The Montreal Canadiens have named Stephane Robidas the team’s new assistant coach, general manager Kent Hughes announced Thursday.
“We are very fortunate to have someone of Stefan’s caliber join our coaching staff. His recent experience as an NHL player and his outstanding hockey experience will be excellent assets to the development of our players,” said Canadiens head coach Martin St.Louis. “Stefan perfectly fits the profile we were looking for in a candidate. As well as being an outstanding personality, he is a very good communicator and I believe the players will relate to him because of that.”
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Robidas, 45, spent last season as head coach of the Magog Cantonniers in the Quebec U18 AA Development Hockey League. He was previously named assistant coach of the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the QMJHL 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 drafted 16th overall by the Canadiens in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He recorded 57 goals and 201 assists in 937 career regular season games with the Canadiens, Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs Leafs.
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