The Montreal Canadiens have exercised the option on coach Martin St. Louis' contract

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The Montreal Canadiens have exercised the two-year option of the contract of coach Martin St. Louis, committing him to the team for the next three seasons. Montreal hired St. Louis on an interim basis following Dominique Ducharme’s dismissal in February 2022.

FILE - Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis, top, looks at the scoreboard during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Jan. 27, 2024. St. Louis is back with the Canadiens after he left the team to be with his family. Montreal announced that he will be behind the bench again the Tuesday, March 26, 2024, game at Colorado.

Montreal hired St. Louis on an interim basis following Dominique Ducharme’s dismissal in February 2022. The 48-year-old Canadian was named head coach at the end of that season, taking on his first role behind an NHL bench. He has posted a 75-100-26 record as coach while the Canadiens undergo a rebuild.

The Canadiens have missed the playoffs the last three seasons. They finished last in the Atlantic Division with a 30-36-16 record this season. Inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018, St. Louis won a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004, a Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP in 2004. He finished his career in 2015 with 1,033 points.

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