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St-Louis and Canadiens Coaches Barred From Brossard Ice During Offseason - Reason Has Now Been Revealed
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We experienced a rather unique situation with the Montreal Canadiens last week, live from Brossard.
Because of Nick Suzuki and Caitlin Suzuki's wedding, which took place in Montreal, nearly all Canadiens players were in town - and almost all of them went out to train together on the ice in Brossard.
It made for some great visuals.
Let's just say it was really special to see this happen in the middle of July.
That said, as Maxime Truman points out, even though the Montreal Canadiens paid for the ice time, the organization didn't send a single staff member.
No coaches were spotted on the ice, and there's a very specific reason for that.
Gary Bettman and the NHL Officially Prohibit Teams From Holding Practices or Sending Coaches on the Ice During the Offseason
It's unusual, but that means Martin St-Louis wouldn't have even been allowed to skate with his players last week.
It's strictly prohibited.
That said, things have quieted down again this week - except for two players.
I didn't know about this restriction, but it definitely explains a lot.
"To wrap it up, I was told that the Canadiens themselves paid for and reserved the ice time, but the club wasn't allowed to send its regular coaches on the ice and couldn't hold any scheduled/organized sessions either.
That's prohibited by the collective bargaining agreement until training camp opens."
- Maxime Truman
That's prohibited by the collective bargaining agreement until training camp opens."
- Maxime Truman
So we'll have to wait until September to see any "real" practices from the Montreal Canadiens.
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