Canadiens recognize Julien's 1,000th game
Instant plaudits.
Working the bench for just the third time in his return stint, head coach Claude Julien was celebrated by the Montreal Canadiens and their fans Thursday night during his 1,000th career game.
Habs GM Marc Bergevin and owner Geoff Molson had a private ceremony to mark Claude Julien's 1,000th game. pic.twitter.com/1uROruz2W3
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) February 24, 2017
At Julien's request, the Canadiens eschewed a pregame ceremony in favor of a quick tribute during a first-period stoppage.
The 27th coach in NHL history to hit the millennial milestone, Julien's accrued 539 wins in his career and holds a .603 points percentage.
The majority of those games came with the Boston Bruins, who fired the former Jack Adams Award winner in his 10th season earlier this month. Julien holds the Bruins' franchise record for wins with 419 in 760 appearances.
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