Managers

As much as 2009 was a year of on–ice changes, 2010 was marked by a great deal of off–ice transformations. The slew of changes began on February 8, 2010 when Bob Gainey stepped down and Pierre Gauthier was named Vice President and General Manager of the team. At the end of May, the new GM relieved scouts Denis Morel, Dave Mayville Antonin Routa, Pelle Eklund, Nikolai Vakourov and Gordie Roberts of their posts. Ryan Jankowski, who was assistant general manager and director of amateur scouting for the New York Islanders, Serge Boisvert and Christer Rockstrom were hired to fill the vacant positions while Vaughn Karpan was named professional scout.

In addition, the Canadiens saw a significant amount of coaching and management talent head towards Tampa Bay. As has been well documented, Guy Boucher along with assistants Dan Lacroix and Martin Raymond joined the Lightining’s coaching staff in early June. A few weeks later, former Hamilton General Manager Julien BriseBois accepted a position under Steve Yzerman’s regime. As a result, Randy Cunneyworth has taken the position of head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs and Randy Ladouceur will join him as an assistant. Also, Patrick Boivin, the son of Montreal Canadiens president and CEO Pierre Boivin, has been named the club's director of hockey operations, effectively replacing the aforementioned BriseBois.

Management update (2009-09-10)

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