There's a new Newsy Lalonde in Montreal now.
Former Detroit Red Wings coach Derek "Newsy" Lalonde was hired on Wednesday by the Montreal Canadiens as an ****** istant coach on Martin St. Louis' staff.
Montreal's original Newsy Lalonde was Edward Lalonde, who dominated hockey with the Canadiens through the early 1900s.
As a player-coach, Lalonde led Montreal to their first Stanley Cup in 1916. Elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950, he has the third-best points-per-game total at 1.667, trailing only Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.
Derek Lalonde won two Stanley Cups with the Lightning and then took over the Red Wings’ bench for two-and-a-half seasons with an 89-86-23 record before spending this past season next to Craig Berube on the Toronto Maple Leafs' bench.
Former Detroit Red Wings coach Derek "Newsy" Lalonde was hired on Wednesday by the Montreal Canadiens as an ****** istant coach on Martin St. Louis' staff.
Montreal's original Newsy Lalonde was Edward Lalonde, who dominated hockey with the Canadiens through the early 1900s.
As a player-coach, Lalonde led Montreal to their first Stanley Cup in 1916. Elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950, he has the third-best points-per-game total at 1.667, trailing only Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.
Derek Lalonde won two Stanley Cups with the Lightning and then took over the Red Wings’ bench for two-and-a-half seasons with an 89-86-23 record before spending this past season next to Craig Berube on the Toronto Maple Leafs' bench.
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