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Martin St. Louis
Martin St-Louis is the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and a Hall of Fame right wing who was never drafted. St-Louis won the Stanley Cup, the Hart Trophy and the first of two Art Ross Trophies with Tampa Bay in 2004, and closed a playing career of 1,134 games with 1,033 points. St-Louis took the Montreal job in February 2022 and led the Canadiens to the 2026 Eastern Conference Final.
| Role now | Head coach, Montreal Canadiens — interim from February 2022, permanent from that June |
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| Born | 18 June 1975, Laval, Quebec |
| Playing career | Undrafted right wing with Calgary, Tampa Bay and the NY Rangers, 1998 to 2015; 391 goals and 1,033 points in 1,134 games |
| NHL coaching record | 163-155-47 in 365 regular-season games, and 10-14 in the playoffs, through 2025-26 |
| Honours as a player | Stanley Cup 2004; Hart Trophy 2004; Art Ross 2004 and 2013; Lady Byng 2010, 2011 and 2013; Olympic gold 2014; Hockey Hall of Fame 2018 |
| Known for | Reaching the Hall of Fame at 5-foot-8 without ever being drafted |
| 2026 playoffs | Beat Tampa Bay and Buffalo in seven games each, lost the Eastern Conference Final to Carolina |
