The Montreal Canadiens have announced that they have hired Stephane Robidas as an assistant coach.
The former NHL defenseman was a head coach in the Quebec U18 league with Magog, and was named an assistant coach with the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the QMJHL in June before accepting the offer from Montreal.
Joining Martin St. Louis, Trevor Letowski and Alexandre Burrows, also has experience playing in the NHL. Robidas, 45, played in 937 NHL games, including 122 with the Canadiens.
Prior to coaching, he was the Director of Player Development with the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he finished his NHL career, from 2017-2021.
“We are very lucky to have someone of Stephane’s caliber join our coaching staff. His recent experience as an NHL player, and his excellent hockey background, will be excellent assets to the development of our players,” Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis said in a press release. “Stephane perfectly matched the profile we were looking for in a candidate. In addition to being an exceptional person, he is a very good communicator, and I think the players will relate to him because of that.”