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It’s been a year for the Lions de Trois-Rivières who succeeded in making the playoffs despite various challenges out of their control.

The Montreal Alouettes announced on Wednesday that head coach Jason Maas and general manager Danny Maciocia have signed multi-year contract extensions with the club.

MONTREAL - Danny Maciocia reached a pinnacle in the CFL by building a Grey Cup champion this year.

The Montreal Alouettes announced on Wednesday that head coach Jason Maas and general manager Danny Maciocia have signed multi-year contract extensions with the club.

Montreals latest long-term injury, to Alex Newhook, is another impediment to accurately evaluating the talent on this young team.

The Montreal Alouettes got a real rankings slight ahead of this year, and Cody Fajardo's pre-Grey Cup speech used that as fuel.

The team will be among the CFL teams honouring the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by wearing orange warm-up jerseys before the game, which will be auctioned off to raise funds for Kahnawakes sports and recreation unit as well as the organization that arranges the Orange Shirt Day events.

As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, the Montreal Alouettes are looking to foster reconciliation efforts through football by visiting their neighbours in Kahnawà:ke.

Marc-Andre Bergeron has left the organization, and his former assistant takes over as head coach and GM.

The six-foot-three, 200-pound Canadian defensive back had 38 tackles and four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) in 17 starts at safety.