Pascal Vincent is still head coach of the Rocket

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Crédit: Pascal Vincent is much more qualified than Martin St-Louis.

Even though the Laval Rocket suffered a bitter elimination by being swept in the conference final by the Charlotte Checkers, the season of the Habs’ club-school can be seen as a success.

The Rocket was dominant throughout the season, even finishing first in the AHL to win the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy, and it was with a team full of young prospects and led by those same young players that the Rocket performed so well, which is really encouraging for the future of the Canadiens de Montréal.

And much of this success can be attributed to the excellent job Pascal Vincent has done at the helm of the team. He has been excellent and led the team masterfully, earning him a lot of praise throughout the season, and boosting his image too, after a very difficult season in Columbus in 23-24. And often, when a head coach enjoys success like this in the AHL, he receives job offers in the NHL, whether as an assistant or head coach.

In Vincent’s case, by the end of the season, even though we knew he was attached to the Rocket, we were sad to see him leave for a better opportunity in the NHL. The chances of him remaining at the Rocket’s helm were pretty slim after such a season, and so fans were preparing to mourn the loss of the Québécois coach.

But here we are in the middle of August, about a month before the opening of rookie camp and the start of all hostilities for the 2025-2026 season, and Vincent is still the Rocket’s coach.

It’s an ideal scenario that’s coming true.

[content-ads]About two months ago, Marc-Antoine Godin stated that Pascal Vincent would be back in Laval.

Obviously, there’s still some time to go before the season starts, but with all the head coaching positions now filled in the NHL, and the 25-26 campaign fast approaching, there’s every reason to believe that Pascal Vincent will be back at the helm of the Laval Rocket for a second season. This would really be great news for the team. Vincent was successful last season, and he knows the team’s key players – the most important young prospects for the Canadiens.

He treated them well last season, and got the best out of each and every one of them, which is really ideal for the further development of all these young players – Florian Xhekaj, Jared Davidson, Sean Farrell, Joshua Roy, Owen Beck, David Reinbacher, Adam Engstrom and Jacob Fowler.

[content-ads] There are others, of course, but these are the main ones that came to mind and that were very successful under Vincent last season, so it’s ideal that the various young Rocket players who aspire to a position with the Habs in the near future benefit from the same head coach under whom they enjoyed success.

In short, if Vincent is indeed at the helm of the Rocket for next season, we can really look forward to another successful season. Of course, several veterans have left, but in general, the Rocket still has the same core, and it will be highly competitive once again.

[spacer title=’En Rafale’] – Indeed.

– Montreal will be favourites for the first time in a long time, with

– To be continued.

– After just one match!

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