🏒 “Montreal Canadiens Legend Returns to Coaching After Nearly a Decade Away!”

Josh Gorges retired from the NHL after the 2017/18 season, and now the long-time Canadiens blue liner has joined the Kelowna Rockets as an assistant coach.

Despite going un-drafted, Kelowna native Josh Gorges entered the NHL way back in 2005/06, and would go on to have a very solid career as a defenseman in the worlds top hockey league.

In that time, Gorges would play 783 games for the San Jose Sharks, Buffalo Sabres and most notably the Montreal Canadiens, retiring after the 2017/18 campaign, posting a combined 17 goals and 124 points throughout his career.

A new role in hockey for former Canadiens blue liner Josh Gorges

Now, the 40-year old officially has a new role in hockey, as he has been hired as an assistant coach by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League, rejoining not only his home town team, but the team he played with for four seasons before entering the NHL, including a title winning squad back in 2002/03.

Gorges will join a team that's set to host the Memorial Cup and is clearly preparing themselves to be competitive for that opportunity, and with the wealth of experience he's got at the NHL level and his connection to the team, they couldn't have found a more perfect person for the role.

Since retirement, Gorges has worked in player development with the West Kelowna Warriors in the BCHL, but now he gets the opportunity in the WHL, and given how much the city means to him and what a talented group they're set to have this season, it should be a fun campaign for the fans in Kelowna.