The Laval Rocket announced that Martin Laperrière has been added to Jean-Francois Houle’s coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Laperrière, 46, has 16 years of QMJHL coaching experience, most recently as an associate coach with the Quebec Remparts. He also coached with Hockey Canada at the U17 championships, the U18 AAA level, as well as the Canada Winter Games.
His time with the Remparts were split between two eras, including an 11 year run from 2005-2016 just after he was head coach of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar. He rejoined the Quebec team in 2018 after two years at the U18 level as head coach.