The Montreal Canadiens have announced that head coach Martin St-Louis has re-joined the team in Denver after taking ten days away from the club to be with his family. St-Louis will be back behind the bench tomorrow night when the Canadiens take on the Colorado Avalanche. St-Louis thanked Geoff Molson, Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes, along with assistant coach Trevor Letowski who had assumed head coaching duties in St-Louis’ absence. He also thanked the entire Canadiens organization for supporting his family.
St-Louis took time away from the Canadiens to be with his family after his youngest son Mason suffered a hockey injury while playing for U15 Mid-Fairfield in Connecticut. A week later the 16-year-old reportedly suffered complications from the injury and ended up in hospital. Since his hospitalization, Mason’s condition has thankfully stabilized, and he is now recovering at home. St-Louis thanked everyone for respecting the privacy of his family and asked that people focus on the team going forward for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
St-Louis’ return could give the Canadiens a boost as they look to close out the season on a high note. The young team will miss the playoffs for the third straight season under St-Louis but is just four points shy of matching last season’s totals with 12 games left to play. The Canadiens have improved in each season under St-Louis and could be poised to contend for a playoff spot next season if they can make some moves this summer to address their roster deficiencies.
Glad to hear he’s back and his son is doing better
I second @bigdaddyt’s sentiments. Hope son Mason makes a full recovery.