7 Nov 1996: Montreal Canadiens head coach Mario Tremblay. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Cratty /Allsport
Montreal Canadiens head coach Mario Tremblay set a coaching record on this day in 1995.
The Montreal Canadiens got off to a rocky start in the 1995-96 season. They started with five consecutive losses and weren’t even close to their competition in those games. They lost each game by at least two goals and were outscored 22-4 in the process.
They had one goal in each of their first four games and were then shutout by the New York Islanders.
This led to the firing of Jacques Demers as head coach and the surprising addition of Mario Tremblay behind the bench.