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Elks extend head coach Mark Kilam through 2029

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The Edmonton Elks have extended head coach Mark Kilam’s contract through the CFL 2029 season after he led the team to a West Division-best 13-5 record in 2026, marking their best regular season performance since 2015. Kilam was hired in December 2024 and has achieved significant improvements, including the first playoff berth for Edmonton since 2019 and a winning home record at Commonwealth Stadium for the first time since 2015.

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The Edmonton Elks have extended head coach Mark Kilam’s contract through the 2029 season after he led the team to their best regular season performance in more than a decade. In his second full season, Kilam guided the Elks to a 13-5 record in the West Division and an 8-1 home record at Commonwealth Stadium, marking Edmonton’s best regular-season and home records since 2015 when they went 14-4 overall and 7-1 at home. The Elks clinched their first playoff berth since 2019 and will host a playoff game for the first time since 2015 in the West Division final on Nov. 7. Kilam, who turned 47 this year, was hired as the club’s 25th head coach after spending nearly two decades with the Calgary Stampeders.

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CFL EDMONTON Elks Kilam West Division

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EDMONTON GPE · 4× Elks ORG · 3× Kilam PERSON · 3× CFL ORG · 2× West Division ORG · 2× Alta. GPE · 1× Calgary Stampeders ORG · 1× Lethbridge GPE · 1× Mark Kilam PERSON · 1× The Edmonton Elks ORG · 1×

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Elks extend head coach Mark Kilam through 2029 · assertive framing

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The Edmonton Elks have extended head coach Mark Kilam’s contract through the CFL 2029 season after he led the club to its best regular season in more than a decade. asserted

he → extend → decade

The 47-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta., guided the Elks to a West Division-best 13-5 record in 2026, including an 8-1 mark at Commonwealth Stadium. asserted

old → guide → Stadium

Those are Edmonton’s best regular-season and home records since its last Grey Cup season in 2015, when the club went 14-4 with a 7-1 mark at Commonwealth. asserted

club → go → Commonwealth

The Elks clinched their first playoff berth since 2019 this season and will host a playoff game for the first time since 2015 in the West Division final on Nov. 7. asserted

Elks → clinch → Nov.

Get breaking National news Kilam was hired in December 2024 as the 25th head coach in franchise history after spending 19 years on the Calgary Stampeders sidelines, including five seasons as an assistant head coach. asserted

Kilam → get → coach

Kilam → win → coach

“Mark has done an outstanding job coaching this football team,” Elks vice-president of football operations and general manager Ed Hervey said in a release. asserted

Hervey → do → release

“From Day 1, he brought discipline, resilience, and a clear direction for our players. asserted