 Maciocia with theMontreal Alouettes in 2024 | |
| Montreal Alouettes | |
|---|---|
| Title | General manager |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1967-05-26)May 26, 1967 (age 58) Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Career information | |
| High school | Laurier Macdonald |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1994 | St. Leonard Cougars (OC) |
| 1995 | St. Leonard Cougars (HC) |
| 1996 | Montreal Alouettes (Quality control coach) |
| 1997–1999 | Montreal Alouettes (RB coach) |
| 2000 | Montreal Alouettes (Assistant OC) |
| 2001 | Montreal Alouettes (OC) |
| 2002–2004 | Edmonton Eskimos (OC) |
| 2005–2008 | Edmonton Eskimos (HC) |
| 2010 | André-Grasset Phénix (OC) |
| 2011–2019 | Université de Montréal (HC) |
| 2022 | Montreal Alouettes (HC) |
Operations | |
| 2007 | Edmonton Eskimos (Director of football operations) |
| 2008–2010 | Edmonton Eskimos (GM & Director of football operations) |
| 2020–present | Montreal Alouettes (GM) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Danny Maciocia (born May 26, 1967) is a Canadian professionalfootball coach who is the currentgeneral manager of theMontreal Alouettes of theCanadian Football League (CFL). He was previouslyhead coach of theUniversité de Montréal Carabinsfootball team. He is also the former general manager and director of football operations of the CFL'sEdmonton Eskimos and formeroffensive coordinator with the André-Grasset Phénix, aCEGEP team inMontreal.
Maciocia grew up in theSaint-Leonard neighbourhood of suburban Montreal. He attendedLaurier Macdonald High School, where he played football and graduated in 1984, and then worked in the family insurance business.[1]
Maciocia began his professional coaching career in 1993 when he took a job as an assistant coach with the Canadian junior national football team. In 1995, he moved into the ranks of theCJFL as offensive coordinator of theSt. Leonard Cougars, who won the championship of the league in Maciocia's first year.
In 1998, Maciocia entered the CFL as the running backs coach of theMontreal Alouettes. In 2001, he became offensive coordinator in Montreal, then took the same position in Edmonton the following season. Maciocia was also the head coach of the 2004 edition of the Canadian junior football team for the eighthNFL Global Junior Championship.
Maciocia was announced as theoffensive coordinator for theEdmonton Eskimos on February 19, 2002.[2] He served in that role for three years where the Eskimos appeared in twoGrey Cup games, including his first championship win in the91st Grey Cup game. He was appointed as head coach of the Eskimos after the firing of former coachTom Higgins following2004 CFL season. Maciocia became the first Quebec-born head coach in CFL history and the first Canadian head coach of the Eskimos sinceAnnis Stukus in 1951. In 2005, Maciocia guided the Eskimos to achampionship victory in the93rd Grey Cup, the thirteenth in franchise history. He was also the first Canadian-born head coach in Eskimos history to win the Grey Cup with the team.
The 2006 season was not successful for Maciocia and the Eskimos. The team missed the play-offs for the first time in 34 years, ending a record streak for consecutive post-season appearances among North American professional sports teams. Rumours abounded of Maciocia being on the hotseat after the 2006 campaign, but during the off-season he was surprisingly given a promotion. In addition to coach, Maciocia became director of football operations. As a result, he had a high degree control over decisions on player personnel. Despite Maciocia taking more control, the Eskimos finished with an even worse record in 2007 and once again missed the play-offs. He resigned as head coach while continuing on as head of football operations following the end of the2008 CFL season, where the Eskimos managed to make the playoffs with a 10–8 record, defeated theWinnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Semi-Final, and lost the East Final against theMontreal Alouettes.[3] On July 31, 2010, Maciocia was fired by the Eskimos after the first win in a 1–4 start to the 2010 season.
Maciocia served as a volunteer coach forCollège André-Grasset for the 2010 season helping them to a Quebec junior college (CEGEP) championship. He was later named head coach of theMontreal Carabins football team of theUniversité de Montréal on November 17, 2010. In the2014, as the Carabins won the50th Vanier Cup. On their way there, they defeated theLaval Rouge et Or to win their firstDunsmore Cup, theManitoba Bisons in theUteck Bowl and then theMcMaster Marauders in the Vanier Cup final. In the2015, the Carabins once again returned to thenational title game with Maciocia at the helm, only to be defeated this time by the UBC T-Birds, 16–13.
Maciocia was briefly considered a candidate for theMontreal Alouettes vacant general manager position in December 2016, following the mutual termination ofJim Popp's contract.[4] The job instead went toKavis Reed. In early January 2020 he was once-again rumoured to be a top-candidate to replace Kavis Reed after the team was sold to Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern.[5] After much speculation, Maciocia was named general manager of theMontreal Alouettes on January 13, 2020.[6] In his first season as general manager, in2021, the team finished in third place in the East Division with a 7–7 record and lost the East Semi-Final.
After the first four games of the2022 season, the team's head coachKhari Jones was fired and replaced by Maciocia.[7] Maciocia finished the year with an 8–6 record and a second-place finished as the Alouettes lost the East Final to theToronto Argonauts. In the off-season, he hiredJason Maas to become the team's head coach.[8] Maas led the team to an 11–7 record and a victory in the110th Grey Cup, bringing Maciocia his first Grey Cup championship as a general manager. He then signed a four-year contraction extension on December 20, 2023, that would keep him with the Alouettes through to the 2027 season.[9]
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| EDM | 2007 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .294 | 4th in West Division | - | - | Failed to Qualify | |
| EDM | 2008 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 4th in West Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in East Final | |
| EDM | 2009 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in West Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in West Semi-Final | |
| EDM | 2010 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 4th in West Division | - | - | (Fired Mid-Season) | |
| MTL | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3rd in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in East Semi-Final | |
| MTL | 2022 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 2nd in East Division | 1 | 1 | Lost in East Final | |
| MTL | 2023 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 2nd in East Division | 3 | 0 | WonGrey Cup | |
| MTL | 2024 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .694 | 1st in East Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in East Final | |
| Total | 63 | 61 | 2 | .508 | 1 Division Championship | 5 | 5 | 1 Grey Cup | ||
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| EDM | 2005 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 3rd in West Division | 3 | 0 | WonGrey Cup | |
| EDM | 2006 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 4th in West Division | - | - | Failed to Qualify | |
| EDM | 2007 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .306 | 4th in West Division | - | - | Failed to Qualify | |
| EDM | 2008 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 4th in West Division | 1 | 1 | Lost East Final | |
| MTL | 2022 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 2nd in East Division | 1 | 1 | Lost East Final | |
| Total | 41 | 44 | 1 | .476 | 0 Division Championships | 5 | 2 | 1 Grey Cup | ||
Maciocia and his wife Sandra Vaz have three daughters. Maciocia is fluent in English, French, and Italian.
| Preceded by | Grey Cup winning Head Coach 93rd Grey Cup, 2005 | Succeeded by |