Next head coach: the Habs would have found their man

According to Marc-Olivier Beaudoin, a privileged insider, the Montreal Canadiens have named Martin St-Louis as their next head coach. Still according to him, it could be that his title is interim.

Kevin Weekes also confirmed this information.

Update:

The Montreal Canadiens have officially named Martin St-Louis as interim head coach. He will succeed Dominique Ducharme who was fired earlier today.

St-Louis, 46, has been a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 2018, having had a stellar career of 1,033 points in 1134 games in the NHL, winning the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.

The Habs' new pilot will address the media this Thursday at 11:30 a.m. along with Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes.

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