Tiger-Cats Announce Bob Dyce as Special Teams Coordinator & Assistant Head Coach
Veteran coach joins Hamilton as part of the club’s full 2026 coaching staff announcement
HAMILTON, ONT. (Jan. 12, 2026) – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have announced Bob Dyce as the club’s Special Teams Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach, as part of the team’s full coaching staff for the 2026 Canadian Football League season.
Led by Head Coach Scott Milanovich, the Tiger-Cats coaching staff will feature strong continuity, with ten members returning from the 2025 season alongside Dyce as the lone new addition.
- Scott Milanovich – Head Coach
- Bob Dyce* – Special Teams Coordinator & Assistant Head Coach
- Brent Monson – Defensive Coordinator
- Jarryd Baines – Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks Coach
- James Tuck – Co-Special Teams Coordinator
- Brendan Walsh – Offensive Line Coach
- Naaman Roosevelt – Receivers Coach
- Myer Spitulnik – Running Backs & Offensive Quality Control Coach
- Casey Creehan – Defensive Line Coach
- Brandon Isaac – Defensive Backs Coach
- Elijah Sandweiss – Linebackers & Assistant Special Teams Coach
* indicates new staff member
In addition to the returning staff, Dyce joins the Tiger-Cats with more than two decades of Canadian football coaching experience. Long-tenured coach Jarryd Baines will assume additional responsibilities as Offensive Coordinator. Returning coaches James Tuck and Myer Spitulnik will also take on expanded roles, with Tuck appointed Co-Special Teams Coordinator and Spitulnik adding Running Backs Coach to his duties. The remaining members of the coaching staff will continue in their 2025 roles.
“Dennis McKnight is a one-of-a-kind coach and friend who will be difficult to replace,” said Hamilton Tiger-Cats Head Coach Scott Milanovich.
“We’re very fortunate that Bob Dyce was available, and I feel he is a slam-dunk hire. His experience, leadership and character will serve our players and our organization extremely well. The stability within our coaching staff is critical as we build on last season and continue working in 2026 toward our goal of bringing the Grey Cup back to Hamilton.”
Dyce joins Hamilton after spending the previous four seasons with the Ottawa Redblacks, including three as the club’s head coach. A native of Winnipeg, Man., he began his CFL coaching career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2003–09) before spending five seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in multiple roles, including offensive coordinator and special teams coordinator. He was part of Saskatchewan’s 101st Grey Cup championship staff in 2013.
He later joined the Redblacks as special teams coordinator in 2016, helping the club capture the 104th Grey Cup, and was named the third head coach in franchise history in 2022, a position he held through the 2025 season.
