The Montreal Canadiens have announced the appointment of Daniel Jacob as head coach of the AHL’s Laval Rocket.
Jacob, 45, assumes his first professional head coaching role following a tenure as an assistant coach with Laval (2018-21, 2024-26), Syracuse (2023-24), and San Diego (2021-22) in the American Hockey League, alongside previous assistant roles with Blainville-Boisbriand in the QMJHL (2014-18) and McGill University (2010-14).
A Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., native, Jacob played five seasons at McGill University before a five-year professional playing career primarily in Serbia.
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