St-Louis has now the 6th longest coaching tenure after today's firing

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Elias Edmonson
May 9, 2024 (11:53)

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Following the announcement of today's firing in the NHL, Martin St-Louis has already made a leap.

With the dismissal of head coach Sheldon Keefe by the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced earlier today, Martin St-Louis has indeed already climbed to the 6th position of NHL head coaches with the most seniority with their team, which is incredible.

Sheldon Keefe's Dismissal: Martin St-Louis Climbs to 6th!

There's been a lot of movement in the NHL over the past few months.

«It continues, 18 changes in 12 months

More seniority with their team
1- Cooper, TB
2- Sullivan, PIT
3- Bednar, COL
4- Brind'amour, CAR
5- Tourigny, UTAH
6- St-Louis, MTL»

- Guillaume Villemaire

Martin St-Louis has indeed made a jump on the list, and he is now the 6th longest-serving coach in the NHL.

«Only five NHL head coaches have more seniority than Martin St-Louis, who has been in office for just over two years. Incredible.»

- Arpon Basu, The Athletic

See the detailed list:

«Longest-serving NHL head coaches (with hiring date):

Jon Cooper - March 25, 2013
Mike Sullivan - December 12, 2015
Jared Bednar - August 25, 2016
Rod Brind'Amour - May 8, 2018
André Tourigny - July 1, 2021
Martin St-Louis - February 9, 2022
Bruce Cassidy - June 14, 2022
John Tortorella - June 17, 2022
Peter DeBoer - June 21, 2022
Paul Maurice - June 22, 2022

Sheldon Keefe was hired by Toronto on November 20, 2019.»

- Via CapFriendly

How high do you think St-Louis will climb on this list?

One thing is for sure, during his end-of-season review in 2024, Martin made it clear he loves working for Montreal.

He is ready to remain head coach of the Canadiens «as long as they want him» which is obviously great news because we love him!