Laval Rocket: Martin Laperrière Named Assistant Coach

[Adam Michaels]

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[bopeep]

He's spent most of his coaching career as an assistant in Quebec

 

[Adam Michaels]

He's spent most of his coaching career as an assistant in Quebec

Yup. He had two seasons as head coach at the Midget AAA level. And the last two years, he went back to the Remparts, but as associate coach.

 

[Treb]

Very experienced guy. Started coaching at 24 years old (currently 46).

1998-1999 QMAAA Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière Régents Assistant Coach
1999-2002 QMAAA Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière Régents Head Coach
2002-2003 QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar Assistant Coach
2003-2005 QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar Head Coach
2005-2016 QMJHL Québec Remparts Assistant Coach
2016-2018 QMAAA Séminaire St-François Blizzard Head Coach
2018-2021 QMJHL Québec Remparts Associate Coach

2015-2016 U17-Dev Team Green Assistant Coach
2018-2019 Canada Winter Game Team Québec Head Coach
2019-2020 WHC-17 Canada Red U17 Head Coach

 

[Treb]

Yup. He had two seasons as head coach at the Midget AAA level. And the last two years, he went back to the Remparts, but as associate coach.

As Head Coach:
5 years QMAAA
2 years QMJHL
1 year U17-Dev
1 year CWG
1 year WHC-17

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Very experienced guy. Started coaching at 24 years old (currently 46).

1998-1999 QMAAA Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière Régents Assistant Coach
1999-2002 QMAAA Laval-Laurentides-Lanaudière Régents Head Coach
2002-2003 QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar Assistant Coach
2003-2005 QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar Head Coach
2005-2016 QMJHL Québec Remparts Assistant Coach
2016-2018 QMAAA Séminaire St-François Blizzard Head Coach
2018-2021 QMJHL Québec Remparts Associate Coach

2015-2016 U17-Dev Team Green Assistant Coach
2018-2019 Canada Winter Game Team Québec Head Coach
2019-2020 WHC-17 Canada Red U17 Head Coach

Sounds like a good one.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval went with experience this time around. Aside from Laperriere, they brought in two guys in Houle and Buchberger who have had a lot of pro hockey coaching experience (AHL and NHL levels). Laperriere has never coached in the pros, but he's coached at different levels for over 2 decades.

Not that Bouchard didn't have experience. His coaching career started in 2008.

But Houle started his coaching career in 2003: 18 years.
Buchberger started his coaching career in 2004: 17 years.
Laperriere started his coaching career in 1998: 23 years.

 

[HabsRenegade]

This guy worked most of his career with Patrick Roy. He can go through anything

 

[Sterling Archer]

Is this another case of Canadiens nepotism?

 

[1909]

This guy worked most of his career with Patrick Roy. He can go through anything

He is the son of Jaques Laperriere, the great Habs dman of the sixties, and also a great assistant coach forever at NHl level

 

[1909]

Is this another case of Canadiens nepotism?

he is a great assistant coach. period.

 

[montreal]

I like that they went with such experienced people this time around, since we should have a lot of D incoming. Laperriere if he works with the blueliners as I don't know if that's the case or not but that's where we really need an experienced person, not that Daniel Jacob didn't do a very good job at least from the few vids I saw of him talking to the D during games. But with what is likely a huge and highly touted (at least by me ) group of D prospects that aside from any jumping directly to the NHL, by March/April we could have Guhle, Harris, Norlinder joining Fairbrother and Brook, perhaps Struble as well. That's a very important part of our future hopefully (outside of any trades as at some point some will likely be moved) so getting someone with experience is good plus he can always talk to his dad about any of the D prospects that he thinks needs more work and how better to help said prospect.

 

[Sterling Archer]

he is a great assistant coach. period.

Just saw this which is very reassuring

 

[Treb]

Is this another case of Canadiens nepotism?

Nepotism with who?

I can't see a link. His dad has been out of the organization for two decades.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Nepotism with who?

I can't see a link.

He’s Jacques’ son.

 

[Treb]

He’s Jacques’ son.

You would have a point if we were the Devils (where Jasques is currently working), but we're not.

 

[WinterLion]

This guy worked most of his career with Patrick Roy. He can go through anything

.... muhahaha.... maybe Roy is secretly pulling the strings... muhahaha....

 

[Sterling Archer]

You would have a point if we were the Devils (where Jasques is currently working), but we're not.

Jacques played and coached for the Habs. Hence his connection to the franchise. Just like Houle’s father played and was Habs GM.

 

[1909]

Jacques played and coached for the Habs. Hence his connection to the franchise. Just like Houle’s father played and was Habs GM.

We all know that.

The guy is competent. He wasn't hire because of his father, like Houle wasn't either. Turn the page.

 

[Burke the Legend]

Is this another case of Canadiens nepotism?

I don't think he lasts 20 years, and gets promoted from assistant to head coach multiple times if he is just there because of his dad's connection to the Habs.

 

[expy]

Did this guy win anything in his coaching career?

 

[WinterLion]

He’s Jacques’ son.

OK well that's great news! Jacques is a fantastic coach... definitely a hall of famer.

 

[Sterling Archer]

We all know that.

The guy is competent. He wasn't hire because of his father, like Houle wasn't either. Turn the page.

I don't think he lasts 20 years, and gets promoted from assistant to head coach multiple times if he is just there because of his dad's connection to the Habs.

I guess you guys didn’t see my post.

Just saw this which is very reassuring

 

[Treb]

Jacques played and coached for the Habs. Hence his connection to the franchise. Just like Houle’s father played and was Habs GM.

If you're going with such loose links, pretty much every hire we could make from Quebec would be nepotism. Everyone is someone's brother, son, cousin etc.

To me. nepotism is Larry Carrière hiring Nick Carrière or MB hiring people he played with that don't have the qualifications for the job.

Hiring the son of a guy who hasn't been part of the organization for 20 years is not nepotism.

 

[Sterling Archer]

If you're going with such loose links, pretty much every hire we could make from Quebec would be nepotism. Everyone is someone's brother, son, cousin etc.

To me. nepotism is Larry Carrière hiring Nick Carrière or MB hiring people he played with that don't have the qualifications for the job.

Hiring the son of a guy who hasn't been part of the organization for 20 years is not nepotism.

I wouldn’t call Lapeirrier a loose link at all. He’s played for the Habs during the golden years and helped coach them spending decades with the team. He’s alumni and deeply respected by the organization.

So without knowing anything about his son, I was worried it could’ve been nepotism because Habs have done it in the past with Carrier’s kid and dozens of other times.