Dominique Ducharme was one of the new faces the Montreal Canadiens added, and it looks like the Ottawa Senators want to make him their next coach.
The Montreal Canadiens and their summer revamp did not only involve their players. How the team played is and always will be equally as important as who laces up their skates each night and Marc Bergevin chose to change things up there. That involved the hiring of former Halifax Moosehead head coach Dominique Ducharme and Luke Richardson to handle the defence.
Ducharme was a hot name coming out of the QMJHL. He coached Team Canada before at the World Juniors and had a lot to do with the development of his young players in Halifax. Jonathan Drouin can attest to that as he had Ducharme as a coach during his time with the Mooseheads with the 2012/13 season being a clear stand out as that was the year they went all the way and won the Memorial Cup.
Since then, Ducharme has been a beneficial part of the Habs offence making the departures of Jean-Jacques Daigneault and Dan Lacroix worth it.
Who knows what the goal is for Ducharme in the NHL but he’s doing well for himself in his first year as an assistant coach. However, you know deep down there is a desire to take control of the entire thing. Claude Julien looks to be part of the Montreal Canadiens for some time unless things go completely south down the line.