Martin St. Louis, the Canadiens’ coach, has taken an indefinite vacation for family reasons.
The Canadiens said Saturday that assistant coach Trevor Letowski will lead the team while St. Louis is overseas.
Montreal had lost three of its last four games with St. Louis behind the bench before falling 5-2 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. That game marked the start of a five-game tour.
Who is Martin St. Louis?
St. Louis, 48, was named interim coach after the Canadiens sacked Dominique Ducharme in February 2022. He agreed to a three-year contract extension in June 2022.
Source: CTV News Montreal
Prior to coaching, St. Louis had a successful playing career, with 1,033 points (391 goals, 642 assists) in 1,134 regular-season games with the Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning, and New York Rangers.
In 2004, he won the Stanley Cup and the Hart Trophy as league MVP for the Lightning and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.
