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Martin St-Louis: “Mason is back to his normal self”.

MONTREAL, CANADA - JANUARY 6: Head coach Martin St-Louis of the Montreal Canadiens looks on from the bench during warm-ups of the NHL regular season game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers at the Bell Centre on January 6, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Vitor Munhoz/NHLI via Getty Images)

Martin St-Louis met with reporters in preparation for tonight’s (March 26) Montreal Canadiens game, and the recently returned head coach agreed to talk more about his family situation.

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He confirms that things are looking up for his son, Mason, 16, victim of an accident and subsequent complications, and takes the opportunity to pay tribute to his wife, Heather, in passing.

“Things are stable at home. It hasn’t been an easy week, but I’m glad to be back. My passions are my family, then hockey. In that order (…) It’s great to be back, because things are better (…)” says the Habs coach, visibly in better spirits and happy to be back at work.

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“(…) things have settled down. As for Mason, he’s back to normal, and so am I, and so is my wife. These are difficult times for the child, the parents, especially my wife, who’s been there. I missed a little bit of it, but she was there when it happened (…) I have a good team here, but I have a very good team at home (…) I have a lot of admiration for my wife, the way she handled it all,” adds the Canadiens’ coach.

It’s great to see Martin St-Louis so relieved and back with his troops, and we wish his little family all the best for the future!

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Céline Dion comments on her surprise family outing to see the Habs and Knights in Vegas

“It was memorable for all of us.”

Céline Dion has been the talk of the town ever since her rare public appearance to see the Montreal Canadiens.

The star, who suffers from Stiff Person Syndrome, has kept a low profile since announcing her health problems.

In addition to reassuring her fans by spending a beautiful moment in the company of her sons and the bleu blanc rouge, the singer also looked back on her beautiful evening, in an official publication.

“My sons and I had a great time meeting the Montreal Canadiens after their hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night. They played so well, what a game!!!! Thanks for meeting us after the game, guys! It was memorable for all of us. Have a great season! – Céline xx…”, said Céline with happiness and love.

Smiles worth all the gold in the world for the singer’s fans, who seem reassured to see her in such a good mood!

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Martin St-Louis is more popular than his players

Jul 7, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis looks on before the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Martin St-Louis has been a star, a hall of famer and the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens since he came in and took over a team that was flat and without identity.

Since his arrival, the former number 26 has established himself as the leader of the pack, the captain and the chief. In fact, his popularity is at a level never seen before in a Tricolore head coach. With Maurice Richard’s eyes, this man is more popular than his own players.

Like his players, he takes the necessary time with fans who want to get a picture or a signature from him.

By the way, some experts say that the TRUE captain of the blue-white-red boat is Martin St-Louis. At least, he is the perfect coach to guide Nick Suzuki in his development as captain of this mythical franchise.

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The Canadiens’ front office spent the evening with Shane Wright!

The Montreal Canadiens staff spent their last night before the 2022 NHL draft with presumptive first overall pick Shane Wright.

With the NHL draft just hours away at the Bell Centre in Montreal tonight (July 7), Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes, executive vice-president of field hockey operations Jeff Gorton and even team owner Geoff Molson were gathered at Moretti Griffintown restaurant.

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The group of CH decision-makers spent this final night before making the first-ever amateur auction selection at the restaurant with the No. 1 ranked player on the NHL roster, Kingston Frontenacs center Shane Wright.

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These meetings may not be insignificant with the draft just hours away, as three prospects are being tipped to be the very first selection of the auction. According to several sources, Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley are the three favorite players to be drafted at the very top of the 2022 draft.

In addition to the Montreal Canadiens, the Moretti Griffintown restaurant was a popular meeting place last night. We saw former Habs GM Marc Bergevin, now a member of the Los Angeles Kings’ senior management team. He was there with Luc Robitaille, president of the Californian club. The Los Angeles Kings have the 19th pick in the first round.

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Another familiar face seen last night was former Colorado Avalanche player Adam Foote, who is now a member of the player representation firm KO Sports. This firm represents Shane Wright and Montreal Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak , whose name has come up frequently in recent hours in trade rumors.

While the Canadiens’ GM Kent Hughes is still keeping a lid on the very first selection of tonight’s draft, the stars seem to be aligned for center Shane Wright to be the first one called up to the stage at the Bell Centre.