St. Louis returning to Canadiens' bench vs. Avalanche

Head coach Martin St. Louis will resume his position on the Montreal Canadiens' bench Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche.

St. Louis has been away from the Canadiens since March 16 to be with his family. The team confirmed St. Louis' son Mason was in hospital due to complications from an injury sustained while playing hockey. The 16-year-old is now in stable condition and recovering at their home in Connecticut.

"I'd like to thank Geoff Molson, Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes, along with Trevor Letowski, our players, coaches, and hockey operations staff for fully understanding and facilitating my need to be with my family for the past several days," St. Louis said.

He added: "Everyone within the Canadiens organization has been very supportive of my wife Heather and me as we fully focused on our son Mason and his recovery from a hockey injury."

The Canadiens went 1-2-1 without St. Louis on the bench. Trevor Letowski will resume his position as an assistant with St. Louis' return.