{"id":445555,"date":"2024-07-16T11:27:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=445555"},"modified":"2024-07-16T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:27:36","slug":"an-nhl-coach-from-last-year-hired-as-laval-rocket-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/07\/16\/an-nhl-coach-from-last-year-hired-as-laval-rocket-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"An NHL Coach from Last Year Hired as Laval Rocket Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s news out of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal today as the Canadiens AHL <\/a>affiliate, the Laval Rocket, have hired Pascal Vincent as their head coach. This will mark his second tenure as an AHL head coach. He previously spent five seasons at the helm of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> AHL team, the Manitoba Moose. Hiring Vincent into this role is a sign of a confidence for the man who was thrust into his NHL head coaching debut gig.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Pascal Vincent nomm\u00e9 entra\u00eeneur-chef du Rocket de Laval<br \/>D\u00e9tails: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xo5HCaOsxZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xo5HCaOsxZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pascal Vincent appointed head coach of the Laval Rocket<br \/>Details: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xo5HCaOsxZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xo5HCaOsxZ<\/a><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoRocket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoRocket<\/a>  <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAHL<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A2UNkip9ck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/A2UNkip9ck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; xyz &#8211; Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketLaval\/status\/1813211979886076373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Montreal Canadiens AHL Team the Laval Rocket Hire Pascal Vincent as Head Coach<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may recall <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/blue-jackets-apologize-for-way-babcock-era-unfolded-we-made-a-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Columbus Blue Jackets had hired Mike Babcock last summer<\/a> only to not have him coach a game. Vincent took over a young Blue Jacket group with not a lot of time to prepare, and the club\u2019s 2023-24 record showed it. He finished the campaign with a .402 winning percentage. Since the end of last year, now former General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen has been replaced. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/17\/columbus-blue-jackets-in-another-off-ice-headline-remove-head-coach\/\" target=\"_self\">The Don Waddell era is firmly underway in Columbus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Does Vincent Bring to the Table<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hiring of coach Pascal Vincent by the Montreal Canadiens larger organization shows the culture shift. Vincent is a highly respected coach in the Quebec hockey ranks. Moreover, he will be a great fit as someone to mentor players before he sends them off to Martin St. Louis with the Habs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A look over Vincent\u2019s coaching resume speaks to that thought process. Vincent had played briefly in the ECHL after junior, but didn\u2019t continue his pursuit as a professional hockey player. Then, in 2000, he got the gig as head coach of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. In case you are wondering, yes, Marc-Andre Fleury\u2019s first year in the QMJHL. Back to Vincent, and he would stay on as coach in Cape Breton for eight seasons total. He then went on to coach the Montreal team for a further three years. In all 11 seasons, his team qualified for the post-season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, he then was promoted to the NHL ranks as assistant coach with the Winnipeg Jets for five seasons. All told, he has spent 13 seasons in either the AHL or NHL as an assistant or head coach. Combined with his junior experience, it is easy to see why he would be a perfect person for the role to develop players from the farm to the show in Canada\u2019s second most populous city.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s news out of Montreal today as the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, have hired Pascal Vincent as their head coach. This will mark his second tenure as an AHL head coach. He previously spent five seasons at the helm of the Winnipeg Jets AHL team, the Manitoba Moose. 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