Quotes of the day: Ducharme
The Habs assistant coach weighed in on the preparations and precautions necessary ahead of an NHL return to play
Canadiens’ Julien: I’d love to coach for ‘as long as I can’
Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien hopes he can stick around in the NHL for as long as possible after successfully undergoing heart surgery in August.
Hockey 911 event to highlight medical advances made in NHL bubbles
Doctors will show how technology helped them with Julien’s heart procedure, other issues
Montreal makeover has Canadiens coach Claude Julien energized for season
Team added forwards Anderson, Toffoli, d-man Edmundson, goalie Allen in off-season
The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part IV — Jean Perron joins the group, and the rest is history
“Berry didn’t work under the best circumstances last season,” new General Manager Serge Savard said, alluding to the relationship that Bob Berry had with Savard’s predecessor, Irving Grundman, when announcing the composition of his coaching staff for the upcoming season.
The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part lll — Bob Berry doubles up on assistants
By the end of the 1980-81 season, Claude Ruel resigned from his head coach position to return to the more familiar surroundings of talent evaluation, and the search was on for his replacement. Rumoured names included Ruel’s assistant coach, Jacques Laperrière, freshly-retired Serge Savard, Jacques Demers, and, yes, even Don Cherry who coached Team Canada at the World Championships that summer that included Guy Lafleur and Larry Robinson. Earlier in the season, Cherry famously said, “I would have my own hand cut off to coach the Canadiens.” But whoever was selected as head coach, they would certainly need an assistant.
Canadiens coach Claude Julien feels ‘100 percent’ after heart procedure
Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien said he feels “100 percent” after undergoing a heart procedure that forced him to leave the NHL bubble, and said he will be ready to coach next season.
The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part II — Jacques Laperrière becomes a fixture
After completing the 1979-80 season on his own, Claude Ruel made the request to Managing Director Irving Grundman for an assistant coach for the next season in order to remain behind the bench.
The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part I — A franchise first
Claude Ruel was the man who could do it all, but didn’t exactly like it all.
Why Kirk Muller is the perfect interim coach for the Canadiens at this moment
When Jesperi Kotkaniemi was an 18-year-old rookie trying to survive in the NHL, far away from home, playing a different game on a smaller ice surface, he had a ton of help making that transition.
LeBrun: Amid safety concerns, older NHL coaches weigh-in on return to play
There isn’t a day that goes by that Rick Bowness doesn’t sit back and wonder.
Kirk Muller leans in to hockey nostalgia while NHL is on COVID-19 pause
Habs’ associate coach says the best skaters make the best players regardless of era
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