Pertinent insight. Patrick Roy and Benoît Groulx together in the @NHL? Could be. Mutual respect for 20 years. https://t.co/we8DFMfJtF
– jf plante (@jfplante_Droit) June 2, 2023
![Rumor: possible NHL promotion for Benoît Groulx](https://cdn.buminteractif.com/2023/06/Groulx.jpg)
Since 2016, Benoît Groulx has been coaching in the AHL at Syracuse. At this point, in a league where there’s a lot of movement, he’s practically part of the furniture.
According to what journalist Jean-François Plante is reporting on Twitter, this could be the end for Groulx at Syracuse. He didn’t necessarily mean a dismissal, but a possible promotion to the NHL.
Plante, who is well informed in the Outaouais region, raised the name of André Tourigny, who is currently looking for an assistant with the Arizona Coyotes.
There are pulls in the career of Gatineau head coach Benoît Groulx. Sources tell me he’s done after 7 seasons with @SyracuseCrunch. Possible promotion. André Tourigny has an assistant position to fill with @PhoenixCoyotes 1+1 ? 👀 pic.twitter.com/FpTyEWK3PE
– jf plante (@jfplante_Droit) June 2, 2023
If that’s the case, it would mean he’d go back to being an assistant, something he hasn’t done since the 2001-2002 season with the QMJHL’s Shawinigan Cataractes.
And since he’s not often mentioned as a possible coach, perhaps arriving in an assistant role will help put him on the map.
Jean-François Plante doesn’t rule out the possibility of the former Olympiques player joining Patrick Roy if he were to find himself an NHL job in the near future. Personally, I see Louis Robitaille following him into the NHL, but why not Ben?
If he were to go to the NHL and his son Benoît-Olivier were to break into the Ducks line-up next year, the two family members could be in the NHL at the same time.
But it’s not a done deal yet. To be continued.
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