“We are very fortunate to have someone of Stephane’s caliber on our coaching staff. His recent experience as an NHL player and his excellent hockey background will be a great asset to the development of our players,” said the Canadiens head coach. , Martin St-Louis. . “Stefanos perfectly fits the profile we were looking for in a candidate. As well as being a great person, he is a very good communicator and I think the players will relate to him because of that.”
Canadiens named Stephane Robidas assistant coach. #GoHabsGohttps://t.co/gc1QOi34uT — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) July 28, 2022 Robidas, 45, spent last season coaching the Magog Cantonniers in the Quebec U18 AA Development Hockey League. He was previously appointed as an assistant coach of the QMJHL’s Sherbrooke Phoenix in June 2022. Robidas held the positions of Assistant Director of Player Development and Director of Player Development with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2015-21. The former defenseman was originally selected 16th overall by the Canadiens in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to record 57 goals and 201 assists in 937 career regular season games with the Canadiens, Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs .
