Confirmed with Link: Jean-François Houle Extended (updated post #531) - Laperriere & Marciano Also Extended

[1909]

Good to hear. Going with a successor who is groomed internally for years would be the correct way to do it.

Habs are rumored to have had Louis Robitaille from Gatineau Olympiques as their first choice. I guess Robitaille who just started last season with Gatineau wanted to keep going for a while and enjoy the opening seasonin a brand new arena with some very good prospects in hands.

 

[Adam Michaels]

He is. I just listened to his presser. He played at College level in US and he was assistant coach the last 6-7 years in California.

The bilingual thing is about Mellanby, not Houle.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

It all started with Corey who hired him without thinking after having trashed Savard and Demers. Houle is a good soldier who accepted the job to help the org.

...and then hired a guy who was quite possibly the worst coach this Org has ever had and then let said terrible coach run his Franchise player out of town...Houle is just as responsible, imo...

 

[19VJ17]

No. You should blame Ronald Corey, not Rejean Houle.

yup, this problem definitely started at the top

 

[Archijerej]

Habs are rumored to have had Louis Robitaille from Gatineau Olympiques as their first choice. I guess Robitaille who just started last season with Gatineau wanted to keep going for a while and enjoy the opening seasonin a brand new arena with some very good prospects in hands.

No, I meant the General Manager.

 

[1909]

...and then hired a guy who was quite possibly the worst coach this Org has ever had and then let said terrible coach run his Franchise player out of town...Houle is just as responsible, imo...

If Corey would have had any vision and good sense, he would had NEVER hired Houle to start with. The whole hockey world and fans were totally blasted by that decision.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

If Corey would have had any vision and good sense, he would had NEVER hired Houle to start with. The whole hockey world and fans were totally blasted by this decision.

...yup, very true...the entire Org was a tire fire...

 

[WinterLion]

He definitely has an impressive track record. It's really interesting that he has experience coaching in the NCAA on top of the Q and the AHL/ECHL

Coaching [notes]

Season	Team	Lge	Type	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pct	Result
2003-04	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2004-05	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2005-06	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2006-07	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2007-08	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2008-09	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2009-10	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2009-10	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL	HeadLewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL	Head	68	40	24	0	4	0.618	Lost in round 3
2011-12	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	40	22	0	6	0.632	Lost in round 2
2012-13	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	41	19	0	8	0.662	Lost in round 3
2013-14	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	41	17	0	10	0.676	Lost in round 3
2014-15	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL	Head	72	26	38	0	8	0.417	Out of Playoffs
2015-16	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2016-17	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2017-18	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2018-19	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2019-20	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2020-21	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant

[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[beowulf]

Never understood, other than daddy, why he was drafted in the 4th round by the Habs. So he has 5-6 years in the Q as a head coach and 1 year in Bakersfield while they were still an ECHL team. Meh,

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Glad they got the guy behind all the great Oilers development success stories.

Let's be honest most of the Oilers problems with development are the fault of the big club for lack there of

 

[Canucky]

He looks like he wants to kill a player.

Have you ever been to Bakersfield?

 

[WinterLion]

Habs are rumored to have had Louis Robitaille from Gatineau Olympiques as their first choice. I guess Robitaille who just started last season with Gatineau wanted to keep going for a while and enjoy the opening seasonin a brand new arena with some very good prospects in hands.

Seeing how much experience Houle has and hearing him speak, I think that might have just preferred Houle. Maybe Robitaille will be offered an assistant job. I still like the idea of Burrows going back to the AHL... I think in the long run it will be better for him and the organization as well..

 

[Archijerej]

He definitely has an impressive track record. It's really interesting that he has experience coaching in the NCAA on top of the Q and the AHL/ECHL

Coaching [notes]

Season	Team	Lge	Type	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pct	Result
2003-04	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2004-05	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2005-06	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2006-07	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2007-08	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2008-09	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2009-10	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2009-10	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL	HeadLewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL	Head	68	40	24	0	4	0.618	Lost in round 3
2011-12	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	40	22	0	6	0.632	Lost in round 2
2012-13	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	41	19	0	8	0.662	Lost in round 3
2013-14	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	41	17	0	10	0.676	Lost in round 3
2014-15	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL	Head	72	26	38	0	8	0.417	Out of Playoffs
2015-16	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2016-17	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2017-18	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2018-19	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2019-20	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2020-21	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant

[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

That's quite an impressive resume.

 

[1909]

Seeing how much experience Houle has and hearing him speak, I think that might have just preferred Houle. Maybe Robitaille will be offered an assistant job. I still like the idea of Burrows going back to the AHL... I think in the long run it will be better for him and the organization as well..

Burrows might follow his buddy Bouchard in SD. He has no valid contract for the moment.

 

[WinterLion]

Have you ever been to Bakersfield?

It's a great place as long as you like it seedy...

 

[WinterLion]

Burrows might follow his buddy Bouchard in SD. He has no valid contract for the moment.

That's interesting...I feel like he was a MB hire... plus Houle keeps talking about him in his interview.

 

[dinodebino]

That's funny, because the system will probably need an overhaul depending on the draft.

It's not funny. Actually, this is where Houle was different from Big Head.

 

[dinodebino]

wish him well... hope he was the best candidate interviewed and not the best candidate with direct family ties to the organization...

He has none, really.

 

[dinodebino]

Seeing how much experience Houle has and hearing him speak, I think that might have just preferred Houle. Maybe Robitaille will be offered an assistant job. I still like the idea of Burrows going back to the AHL... I think in the long run it will be better for him and the organization as well..

Robitaille was too green for this job. Never understood why his name was there.
Houle will follow what the big club wants, which, by some accounts, Bouchard had some problems with.

 

[ArtPeur]

Not very glowing list

NHLers:
Jujhar Khaira
Zack Kassian
Caleb Jones
Laurent Brossoit
Jordan Oesterle
Jesse Puljujarvi (though Finland changed him)
Ethan Bear
Kailer Yamamoto

Failed prospects:
Tyler Pitlick
Anton Slepyshev
Phil McRae
David Musil
Anton Lander
Ryan Hamilton
Griffin Reinhart
Mitch Moroz
Ty Rattie
Tyler Benson
Cooper Marody
Ostap Safin

Jury still out:
Dmitri Samorukov
Evan Bouchard
Ryan McLeod
William Lagesson

It's probably more than the Habs did in the same period though

 

[dinodebino]

This thread is funny. But not in a good way.

Aside from @Vachon23 and @Whitesnake, nobody here knows the man. Yet, what I read here about his results at other levels of hockey, is just a reminder that a large portion of posters here are posers and trolls.

They know sweet f*** all. But just go against the grain, because, hey! That's my thang, right?

Houle has a good resume. I suspect he's also been choosen because he's not an attention whore, and he doesn't have the immediate ambition in becoming the next shiny new toy for the NHL.

And he'll tow the company line. Which, as a boss, is key.

And he knows how to deal with kids. The way he dealt with the situation with l'Armada is what I'd be looking for.

 

[dinodebino]

He definitely has an impressive track record. It's really interesting that he has experience coaching in the NCAA on top of the Q and the AHL/ECHL

Coaching [notes]

Season	Team	Lge	Type	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pct	Result
2003-04	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2004-05	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2005-06	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2006-07	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2007-08	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2008-09	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2009-10	Clarkson University	ECAC	Assistant
2009-10	Lewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL	HeadLewiston MAINEiacs	QMJHL	Head	68	40	24	0	4	0.618	Lost in round 3
2011-12	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	40	22	0	6	0.632	Lost in round 2
2012-13	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	41	19	0	8	0.662	Lost in round 3
2013-14	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada	QMJHL	Head	68	41	17	0	10	0.676	Lost in round 3
2014-15	Bakersfield Condors	ECHL	Head	72	26	38	0	8	0.417	Out of Playoffs
2015-16	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2016-17	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2017-18	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2018-19	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2019-20	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant
2020-21	Bakersfield Condors	AHL	Assistant

[THEAD] [/THEAD]
[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Great experience. We'll see who will surround him.

And I was surprised to learn how much Scott is in charge.

 

[Agalloch]

Great experience. We'll see who will surround him.

And I was surprised to learn how much Scott is in charge.

Do Scott Mellanby speaks french ?

 

[Kimota]

He was coach with the Armada when Joel was the GM.

 

[Guess]

So JF Houle said that he's going to use the same system as Ducharme so players can adapt easier when sent up. Just wondering what the difference is between Bouchard And Ducharme system was?