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The story of Montreal Canadiens assistant coaches: Part V — Laperrière’s impressive run comes to an end

Habs Eyes On The Prize | September 7, 2020

Related Topics: Jacques Laperrière, Montreal Canadiens, Jean Perron, Mario Tremblay, Michel Bergeron, Pat Burns, Serge Savard, Jacques Lemaire, Steve Shutt, Bob Berry

Part I: A Franchise First
Part II: Jacques Laperrière becomes a fixture
Part III: Bob Berry doubles up on assistants
Part IV: Jean Perron joins the group, and the rest is history

In the span of six seasons, the Montreal Canadiens went from Claude Ruel’s precarious grasp of power to a team of coaches that included two assistant coaches and a goaltending coach, allowing the Canadiens to catch up to the rest of the league who was using the multiple coach model for years.




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