Burke, Squires And Creehan Join Alouettes Coaching Staff
Montreal, Jan. 19, 2008 - Montreal Alouettes Head Coach Marc Trestman announced the hiring of Tim Burke as the team's defensive coordinator, Scott Squires as the special teams coordinator and Casey Creehan as the defensive line coach.
« We are thrilled to count on the experience of a coach like Tim Burke and are confident that he will be a key addition to our organization, » said Coach Trestman. « We are equally thrilled to add two other quality coaches in Casey Creehan and Scott Squires to our staff. The special teams being such a key part of the Canadian game, it was important to get a quality coach. One of the things that impressed me the most with all three of those coaches is how highly respected they are throughout the league. »
Burke has several years of experience in the CFL and in football, as he was the Calgary Stampeders' defensive coordinator last season and their defensive backs coach for the last three seasons. Burke has been in football for more than three decades. In his career, he has spent time at Purdue, Indiana State, Tennessee - Chattanooga, Kansas, Purdue, Wyoming, Ball State, North Dakota, South Dakota, Appalachian State, Gardner-Webb and Minnesota.
Squires was the Edmonton Eskimos' special teams coordinator in 2007 after 17 years in U.S. college football, where he was the Head Coach of California Lutheran University from 1996 to 2006. His teams maintained an impressive 55-44 record and he was named Coach of the Year in 1997.
Creehan is a young coach who coached the Stampeders' defensive line for the past four seasons, after six years in the NCAA with James Madison, Clarion, Southern Illinois and Lehigh.
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Burke, Squires And Creehan Join Alouettes Coaching Staff
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