regular
tions. season and GM Jim Popp, Head Coach Marc Trestman,
The Als set records for the Most points scored in team Qauterback Anthony Calvillo and the Alouettes won their
history (610), the second-best points-for average in team second straight Grey Cup on November 28, 2010 at 98th
history (33.9), the CFL record of 13-straight games with at Grey Cup in Edmonton, Alberta. Calvillo added to his
least 30 points scored and a CFL record of 15 games out of record total of passing yards in Grey Cup games with 2470
18 with at least 30 points scored. The Als also had 495 pass yards, as well as setting the record for Grey Cup starts
completions tying the CFL and team record. The Als of- with eight. As of the 2010 CFL season, Calvillo is 3-5 in
fensive line set a team record (since 1996) of just 22 sacks Grey Cup Championship Games. After 13 seasons all with
allowed. the Als, 224 games, 1,017 catches, one always more spec-
Anthony Calvillo led the Montreal Alouettes to the tacular than the other, 13,301 yards and 65 touchdowns,
2008 Grey Cup final, which the Alouettes lost 22-14 to the slotback Ben Cahoon hung up his cleats.[21] The players,
Calgary Stampeders. Despite the Grey Cup loss, Calvillo coaches, staff and management of the Montreal Alouettes
still won the 2008 Most Outstanding Player award. Marc received their 2010 Grey Cup Championship rings during
Trestman was named the CFLPA’s coach of the year and a grand ceremony presided over by team owner Robert
he was named a finalist for the Annis Stukus Trophy as C. Wetenhall at a downtown Montreal hotel. Two Grey
the CFL Coach of the Year. Cups could be found on the rings, representing the back-
In 2009, Calvillo added to his club records while to-back championship seasons that the Alouettes came
reaching more CFL milestones. On July 23, 2009, he sur- off of, a rare feat in the world of professional sports.
passed Canadian Football Hall of Famer Ron Lancaster’s The rings also feature three large diamonds, represent-
334 career touchdown passes to move into second place ing the three championships that the team won while
all time. He sat out two games during the regular season, under the governance of Bob Wetenhall (2002, 2009 and
but still accumulated 4639 yards while posting a remark- 2010), and four smaller diamonds, representing the oth-
able 72.0% completion rate, the second best single-season er four championships in Alouettes history. A 3D Alou-
completion rate in CFL history behind Dave Dickenson’s ettes logo is featured on the top of the ring, and 14 di-
73.98% mark set in 2005. amonds represent each of the team’s wins in 2010. Fur-
The Marc Trestman led Alouettes went 15-3 in the thermore, each player can also find their picture, name,
regular season, and finished in first place in the East Divi- and number engraved on one side of the ring, a first for a
sion for the eighth time in the last 10 years. The Als had CFL championship ring. A committee of four people con-
the second-best record in CFL history, and set a team sisting of Alouettes Vice-President and General Manager
record for most wins in a season. the Als had a perfect Jim Popp, along with players Anthony Calvillo, Scott Flo-
home record of 9-0-0, it was the fourth perfect home ry and Anwar Stewart helped design the ring; this was al-
record in team history and the first in an 18-game season. so the case for the 2009 ring.[22][23]
The als had a second-straight season with at least 600 In 2011, Montreal went 10-8 and finished second in
points scored. The Als defense allowed the second-fewest the CFL East Division. Montreal lost a double overtime
points in a single season (324) since the CFL moved to 18 shoot-out to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 52 to 44 in the CFL
games. Also in 2009 Anthony Calvillo led Montreal to a East semi-final. On July 15, 2011 retired receiving star
comeback victory in the 97th Grey Cup on Nov. 29, when Ben Cahoon was honoured with a standing ovation at
the Alouettes defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Percival Molson Stadium on a night when his long-time
a last-second field goal. Marc trestman was named the quarterback Anthony Calvillo made CFL history. Against
CFLPA’s coach of the year for the 2009 season. The play- the Toronto Argonauts Calvillo completed his CFL record
ers, coaches, staff and management of the Montreal Alou- 395th career touchdown pass to Éric Deslauriers.[24] On
ettes received their 2009 Grey Cup Championship rings August 4 of that same season, and again against the Arg-
on June 4, 2010 in a grand ceremony presided over by onauts, Calvillo completed his 5159th pass completion to
team owner Robert C. Wetenhall at the chalet at the sum- Brandon London to move past Damon Allen to become
mit of Mount Royal. A committee of five people consist- the leader in that category as well.[25] Jim Popp the Mon-
ing of Alouettes VP and GM Jim Popp, and players Bryan treal Alouettes general manager was named executive of
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the year at the Sports Media Canada award luncheon on • 2 Brandon Defensive • 42 Bear • 1 Tad
October 3, 2011.[26] Then, on October 10, 2011, Calvillo Whitaker Linemen Woods Crawford S
completed a touchdown pass to Jamel Richardson to be- Receivers • 96 J. P. Defensive (9 Game)
come professional football’s all-time leading passer, in • 0 Bo Bekasiak Backs • 41 Shea
the Alouettes’ third and final game against the Toronto Bowling DT • 35 Emry LB
Argonauts that year.[27][28] • 85 Brian • 7 John De’Audre (9 Game)
Bratton Bowman Dix DB • 31 Mark
• 80 Éric DE • 24 Jeff Estelle CB
Deslauriers • 95 Moton Hecht DB (9 Game)
• 82 Danny Hopkins DL • 25 Greg • 21 Michael
Desriveaux • 90 Chima Laybourn Giffin FB
• 14 Brandon Ihekwoaba CB (1 Game)
London DE • 17 Billy • 51 Kristian
Slotbacks • 29 Kitwana Parker DB Matte T (9
• 19 S. J. Jones DE • 36 Daryl Game)
Green • 98 Townsend • 15 Josh
• 18 Jamel Jermaine DB Neiswander
Richardson McElveen • 45 Paul QB (1
DT Woldu CB Game)
• 9 Anwar • 49 Seth • 72 Jeff
Stewart DE Williams Robertshaw
• 69 Eric DB DE (9
Montreal Alouettes logo 1974–81, 1986, 2010 throwback Wilson DT Special Teams Game)
• 37 Martin • 43 John
Since their return to the CFL in 1996, the Alouettes Bédard Surla LB
have appeared in the Grey Cup eight times, all between FB/LS (9 Game)
2000 and 2010, with three Grey Cup wins. They most re- • 3 Tim • 81 Kerry
cently won back-to-back Grey Cup championships in Maypray Watkins WR
2009 and 2010, both against the Saskatchewan Roughrid- KR (9 Game)
ers, including a ’comeback classic’ in 2009. The Alouettes • 6 Sean Practice Roster
have been to the Grey Cup more often than any other CFL Whyte K • 3 Vince
team this decade and are considered by sports experts to Anderson
be the most successful CFL team since 2000 in terms of DB
regular-season statistics and Grey Cup appearances. • 55 Anthony
Barrette T
• 50 John
Current roster Hashem T
Montreal Alouettes roster • 97 Ryan
Lucas DT
Quarterbacks Offensive Linebackers Inactive List • 26 Micheaux
• 13 Anthony Linemen • 10 Marc- • 99 Daunte Robinson DB
Calvillo • 64 Ryan Olivier Akra DE (1 • 32 Rashaud
• 5 Adrian Bomben G Brouillette Game)
Slaughter
McPherson • 58 Luc • 11 Chip Cox • 33 Dwight WR
• 4 Ricky Brodeur- • 38 Curtis Anderson CB Suspended List
Santos Jourdain C Dublanko (9 Game)
Italics indicate
Running Backs • 57 Scott • 40 • 22 Étienne Import players
• 8 Kerry Flory G Diamond Boulay S Roster updated
Carter FB • 61 Jeraill Ferri (9 Game)
2011-11-14
• 30 Dahrran McCuller T • 52 Ramon • 59 Josh Depth Chart •
Diedrick • 54 Jeff Guzman Bourke T Transactions
FB Perrett T • 44 Brian (9 Game)
46 Active
• 34 • 60 Andrew Ridgeway • 39 Jerald
→ More
Emmanuel Woodruff • 46 Walter Brown DB
rosters
Marc G Spencer (9 Game)
East: HAM · MON · TOR · WIN • West: BC · CAL · EDM · SAS
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27 Mike Pringle
28 George Dixon
56 Herb Trawick
63 Pierre Desjardins
74 Peter Dalla Riva
75 Hal Patterson
77 Junior Ah You
92 Sam Etcheverry
Current coaching staff Players of note
Montreal Alouettes Staff
Retired numbers
Front Office Defensive [29][30]
• Owner – Bob Coaches
Wetenhall • Defensive Canadian Football Hall of Famers
• President and CEO – Coordinator
• Junior Ah You
Ray Lalonde &
• Peter Dalla Riva
• VP, General Manager Linebackers
• George Dixon
and Director of – Tim
• Sam Etcheverry
Football Operations Tibesar
• Terry Evanshen
and Player Personnel – • Defensive
• Gene Gaines
Jim Popp Line – Mike
• Dickie Harris
• Assistant General Sinclair
• John O’Quinn
Manager – Marcel • Defensive
• Tony Pajaczkowski
Desjardins Backs –
• "Prince" Hal Patterson
• Football Operations Daronte
• Mike Pringle
Assistant/Scout – Joey Jones
• Herb Trawick
Abrams • Defensive
• Pierre Vercheval
• Football Operations Assistant –
• Virgil Wagner
Assistant/Scout – Jean-Marc
Uzooma Okeke Edme
Head Coaches Special Teams Head coaches
• Head Coach – Marc Coaches
• Lew Hayman (1946–1951)
Trestman • Special
• Peahead Walker (1952–1959)
• Assistant Head Coach – Teams
• Perry Moss (1960–1962)
Vacant Coordinator
• Jim Trimble (1963–1965)
Offensive Coaches – Andy
• Darrell Mudra (1966)
• Offensive Coordinator Bischoff
• Kay Dalton (1967–1969)
– Marcus Brady • Special
• Sam Etcheverry (1970–1972)
• Quarterbacks – Vacant Teams
• Marv Levy (1973–1977)
• Running Backs & Assistant –
• Joe Scannella (1978–1981)
Assistant Offensive Carson
• Jim Eddy (1981)
Line – Andy Bischoff Walch
• Joe Galat (1982–1984)
• Receivers – Vacant
• Gary Durchik (1985–1986)
• Offensive Line – → Coaching
• Joe Faragalli (1987)
Vacant Staff
• Bob Price (1996)
→ More CFL • Dave Ritchie (1997–1998)
staffs • Charlie Taaffe (1999–2000)
East: HAM · MON · TOR · WIN • West: BC · CAL · EDM · SAS • Rod Rust (2001)
• Jim Popp (2001)
• Don Matthews (2002–2006)
• Jim Popp (2006–2007)
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• Marc Trestman (2008–present) [9] Bob Watenhall receives honorary McGill university
degree http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/
General managers bob-wetenhall-receives-honorary-mcgill-
university-degree
• Lew Hayman (1946–1954) [10] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/larry-
• Vic Obeck (1955–1956) smith-steps-down
• Gorman Kennedy (1957–1959) [11] http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2011/9
• Perry Moss (1960–1962) [12] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/
• Jim Trimble (1963–1964) history_history
• Ted Workman (1965) [13] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/popp-
• Joe Atwell (1966–1967) extends-with-the-alouettes_
• Tony Golab (1968–1969) [14] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/
• J. I. Albrecht (1970–1973) history_history
• Bob Geary (1974–1981) [15] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/
• Sam Etcheverry (1982) history_history
• Joe Galat (1983–1986) [16] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/
• Jim Popp (1996–present) history_history
[17] A NEW SITE FOR FANS
Stadium http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/
a_new_site_for_fans
Main article: Percival Molson Memorial Stadium [18] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/
Montreal is the only professional football team with two trestman_named_the_new_coach
permanent stadiums.[31] The Alouettes’ home field is Per- [19] The champs get their rings!
cival Molson Memorial Stadium for the regular season http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/the-
and Olympic Stadium for the playoffs.[2] Percival Molson champs-get-their-rings
Memorial Stadium was labeled the best game-day expe- [20] The Als get their Grey Cup rings!
rience for fans and media in the CFL, in a September 11, http://en.montrealalouettes.com/video/index/id/
2011 Vancouver Sun article. "It may be the CFL’s smallest 11501
cathedral (just over 25,000 seats), but Montreal football [21] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/ben-
fanatics regard Molson Stadium with some of the same cahoon-retires
endearment Cubs fans hold for Wrigley Field. [32]
Field." [22] 2010 Grey Cup rings
http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/champs-
See also receive-their-2010-grey-cup-rings
[23] Video: 2010 Grey Cup Ring Ceremony
• Montreal Alouettes all time records and statistics http://en.montrealalouettes.com/video/index/id/
• Canadian Football Hall of Fame 17667
• Canadian football [24] Calvillo Sets All-Time TD Passing Record
• CFL USA http://en.montrealalouettes.com/video/index/id/
18789
References [25] Calvillo Sets All-Time Completions Record
http://en.montrealalouettes.com/video/index/id/
[1] The original Alouettes were founded in 1946. 19441
[2] ^ The Alouettes play their regular season home [26] Popp humbled by Executive of the Year honour
games at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium and http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/popp-
home playoff games at Olympic Stadium. humbled-by-executive-of-the-year-honour
[3] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/ [27] Anthony Calvillo becomes pro football’s all-time
[4] ^ http://www.cfl.ca/article/by-the-numbers-grey- passing leader http://en.montrealalouettes.com/
cup-glory article/ac-breaks-passing-yardage-record
[5] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/popp- [28] On-Field Presentation to AC
extends-with-the-alouettes_ http://en.montrealalouettes.com/video/index/id/
[6] http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup 21311
[7] http://www.cfl.ca/article/by-the-numbers- [29] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/retired-
playoffs jerseys Montreal Alouettes Retired Jerseys
[8] http://en.montrealalouettes.com/page/robert- [30] http://www.cfl.ca/article/london-calling-receiver-
wetenhall delivers-in-als-win London Calling: Receiver
delivers in Als win
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[31] http://cfldb.ca/stadium-status/montreal/ • Football Page at RDS HD
[32] http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/ • Montreal Journal
Molson+Stadium+toast/5403779/story.html • Official Facebook Page
• Official Twitter Account
External links •
•
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• Montreal Alouettes Page at the Montreal Gazette
online
• Montreal Alouettes page at TSN.ca
Media
• Montreal Alouettes page at Slam.canoe.ca • The Als on You Tube
• Montreal Alouettes page at Oursportscentral.com
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