Jacques Martin has left his position as Florida Panthers general manager to become head coach of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. Martin is the 26th head coach in the Canadiens' storied history but Montreal hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 1993.

Kyle Okposo needed just 26 seconds of overtime Thursday night to fire a slapshot past Carey Price, giving the New York Islanders a 3-2 win over Montreal. It was the first loss for new Montreal Coach Bob Gainey, who stepped down from the general manager's office to replace the dismissed Guy Carbonneau

The Montreal Canadiens dumped head Coach Guy Carbonneau Monday and said General Manager Bob Gainey will replace him. Carbonneau was in his third season as coach of the NHL's most successful franchise, which has 24 championships.

By MICHAEL TUTTON HALIFAX (CP) - The accuracy of a safety investigation into how Laura Gainey was swept off the tall ship Picton Castle is being reviewed by a Canadian agency at the request of her family.

The U.S. Coast Guard's aerial search for the daughter of hockey great Bob Gainey was suspended Monday night, three days after she was washed overboard in the Atlantic during a storm while working on a sailing ship bound for the Caribbean.