The Montreal Canadiens have announced the appointments of Vincent Lecavalier as special advisor to hockey operations and Nick Bobrov as co-director of recruiting.
Lecavalier, a native of Île-Bizard, played 17 seasons in the NHL, scoring 949 points in 1,212 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings.
The Lightning’s first choice in the 1998 draft, Lecavalier notably won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004, and won the Maurice-Richard trophy thanks to a harvest of 52 goals during the 2006-2007 season.
Bobrov joins the organization after six seasons as European Draft Director with the New York Rangers (2015-2021). He also held the same position with the Boston Bruins between 2001 and 2006. Bobrov will be in charge of overseeing the draft department jointly with Martin Lapointe, who retains the functions of director of player personnel and co-director of amateur recruiting. .
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