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Montreal Canadiens name new head coach for AHL’s Laval Rocket

Montreal Canadiens name new head coach for AHL's Laval Rocket | iNFOnews.ca
Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin responds to question from reporters at the team's annual golf tournament in Laval-sur-le-Lac, Que., on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. The Montreal Canadiens have named Jean-François Houle as the new head coach for the club's American Hockey League affiliate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson 

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have named Jean-François Houle as the new head coach for the club’s American Hockey League affiliate.

Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin says in a statement that Houle’s experience and coaching philosophy make him a good fit for the Laval Rocket.

Houle, 46, has been an assistant coach with the Bakersfield Condors, the Edmonton Oilers’ affiliate team, for the past six years and previously coached in the QMJHL.

Bergevin says Houle will help develop the Canadiens’ young prospects.

Houle played professional hockey for six years, with stints in the AHL and ECHL, before turning to coaching.

In 2011, he was awarded the Ron-Lapointe Trophy as the QMJHL’s top coach after compiling a 40-22-6 record in his first season with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 20, 2021.

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