PRESS RELEASE
MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced monday the appointment of Nick Carrière as assistant coach with the St. John’s IceCaps, the Canadiens’ main affiliate team in the American Hockey League.
Now 35, Carrière completed his 10th year as head coach at Buffalo State in 2014-15, leading the Bengals to their fourth-consecutive trip to the SUNYAC semi-finals. He led his team to nine playoff berths in 10 years at the helm of the Bengals. In addition, he was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 2005-06.
Carrière came to Buffalo State after three seasons as an assistant coach at Fredonia State (2002-05), where he worked extensively in the program’s recruiting efforts in New York, Ontario and Quebec.