TORONTO (AP) — Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said that coach Claude Julien was experiencing chest pains Wednesday night and was taken by ambulance to a Toronto hospital.
Bergevin confirmed Thursday it was not COVID-19 related.
The 60-year-old coach is not expected to be back behind the bench for the rest of the team’s first-round series against Philadelphia. Associate coach Kirk Muller will take over Julien’s role in an interim basis.
Bergevin says he is optimistic Julien will be OK, especially after getting good news from a doctor Thursday afternoon.
“Everything should be fine and we hope for the best,” Bergevin said.