Canadiens hire Kent Hughes to become their new general manager

The wait is over! The Montreal Canadiens have finally found their new GM.

The team announced on Tuesday that they have hired player agent Kent Hughes to become the 18th general manager in franchise history.

“The process of finding our new general manager afforded us the opportunity to meet a number of extremely qualified candidates. Kent stood out, and we believe he is the right person to be the general manager of the Canadiens. We also believe that Kent’s experience as an agent will be a great asset to the organization” said executive vice-president of hockey operations, Jeff Gorton.

The 51-year old Montreal native had been an agent with Quebec-based firm, Quartexx Management since 2016. He represented a variety of NHL stars, including Darnell Nurse, Patrice Bergeron, and Kris Letang.

The Canadiens had been without a General Manager since firing longtime executive Marc Bergevin back in November.