The Edmonton Elks are set to announce that Mark Kilam will be the new head coach according to TSN CFL reporter Farhan Lalji on Saturday.
Mark Kilam is 45 years old and hails from Lethbridge, Alberta. He was a member of the coaching staff for 20 years beginning in 2005 as a Strength and Conditioning Coach/Defensive Assistant. In 2007, he was promoted to Linebackers/Strength and Conditioning Coach. In 2008, Calgary’s defense allowed the fewest points on their way to winning the 96th Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes.
In 2010, he moved up to be the team’s Special Teams Coordinator. In 2018, Calgary led the league in punt-return average (12.3 yards) and lowest opponent punt-return average (8.1 yards) when they won the 106th Grey Cup over the Ottawa Redblacks. Since 2019, he took on both Special Teams Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach duties. He finishes his Calgary coaching career winning three Grey Cup championships.
This season, Calgary’s defense ranked last in allowed rushing yards (2,260), eighth in points allowed (527), net offense yards allowed (6,861), third in passing yards allowed (4,850), tied-seventh in sacks (32), and tied for fourth in interceptions (15).
