"Jacques Martin has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens.
Randy Cunneyworth has been named interim head coach until the end of the season.
The team has gotten out to a 13-12-7 start this season and currently sits last in the Northeast Division.
Cunneyworth had been an assistant coach with the team and had previously served as head coach of the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Hamilton.
In one season coaching the Bulldogs Cunneyworth led the team to a 44-27-2-7 record, good enough to claim the AHL North Division title."
