Canadiens name Dominique Ducharme assistant coach

The Montreal Canadiens named Dominique Ducharme assistant coach on Friday, the team announced.

Ducharme had spent the last two years as head coach of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL and had previously served as bench boss of the Halifax Mooseheads . He also served as head coach of Canada's world juniors the last two years, helping the team capture silver in 2017 and gold this year.

"With Dominique, we are very confident that we hired an excellent coach, a man who proved himself at the Junior level in the QMJHL," general manager Marc Bergevin said in a release. "Furthermore, his experience on the international stage with Hockey Canada has given him valuable knowledge which will allow him to make the jump to the professional ranks. We are very happy to have him join the Canadiens' organization."

In conjunction with the hiring, the club also announced that assistant coaches Jean-Jacques Daigneault and Dan Lacroix would not return. Meanwhile, the team agreed to a new contract with goaltending coach Stephane Waite.

Ducharme will have some familiarity with the Canadiens having coached forward Jonathan Drouin, who played his junior career with the Mooseheads.