Montreal Canadiens acquire former forward John Madden -NHL Update
Montreal Canadiens inducted another expert into their staff by appointing former National Hockey League (NHL) forward, John Madden, as a member of their amateur player recruitment group, announced the franchise on Tuesday, September 4, 2012.
Madden played his last career game back in the 2011-2012 NHL regular season, which he could not complete due to various reasons. He might not have had the highest record in terms of points scored, but was certainly a player with the abilities to improve
the overall performance of his team.
He was undrafted and kicked off his hockey career with the New Jersey Devil in 1998-1999, in which he put up one assist in four games played but went on to adding 25 (16 goals, 9 assists) in 74 games played in the next year.
There is no official tenure known to the media at the moment along with salary, but there has been no description of how he will be assisting the team at the moment as well. He played a total of 898 career games in 13 NHL seasons and is now 39 years old.
Back in 2001, Madden picked up the Frank J. Selke Trophy after winning in the category of the NHL’s top defensive forward and was also nominated again in 2003 and 2004.
Most of his was based in New Jersey with the Devil and took home a Stanley Cup championship ring in 2000, 2003 and another one in 2010 with the Chicago Blackhawks, which turned out to be his second last season in the North American major league.
He is reported to be responsible now for the scouting and evaluation of free agent players, which will be based at the collegiate level in the United States.
Montreal Canadiens might not have made the biggest move, but for someone like John Madden, getting back into the league in a front office position is obviously the best thing that can happen when a player retires from playing.
With a whole new managing team and coaching staff, the Montreal team is set to change around their performance for the best next time around, or else will face the wrath of impatient fans.
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