Your Halifax Mooseheads have hired J.J. Daigneault as Head Coach.
Daigneault as the 12th Head Coach in franchise history.
The long-time NHL defenceman and former Montreal Canadiens Assistant Coach takes over behind the Mooseheads bench following the departure of Eric Veilleux who left in June to join the Syracuse Crunch after one season in Halifax.
The 53-year-old Daigneault spent six seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Montreal Canadiens from 2012 to 2018 and was an Assistant in the St. Louis Blues system with the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage last season. He also held an Assistant’s role in the AHL with Hartford/Connecticut from 2006-12.
The Montreal, QC native enjoyed a 17-year NHL career with 10 different teams that saw him play in 899 career games and score 250 points. He was a member of the 1993 Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens.
Daigneault was the 10th overall pick in the 1984 NHL Draft by Vancouver following a successful QMJHL career with Laval and Longueuil and one season with the Canadian National Team. He led Longueuil to consecutive President Cup Finals and earned the QMJHL’s Defenceman of the Year award in 1982-83. He was inducted into the QMJHL Hall of Fame as a player in April, 2019.
The Mooseheads begin training camp on Wednesday, August 14th and will open the preseason schedule on Sunday, August 18th against Cape Breton at the Dartmouth Sportsplex.
Welcome to Moose Country J.J.!
-Ian
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