Drew Allemang is the assistant general manager and director of Canadian scouting for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1]

Drew Allemang
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Born:Hamilton, Ontario
Career information
Position(s)Assistant General Manager
Director of Canadian Scouting
Career history
As administrator
2008Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Assistant Equipment Manager)
20092010Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Coordinator of Football Operations)
20112012Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Canadian Player Development Coordinator and Head Canadian Scout)
20132018Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Director of Canadian Scouting)
20162018Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Assistant General Manager)
20192021Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Senior Director of Player Personnel and Co-Manager of Football Operations)
2022–presentHamilton Tiger-Cats
(Assistant General Manager and Director of Canadian Scouting)

Administrative career

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Allemang was first hired by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as the team's Assistant Equipment Manager in 2008 and would also volunteer with the personnel department.[1][2] He was named the team's Coordinator of Football Operations in 2009 and served in that role for two years.[3] He was then named the team's coordinator of Canadian player development and head Canadian scout in 2011.[3] On March 8, 2013, he was named the director of Canadian scouting.[4] Allemang was promoted to assistant general manager on March 11, 2016, while continuing to serve as the director of Canadian scouting.[5] After three years in the assistant GM role, he was named senior director of personnel and co-manager of football operations, along with Shawn Burke, on January 3, 2019, effectively making the pair the team's co-general managers.[6] After Burke left the Tiger-Cats, the team re-organized their front office structure and Allemang was named the assistant general manager and director of Canadian scouting on December 24, 2021.[7]

Personal life

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Allemang's father, Marv, played in the CFL for 14 years, including seven years with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he won the 74th Grey Cup.[1][8] Allemang's uncle, Kent Carter, played for the Tiger-Cats from 1976 to 1978.[1] He has one sister, Andrea, and one brother, Matt, who also works for the Tiger-Cats.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Drew Allemang". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "New Hamilton Tiger-Cats assistant general managers are homegrown football talent". The Hamilton Spectator. April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Tiger-Cats name McManus head U.S. scout". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. March 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Football Operations Department Finalized". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. March 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Tiger-Cats promote Tillman to general manager; Allemang, Burke appointed assistant general managers". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. March 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Tiger-Cats promote Allemang, Burke, GM Tillman not returning". Sportsnet. January 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ticats expand Steinauer's role, announce operations staff". Canadian Football League. December 24, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Like father, like sons". The Hamilton Spectator. August 19, 2016.
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