“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.
“Two people is no longer enough to coach 24 to 25 players,” theorized Berry when it was announced he was returning to his duty as head coach. “We had three in Los Angeles, most teams now have success with three. I asked for it last year, but Mr. Grundman refused without really giving me a reason.”
First, Savard and Berry confirmed that Jacques Laperrière would return as assistant coach for the third season (if you count that first year with Claude Ruel under a different job title).