2017 Montreal Alouettes season

2017 Montreal Alouettes season
General manager	Kavis Reed
Head coach	Jacques Chapdelaine (3–8), Kavis Reed (0–7)
Home field	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	3–15
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Kyries Hebert
Team MOC	Kristian Matte
Team MOR	Branden Dozier
Uniform

The 2017 Montreal Alouettes season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Alouettes finished the season in fourth place in the East Division with a disappointing 3–15 record. The 15 losses are a team record, breaking the previous record of 14 set during the 1986 season when the team record was 4–14 and during the 1982 season when they finished 2–14.

The Alouettes failed to improve upon their 7–11 record from 2016 and were eliminated from the playoffs on October 9, 2017 after a loss to the Edmonton Eskimos, making this the third straight season they missed the playoffs (it was the first time the team missed the playoffs for three straight years since their re-activation). This was the first season for head coach Jacques Chapdelaine, until he was fired after a 3–8 start and replaced by general manager Kavis Reed on an interim basis. Chapdelaine served as head coach in an interim capacity for six games during the previous season. This was also the first season under new general manager Kavis Reed.^[1]

Off-season

Front office changes

The 2017 season was the first since the Alouettes returned to Montreal in 1996 that Jim Popp was not be the team's general manager. It was announced on November 7, 2016 that Popp would not return to the Alouettes organization in 2017.^[2] In the week following the 104th Grey Cup, the Alouettes interviewed Danny Maciocia (head coach of the University of Montreal), Joey Abrams (Alouettes assistant general manager) and Brock Sunderland (Redblacks assistant general manager) for the vacant general manager position.^[3][4] By December 2016, Sunderland was no longer considered a candidate and Maciocia was not in negotiations with the team, having only taken part in one formal meeting.^[5] Not long after, Maciocia confirmed that he would remain at the University of Montreal.^[6] Two days later, Herb Zurkowsky from the Montreal Gazette reported that Kavis Reed (Alouettes Special Teams coach) was "the dark horse candidate" to win the GM position.^[7] By December 12, 2016, Reed had a formal interview with the Alouettes front office, making him the fourth official candidate for the position; prior to that, it had just been informal conversations.^[8] On December 14, 2016, the Montreal Alouettes held a press conference to announce Patrick Boivin as President and CEO, Kavis Reed as general manager, and Jacques Chapdelaine's retention as the team's head coach. Chapdelaine had served as the interim head coach for the final six games of the previous season. ^[9] On December 20, 2016, the Alouettes announced that assistant GM Joey Abrams, who had been with the organization for the past dozen seasons, would be leaving the club.^[10]

On January 25, 2017 the Alouettes announced that Catherine Raiche and Joe Mack would become assistant general managers. Raiche was promoted from her previous position with the Alouettes as Coordinator of Football Administration and held the title of Assistant General Manager of Football Operations. Mack, the former Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager, was the Assistant General Manager of Player Personnel.^[11]

CFL draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017.^[12] The Alouettes traded their first round pick to the BC Lions for the rights to Vernon Adams.^[13] The team also acquired another sixth round pick after trading S. J. Green to the Toronto Argonauts.^[14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Hometown
2	12	Fabion Foote	DT	McMaster	North York, ON
3	20	Dondre Wright	DB	Henderson State	North York, ON
4	29	Alexander Morrison	WR	British Columbia	Sault Ste. Marie, ON
5	39	Zach Annen	OL	Carleton	St. Thomas, ON
6	45	Malcolm Carter	WR	Carleton	Toronto, ON
6	48	Denzel Radford	WR	Calgary	Calgary, AB
7	56	Ty Cranston	DB	Ottawa	Winnipeg, MB
8	65	Oumar Toure	TE	Sherbrooke	Montreal, QC

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Thurs, June 8	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 20–24	0–1	None	BMO Field	5,532	Recap
B	Thurs, June 15	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 38–5	1–1	TSN2	Molson Stadium	12,533	Recap

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Regular season

Standings

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Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	18	482	456	6–2	W2	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	18	8	9	1	17	495	452	5–3	W3	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	6	12	0	12	443	545	4–4	W1	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	3	15	0	6	314	580	1–7	L11	Details

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Thurs, June 22	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 17–16	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Molson Stadium	20,129	Recap
2	Fri, June 30	10:00 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 19–23	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Commonwealth Stadium	31,828	Recap
3	Thurs, July 6	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	L 16–23	1–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,728	Recap
4	Fri, July 14	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 30–23	2–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,610	Recap
5	Wed, July 19	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 19–24	2–3	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	24,756	Recap
6	Thurs, July 27	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 40–41	2–4	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	25,931	Recap
7	Bye
8	Fri, Aug 11	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 21–9	3–4	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	19,712	Recap
9	Sat, Aug 19	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 6–38	3–5	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	16,326	Recap
10	Thurs, Aug 24	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 31–34 (2OT)	3–6	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,564	Recap
11	Thurs, Aug 31	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 4–32	3–7	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,325	Recap
12	Fri, Sept 8	10:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	L 18–41	3–8	TSN/RDS	BC Place	18,029	Recap
13	Sun, Sept 17	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 11–29	3–9	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	22,596	Recap
14	Sat, Sept 23	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 19–33	3–10	TSN/RDS	BMO Field	12,862	Recap
15	Fri, Sept 29	9:30 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 11–59	3–11	TSN/RDS	McMahon Stadium	26,394	Recap
16	Mon, Oct 9	2:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 24–42	3–12	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	18,849	Recap
17	Bye
18	Sun, Oct 22	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 16–43	3–13	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	20,184	Recap
19	Fri, Oct 27	9:30 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 12–37	3–14	TSN/RDS	Mosaic Stadium	30,083	Recap
20	Fri, Nov 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 0–33	3–15	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,526	Recap

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Team

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks  4 Darian Durant 16 Antonio Pipkin 18 Matthew Shiltz  5 Drew Willy Running backs 46 Jean-Christophe Beaulieu FB 42 Jean-Samuel Blanc FB 47 D. J. Lalama FB  0 Stefan Logan 20 Tyrell Sutton 45 Oumar Touré FB Receivers 85 B. J. Cunningham 15 Sam Giguère 89 T. J. Graham 80 Seydou Junior Haidara WR  9 Ernest Jackson 84 George Johnson  8 Nik Lewis SB  1 Tiquan Underwood WR		Offensive linemen 68 Philip Blake G 58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C 59 Xavier Fulton OL 64 Sean Jamieson OL 51 Kristian Matte G 66 Brian Simmons T Defensive linemen  7 John Bowman DE 91 Jesse Joseph DE 55 Gabriel Knapton DE 98 Ivan McLennan DE 90 Lawrence Okoye DT 93 Don Oramasionwu DT 99 Jabar Westerman DE		Linebackers 52 Nicolas Boulay 11 Chip Cox 34 Kyries Hebert 48 Reggie Northrup Defensive backs 32 Tevaughn Campbell 21 Michael Carter DB 44 Branden Dozier 22 Greg Henderson 26 Tyree Hollins 29 Jonathon Mincy 17 Brandon Stewart 43 Dominique Termansen DB 36 Daryl Townsend S 25 Dondre Wright Special teams 14 Boris Bede K 37 Martin Bédard LS		Injured List 23 Brandon Rutley 6-Game Injured List 10 Chris Ackie LB 88 Alex Carroll WR 53 Philippe Gagnon G 57 Christopher Greaves G 19 Travis Hawkins DB 60 Jeremy Lewis 65 Jovan Olafioye T 82 Alex Pierzchalski WR 33 Frédéric Plesius LB 54 Anthony Sarao 72 Keith Shologan DT 49 Dominique Tovell LB 50 Matt Vonk Practice squad 83 Stephen Adekolu 97 Chad Bushley LS 24 Amir Carlisle RB 31 Mikaël Charland 94 Fabion Foote DT 87 Geno Lewis WR 39 Robbie Meade LB 69 Anthony Morris OL 38 Nate O'Halloran FB 35 Jalen Rodgers 76 Davon Walls DT 30 Tyler Williams DB 95 Justin Zimmer DT Suspended  6 Raymon Taylor DB Italics indicate International players Roster updated 2017-09-29 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 1 Injured, 13 Six-Game Injured, 14 Practice, 1 Suspended → More rosters

Coaching staff

Montreal Alouettes Staff
	Front office Owner – Bob Wetenhall President/CEO – Patrick Boivin General manager – Kavis Reed Assistant general manager of football operations – Catherine Raîche Assistant general manager of player personnel – Joe Mack Assistant director of pro/college scouting – Uzooma Okeke Senior player personnel executive/salary cap analyst – Justin Casey Director of us college scouting – Russ Lande National scouting analyst – Eric Deslauriers Head coaches Head coach – Kavis Reed Assistant head coach – Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Quarterbacks – Anthony Calvillo Offensive line – Paul Charbonneau Receivers – Jason Hogan Running backs – André Bolduc Offensive Consultant - Ken Miller			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Linebackers coach – Greg Quick Defensive line coach – Kit Lathrop Defensive backs coach – Billy Parker Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Bruce Read Special teams assistant – Derek Wendel → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs

References

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12. Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year
13. Alouettes officially sign Vernon Adams
14. Double Blue acquire SB SJ Green in trade with Als
15. 2017 Schedule
16. Marquee moments highlight 2017 CFL schedule in Canada's 150th year
17. 2017 RDS CFL Schedule
18. CFL, ESPN unveil 2017 U.S. broadcast schedule