On Wednesday, the Montreal Canadiens announced that they’d be taking the interim tag off Martin St. Louis, signing him to a three-year extension.
The Canadiens have gone through their fair share of head coaches over the last two seasons, firing Claude Julien last year before appointing Dominique Ducharme as the head coach. In the offseason, Ducharme signed a three-year extension and was fired after a disappointing start to the season. St. Louis is now the 32nd head coach in franchise history, who took over for Ducharme on an interim basis on February 9, 2022.
The rookie head coach posted a 14-19-4 record to finish the year, which included some critical player development for the likes of youngsters Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki.