- Marcel Bellefeuille
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Marcel Bellefeuille Hamilton Tiger-Cats Date of birth: ca. 1966 Place of birth: Ottawa, Ontario Career information Position(s): HC Organizations As coach: 1995–1997
1998–2000
2001–2002
2003–2005
2006
2007–2008
2008–presentOttawa Gee-Gees (Assistant)
Ottawa Gee-Gees (HC)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (RBs & WRs)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (OC)
Montreal Alouettes (RBs and WRs)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OC)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (HC)Career highlights and awards - 2000 Vanier Cup winner
Honours: *1999 OQIFC Coach of the Year Marcel Bellefeuille (born ca. 1966[1] in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian football head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
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Coaching career
University of Ottawa
Bellefeuille was hired by the Ottawa Gee-Gees as their assistant head-coach in 1995.[2] He spent the next three seasons at the same position before being promoted to head coach in 1998.[2] In 1999, he was named OQIFC Coach of the Year and then, in 2000, he led the Gee-Gees to a Vanier Cup victory.[2]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
After the win in the Vanier Cup, Bellefeuille was hired by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an assistant.[2] In 2003, he was named the offensive coordinator.[2] In three seasons he helped the Roughriders running backs total 7,000 rushing yards.[2]
Montreal Alouettes
After leaving Saskatchewan, Bellefeuille joined the Montreal Alouettes in 2006 as their running backs and wide receivers coach.[2] In his one year in Montreal, he helped Robert Edwards lead the CFL in touchdowns with 17.[2] Bellefeuille also helped the Alouettes be the only team with two 1,000 yard receivers in Kerry Watkins and Ben Cahoon.[2]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
In 2007, Bellefeuille was hired by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to be their offensive coordinator.[2] In September 2008, following Charlie Taaffe's firing, he was named the interim head coach.[3] On October 27, he was officially named Taaffe's replacement.[4] His record as the Ti-Cats interim coach was 1-7-0. On January 15, 2009, Bellefeuille completed his staff shake-up by hiring Greg Marshall as his defensive coordinator and Mike Gibson as his offensive coordinator.[5] Before the Tiger-Cats final 2009 preseason game against the Toronto Argonauts, Bellefeuille said that, "The only thing we know for certain as a coaching staff and as an organization is that Nick Setta will be our kicker."[6]
CFL coaching record
Team Year Regular Season Post Season Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Result HAM 2008 1 7 0 .125 4th in East Division – – Missed Playoffs HAM 2009 9 9 0 .500 2nd in East Division 0 1 Lost East Semi-Final HAM 2010 9 9 0 .500 2nd in East Division 0 1 Lost East Semi-Final HAM 2011 8 10 0 .444 3rd in East Division 1 1 Lost East Final Total 27 35 0 .435 0 East Division
Championships1 3 0 Grey Cups Personal
Bellefeuille was born in Ottawa, attended Ridgemont High School, and played both running back and defensive back with the Ottawa Gee-Gees.[7] He now lives with his wife Julie and their four children in Blainville, Quebec.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=69ac82d8-179f-484b-8515-998b197fa86a&sponsor=
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaching bio". Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club. http://www.ticats.ca/page/marcel-bellefeuille. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^ Masters, Mark (September 10, 2008). "Bellefeuille plans to shake up Ticats". National Post (Canada: Canada.com). http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/sports/story.html?id=f97a9414-37ee-4f55-bd23-d0bd8f490a2e. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats name Bellefeuille full-time coach". CBC Sports. October 27, 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2008/10/27/ticats-coach.html. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats add Miller to defensive staff". CBC Sports. January 15, 2009. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2009/01/15/ticats-miller.html. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^ Edwards, Drew (June 23, 2009). "It's now or never for Cats on bubble". The Hamilton Spectator. http://www.thespec.com/Sports/article/587784. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
- ^ Peters, Ken (September 9, 2008). "Cat-land just got a lot louder". The Hamilton Spectator. http://www.thespec.com/article/431944. Retrieved June 25, 2009.[dead link]
Current managers highlighted West Division Wally Buono (BC) John Hufnagel (Calgary) Kavis Reed (Edmonton) Ken Miller (Saskatchewan) East Division Marcel Bellefeuille (Hamilton) Marc Trestman (Montreal) Jim Barker (Toronto) Paul LaPolice (Winnipeg) Categories:- 1960s births
- Living people
- People from Ottawa
- Saskatchewan Roughriders coaches
- Montreal Alouettes coaches
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats coaches
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