The Canadiens head to Chicoutimi to hire a video coach: Enrick Corneau

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Crédit: MONTREAL, CANADA - OCTOBER 09: Montreal Canadiens' supporters gather outside prior to the home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre on October 9, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

The Canadiens have tapped Quebec to make a hire. Enrick Corneau, who has been a video coach in the QMJHL (Chicoutimi Saguenéens) for the past two years, has received the call from the Canadiens for a position on the coaching staff. The Saguenéens made the announcement on social media.

In a press release from the Saguenéens, we note that the junior club is talking about a two-year contract between Corneau and the Montreal Canadiens organization.So much the better if the Canadiens picks up in Quebec.

A quick look at the Habs website reveals that no announcement has been made, but in the personnel section, Corneau is (already) there.He’s wearing his blue Saguenéens jersey in his photo, but without the junior club’s logo[content-ads]What we see is that the Saguenéens are talking about a video coach, but the Canadiens have added the word “assistant” to his position, on the team’s website.

Daniel Harvey is the head man in terms of video, so the Canadiens have seven coaches on staff: Martin St-Louis, his assistants behind the bench (Trevor Letowski and Stéphane Robidas), the two video guys, Éric Raymond for goaltending… and Roger Grillo.We know he’s on the bridge during games, but we’re not sure what his day-to-day has been like over the past year. We don’t really see him in front of the cameras, after all.We weren’t necessarily expecting such a hire today, since there was no word on the club’s need for an assistant video coach. But it’s a reminder that the Canadiens are never really done improving their organization.

[spacer title=’prolongation’]Since there’s no salary cap for employees, the club might as well enjoy the advantages of being in a big market with an owner who can afford his ambitions.It’s important to talk about the advantages of the Canadiens, not just the “disadvantages of playing in Canada” for the Habs…